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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Introductory Vibe-Coding Course at the University of Minnesota
Knights, D. (PI)
3/1/26 → 12/31/28
Project: Research project
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Gut Microbiomes and Early Human Neurodevelopment
Demerath, E. W. (PI), Gale, C. A. (PI), Knights, D. (PI) & Georgieff, M. K. (CoI)
NIH NATL INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
9/1/19 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Effect of Artifically Sweetened Beverages on Diabetes Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Pereira, M. A. (PI), Bantle, A. E. (CoI), Knights, D. (CoI) & Seaquist, E. R. (CoI)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
9/15/18 → 11/30/24
Project: Research project
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Multivariate Analysis of Microbial Absolute Abundance in Population-Based Studies
Demmer, R. T. (PI) & Knights, D. (CoI)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
9/15/18 → 8/30/20
Project: Research project
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A Randomized Pilot Study of Time-Restricted Eating Shows Minimal Microbiome Changes
Johnson, A. J., Alvear, A., Knights, D., Chow, L. S. & Bantle, A. E., Jan 2025, In: Nutrients. 17, 1, 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assembly of the infant gut microbiome and resistome are linked to bacterial strains in mother’s milk
Ferretti, P., Allert, M., Johnson, K. E., Rossi, M., Heisel, T., Gonia, S., Knights, D., Fields, D. A., Albert, F. W., Demerath, E. W., Gale, C. A. & Blekhman, R., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 11536.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiometabolic benefits of a non-industrialized-type diet are linked to gut microbiome modulation
Li, F., Armet, A. M., Korpela, K., Liu, J., Quevedo, R. M., Asnicar, F., Seethaler, B., Rusnak, T. B. S., Cole, J. L., Zhang, Z., Zhao, S., Wang, X., Gagnon, A., Deehan, E. C., Mota, J. F., Bakal, J. A., Greiner, R., Knights, D., Segata, N. & Bischoff, S. C. & 6 others, , Mar 6 2025, In: Cell. 188, 5, p. 1226-1247.e18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gut mycobiome maturation and its determinants during early childhood: a comparison of ITS2 amplicon and shotgun metagenomic sequencing approaches
Heisel, T., Gonia, S., Dillon, A., Hoops, S. L., Al-Ghalith, G. A., Gohl, D., Mukhopadhyay, S., Puopolo, K., Kennedy, P., Sadowsky, M. J., Knights, D., Johnson, A. J., Gerber, J. S. & Gale, C. A., 2025, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 16, 1539750.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metagenomic source tracking after microbiota transplant therapy
Hoops, S. L., Moutsoglou, D., Vaughn, B. P., Khoruts, A. & Knights, D., 2025, In: Gut microbes. 17, 1, 2487840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Relationships between cecum, ileum and litter bacterial microbiomes in a commercial turkey flock, and the impact of penicillin treatment on early bacterial community establishment
Clayton, J., Danzeisen, J., Hayer, S. S., Johnson, T., Knights, D., McComb, B. & Huang, H., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2015
DOI: 10.13020/D67G6P, http://dx.doi.org/10.13020/D67G6P
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Data from "Diverse Bacterial Communities Exist on Canine Skin and are Impacted by Cohabitation and Time"
Clayton, J., Danzeisen, J., Johnson, T., Knights, D., Torres, S., Ward, T. & Huang, H., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2016
DOI: 10.13020/D6W01V, http://doi.org/10.13020/D6W01V
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