Anjelica Martin Rajaniemi, BS, RLATG
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Research Associate 2, MSCards
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Research Associate 2, MS
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An experienced Animal Scientist, skilled in animal husbandry, health, and handling as well as multi-project management and high-level coordination for research laboratories. Current work involves managing Dr. Palm's gnotobiotic colonies for exploration studies of the gut microbiome and identifying the interactions between human microbiota and their hosts.
While Anjelica is available for gnotobiotic planning and consulting, gnotobiotic collaborations can be discussed with Dr. Noah Palm directly.
Last Updated on March 04, 2025.
Education & Training
- BS
- University of Connecticut, Animal Science (2015)
Research
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2026
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
2025
Architecture of the neutrophil compartment
Cerezo-Wallis D, Rubio-Ponce A, Richter M, Pitino E, Kwok I, Marteletto G, Guanolema-Coba A, Shih C, Huang R, Moraga A, Bravo N, Doré S, Callejas S, Aragonés D, Jiménez-Carretero D, Martin D, Ovadia S, Vicanolo T, Crainiciuc G, Sicilia J, Deng T, Martin A, Zhang J, Cuartero M, Giraldo D, Garcia-Culebras A, Aroca-Crevillen A, Martín-Salamanca S, Torroja C, Ruiz M, Ruano I, Ng M, Hou J, Wang Y, Zhang M, Pu J, Herruzo A, van Oordt D, Chang S, Downie A, Chen F, Graham A, Gause W, Fiset P, Spicer J, Heyn H, Zuriaga M, Bernal J, Udalova I, Moro M, de Bock K, Dopazo A, Fuster J, Sánchez-Cabo F, Nieto J, Calvo G, Skokowa J, Soehnlein O, Quail D, Walsh L, Ng L, Hidalgo A, Ballesteros I. Architecture of the neutrophil compartment. Nature 2025, 649: 1003-1012. PMID: 41339555, PMCID: PMC12823425, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09807-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkin damage signals mediate allergic sensitization to spatially unlinked antigen
Waizman D, Brown-Soler I, Martin A, Ma Y, Zhou K, Israni-Winger K, Zhang C, Medzhitov R, Launay P, Michieletto M, Henao-Mejia J, Palm N, Craft J, Eisenstein A, Wang A. Skin damage signals mediate allergic sensitization to spatially unlinked antigen. Science Immunology 2025, 10: eadn0688-eadn0688. PMID: 40184440, PMCID: PMC12100540, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adn0688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranslocating 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
2024
A host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity
Sonnert N, Rosen C, Ghazi A, Franzosa E, Duncan-Lowey B, González-Hernández J, Huck J, Yang Y, Dai Y, Rice T, Nguyen M, Song D, Cao Y, Martin A, Bielecka A, Fischer S, Guan C, Oh J, Huttenhower C, Ring A, Palm N. A host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity. Nature 2024, 628: 171-179. PMID: 38509360, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07162-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Commensal 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-eabm3233. PMID: 36302024, PMCID: PMC9993714, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm3233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWithin-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 ResearchInterspecies 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 Research
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