Ashley Wolf

Ashley Wolf is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology within the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley.

What microbiome-related work do you do?

My lab works on how the gut microbiome metabolizes specific diet components and how it protects us against infectious disease. We have ongoing projects focused on how gut bacteria metabolize specific sialic acids from the diet. We are also exploring how the gut microbiome protects against Shigella infection.  We combine human microbiome data, laboratory models, and computational analyses to ask questions about the role of diet, microbial competition, and host factors in gut microbiome structure and function.

What have you gained from the initiative so far?

My lab and I have enjoyed the symposium events and connecting with other microbiome researchers. 

For those interested in your work, could you suggest one key reading from your recent papers?

Agudelo C, Kateete DP, Nasinghe E, Kamulegeya R, Lubega C, Mbabazi M, Baker N, Lin KY, Liu CC, Kasambula AS, Kigozi E, Komakech K, Mukisa J, Mulumba K, Mwachan P, Nakalanda BS, Nalubega GP, Nsubuga J, Sitenda D, Ssenfuka H, Cirolia GT, Gustafson JT, Wang R, Nsubuga ML, Yiga F, Stanley SA, Bagaya BS, Elliott A, Joloba M, Wolf AR. Enterococcus and Eggerthella species are enriched in the gut microbiomes of COVID-19 cases in Uganda. Gut Pathog. 2025 Feb 4;17(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13099-025-00678-4. PubMed PMID: 39905557; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11796075. 

Learn more about Ashley on the Wolf Lab Website!