Laura Weyrich
Associate Professor of Anthropology

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518 Carpenter
University Park, PA - lsw132@psu.edu
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Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Dna Microbiota Ecosystem Gastrointestinal Microbiome Biomass Temperature Ancient Dna Health Biodiversity Sampling Human Health Dental Calculus Diet Microbiome Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Ecosystems Fungi Anomaly Contamination Fire Fish Fires Insects Analysis ClimateMost Recent Publications
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
Effect of Periodontal Interventions on Characteristics of the Periodontal Microbial Profile: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sonia Nath, Shaju Jacob Pulikkotil, Laura Weyrich, Peter Zilm, Kostas Kapellas, Lisa Jamieson, 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
Moving beyond the gut microbiome: Combining systems biology and multi-site microbiome analyses to combat non-communicable diseases
Caitlin A. Selway, Jaya Sudarpa, Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, Medicine in Microecology
The Evolutionary History of Human Microbiota and Why it Matters for Human Health Today
Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, FASEB Journal
The Oral-Microbiome-Brain Axis and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: An Anthropological Perspective
Grace B. Bowland, Laura S. Weyrich, 2022, Frontiers in Psychiatry
Corrigendum to “Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands” [Sci. Total Environ. 802 (2021)149542](S0048969721046167)(10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149542)
Zoë A. Thomas, Scott Mooney, Haidee Cadd, Andy Baker, Chris Turney, Larissa Schneider, Alan Hogg, Simon Haberle, Ken Green, Laura S. Weyrich, Vilma Perez, Nicole E. Moore, Atun Zawadzki, Sarah J. Kelloway, Stuart J. Khan, 2022, Science of the Total Environment
Schoolyard Biodiversity Determines Short-Term Recovery of Disturbed Skin Microbiota in Children
Jacob G. Mills, Caitlin A. Selway, Torsten Thomas, Laura S. Weyrich, Andrew J. Lowe, 2022, Microbial Ecology
Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands
Zoë A. Thomas, Scott Mooney, Haidee Cadd, Andy Baker, Chris Turney, Larissa Schneider, Alan Hogg, Simon Haberle, Ken Green, Laura S. Weyrich, Vilma Pérez, Nicole E. Moore, Atun Zawadzki, Sarah J. Kelloway, Stuart J. Khan, 2022, Science of the Total Environment
Most-Cited Papers
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
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
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
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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