Yasmin Hilliam, PhD

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Dartmouth College

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Respiratory viral infection is associated with increased Pseudomonas abundance in cystic fibrosis airways

Yasmin Hilliam, Catherine Armbruster, Samar Atteih, Glenn Rapsinski, John Moore, Junu Koirala, Leah Krainz, Jordan Gaston, John Williams, Vaughn Cooper, Stella Lee, Jennifer Bomberger

bioRxiv Jul 2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.08.663034

Induction of lipid A modification genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells tolerant to a commercially available contact lens disinfection solution

Yasmin Hilliam, Stuart Armstrong, Frèdi Langendonk, Stephen Kaye, Craig Winstanley

Journal of Medical Microbiology (In press)

RNA-seq reproducibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in laboratory models of cystic fibrosis

Rebecca Duncan, Gina Lewin, Daniel Cornforth, Frances Diggle, Ananya Kapur, Dina Moustafa, Yasmin Hilliam, Jennifer Bomberger, Marvin Whiteley, Joanna Goldberg

Microbiology Spectrum Dec 2024 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01513-24

Cystic fibrosis pathogens persist in the upper respiratory tract following initiation of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy

Yasmin Hilliam, Catherine Armbruster, Glenn Rapsinski, Christopher Marshall, John Moore, Junu Koirala, Leah Krainz, Jordan Gaston, Vaughn Cooper, Stella Lee, Jennifer Bomberger

Microbiology Spectrum Jun 2024 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00787-24

Persistence and evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa following initiation of highly effective modulator therapy in cystic fibrosis

Catherine Armbruster, Yasmin Hilliam, Anna Zemke, Samar Atteih, Christopher Marshall, John Moore, Junu Koirala, Leah Krainz, Jordan Gaston, Stella Lee, Vaughn Cooper, Jennifer Bomberger

mBio Apr 2024 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00519-24

Effects of highly effective modulator therapy on the dynamics of the respiratory mucosal environment and inflammatory response in cystic fibrosis

Samar Atteih, Catherine Armbruster, Yasmin Hilliam, Glenn Rapsinski, Junu Koirala, Leah Krainz, Jordan Gaston, Matthew DuPont, Anna Zemke, John Alcorn, John Moore, Vaughn Cooper, Stella Lee, Erick Forno, Jennifer Bomberger

Pediatric Pulmonology Feb 2024 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26898

Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor decreases Pseudomonas abundance in the sinonasal microbiome in cystic fibrosis

Anna Zemke, Yasmin Hilliam, Amanda Stapleton, Adam Kimple, Jennifer Goralski, Amber Shaffer, Joe Pilewski, Brent Senior, Stella Lee, Vaughn Cooper

International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology Oct 2023 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23288

Microbial and immune regulation of the gut-lung axis during viral-bacterial co-infection

Sidney Lane†, Yasmin Hilliam†, Jennifer Bomberger

Journal of Bacteriology Nov 2022 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00295-22

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and microbial keratitis

Yasmin Hilliam, Stephen Kaye, Craig Winstanley

Journal of Medical Microbiology Jan 2020 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001110

Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation and diversification in the non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis lung

Yasmin Hilliam†, Matthew Moore†, Iain Lamont, Diana Bilton, Charles Haworth, Juliet Foweraker, Martin Walshaw, David Williams, Joanne Fothergill, Anthony De Soyza, Craig Winstanley

European Respiratory Journal Apr 2017 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02108-2016