Publications and presentations, June 2026


May 20, 2026

Publications

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division

These abstracts were published in conjunction with Digestive Disease Week 2026.

J. Marc Rhoads, MD; Ana B. Fadhel Alvarez, MD; Fernando Navarro, MD; Essam Imseis, MD; Supriya Nair, MD; Wallace A. Gleason, MD; Melissa Van Arsdall, MD; Tu Mai, MD; Salomea Giorgberidze; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd; et al.: “343 A Combination Probiotic for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Impact on GI Symptoms, Behavior, and Metabolites (external link)

Supriya Nair, MD; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd; J. Marc Rhoads, MD; et al.: “741 Biomarkers for Feeding Intolerance in Infants with Complex Heart Defects Undergoing Palliation Surgery (external link)

Ana B. Fadhel Alvarez, MD; Salomea Giorgberidze; Melissa N. Munroe, MD; J. Marc Rhoads, MD; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd; et al.: “Sa1965 Limosilactobacillus Reuteri-Modulated T cells Mitigate Liver Inflammation and Reshape the Hepatic Transcriptome in Immunocompromised Mice (external link)

Melissa N. Munroe, MD; Salomea GiorgberidzeNhat Hoang, MD; J. Marc Rhoads, MD; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd; et al.: “Su1287 Limosilactobacillus Reuteri Reprograms Enterocyte Function Toward a High-Absorptive, Brush-Border Phenotype in Developing Murine Intestinal Epithelium (external link)

Rida Sherwani, MD; Salomea Giorgberidze; Tu Mai, MD; J. Marc Rhoads, MD; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd: “Mo1299 Casamino Acid Supplementation Augments Probiotic Limosilactobacillus Reuteri-Generated Beneficial Metabolites (external link)

Hematology Division
Medical Genetics Division
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division
Neurology Division
Multidisciplinary

Lakshmi Srivaths, MD; Deborah Brown, MD; Neethu Menon, MD; James Stark, MD; Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS; et al.: “Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study (external link)

Laura Farach, MD; Kit Sing Au, PhD; Mary Kay Koenig, MD; Hope Northrup, MD; et al.: “Early Vigabatrin Treatment Before Seizure Onset Decreased Interictal Epileptiform Discharges Over the Duration of the PREVeNT Study (external link)

Published in conjunction with Digestive Disease Week 2026:

Nhat Hoang, MD; Melissa N. Munroe, MD; Salomea Giorgberidze; Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS; J. Marc Rhoads, MD; Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd; et al.: “Su1291 Oral Administration of Limosilactobacillus Reuteri Modulates Gut-Lung Axis and Alters Lung Inflammatory Transcripts in Treg-Deficient Mice (external link)

Presentations

Heather Saavedra presents at podium

Heather Saavedra, MS, RD, LD, (pictured above) presented a workshop and plenary session at the Genetics Metabolic Dietitians International (GMDI) Conference (external link).

Leslie Dunnington, MS, CGC; Sarah McMahan, PT, PCS; and Neurology Fellow Ardeene Francisco, MD; presented at the Huntington’s Disease Education Days (external link) event held in Houston.

David Rodriguez-Buritica, MD, gave an oral presentation on Updates on Treatment for XLH to UTHealth Houston adult endocrine group.

Jordan Zeiger, MS, CGC, presented to the Maternal Fetal Medicine group on “Genetic Conditions that Impact Obstetric Care.”