Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Laura Weyrich

Huck Affiliations

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Dna Microbiota Ancient Dna Health Biomass Gastrointestinal Microbiome History Sampling Human Health Dental Calculus Diet Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Contamination Insects Food Fish Environment Fungi Analysis Marker Research Personnel Soil Bacteria Methodology Dna Sequencing

Most Recent Publications

Type 1 diabetes, periodontal health, and a familial history of hyperlipidaemia is associated with oral microbiota in children: a cross-sectional study

Caitlin A. Selway, Emilija D. Jensen, Alexia S. Pena, Gabrielle Smart, Laura S. Weyrich, 2023, BMC Oral Health

Community partnerships are fundamental to ethical ancient DNA research

Emma Kowal, Laura Weyrich, Arguelles Manuel, Arg\"uelles, Juan Manuel, Alyssa Bader, Chip Colwell, Amanda Cortez, Jenny Davis, Gonzalo Figueiro, Keolu Fox, Ripan Malhi, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, others, Ayushi Nayak, Elizabeth Nelson, George Nicholas, Maria Nieves-Colon, Lynnette Russell, Sean Ulm, Francisco Vergara-Silva, Fernando Villanea, Jennifer Wagner, Joseph Yracheta, Krystal Tsosie, 2023, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances on p. 100161

Variable preterm oral microbiome stabilizes and reflects a full-term infant profile within three months

Caitlin A. Selway, Carmel T. Collins, Maria Makrides, Thomas R. Sullivan, Robert A. Gibson, Irmeli Penttila, Andrew McPhee, Laura S. Weyrich, 2023, Pediatric Research

Studying ancient human oral microbiomes could yield insights into the evolutionary history of noncommunicable diseases

Abigail S. Gancz, Laura S. Weyrich, 2023, F1000Research

Extracting the practices of paleogenomics: A study of ancient DNA labs and research in relation to Native Americans and Indigenous peoples

Amanda Daniela Cortez, Dorothy Lippert, Jenny L. Davis, George Nicholas, Ripan S. Malhi, Laura S. Weyrich, Katrina G. Claw, Alyssa C. Bader, Chip Colwell, 2023, American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Archaeological Microbiology

Laura Weyrich, P\'erez, Vilma, 2023, Handbook of Archaeological Sciences on p. 557--574

Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have an Altered Gut Microbiome Composition of Fungi and Protozoa

Gina L. Guzzo, Murthy N. Mittinty, Bastien Llamas, Jane M. Andrews, Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, Microorganisms

A Case Study for the Recovery of Authentic Microbial Ancient DNA from Soil Samples

Vilma Pérez, Yichen Liu, Martha B. Hengst, Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, Microorganisms

The Neglected Gut Microbiome: Fungi, Protozoa, and Bacteriophages in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gina L. Guzzo, Jane M. Andrews, Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases on p. 1112-1122

The Evolutionary History of Human Microbiota and Why it Matters for Human Health Today

Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, FASEB Journal

Most-Cited Papers

Contamination in Low Microbial Biomass Microbiome Studies: Issues and Recommendations

Raphael Eisenhofer, Jeremiah J. Minich, Clarisse Marotz, Alan Cooper, Rob Knight, Laura S. Weyrich, 2019, Trends in Microbiology on p. 105-117

Neanderthal behaviour, diet, and disease inferred from ancient DNA in dental calculus

Laura S. Weyrich, Sebastian Duchene, Julien Soubrier, Luis Arriola, Bastien Llamas, James Breen, Alan G. Morris, Kurt W. Alt, David Caramelli, Veit Dresely, Milly Farrell, Andrew G. Farrer, Michael Francken, Neville Gully, Wolfgang Haak, Karen Hardy, Katerina Harvati, Petra Held, Edward C. Holmes, John Kaidonis, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Marco De La Rasilla, Antonio Rosas, Patrick Semal, Arkadiusz Soltysiak, Grant Townsend, Donatella Usai, Joachim Wahl, Daniel H. Huson, Keith Dobney, Alan Cooper, 2017, Nature on p. 357-361

