Liz Johnson
Assistant Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell
Sphingolipids are potent bioactive signaling molecules that are produced by both mammals and some of the beneficial microbes that colonize the mammalian gut. Beneficial microbes are known to have an effect on host health but the mechanisms defining these processes are not well understood. Dr. Johnson’s lab is dedicated to characterizing the effects that microbe-produced lipids have on host signaling pathways involved in lipid metabolism, insulin signaling, and cell proliferation. Together this work should give us a greater understanding on how beneficial microbes contribute to protection against the related diseases of obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312822002621?via%3Dihub
