I feel honored to have had the pleasure of working with this powerhouse team at @bcmhouston @BCMFromtheLabs of Yifan Wu and @AlexKneubehl under the mentorship of @JillWeather. What an amazing group of scientists doing such revolutionary work!

The findings in this paper are truly paradigm-shifting as they demonstrate a mechanism for how the stomach epithelium adapts to parasitic infections independently from the immune system. In this way, our mucus membranes protect us from further infections.

Repeat Ascaris challenge reduces worm intensity through gastric cellular reprograming Author summary Ascariasis (roundworm) predominantly impacts people living in low- and middle-income countries and poses a significant global threat to human health across the age-spectrum. While both ...

Thrilled to share our newest publication "Repeat Ascaris challenge reduces worm intensity through gastric cellular reprograming" in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases! journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

I’ll be presenting a poster at the @bcmhouston.bsky.social QIPS conference today on social and structural barriers for patients with obesity at Ben Taub Hospital. Please stop by poster 43 during the poster session tonight from 5:45-7pm to chat about this important work!

Last Friday, the Fulbright Association - Houston/Southeast Chapter partnered with FotoFest to host an exclusive viewing of Flor Garduño’s incredible work along with a panel from field experts. It was such a unique event, and it’s a privilege to be part of this amazing Fulbright community!