Allison M. Weis

Allison M. Weis, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Gastroenterology

Education History

Fellowship University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute
 Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Training University of California, Davis
 PhD
Undergraduate Lewis & Clark College
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Hill JH, Bell R, Barrios L, Baird H, Ost K, Greenewood M, Monts JK, Tracy E, Meili CH, Chiaro TR, Weis AM, Guillemin K, Beaudin AE, Murtaugh LC, Stephens WZ, Round JL (2025). Neonatal fungi promote lifelong metabolic health through macrophage-dependent β cell development. Science, 387(6738), eadn0953. (Read full article)
  2. Tang WW, Battistone B, Bauer KM, Weis AM, Barba C, Fadlullah MZH, Ghazaryan A, Tran VB, Lee SH, Agir ZB, Nelson MC, Victor ES, Thibeaux A, Hernandez C, Tantalla J, Tan AC, Rao D, Williams M, Drummond MJ, Beswick EJ, Round JL, Ekiz HA, Voth WP, OConnell RM (2025). A microRNA-regulated transcriptional state defines intratumoral CD8(+) T cells that respond to immunotherapy. Cell Rep, 44(2), 115301. (Read full article)
  3. Murphy MA, Brown DG, Bell RS, Weis AM, Barrios LA, Stephens WZ, Round JL (2024). Draft genome of a human gut-derived Blautia sp. that ameliorates colitis and colitis-associated sociability deficits in mice. Microbiol Resour Announc, 14(1), e0072624. (Read full article)
  4. Chiaro TR, Greenewood M, Bauer KM, Ost KS, Stephen-Victor E, Murphy M, Weis AM, Nelson MC, Hill JH, Bell R, Voth W, Jackson T, Klag KA, OConnell RM, Zac Stephens W, Round JL (2023). Clec12a controls colitis by tempering inflammation and restricting expansion of specific commensals. Cell Host Microbe, 33(1), 89-103.e7. (Read full article)
  5. Klag KA, Weis AM, Stephens WZ, Round JL (2024). Draft Turicibacter sp. genome isolated from a spore-forming community in mice. Microbiol Resour Announc, 13(8), e0038524. (Read full article)
  6. Weis AM, Matthews OJ, Mulvey MA, Round JL (2024). Draft genome of a human-derived pks+ E. coli that caused spontaneous disseminated infection in a mouse. Microbiol Resour Announc, 13(7), e0038724. (Read full article)
  7. Weis AM, Klag KA, Bell R, Stephens WZ, Round JL (2024). Genomes of diverse Clostridia isolated from a spore forming community in mice that were associated with protection against metabolic syndrome and obesity. Microbiol Resour Announc, 13(7), e0035124. (Read full article)
  8. Brown DG, Murphy M, Cadeddu R, Bell R, Weis AM, Chiaro T, Klag K, Morgan J, Coon H, Stephens WZ, Bortolato M, Round JL (2024). Colitis reduces active social engagement in mice and is ameliorated by supplementation with human microbiota members. Nat Commun, 15(1), 2769. (Read full article)
  9. Bauer KM, Nelson MC, Tang WW, Chiaro TR, Brown DG, Ghazaryan A, Lee SH, Weis AM, Hill JH, Klag KA, Tran VB, Thompson JW, Ramstead AG, Monts JK, Marvin JE, Alexander M, Voth WP, Stephens WZ, Ward DM, Petrey AC, Round JL, OConnell RM (2022). CD11c+ myeloid cell exosomes reduce intestinal inflammation during colitis. JCI Insight, 7(19). (Read full article)
  10. Stephens WZ, Kubinak JL, Ghazaryan A, Bauer KM, Bell R, Buhrke K, Chiaro TR, Weis AM, Tang WW, Monts JK, Soto R, Ekiz HA, OConnell RM, Round JL (2020). Epithelial-myeloid exchange of MHC class II constrains immunity and microbiota composition. Cell Rep, 37(5), 109916. (Read full article)
  11. Weis AM, Round JL (2021). Microbiota-antibody interactions that regulate gut homeostasis. Cell Host Microbe, 29(3), 334-346. (Read full article)
  12. Miller JJ, Weimer BC, Timme R, Ldeke CHM, Pettengill JB, Bandoy DD, Weis AM, Kaufman J, Huang BC, Payne J, Strain E, Jones JL (2021). Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Patterns of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains from North America Inferred from Whole-Genome Sequence Data. Appl Environ Microbiol, 87(3). (Read full article)
  13. Kaufman JH, Elkins CA, Davis M, Weis AM, Huang BC, Mammel MK, Patel IR, Beck KL, Edlund S, Chambliss D, Douglas J, Bianco S, Kunitomi M, Weimer BC (2019). Insular Microbiogeography: Three Pathogens as Exemplars. Curr Issues Mol Biol, 36, 89-108. (Read full article)
