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PLOS Biology *undergraduate author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/2ff313f8-2ae3-4fc5-9bda-d005ce91ad36/Figure2_3rd_revision.jpg Publications - 24. Temporal patterns of gut microbiota in lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) living in intact and disturbed habitats in a novel sample type LE Grieneisen, A Hays, E Cook, R Blekhman, S Tecot. (2025) American Journal of Primatology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/ad9c8683-be39-4384-87ec-a0db5fc0d404/2023_grieneisen_kgmi_a_2178797_f0002_oc.jpg Publications - 23. How longitudinal data can contribute to our understanding of host genetic effects on the gut microbiome LE Grieneisen, R Blekhman, EA Archie. (2023) Gut Microbes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/23b9b7b7-6606-4dc6-9a6a-8ade09c5fa5f/roche2023.tif.jpg Publications - 22. Universal gut microbial relationships in the gut microbiome of wild baboons KE Roche, JR Björk, MR Dasari, LE Grieneisen, D Jansen, TJ Gould, LR Gesquiere, LB Barreiro, SC Alberts, R Blekhman, JA Gilbert, J Tung, S Mukherjee, EA Archie. (2023) eLife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/40e0ab19-8b8e-4656-a707-c002b066cc06/2022-challenges-13-00030-g002.png Publications - 21. Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs. SL Ishaq, EF Wissel, PG Wolf, LE Grieneisen, EM Eggleston, G Mhuireach, M Friedman, A Lichtenwalner, J Otero Machuca, K Weatherford Darling, AL Pearson, FS Wertheim… S Hosler. (2022) Challenges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/3eda85b4-fae7-42c6-8ecb-7a516a4421af/2022_bjork.png Publications - 20. Synchrony and idiosyncrasy in the gut microbiome of wild primates JR Björk, M Dasari, LE Grieneisen, TJ Gould, JC Grenier, V Yotova, N Gottel, D Jansen, K Roche, S Mukherjee, LR Gesquiere, JB Gordon, NH Learn, TL Wango, RS Mututua, JK Warutere, L Siodi, LB Barreiro, SC Alberts, JA Gilbert, J Tung, R Blekhman, EA Archie. (2022) Nature Ecology & Evolution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/be94f581-26b9-4a54-a929-87e1d3cef723/2022_mse_msystems.01240-21-f001.gif Publications - 19. Twenty important research questions in microbial exposure and social equity. J Robinson, N Redvers, A Camargo, C Bosch, M Breed, L Brenner, M Carney, A Chauhan, M Dasari, L Dietz, M Friedman, LE Grieneisen, A Hoisington, P Horve, A Hunter, S Jech, AJorgensen, C Lowry, I Man, G Mhuireach, E Navarro-Pérez, E Ritchie, J Stewart, H Watkins, P Weinstein, S Ishaq. (2022) mSystems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632832498932-WF9DV52X7FU8IY0C96G7/image-asset.png Publications - 18. Gut microbiome heritability is nearly universal but environmentally contingent. LE Grieneisen, M Dasari, TJ Gould, JR Björk, JC Grenier, V Yotova, D Jansen, N Gottel, JB Gordon, NH Learn, LR Gesquiere, TL Wango, RS Mututua, JK Warutere, L Siodi, JA Gilbert, LB Barreiro, SC Alberts, J Tung, EA Archie, R Blekhman. (2021) Science. abstract full text Science, University of Minnesota, Sci-News, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, ScienceDaily, Super Awesome Science Show (live) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835188484-VL0AAOBQ7F4Y138C6FB7/2_bioarxiv.jpeg Publications - 17. BiomeHorizon: visualizing microbiome time series data in R I Fink*, RJ Abdill, R Blekhman, LE Grieneisen. (2022) mSystems; Preprint on bioRxiv. * undergraduate author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632834870225-C13G7OEWJP3XVNIGNZLN/3_mse.png Publications - 16. Introducing the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group: Considering the microbial components of social, environmental, and health justice SL Ishaq, FJ Parada, PG Wolf, CY Bonilla, MA Carney, A Benezra, E Wissel, M Friedman, KM DeAngelis, JM Robinson, AK Fahimipour, MB Manus, LE Grieneisen, LG Dietz, A Pathak, A Chauhan, S Kuthyar, JD Stewart, MR Dasari, E Nonnamaker, M Choudoir, PF Horve, NB Zimmerman, AJ Kozik, KW Darling, AL Romero-Olivares, J Hariharan, N Farmer, KA Maki, JL Collier, K O’Doherty, J Letourneau, J Kline, PL Moses, N Morar. (2021) mSystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835331485-FNG5P2TD1DJXPWV433XO/4_muehlbauer.png Publications - 15. Microbial control of host gene regulation and the evolution of host-microbiome interactions in primates LE Grieneisen, A Muehlbauer, R Blekhman. (2020) Philosophical Transactions B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835482257-FXB08F858322BE6KIX41/5_levy.png Publications - 14. Comparing proportional and ordinal dominance ranks reveals multiple competitive