Emily Davenport
Assistant Professor of Biology

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305 Wartik
University Park, PA - exd44@psu.edu
Research Summary
Understanding the complex relationship humans have with our microbiomes, using high-throughput sequencing technologies and novel computational and statistical techniques.
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Microbiota Gastrointestinal Microbiome Microbiome Genes Digestive System Population Chemical Analysis Diet Animals Genome Wide Association Study Software Phenotype Bacteria Obesity Life Style Genome Genetic Variation Lifestyle Sampling Computational Biology Cattle Fuel Programming Languages Caenorhabditis Elegans Himalayan RegionMost Recent Publications
Host Genetic Determinants of the Microbiome Across Animals: From Caenorhabditis elegans to Cattle
Erica P. Ryu, Emily R. Davenport, 2022, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences on p. 203-226
The human gut microbiome and health inequities
Katherine R. Amato, Marie Claire Arrieta, Meghan B. Azad, Michael T. Bailey, Josiane L. Broussard, Carlijn E. Bruggeling, Erika C. Claud, Elizabeth K. Costello, Emily R. Davenport, Bas E. Dutilh, Holly A. Swain Ewald, Paul Ewald, Erin C. Hanlon, Wrenetha Julion, Ali Keshavarzian, Corinne F. Maurice, Gregory E. Miller, Geoffrey A. Preidis, Laure Segurel, Burton Singer, Sathish Subramanian, Liping Zhao, Christopher W. Kuzawa, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Leveraging phenotypic variability to identify genetic interactions in human phenotypes
Andrew R. Marderstein, Emily R. Davenport, Scott Kulm, Cristopher V. Van Hout, Olivier Elemento, Andrew G. Clark, 2021, American Journal of Human Genetics on p. 49-67
Taming the beasts inside
Erica P. Ryu, Emily R. Davenport, 2021, eLife
The microbiome of diverticulitis
Nimlan Arjun Jeganathan, Emily R. Davenport, Gregory S. Yochum, Walter A. Koltun, 2021, Current Opinion in Physiology
Genetic Variation Shapes Murine Gut Microbiota via Immunity
Emily R. Davenport, 2020, Trends in Immunology on p. 1-3
The relationship between the gut microbiome and host gene expression: a review
Robert G. Nichols, Emily R. Davenport, 2020, Human Genetics
Lack of spatial and temporal genetic structure of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) populations
Xiaoling Gong, Emily R. Davenport, Dehai Wang, Andrew G. Clark, 2019, Conservation Genetics on p. 467-475
Integrated analysis of population genomics, transcriptomics and virulence provides novel insights into Streptococcus pyogenes pathogenesis
Priyanka Kachroo, Jesus M. Eraso, Stephen B. Beres, Randall J. Olsen, Luchang Zhu, Waleed Nasser, Paul E. Bernard, Concepcion C. Cantu, Matthew Ojeda Saavedra, María José Arredondo, Benjamin Strope, Hackwon Do, Muthiah Kumaraswami, Jaana Vuopio, Kirsi Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Karl G. Kristinsson, Magnus Gottfredsson, Maiju Pesonen, Johan Pensar, Emily R. Davenport, Andrew G. Clark, Jukka Corander, Dominique A. Caugant, Shahin Gaini, Marita Debess Magnussen, Samantha L. Kubiak, Hoang A.T. Nguyen, S. Wesley Long, Adeline R. Porter, Frank R. DeLeo, James M. Musser, 2019, Nature Genetics on p. 548-559
Gut microbiome transition across a lifestyle gradient in Himalaya
Aashish R. Jha, Emily R. Davenport, Yoshina Gautam, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Katharine M. Ng, Gabriela K. Fragiadakis, Susan Holmes, Guru Prasad Gautam, Jeff Leach, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Carlos D. Bustamante, Justin L. Sonnenburg, 2018, PLoS Biology on p. e2005396
Most-Cited Papers
Genetic Determinants of the Gut Microbiome in UK Twins
Julia K. Goodrich, Emily R. Davenport, Michelle Beaumont, Matthew A. Jackson, Rob Knight, Carole Ober, Tim D. Spector, Jordana T. Bell, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley, 2016, Cell Host and Microbe on p. 731-743
Taxonomic Classification of Bacterial 16S rRNA Genes Using Short Sequencing Reads: Evaluation of Effective Study Designs
Orna Mizrahi-Man, Emily R. Davenport, Yoav Gilad, 2013, PLoS One on p. e53608
Seasonal variation in human gut microbiome composition
Emily R. Davenport, Orna Mizrahi-Man, Katelyn Michelini, Luis B. Barreiro, Carole Ober, Yoav Gilad, 2014, PLoS One on p. e90731
Cross-species comparisons of host genetic associations with the microbiome
Julia K. Goodrich, Emily R. Davenport, Jillian L. Waters, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley, 2016, Science on p. 532-535
The Relationship between the Human Genome and Microbiome Comes into View
Julia K. Goodrich, Emily R. Davenport, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley, 2017, Annual Review of Genetics on p. 413-433
Genome-wide association studies of the human gut microbiota
Emily R. Davenport, Darren A. Cusanovich, Katelyn Michelini, Luis B. Barreiro, Carole Ober, Yoav Gilad, 2015, PLoS One on p. e0140301
The human microbiome in evolution
Emily R. Davenport, Jon G. Sanders, Se Jin Song, Katherine R. Amato, Andrew G. Clark, Rob Knight, 2017, BMC Biology
Heritable components of the human fecal microbiome are associated with visceral fat
Michelle Beaumont, Julia K. Goodrich, Matthew A. Jackson, Idil Yet, Emily R. Davenport, Sara Vieira-Silva, Justine Debelius, Tess Pallister, Massimo Mangino, Jeroen Raes, Rob Knight, Andrew G. Clark, Ruth E. Ley, Tim D. Spector, Jordana T. Bell, 2016, Genome Biology on p. 189
A Quick Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub
John D. Blischak, Emily R. Davenport, Greg Wilson, 2016, PLoS Computational Biology on p. e1004668
Gut microbiome transition across a lifestyle gradient in Himalaya
Aashish R. Jha, Emily R. Davenport, Yoshina Gautam, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Katharine M. Ng, Gabriela K. Fragiadakis, Susan Holmes, Guru Prasad Gautam, Jeff Leach, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Carlos D. Bustamante, Justin L. Sonnenburg, 2018, PLoS Biology on p. e2005396