Noah Wolcott Palm, PhD
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Noah W. Palm is a Professor of Immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. His laboratory focuses on illuminating the myriad interactions between the immune system and the gut microbiota in health and disease. Dr. Palm performed his doctoral work with Ruslan Medzhitov and his postdoctoral work with Richard Flavell, both at Yale University.
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- Cancer Immunology
- Human and Translational Immunology Program
- Immunobiology
- Immunology
- Liver Center
- Microbiology
- Program for Neuroinflammation
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Fibrosis Program
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
- PhD
- Yale University, Immunobiology (2011)
- BA
- Macalester College, Biology (2004)
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Adaptive Immunity; Allergy and Immunology; Brain-Gut Axis; Gastrointestinal Tract; Homeostasis; Inflammation; Microbiota; Neuroimmunomodulation
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Jason Crawford, PhD
Tyler Rice, PhD
Anjelica Martin, BS, RLATG
Mytien Nguyen
Deguang Song
Choukri Ben Mamoun, PhD
14Publications
2,137Citations
Inflammation
Microbiota
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Highly multiplexed bioactivity screening reveals human and microbiota metabolome-GPCRome interactions
Chen H, Rosen C, González-Hernández J, Song D, Potempa J, Ring A, Palm N. Highly multiplexed bioactivity screening reveals human and microbiota metabolome-GPCRome interactions. Cell 2023, 186: 3095-3110.e19. PMID: 37321219, PMCID: PMC10330796, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCommensal microbiota from patients with inflammatory bowel disease produce genotoxic metabolites
Cao Y, Oh J, Xue M, Huh WJ, Wang J, Gonzalez-Hernandez JA, Rice TA, Martin AL, Song D, Crawford JM, Herzon SB, Palm NW. Commensal microbiota from patients with inflammatory bowel disease produce genotoxic metabolites. Science 2022, 378: eabm3233. PMID: 36302024, PMCID: PMC9993714, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm3233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsColorectal cancerInflammatory bowel disease patientsBowel disease patientsInflammatory bowel diseaseIndigenous gut microbesBowel diseaseDisease patientsCommensal microbiotaDNA damageColon tumorigenesisElicit DNA damageGut microbesGenotoxic metabolitesGut commensalsMorganella morganiiPatientsGenotoxic chemicalsDiseaseMicrobiotaMetabolitesGenotoxicityCancerMiceFull spectrumDamageWithin-host evolution of a gut pathobiont facilitates liver translocation
Yang Y, Nguyen M, Khetrapal V, Sonnert ND, Martin AL, Chen H, Kriegel MA, Palm NW. Within-host evolution of a gut pathobiont facilitates liver translocation. Nature 2022, 607: 563-570. PMID: 35831502, PMCID: PMC9308686, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04949-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHost evolutionGene expression programsCell wall structureNon-synonymous mutationsComparative genomicsIndependent lineagesExperimental evolutionExpression programsDivergent evolutionRegulatory genesBacterial behaviorCritical regulatorBacterial translocationGut commensalsTranslocationE. gallinarumMesenteric lymph nodesInitiation of inflammationImmune evasionWall structureEvade DetectionMucosal nicheLactobacillus reuteriCommensalGut microbiotaInterspecies commensal interactions have nonlinear impacts on host immunity
Rice TA, Bielecka AA, Nguyen MT, Rosen CE, Song D, Sonnert ND, Yang Y, Cao Y, Khetrapal V, Catanzaro JR, Martin AL, Rashed SA, Leopold SR, Hao L, Yu X, van Dijk D, Ring AM, Flavell RA, de Zoete MR, Palm NW. Interspecies commensal interactions have nonlinear impacts on host immunity. Cell Host & Microbe 2022, 30: 988-1002.e6. PMID: 35640610, PMCID: PMC9283318, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsImmunological outcomesCell activationIntestinal epithelial cell activationInflammatory bowel disease patientsBowel disease patientsDendritic cell activationMesenteric lymph nodesSystemic antibody responsesEpithelial cell activationImmunological milieuLymph nodesAntibody responseDisease patientsAkkermansia muciniphilaGnotobiotic miceHost immunityCommensal microbesHuman cohortsHuman gut bacteriaGut bacteriaMiceAllobaculumMuciniphilaDiseaseIncomplete penetranceAutoreactivity in naïve human fetal B cells is associated with commensal bacteria recognition
Chen JW, Rice TA, Bannock JM, Bielecka AA, Strauss JD, Catanzaro JR, Wang H, Menard LC, Anolik JH, Palm NW, Meffre E. Autoreactivity in naïve human fetal B cells is associated with commensal bacteria recognition. Science 2020, 369: 320-325. PMID: 32675374, DOI: 10.1126/science.aay9733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsB cell toleranceB cellsCell toleranceEarly human fetal lifeHuman fetal B cellsPolyreactive B cellsHuman fetal lifeApoptotic cellsFetal B cellsHuman fetal liverB cell specificitySingle B cellsAbundant autoantibodiesGut microbiota assemblyNewborn seraFetal lifeBone marrowFetal developmentHealthy adultsCommensal bacteriaRepertoire breadthMicrobiota assemblyFetal liverPreimmune repertoireCell specificityA Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology
