Brandilyn A. Peters-Samuelson

Brandilyn A. Peters-Samuelson, Ph.D.

Area of research

  • Epidemiological studies of the human microbiome; dietary and environmental determinants of the human microbiome; role of the human microbiome in metabolism and chronic diseases

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  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus 1300 Morris Park Avenue Belfer Building 1315AB Bronx, NY 10461

Research Profiles

Research Profiles

Research Profiles

Professional Interests

I am interested in the role of the human microbiome in initiation or progression of disease, including cancer, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. 

Selected Publications

Peters BA, Yi SS, Beasley JM, Cobbs EN, Choi HS, Beggs DB, Hayes RB, Ahn J. US nativity and dietary acculturation impact the gut microbiome in a diverse US population. ISME J. 2020 Mar 24. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0630-6.

Peters BA, Wilson M, Moran U, Pavlick A, Izsak A, Wechter T, Weber JS, Osman I, Ahn J. Relating the gut metagenome and metatranscriptome to immunotherapy responses in melanoma patients. Genome Med. 2019 Oct 9;11(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13073-019-0672-4. PubMed PMID: 31597568; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6785875.

Peters BA, Hayes RB, Goparaju C, Reid C, Pass HI, Ahn J. The Microbiome in Lung Cancer Tissue and Recurrence-Free Survival. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 Apr;28(4):731-740. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-0966. Epub 2019 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 30733306; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6449216.

Peters BA, McCullough ML, Purdue MP, Freedman ND, Um CY, Gapstur SM, Hayes RB, Ahn J. Association of Coffee and Tea Intake with the Oral Microbiome: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Jul;27(7):814-821. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-18-0184. Epub 2018 Apr 27. PubMed PMID: 29703763; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6889868.

Peters BA, Shapiro JA, Church TR, Miller G, Trinh-Shevrin C, Yuen E, Friedlander C, Hayes RB, Ahn J. A taxonomic signature of obesity in a large study of American adults. Sci Rep. 2018 Jun 27;8(1):9749. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28126-1. PubMed PMID: 29950689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6021409.

Peters BA, Wu J, Pei Z, Yang L, Purdue MP, Freedman ND, Jacobs EJ, Gapstur SM, Hayes RB, Ahn J. Oral Microbiome Composition Reflects Prospective Risk for Esophageal Cancers. Cancer Res. 2017 Dec 1;77(23):6777-6787. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-1296. PubMed PMID: 29196415; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5726431.

Peters BA, Wu J, Hayes RB, Ahn J. The oral fungal mycobiome: characteristics and relation to periodontitis in a pilot study. BMC Microbiol. 2017 Jul 12;17(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s12866-017-1064-9. PubMed PMID: 28701186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5508751.

Peters BA, Dominianni C, Shapiro JA, Church TR, Wu J, Miller G, Yuen E, Freiman H, Lustbader I, Salik J, Friedlander C, Hayes RB, Ahn J. The gut microbiota in conventional and serrated precursors of colorectal cancer. Microbiome. 2016 Dec 30;4(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0218-6. PubMed PMID: 28038683; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5203720.

Wu J, Peters BA, Dominianni C, Zhang Y, Pei Z, Yang L, Ma Y, Purdue MP, Jacobs EJ, Gapstur SM, Li H, Alekseyenko AV, Hayes RB, Ahn J. Cigarette smoking and the oral microbiome in a large study of American adults. ISME J. 2016 Oct;10(10):2435-46. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2016.37. Epub 2016 Mar 25. PubMed PMID: 27015003; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5030690.

Peters BA, Hall MN, Liu X, Parvez F, Sanchez TR, van Geen A, Mey JL, Siddique AB, Shahriar H, Uddin MN, Islam T, Balac O, Ilievski V, Factor-Litvak P, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Folic Acid and Creatine as Therapeutic Approaches to Lower Blood Arsenic: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Dec;123(12):1294-301. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1409396. Epub 2015 May 15. PubMed PMID: 25978852; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4671237.

Peters BA, Hall MN, Liu X, Slavkovich V, Ilievski V, Alam S, Siddique AB, Islam T, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Renal function is associated with indicators of arsenic methylation capacity in Bangladeshi adults. Environ Res. 2015 Nov;143(Pt A):123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.10.001. Epub 2015 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 26476787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4740972.

Peters BA, Hall MN, Liu X, Parvez F, Siddique AB, Shahriar H, Uddin MN, Islam T, Ilievski V, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Low-Dose Creatine Supplementation Lowers Plasma Guanidinoacetate, but Not Plasma Homocysteine, in a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2015 Oct;145(10):2245-52. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.216739. Epub 2015 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 26311810; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4580963.

Peters BA, Liu X, Hall MN, Ilievski V, Slavkovich V, Siddique AB, Alam S, Islam T, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Arsenic exposure, inflammation, and renal function in Bangladeshi adults: effect modification by plasma glutathione redox potential. Free Radic Biol Med. 2015 Aug;85:174-82. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.04.020. Epub 2015 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 25916185; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4679178.

Peters BA, Hall MN, Liu X, Neugut YD, Pilsner JR, Levy D, Ilievski V, Slavkovich V, Islam T, Factor-Litvak P, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Creatinine, arsenic metabolism, and renal function in an arsenic-exposed population in Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2014;9(12):e113760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113760. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25438247; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4249915.