  14. Lawton SJ, Weis AM, Byrne BA, Fritz H, Taff CC, Townsend AK, Weimer BC, Mete A, Wheeler S, Boyce WM (2018). Comparative analysis of Campylobacter isolates from wild birds and chickens using MALDI-TOF MS, biochemical testing, and DNA sequencing. J Vet Diagn Invest, 30(3), 354-361. (Read full article)
  15. Weis AM, Soto R, Round JL (2018). Commensal regulation of T cell survival through Erdr1. Gut Microbes, 9(5), 458-464. (Read full article)
  16. Kong N, Davis M, Arabyan N, Huang BC, Weis AM, Chen P, Thao K, Ng W, Chin N, Foutouhi S, Foutouhi A, Kaufman J, Xie Y, Storey DB, Weimer BC (2017). Draft Genome Sequences of 1,183 Salmonella Strains from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project. Genome Announc, 5(28). (Read full article)
  17. Arabyan N, Weis AM, Huang BC, Weimer BC (2017). Implication of Sialidases in Salmonella Infection: Genome Release of Sialidase Knockout Strains from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium LT2. Genome Announc, 5(19). (Read full article)
  18. Weis AM, Gilpin B, Huang BC, Kong N, Chen P, Weimer BC (2017). Shigella Draft Genome Sequences: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health. Genome Announc, 5(16). (Read full article)
  19. Weis AM, Clothier KA, Huang BC, Kong N, Weimer BC (2017). Draft Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Abortive Campylobacter jejuni from Northern California. Genome Announc, 5(15). (Read full article)
  20. Kong N, Ng W, Thao K, Agulto R, Weis A, Kim KS, Korlach J, Hickey L, Kelly L, Lappin S, Weimer BC (2017). Automation of PacBio SMRTbell NGS library preparation for bacterial genome sequencing. Stand Genomic Sci, 12, 27. (Read full article)
  21. Draper JL, Hansen LM, Bernick DL, Abedrabbo S, Underwood JG, Kong N, Huang BC, Weis AM, Weimer BC, van Vliet AH, Pourmand N, Solnick JV, Karplus K, Ottemann KM (2017). Fallacy of the Unique Genome: Sequence Diversity within Single Helicobacter pylori Strains. mBio, 8(1). (Read full article)
  22. Weis AM, Huang BC, Storey DB, Kong N, Chen P, Arabyan N, Gilpin B, Mason C, Townsend AK, Smith WA, Byrne BA, Taff CC, Weimer BC (2017). Large-Scale Release of Campylobacter Draft Genomes: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project. Genome Announc, 5(1). (Read full article)
  23. Weis AM, Clothier KA, Huang BC, Kong N, Weimer BC (2016). Draft Genome Sequences of Campylobacter jejuni Strains That Cause Abortion in Livestock. Genome Announc, 4(6). (Read full article)
  24. Weis AM, Storey DB, Taff CC, Townsend AK, Huang BC, Kong NT, Clothier KA, Spinner A, Byrne BA, Weimer BC (2016). Genomic Comparison of Campylobacter spp. and Their Potential for Zoonotic Transmission between Birds, Primates, and Livestock. Appl Environ Microbiol, 82(24), 7165-7175. (Read full article)
  25. Taff CC, Weis AM, Wheeler S, Hinton MG, Weimer BC, Barker CM, Jones M, Logsdon R, Smith WA, Boyce WM, Townsend AK (2016). Influence of Host Ecology and Behavior on Campylobacter jejuni Prevalence and Environmental Contamination Risk in a Synanthropic Wild Bird Species. Appl Environ Microbiol, 82(15), 4811-20. (Read full article)
  26. Arabyan N, Park D, Foutouhi S, Weis AM, Huang BC, Williams CC, Desai P, Shah J, Jeannotte R, Kong N, Lebrilla CB, Weimer BC (2016). Salmonella Degrades the Host Glycocalyx Leading to Altered Infection and Glycan Remodeling. Sci Rep, 6, 29525. (Read full article)
  27. Weis AM, Miller WA, Byrne BA, Chouicha N, Boyce WM, Townsend AK (2013). Prevalence and pathogenic potential of campylobacter isolates from free-living, human-commensal american crows. Appl Environ Microbiol, 80(5), 1639-44. (Read full article)
  28. Dahlem TJ, Hoshijima K, Jurynec MJ, Gunther D, Starker CG, Locke AS, Weis AM, Voytas DF, Grunwald DJ (2012). Simple methods for generating and detecting locus-specific mutations induced with TALENs in the zebrafish genome. PLoS Genet, 8(8), e1002861. (Read full article)
  29. Hermann GJ, Scavarda E, Weis AM, Saxton DS, Thomas LL, Salesky R, Somhegyi H, Curtin TP, Barrett A, Foster OK, Vine A, Erlich K, Kwan E, Rabbitts BM, Warren K (2012). C. elegans BLOC-1 functions in trafficking to lysosome-related gut granules. PLoS One, 7(8), e43043. (Read full article)
  30. Rabbitts BM, Ciotti MK, Miller NE, Kramer M, Lawrenson AL, Levitte S, Kremer S, Kwan E, Weis AM, Hermann GJ (2008). glo-3, a novel Caenorhabditis elegans gene, is required for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis. Genetics, 180(2), 857-71. (Read full article)