Chen H, Nwe PK, Yang Y, Rosen CE, Bielecka AA, Kuchroo M, Cline GW, Kruse AC, Ring AM, Crawford JM, Palm NW. A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology. Cell 2019, 177: 1217-1231.e18. PMID: 31006530, PMCID: PMC6536006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHost physiologyBioactive microbial metabolitesHuman gut bacteriaHost sensingProlific producersG proteinsGut microbiota metabolitesBlood-brain barrierL-PheMicrobial metabolitesOrphan GPCRsGut bacteriaColonic motilityInhibitor administrationMicrobiota metabolitesIntestinal microbiotaSmall moleculesDietary histidineBacteriaPhysiologyMicrobiota metabolomeMetabolitesGPR97Orthogonal approachGPCRsImmunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Cullen TW, Barry NA, Stefanowski J, Hao L, Degnan PH, Hu J, Peter I, Zhang W, Ruggiero E, Cho JH, Goodman AL, Flavell RA. Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell 2014, 158: 1000-1010. PMID: 25171403, PMCID: PMC4174347, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseIgA coatingIntestinal microbiotaIntestinal bacteriaGerm-free miceIBD patientsIntestinal diseaseImmunoglobulin AMouse modelDiseaseAnaerobic culturingDramatic susceptibilityTargeted eliminationDisease developmentDisease susceptibilityMiceCell sortingMicrobiotaBacterial cell sortingFecal bacteriaSuch bacteriaColitisPatientsIgA
2024
Mucosal sugars delineate pyrazine vs pyrazinone autoinducer signaling in Klebsiella oxytoca
Hamchand R, Wang K, Song D, Palm N, Crawford J. Mucosal sugars delineate pyrazine vs pyrazinone autoinducer signaling in Klebsiella oxytoca. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8902. PMID: 39406708, PMCID: PMC11480411, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53185-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsK. oxytocaGeneral carbohydrate metabolismVirulence factor productionPLP-dependent enzymesAssociated with gutEnterobactin biosynthesisAutoinducer signalBacterial virulenceKlebsiella oxytocaSpecific carbohydratesHost immune responseCarbohydrate metabolismAutoinducerMolecular signalsVirulenceHistamine receptor H4BiosynthesisHost signalAcquisition responsesProtease inhibitorsPathwayHostLung pathologyLung isolationImmune responseThe Xenorhabdus nematophila LrhA transcriptional regulator modulates production of γ-keto-N-acyl amides with inhibitory activity against mutualistic host nematode egg hatching
Lam Y, Hamchand R, Mucci N, Kauffman S, Dudkina N, Reagle E, Casanova-Torres Á, DeCuyper J, Chen H, Song D, Thomas M, Palm N, Goodrich-Blair H, Crawford J. The Xenorhabdus nematophila LrhA transcriptional regulator modulates production of γ-keto-N-acyl amides with inhibitory activity against mutualistic host nematode egg hatching. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2024, 90: e00528-24. PMID: 38916293, PMCID: PMC11267870, DOI: 10.1128/aem.00528-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory hierarchyG protein-coupled receptorsSmall molecule signalsHost-bacteria interactionsSymbiotic relationshipNatural productsHuman G protein-coupled receptorsAmino acid metabolismRegulating amino acid metabolismNull mutantsDiverse natural productsSecondary metabolismNematode progeny productionPathogen interactionsGlobal regulatorNematode egg hatchingWild typeInsect hostsSecondary metabolitesHatching rateLrhAAcylated appendagesMolecular networksMolecule signalsAmide signalsAn atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms
Hart T, Sonnert N, Tang X, Chaurasia R, Allen P, Hunt J, Read C, Johnson E, Arora G, Dai Y, Cui Y, Chuang Y, Yu Q, Rahman M, Mendes M, Rolandelli A, Singh P, Tripathi A, Ben Mamoun C, Caimano M, Radolf J, Lin Y, Fingerle V, Margos G, Pal U, Johnson R, Pedra J, Azad A, Salje J, Dimopoulos G, Vinetz J, Carlyon J, Palm N, Fikrig E, Ring A. An atlas of human vector-borne microbe interactions reveals pathogenicity mechanisms. Cell 2024, 187: 4113-4127.e13. PMID: 38876107, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCell invasionHost-microbe interactionsArthropod-borne pathogensHost sensingMicrobe interactionsTranscriptional regulationLyme disease spirocheteMicrobial interactionsExtracellular proteinsMicrobial pathogenesisEpidermal growth factorTissue colonizationEnvironmental cuesBacterial selectivityIntracellular pathogensPutative interactionsNext-generation therapeuticsPathogensFunctional investigationsInteractomeVector-borne diseasesImmune evasionPathogenic mechanismsStrainUnmet medical need
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
National AwardPew Charitable TrustsDetails01/01/2019United Stateshonor Director's New Innovator Award (DP2)
National AwardNational Institutes of HealthDetails01/01/2019United Stateshonor Smith Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research
Regional AwardRichard and Susan Smith Family FoundationDetails01/01/2016United States
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- August 27, 2024
Gut Microbiome Imbalance Promotes Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
- August 12, 2024
Protein in Mosquito Saliva Inhibits Host Immune Response
- July 11, 2024Source: Yale Ventures
11 Yale Projects Receive Awards from the Colton Center for Autoimmunity
- July 08, 2024
Elucidating Host-Microbe Interactions to Address Vector-Borne Diseases
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300 Cedar Street, Ste 569, Rm C
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New Haven, CT 06519