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2026
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Jordan T. Bird
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Instructor
Also affiliated: Battelle (2024–2026); University of Arkansas System (2023–2025); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2021–2026); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2015–2020)
18 h-index
52 pubs
1,966 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Jordan T. Bird's research focuses on the investigation of microbial communities and their roles in various environments, including geological sediments and host organisms. Bird has contributed to large-scale genomic cataloging efforts, examining Earth's microbiomes and integrating multi-omics data for biological systems and disease studies. Research has explored microbial guilds in Baltic Sea sediments, assessing their subsistence mechanisms and degradation potential influenced by depositional conditions and geochemistry.
Bird's work also extends to host-pathogen interactions, specifically investigating Leishmania major, a parasite responsible for leishmaniasis, in animal models and considering human health implications. This includes studying the metagenome and microbiota in relevant contexts. Bird has a publication record of 55 works, with an h-index of 19 and approximately 1,990 citations. Key collaborators include Stephanie D. Byrum, Tiffany Weinkopff, Hayden Roys, and Anne K. Bowlin, with whom Bird has co-authored multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 52
- Citations: 1,966
Positions
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Data Scientist 2023–presentBattelle ORCID
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Instructor 2019–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ORCID
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Postdoctoral Researcher 2017–2019Indiana University Bloomington Biology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Guanylate-binding proteins balance iNOS/Arg-1 in myeloid cells during <i>L. major</i> infection and promote host defense to infection (2026)
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Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis 4267 (2025)
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Phage Host Range Expansion Through Directed Evolution on Highly Phage-Resistant Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae (2025)
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Guanylate-Binding Proteins Promote Host Defense Against <i>Leishmania major</i> by Balancing iNOS/Arg-1 in Myeloid Cells (2025)
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Enhanced Translational Activity Is Linked to Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (2025)
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HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection (2025)
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Complete genome sequences of three <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> jumbo bacteriophages discovered in Kenya (2024)
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HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during <i>Leishmania major</i> infection (2024)
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Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis (2024)
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Genome sequence of the <i>Klebsiella quasipneumoniae</i> bacteriophage EKq1 with activity against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (2023)
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Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells (2023)
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Complete genome sequence of the broad host range <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> phage EAb13 (2023)
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Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Phage ESa2 (2023)
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Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions (2023)
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Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Stephanie D. Byrum
Arkansas Children's Hospital
19 shared publications
In database
- Multi-omics data integration considerations and study design for biological systems and disease
- Differences in cell death in methionine versus cysteine depletion
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Control of the Anterior Pituitary Cell Lineage Regulator POU1F1 by the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi
- Multi-omics data integration reveals correlated regulatory features of triple negative breast cancer
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Hayden Roys
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions
- Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
- In vivo reprogramming of murine host immune response genes following Leishmania major infection
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Anne K. Bowlin
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions
- Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
- In vivo reprogramming of murine host immune response genes following Leishmania major infection
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Tiffany Weinkopff
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions
- Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
- In vivo reprogramming of murine host immune response genes following Leishmania major infection
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Charity L. Washam
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- Multi-omics data integration considerations and study design for biological systems and disease
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Multi-omics data integration reveals correlated regulatory features of triple negative breast cancer
- PHF19 inhibition as a therapeutic target in multiple myeloma
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Gopinath Venugopal
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- In vivo transcriptional analysis of mice infected with Leishmania major unveils cellular heterogeneity and altered transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution
- Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions
- Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
- In vivo reprogramming of murine host immune response genes following Leishmania major infection
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Lucy Fry
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Both the Infection Status and Inflammatory Microenvironment Induce Transcriptional Remodeling in Macrophages in Murine Leishmanial Lesions
- Enhanced translational activity is linked to lymphatic endothelial cell activation in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection
- Enhanced Translational Activity Is Linked to Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during <i>Leishmania major</i> infection
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Allen Gies
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Multi-omics data integration considerations and study design for biological systems and disease
- Multi-omics data integration reveals correlated regulatory features of triple negative breast cancer
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Methionine stress induces a ferroptotic gene signature in methionine dependent cancer cells
Nino Mzhavia
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (US)
5 shared publications
- Complete genome sequence of the broad host range <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> phage EAb13
- Phage Host Range Expansion Through Directed Evolution on Highly Phage-Resistant Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Genome sequence of the <i>Klebsiella quasipneumoniae</i> bacteriophage EKq1 with activity against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
- Complete genome sequences of three <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> jumbo bacteriophages discovered in Kenya
- Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Phage ESa2
Mikeljon P. Nikolich
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (US)
5 shared publications
- Complete genome sequence of the broad host range <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> phage EAb13
- Phage Host Range Expansion Through Directed Evolution on Highly Phage-Resistant Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Genome sequence of the <i>Klebsiella quasipneumoniae</i> bacteriophage EKq1 with activity against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
- Complete genome sequences of three <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> jumbo bacteriophages discovered in Kenya
- Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Phage ESa2
Andrey A. Filippov
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (US)
5 shared publications
- Complete genome sequence of the broad host range <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> phage EAb13
- Phage Host Range Expansion Through Directed Evolution on Highly Phage-Resistant Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Genome sequence of the <i>Klebsiella quasipneumoniae</i> bacteriophage EKq1 with activity against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
- Complete genome sequences of three <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> jumbo bacteriophages discovered in Kenya
- Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Phage ESa2
Isabelle R. Miousse
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Differences in cell death in methionine versus cysteine depletion
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Methionine stress induces a ferroptotic gene signature in methionine dependent cancer cells
Stefan Graw
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- Multi-omics data integration considerations and study design for biological systems and disease
- Multi-omics data integration reveals correlated regulatory features of triple negative breast cancer
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
Alan J. Tackett
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Characterization of methionine dependence in melanoma cells
- Methionine stress induces a ferroptotic gene signature in methionine dependent cancer cells
Stephen Nayfach
Joint Genome Institute (US)
3 shared publications
- A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes
- Publisher Correction: A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes
- Author Correction: A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes
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