Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, science writer —

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

Bacteroides gut bacteria may ease inflammation in CF lungs

Gut bacteria called Bacteroides had anti-inflammatory effects in the blood and airways of a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF) via its production of an immune-modulating metabolite called propionate, a study finds. The findings add to evidence of a so-called gut-lung axis, where microbes in the gut can influence…

CF lung infection lab model offers way to study antimicrobials

Researchers have developed a lab model of a cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infection that can help inform how antibiotic-resistant infections arise and to test antimicrobial treatment candidates. A human phlegm-like substance was generated where multiple types of microbes were able to grow into three-dimensional (3D) biofilms, the protective clusters…

Protective cell layers differ between upper and lower airways

Epithelial cells — the protective cells that line the airways — taken from people with cystic fibrosis (CF) exhibited distinct cellular and genetic features in lab cultures depending on whether they were obtained from the upper or lower airways, according to recent research. Those differences corresponded to distinct fluid-secreting…