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Willis Lung Lab

@LabLung

We're the Willis Lung Lab @uabsom, @uabpeds. We're fascinated by the mycobiome and the gut-lung axis. #BLM #ScienceisCool @KentWillisMD

 Birmingham
Joined July 2020
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And we live to fight another day
Notice of grant award

ALT Notice of grant award

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We’re so proud of Willis Lab alumna Ting Wei starting her own lab, Congrats Ting!
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Discovery cohort:
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Samuel J Gentle (@samjgentle) profile pictureSamuel J Gentle@samjgentle19 May 2025
The future of BPD prediction is now. @ambaln #ATS2025
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Kent Willis MD (@KentWillisMD) profile pictureKent Willis MD@KentWillisMD23 Nov 2023
Happy PI runs the lab day to all who celebrate
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The first paper led by our lab is out in @MicrobiomeJ doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-0…
Kent Willis MD (@KentWillisMD) profile pictureKent Willis MD@KentWillisMD16 Oct 2023
So glad to finally be able to share with you all an article in @MicrobiomeJ that we’ve been working on for a while now: doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-0… Thanks to a great partnership with Tamas Jilling and @AEO_MDPhD we have a little story to tell you about AMPs #microbiome @UABMicrobiome
Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota

Antimicrobial peptides modulate lung injury by altering the intestinal microbiota

Microbiome - Mammalian mucosal barriers secrete antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as critical, host-derived regulators of the microbiota. However, mechanisms that support microbiota homeostasis in...

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Kent Willis MD (@KentWillisMD) profile pictureKent Willis MD@KentWillisMD4 Oct 2023
…And my first R01 is submitted
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#NewPI surprise birthday! Thanks, everyone! @kotanaka_neo @peachy_petri @Gawad_MS – at Homewood, AL
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Our latest #preprint is here! medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… @peachy_petri @Gawad_MS @kotanaka_neo – at Homewood, AL
Kent Willis MD (@KentWillisMD) profile pictureKent Willis MD@KentWillisMD4 Jun 2023
As promised at #ATS2023, the #preprint of our latest paper is available @medrxivpreprint medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #fungi #mycobiome #microbiome #cureBPD #newPI #research #neoTwitter #PCCM
The fungal intestinal microbiota predict the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low...

The fungal intestinal microbiota predict the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low...

Rationale Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common morbidity affecting very preterm infants. Gut microbial communities contribute to multiple lung diseases, and alterations of the gut...

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We’re so proud to announce that @Gawad_MS, the first member of @LabLung and our fearless lab manager, was accepted to graduate school @UAB_GBS !!! Congrats Ahmed! We’re looking forward to seeing #PhD at the end of your name in a few years! @uabpeds @UABNews #neoTwitter – at Homewood, AL
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Kent Willis MD (@KentWillisMD) profile pictureKent Willis MD@KentWillisMD7 Dec 2022
Dear Reviewers, as you receive this grant in your hands, please be gentle for I am but a #newPI with a little money, and my lab is a pandemic baby. @American_Heart #research #neoTwitter
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