The diversity and relative abundance of microbes in the lungs — or the lung microbiome — was generally stable over…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
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.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
A high burden of infection-causing bacteria persisted in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who were treated…
African American cystic fibrosis (CF) patients described, in a new interview study, the lifetime of challenges they face in…
Researchers have developed a lab model of a cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infection that can help inform how antibiotic-resistant…
Epithelial cells — the protective cells that line the airways — taken from people with cystic fibrosis (CF) exhibited…
BX004, an inhaled phage therapy being developed for chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections, led to clinically meaningful improvements in…
The European Commission has expanded the approval of Kaftrio (ivacaftor, tezacaftor, and elexacaftor) in combination with Kalydeco (ivacaftor)…
Bacteria called Streptococcus parasanguinis may help inhibit the harmful effects of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in the lungs of…
More resources are needed to help identify and address education-related concerns among pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, a recent…
Freezing and thawing breast milk negatively affected how nutrients are digested under lab conditions mimicking the gastrointestinal environment of an…