Sequencing ancient calcified dental plaque shows changes in oral microbiota with dietary shifts of the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions

Christina J. Adler, Keith Dobney, Laura S. Weyrich, John Kaidonis, Alan W. Walker, Wolfgang Haak, Corey J.A. Bradshaw, Grant Townsend, Arkadiusz Sołtysiak, Kurt W. Alt, Julian Parkhill, Alan Cooper, 2013, Nature Genetics on p. 450-455

Environmental metabarcodes for insects: In silico PCR reveals potential for taxonomic bias

Laurence J. Clarke, Julien Soubrier, Laura Weyrich, Alan Cooper, 2014, Molecular Ecology Notes on p. 1160-1170

Comparison of environmental DNA metabarcoding and conventional fish survey methods in a river system

Jennifer L.A. Shaw, Laurence J. Clarke, Scotte D. Wedderburn, Thomas C. Barnes, Laura S. Weyrich, Alan Cooper, 2016, Biological Conservation on p. 131-138

From the field to the laboratory: Controlling DNA contamination in human ancient DNA research in the high-throughput sequencing era

Bastien Llamas, Guido Valverde, Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Laura S. Weyrich, Alan Cooper, Wolfgang Haak, 2017, Science and Technology of Archaeological Research on p. 1-14

Laboratory contamination over time during low-biomass sample analysis

Laura S. Weyrich, Andrew G. Farrer, Raphael Eisenhofer, Luis A. Arriola, Jennifer Young, Caitlin A. Selway, Matilda Handsley-Davis, Christina J. Adler, James Breen, Alan Cooper, 2019, Molecular Ecology Notes on p. 982-996

Ancient DNA analysis of dental calculus

Laura Weyrich, Keith Dobney, Alan Cooper, 2015, Journal of Human Evolution on p. 119-124

Urban habitat restoration provides a human health benefit through microbiome rewilding: the Microbiome Rewilding Hypothesis

Jacob G. Mills, Philip Weinstein, Nicholas J.C. Gellie, Laura S. Weyrich, Andrew J. Lowe, Martin F. Breed, 2017, Restoration Ecology on p. 866-872

Embracing the gut microbiota: The new frontier for inflammatory and infectious diseases

Lieke W.J. Van Den Elsen, Hazel C. Poyntz, Laura S. Weyrich, Wayne Young, Elizabeth E. Forbes-Blom, 2017, Clinical and Translational Immunology

News Articles Featuring Laura Weyrich

Apr 05, 2023

Digging into the past: Forgotten soil samples are opportunity for new research

While most time capsules found on campus feature pop-culture relics like vintage copies of the Daily Collegian newspaper, the College of Agricultural Sciences has unearthed a different kind of relic: sealed jars of soil samples collected by Penn State researchers in 1915 and 1933.

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Feb 15, 2023

Free film and panel discussion reveals 'invisible' crisis of the microbial world

At 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, Penn State’s Microbiome Center will present "The Invisible Extinction" — a movie that spotlights the trailblazing work and charismatic personalities of renowned scientists who aim to save the vanishing microbes that are essential for our survival.

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Dec 06, 2022

Indigenous Australians’ unique oral microbiomes may add to chronic disease load

Indigenous Australians have unique microbes in their mouths, which may contribute to a higher burden of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new research led by Penn State and the University of Adelaide.

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Mar 25, 2021

Ancient oral biome points to overall health

When a baby puts something from the floor in their mouth, we panic, but the mouth already contains thousands of bacteria. Now a team of researchers is looking at archaeological remains for an example of how Japanese oral biomes have changed and what they say about the people who owned those mouths and teeth.

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Sep 24, 2020

Penn State Microbiome Center elects new executive committee

The Penn State Microbiome Center in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences recently elected six new members to join its executive committee. The new members, along with 11 others who remained on the committee, started their two-year term in July.

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