Student Presentations
We encourage our trainees to attend national and international conferences to share their research findings. Here are some examples:
Tu Pengcheng A, Bian Xiaoming A, Chi Liang A, Gao Bei A, Ru Hongyu, Thomas J Knobloch, Christopher M. Weghorst, and Lu Kun*. A Simple Approach to Modulate Mouse Gut Microbiome by Boosting Akkermansiamuciniphila with Dietary Black Raspberries. Consortium Conference, RTP, NC, May 2018
Pengcheng Tu A, Bei Gao A, Liang Chi A, Yunjia Lai A, and Kun Lu*. Subchronic Low-dose 2,4-D Exposure Changed Plasma Acylcarnitine Levels and Induced Gut Microbiome Perturbations in Mice. The 57th Annual Meeting of Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15, 2018
Chi Liang A, Xue Jingchuan A, Tu Pengcheng A, Lai Yunjia A, Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, Ru Hongyu, and Lu Kun*. The Gut Microbiome Affects the Arsenic Biotransformation and Liver toxicity in Mouse. The 57th Annual Meeting of Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX, March 11-15, 2018
Awoniyi Mu, Y. Popov, Lu Kun, Lai Yunjia A, Montgomery S and Sartor Balfour. Antibiotic Depletion Reveals Multifaceted Protective and Detrimental Effects of Resident Microbiota on Hepatobiliary Inflammation in a PSC Mouse Model, The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases annual meeting, Washington DC, October 2017
Sharma Vyom, Lu Kun, Walker J. Nigel, and Swenberg James. Understanding the formation and repair of PARP1-AP Cross-links on Exposure to PCBs, Fanconi Anemia Symposium, Atlanta, GA, October 2017
Chi Liang A, Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, Tu Pengcheng A, and Lu Kun*. The Artificial Sweetener Acesulfame Potassium Affects the Gut Microbiome and Body Weight Gain in CD-1 Mice. NC Microbiome Consortium Conference, RTP, NC, May 2017
Tu PengchengA, Bian Xiaoming A, Chi LiangA, Gao BeiA and Lu Kun*. Saccharin induced liver inflammation in mice by altering the gut microbiota and its metabolic functions. NC Microbiome Consortium Conference, RTP, NC, May 2017
Chi Liang A, Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, Tu PengchengA, and Lu Kun*. Arsenic exposure induces oxidative stress and DNA damage and perturbs the carbohydrate metabolism in gut microbiome. The 56th Annual Meeting of Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD, March 12-16, 2017
Gao BeiA, Chi LingA, Mahbub RidwanA, Bian XiaongmingA, Tu PengchengA, and Lu Kun*. Multi-Omics Reveals Lead Exposure Disturbs Gut Microbiome Development, Key Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways. The 56th Annual Meeting of Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD, March 12-16, 2017
Tu PengchengA, Chi LiangA, Xiaoming BianA, Gao BeiA and Lu Kun*. Profound Perturbation Induced By Triclosan Exposure In Mouse Gut Microbiome. MEDx-IBIEM Joint Symposium: Frontiers in Microbiome Dynamics and Engineering, Durham, NC, March 2017
Chi Liang A, Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, Tu Pengcheng A, and Lu Kun*. Arsenic exposure alters bacterial genes related to pathogenicity. MEDx-IBIEM Joint Symposium: Frontiers in Microbiome Dynamics and Engineering, Durham, NC, March 2017
Gao BeiA, Bian XiaomingA, Chi LiangA, Tu PengchengA, Lu Kun*. Metagenomics Analysis Reveals Compound-Specific Impacts of Organophosphate Malathion and Carbamate Aldicarb on Gut Microbiome and its Functional Capacity. NIEHS Environmental Health Science FEST, Durham, NC, December 6-8, 2016
Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, ChiLiang A, Tu Pengcheng A, Mahbub Ridwan A, and Lu Kun *. Cadmium exposure perturbs the gut microbiome and its metabolic profile in mice. NIEHS Environmental Health Science FEST, Durham, NC, December 6-8, 2016
Tu Pengcheng A, Mahbub Ridwan A, ChiLiang A, Bian Xiaoming A, Gao Bei A, and Lu Kun *. Effects of Nicotine on the Gut Microbiome and Its Metabolic Functions. NIEHS Environmental Health Science FEST, Durham, NC, December 6-8, 2016
ChiLiang A, Bian XiaomingA, Gao BeiA, Tu Pengcheng A, and Lu Kun*. Arsenic exposure increases pathogenicity of gut bacteria. NIEHS Environmental Health Science FEST, Durham, NC, December 6-8, 2016
Gao BeiA, Bian XA, Chi LA, Tu PA, and Lu Kun*. Metatranscriptomics Reveals Functional Effects of Diazinon Exposure on Gut Microbiome. The 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
Bian XiaomingA, Gao BeiA, Chi LiangA, Mahbub RidwanA, and Lu Kun*. Gut microbiome and metabolome response to artificial sweeteners, The 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
Tu PengchengA, Chi LiangA, Mahbub RidwanA, Gao BeiA and Lu Kun*. The effects of nicotine on the gut microbiome and its metabolic functions, The 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
Chi LiangA, Bian XiaomingA, Gao BeiA, Tu PengchengA, and Lu Kun*. Gender-specific effects of arsenic on the trajectories of gut microbiome and its function, The 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016
Amosu Mayowa, Wallace Shelley, Majumder Anirban, Bian XiaomingA, Lu Kun, Stice Steven, and Smith Mary Alice. Comparison of Human Neural Progenitor and Differentiated Human Neuronal Cells for In Vitro Tests of Neurotoxicity, Birth Defects Research Part A-Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 2015, 103, 5, 432-432, The 55th Teratology Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada, June 2015
Smith Mary Alice, Amosu Mayowa, Bian XiaomingA, Lu Kun, Stice Steven, Henderson William, Wallace Shelley, and Majumder Anirban. Using Human-Derived Neural Cells As an In Vitro Model for Developmental Neurotoxicity following Exposure to Pesticides. The 54thAnnual Meeting of Society of Toxicology, San Diego, CA, March 2015
Gao BeiA, Bian XiaomingA, Mahbub RidwanA, and Lu Kun*. Effects of Organophosphate Diazinon on the Gut Microbiome and its Function. The 250th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 2015.
Bian XiaomingA, Smith Mary Alice, Amosu Mayowa, Stice Steven, Henderson William, Wallace Shelley and Lu Kun*. Metabolomics- and Human Neural Stem Cells-Based Assays for Toxicity Test. The 250th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 2015