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Carissa Thomas, Ph.D.

Medical School

Undergraduate Institution: Luther College

Year: Third-Year Medical Student

Graduate Program: Cell and Molecular Biology

Mentor: James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D.

Thesis Title: Identifying Potential Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri Immunomodulins and Understanding Their Mechanism of Action

Publications:

• Jones SE, Whitehead K, Saulnier D, Thomas CM, Versalovic J, Britton RA. Cyclopropane fatty acid synthase mutants of probiotic human-derived Lactobacillus reuteri are defective in TNF inhibition. Gut microbes. 2011;2(2):69-79.
• Thomas CM, Versalovic J. Probiotics-host communication: Modulation of signaling pathways in the intestine. Gut Microbes. 2010 May-Jun;1(3):148-63.

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