landscapes in an animal society EJ Levy and MN Zipple, E McLean, FA Campos, M Dasari, AS Fogel, M Franz, LR Gesquiere, JB Gordon, LE Grieneisen, B Habig, DJ Jansen, NH Learn, CJ Weibel, J Altmann, SC Alberts, EA Archie. (2020) Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835530509-OCFQQVVMR9GRMUZTRMIR/6_charpentier.png Publications - 13. Genes, geology, and germs: gut microbiota across a primate hybrid zone are explained by site soil properties, not host species LE Grieneisen, MJE Charpentier, SC Alberts, R Blekhman, G Bradburd, J Tung, EA Archie. (2019) Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835639897-BT9NAITAL9A8PPEDUFQ1/7_brewery.png Publications - 12. Characterization of microbial communities populating the inflorescences of Humulus lupulus L ME Allen, AJ Piefer, SN Cole, JJ Werner, PT Benziger, LE Grieneisen, and SJ Britton. (2019) Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835718257-8JZHQQJ2VMYMCQ6EI1IP/8_mangul.png Publications - 11. Challenges and recommendations to improve the installability and archival stability of omics computational tools S Mangul, T Mosqueiro, R Abdill, D Duong, K Mitchell, V Sarwal, B Hill, J Brito, RJ Littman, B Statz, AKM Lam, G Dayama, LE Grieneisen, LS Martin, J Flint, E Eskin, R Blekhman. (2019) PLoS Biology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835762581-HK98L6QRARF09FZDBF2R/9_bjork.png Publications - 10. Primate microbiomes over time: Longitudinal answers to standing questions in microbiome research JR Bjork, M Dasari, LE Grieneisen, EA Archie. (2019) American Journal of Primatology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835970370-GHZUAUSS7FH2Z2IWBSZ4/10_gut.png Publications - 9. Crowdsourcing our national gut LE Grieneisen and R Blekhman. (2018) mSystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632835810309-QUBL9X0EQJUXA0PKZAIS/11_immigration.png Publications - 8. Group living and male dispersal predict the core gut microbiome in wild baboons LE Grieneisen, J Livermore, S Alberts, J Tung, and EA Archie. (2017) Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836059624-6DXGYKUN2Z4VBA1JG670/12_storage.png Publications - 7. Common methods for fecal sample storage in field studies yield consistent signatures of individual identity in microbiome sequencing data R Blekhman, K Tang, EA Archie, LB Barreiro, ZP Johnson, ME Wilson, J Kohn, M Yuan, L Gesquiere, LE Grieneisen, J Tung. (2016) Scientific Reports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836117196-QXC6H9HM7LZ9WPV0356L/13_ren.png Publications - 6. Development, diet, and dynamism: longitudinal and cross-sectional predictors of gut microbial communities in wild baboons T Ren* & LE Grieneisen*, SC Alberts, EA Archie, M Wu. (2015) Environmental Microbiology. *these authors contributed equally https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836173397-N36TONFCKC8884MDGIG3/14_social_network.png Publications - 5. Social structuring of the gut microbiome in wild baboons J Tung, L Barreiro, M Burns, JC Grenier, J Lynch, LE Grieneisen, J Altmann, S Alberts, R Blekhman, EA Archie. (2015) eLife. EurekaAlert!, The Molecular Ecologist, eLife Insight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836219762-ZTWQ4EPH21NFQ72MIHV9/15_bat_temp.png Publications - 4. Sex and hibernaculum temperature predict survivorship in White-Nose Syndrome affected little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) LE Grieneisen, S Brownlee-Bouboulis, J Johnson, DM Reeder. (2015) Royal Society Open Science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836308457-J0IZP6SHIG33OSM7X0P9/16_invasivore.jpg Publications - 3. Adapting to invasions in a changing world: invasive species as an economic resource MA Barnes, AM Deines, RH Gentile, LE Grieneisen. (2014) In: Invasive Species and Climate Change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836368450-J799I95B3TWCDEE6SZP6/17_chiyo.png Publications - 2. The influence of social structure, habitat, and host traits on the transmission of Escherichia coli in wild elephants PI Chiyo, LE Grieneisen, G Wittemyer, CJ Moss, PC Lee, I Douglas-Hamilton, EA Archie. (2014) PLoS ONE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61003a035181c74a1cb1079b/1632836422483-BZWHXMDFYRJ65PTSX5F5/18_reeder.png Publications - 1. Frequent arousal from hibernation linked to severity of infection and mortality in bats with White-nose Syndrome DM Reeder, CL Frank, GG Turner, CU Meteyer, A Kurta, ER Britzke, ME Vodzak, SR Darling, CW Stihler, AC Hicks, R Jacob, LE Grieneisen, SA Brownlee, LK Muller, and DS Blehert. 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