Shana Leopold, PhD

Associate Research Scientist

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Associate Research Scientist

Frequent collaborators of Shana Leopold's published research.

Commensal-derived acetylcholine enhances mucosal immune education
Song D, Duncan-Lowey B, Khetrapal V, Hamchand R, Deng T, Brown H, Wu A, Martin A, Bauer K, Zhao Y, Nguyen M, Sonnert N, Leopold S, Wu Q, Crawford J, Palm N. Commensal-derived acetylcholine enhances mucosal immune education. Nature 2026, 655: 1027-1036. PMID: 42236946, PMCID: PMC13391359, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10592-7.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Translocating gut pathobiont Enterococcus gallinarum induces TH17 and IgG3 anti-RNA–directed autoimmunity in mouse and human
Gronke K, Nguyen M, Fuhrmann H, Santamaria de Souza N, Schumacher J, Pereira M, Löschberger U, Brinkhege A, Becker N, Yang Y, Sonnert N, Leopold S, Martin A, von Münchow-Klein L, Pessoa Rodrigues C, Cansever D, Hallet R, Richter K, Schubert D, Daniel G, Dylus D, Forkel M, Schwinge D, Schramm C, Redanz S, Lassen K, Manfredo Vieira S, Piali L, Palm N, Bieniossek C, Kriegel M. Translocating gut pathobiont Enterococcus gallinarum induces TH17 and IgG3 anti-RNA–directed autoimmunity in mouse and human. Science Translational Medicine 2025, 17: eadj6294. PMID: 39908347, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj6294.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Longitudinal profiling of the microbiome at four body sites reveals core stability and individualized dynamics during health and disease
Zhou X, Shen X, Johnson J, Spakowicz D, Agnello M, Zhou W, Avina M, Honkala A, Chleilat F, Chen S, Cha K, Leopold S, Zhu C, Chen L, Lyu L, Hornburg D, Wu S, Zhang X, Jiang C, Jiang L, Jiang L, Jian R, Brooks A, Wang M, Contrepois K, Gao P, Rose S, Tran T, Nguyen H, Celli A, Hong B, Bautista E, Dorsett Y, Kavathas P, Zhou Y, Sodergren E, Weinstock G, Snyder M. Longitudinal profiling of the microbiome at four body sites reveals core stability and individualized dynamics during health and disease. Cell Host & Microbe 2024, 32: 506-526.e9. PMID: 38479397, PMCID: PMC11022754, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.012.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface
Correa-Martinez C, Leopold S, Köck R, Kossow A, Bauwens A, Mellmann A. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface. 2023, 355-372. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27164-9_9.
Chapters

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface
Correa-Martinez C, Leopold S, Köck R, Kossow A, Bauwens A, Mellmann A. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): Environmental-Vehicle-Human Interface. 2022, 1-19. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85877-3_9-1.
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