Daniel Frank, PhD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease


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Graduate School
  • PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Department
Medicine-Infectious Disease

Research Interests

• Human microbiome in health and disease • Pathogen genomics • Computational biology

Publications

  • Hill EB, Reisdorph RM, Rasolofomanana-Rajery S, Michel C, Khajeh-Sharafabadi M, Doenges KA, Weaver N, Quinn K, Sutliff AK, Tang M, Borengasser SJ, Frank DN, O'Connor LE, Campbell WW, Krebs NF, Hendricks AE, Reisdorph NA. Salmon Food-Specific Compounds and Their Metabolites Increase in Human Plasma and Are Associated with Cardiometabolic Health Indicators Following a Mediterranean-Style Diet Intervention. J Nutr. 2024 Jan;154(1):26-40. PubMed PMID: 37918675
  • Ruebel ML, Gilley SP, Yeruva L, Tang M, Frank DN, Garcés A, Figueroa L, Lan RS, Assress HA, Kemp JF, Westcott JLE, Hambidge KM, Shankar K, Krebs NF. Associations between maternal microbiome, metabolome and incidence of low-birth weight in Guatemalan participants from the Women First Trial. Front Microbiol. 2024;15:1456087. PubMed PMID: 39473842
  • Santos-Cortez RLP, Gomez HZ, Elling CL, Mayher L, Diala OR, Gardner C, Willford K, Zamora VC, Agyepong A, Lee NK, Green KK, Darr OA, Wine TM, Francom CR, Larson ED, Gitomer SA, Schell AE, Frank DN, Friedman NR, Herrmann BW. APOBR Is Downregulated in EBV Tonsils of Children with Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Genes (Basel). 2024 Oct 14;15(10). PubMed PMID: 39457448
  • Fechtner S, Allen BE, Chriswell ME, Jubair WK, Robertson CE, Kofonow JN, Frank DN, Holers VM, Kuhn KA. 3,3-Dimethyl-1-Butanol and its Metabolite 3,3-Dimethylbutyrate Ameliorate Collagen-induced Arthritis Independent of Choline Trimethylamine Lyase Activity. Inflammation. 2024 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39153148
  • Sugino KY, Hernandez TL, Barbour LA, Kofonow JM, Frank DN, Friedman JE. Distinct Plasma Metabolomic and Gut Microbiome Profiles after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diet Treatment: Implications for Personalized Dietary Interventions. Microorganisms. 2024 Jul 4;12(7). PubMed PMID: 39065137

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Infectious Disease
Personal Interests
• Cycling • Travel