Maggie Grant
Maggie Grant
I received my B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland in May 2025 and am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Sciences at UMD. I joined the Hall Lab in 2023 as an undergraduate researcher and have continued there for my doctoral training.
My research focuses on the role of key enzymes in health-relevant gut microbiome function. I also assist with human studies utilizing a novel device to measure microbial gas production associated with carbohydrate malabsorption. I am excited to continue exploring the complexities of the human gut microbiome and its links to microbial dysbiosis and gastrointestinal disease.
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Latest Papers
SpiR is a gut microbial enzyme that drives cholesterol conversion
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Nature Communications
Author(s): Gabriela Arp, Sophia Levy, Angela K. Jiang, et. al
UMD Author(s): Maggie Grant, Xiaofang Jiang, Gabriela Arp
Smart underwear: A novel wearable for long-term monitoring of gut microbial gas production via flatus
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Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X
Author(s): Santiago Botasini, David Zhan, Norman Fischer, et. al
UMD Author(s): Maggie Grant
Identification of gut bacteria reductases that biotransform steroid hormones
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Nature Communications
Author(s): Gabriela Arp, Angela K. Jiang, Keith Dufault-Thompson, et. al
UMD Author(s): Brantley Hall, Angela Jiang, Gabriela Arp, Xiaofang Jiang, Maggie Grant, Sophia Levy
Convergent evolution of oxidized sugar metabolism in commensal and pathogenic microbes in the inflamed gut
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Nature Communications
Author(s): Sophia Levy, Angela K. Jiang, Maggie R. Grant, et. al
UMD Author(s): Brantley Hall, Angela Jiang, Gabriela Arp, Xiaofang Jiang, Maggie Grant, Sophia Levy
BilR is a gut microbial enzyme that reduces bilirubin to urobilinogen
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Nature Microbiology
Author(s): Brantley Hall, Sophia Levy, Keith Dufault-Thompson, et. al
UMD Author(s): Brantley Hall, Gabriela Arp, Sophia Levy, Maggie Grant