Thomas Schmidt, PhD

 Tom Schmidt, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical School and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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Thomas Schmidt, PhD
Tom Schmidt, PhD
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    • Qualifications
    • PhD
      Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
      1981 - 1985
    • MS
      Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
      1979 - 1981
    • BS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
      1974 - 1978

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    • Center Member
      Rogel Cancer Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Loss of salivary agglutinin induces changes in the salivary microbiome and accelerates development of oral cancer.
      de Medeiros MC, Fontaine S, Danella E, Hillman E, Schmidt TM, Furgal A, Wellik DM, Inohara N, Núñez G, Li G, Chen GY, D'Silva NJ. Microbiome, 2026 Apr 10; DOI:10.1186/s40168-026-02337-5
      PMID: 41964098
    • Journal Article
      The butyrate-producing Gram-positive human gut bacterium, Hoskinsella mucinilytica, selectively targets host mucin N-acetylhexosamines.
      Pudlo NA, Pereira GV, Schaus SR, Yang Q, Fuentes JJ, Jin C, Hein R, Zhang L, Terrapon N, Lyssiotis CA, Schmidt TM, Hansson GC, Luis AS, Martens EC. J Biol Chem, 2026 Mar 17; 111371 DOI:10.1016/j.jbc.2026.111371
      PMID: 41856288
    • Journal Article
      Description of Hoskinsella mucinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a mucin-degrading isolate from human faeces, and reclassification of Amedibacillus hominis Abdugheni et al. 2023 as a later heterotypic synonym of Eubacterium hominis Liu et al. 2022 within the genus Hoskinsella gen. nov.
      Pudlo NA, Pereira GV, Singh S, Pollet RM, Schmidt TM, Pope PB, Chuvochina M, la Rosa SL, Martens EC. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2026 Jan 1; 76 (1): DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.007038
      PMID: 41568592
    • Journal Article
      Low Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols Diet Improves Colonic Barrier Function and Mast Cell Activation in Patients With Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Mechanistic Trial.
      Gao J, Lee AA, Abtahi S, Turner JR, Grover M, Schmidt A, Schmidt TM, Nee JW, Iturrino J, Lembo A, Chey WD, Wiley JW, Singh P. Gastroenterology, 2025 Oct 13; DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2025.07.016
    • Journal Article
      Low Protein Diet Exacerbates Experimental Mouse Models of Colitis through Epithelial Autonomous and Nonautonomous Mechanisms
      Solanki S, Taranto J, Rebernick R, Castillo C, Ponnusamy V, Sykes MM, Leiser SF, Lee JH, Schmidt T, Shah YM. Journal of Nutrition, 2025 Jun 1; 155 (6): 1804 - 1817. DOI:10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.03.031
      PMID: 40216295
    • Preprint
      Physiologically Relevant Coculture Model for Oral Microbial-Host Interactions.
      Pang Z, Cady N, Cen L, Schmidt TM, He X, Li J. 2025 Jan 14; DOI:10.1101/2025.01.10.632380
      PMID: 39868140
    • Preprint
      Isolation and characterization of microbiota from human pancreatic tumors and small intestine.
      Awad D, Attebury H, Hong R, Kim K, Zhang L, Bischoff A, deDekker A, Hoostal M, Nieto Carrion JA, Nelson NS, Strayhorn C, Frankel T, di Magliano MP, Lyssiotis CA, Schmidt TM, Daley D. 2024 Dec 3; DOI:10.1101/2024.11.27.625762
      PMID: 39677718
    • Journal Article
      Fiber-deficient diet inhibits colitis through the regulation of the niche and metabolism of a gut pathobiont
      Kuffa P, Pickard JM, Campbell A, Yamashita M, Schaus SR, Martens EC, Schmidt TM, Inohara N, Núñez G, Caruso R. Cell Host and Microbe, 2023 Dec 13; 31 (12): 2007 - 2022.e12. DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2023.10.016
      PMID: 37967555

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