Kate Donald

@Kate_Donald_

PhD Candidate in the @Finlaylab | @ubcmsl
UBC Microbiology & Immunology

Joined June 2022

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Kate Donald @Kate_Donald_ Jul 21, 2025

Excited to share our latest work out now in PNAS!
Using @CHILDSTUDY human milk samples, we uncover a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development.
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🔗 pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

www.pnas.org Human milk IgA promotes normal immune development by limiting Th17-inducing Erysipelatoclostridium... The gut microbiota is highly dynamic during the first year of life and plays a crucial role in immune development. Breastfeeding is known to suppor...

Kate Donald @Kate_Donald_ Oct 7, 2024

Excited to share our latest work published in @CellReports! We found that SIgA in maternal milk promotes immune development and protects against a mouse model of asthma by targeting and limiting SFB in the mouse gut. @UBCMicroImmuno @ubcmsl @FinlayLab

Cell Reports @CellReports Oct 7, 2024

Secretory IgA in breast milk protects against asthma through modulation of the gut microbiota dlvr.it/TF52Fn
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Kate Donald @Kate_Donald_ May 3, 2023

Excited to share our latest review on the role of the gut microbiota in immune development! @FinlayLab @NatRevImmunol

Nature Rev Immunol @NatRevImmunol May 3, 2023

Early-life interactions between the microbiota and immune system: impact on immune system development and atopic disease dlvr.it/SnSWRQ

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