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Overview

Harry Sokol is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on the intersections of gut microbiota, inflammatory bowel diseases, and metabolic disorders. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, genetics, and surgery.

Their publication record includes notable recent papers such as:

  • "Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key actors in inflammatory bowel disease" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as central regulators in metabolic disorders" (2020), published in Gut
  • "Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation" (2022), published in Cell
  • "Reporting guidelines for human microbiome research: the STORMS checklist" (2021), published in Nature Medicine
  • "Faecalibacterium: a bacterial genus with promising human health applications" (2023), published in FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Sokol collaborates frequently with several coauthors. Among the most frequent collaborators are Nathalie Rolhion, Nicolas Benech, Julien Kirchgesner, Laurent Beaugerie, and Maria Nachury.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut Microbes
  • Digestive and Liver Disease

The main fields of study for Sokol's research are medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. More specifically, their subfields encompass molecular biology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, genetics, and surgery.

Their work covers key topics related to:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Best Publications

  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is an anti-inflammatory commensal bacterium identified by gut microbiota analysis of Crohn disease patients

    Harry Sokol;Bénédicte Pigneur;Laurie Watterlot;Omar Lakhdari

  • Dysfunction of the intestinal microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease and treatment

    Xochitl C Morgan;Timothy L Tickle;Timothy L Tickle;Harry Sokol;Harry Sokol;Dirk Gevers

  • Gut Microbiota Regulation of Tryptophan Metabolism in Health and Disease

    Allison Agus;Julien Planchais;Harry Sokol;Harry Sokol

  • The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age.

    Denis Mariat;Olivier Firmesse;Florence Levenez;Vd Guimarăes

  • Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key actors in inflammatory bowel disease.

    Aonghus Lavelle;Aonghus Lavelle;Harry Sokol

  • Low counts of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in colitis microbiota.

    Sokol H;Seksik P;Furet Jp;Firmesse O

  • CARD9 impacts colitis by altering gut microbiota metabolism of tryptophan into aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands

    Bruno Lamas;Mathias L Richard;Valentin Leducq;Hang-Phuong Pham

  • Fungal microbiota dysbiosis in IBD

    Harry Sokol;Valentin Leducq;Hugues Aschard;Hang-Phuong Pham

  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and human intestinal health

    S. Miquel;R. Martin;R. Martin;O. Rossi;L.G. Bermudez-Humaran;L.G. Bermudez-Humaran

  • European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice

    Giovanni Cammarota;Gianluca Ianiro;Herbert Tilg;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović

  • Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as central regulators in metabolic disorders.

    Allison Agus;Karine Clément;Harry Sokol

  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

    Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

  • Connecting dysbiosis, bile-acid dysmetabolism and gut inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases

    Henri Duboc;Sylvie Rajca;Sylvie Rajca;Dominique Rainteau;Dominique Rainteau;David Benarous

  • Identification of an anti-inflammatory protein from Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a commensal bacterium deficient in Crohn’s disease

    E. Quévrain;M.A. Maubert;C. Michon;F. Chain;F. Chain

  • Enterococcus hirae and Barnesiella intestinihominis Facilitate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Therapeutic Immunomodulatory Effects

    Romain Daillère;Romain Daillère;Romain Daillère;Marie Vétizou;Marie Vétizou;Marie Vétizou;Nadine Waldschmitt;Takahiro Yamazaki;Takahiro Yamazaki

  • A microbial signature for Crohn ’ s disease

    Victoria Pascal;Marta Pozuelo;Natalia Borruel;Francesc Casellas

  • Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation

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  • Impaired Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligand Production by the Gut Microbiota Is a Key Factor in Metabolic Syndrome.

    Jane M. Natividad;Allison Agus;Julien Planchais;Bruno Lamas;Bruno Lamas

  • Specificities of the fecal microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease

    Harry Sokol;Philippe Seksik;Lionel Rigottier-Gois;Christophe Lay

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and intestinal immunity.

    Bruno Lamas;Bruno Lamas;Jane M. Natividad;Harry Sokol;Harry Sokol

  • Bilophila wadsworthia aggravates high fat diet induced metabolic dysfunctions in mice

    Jane M. Natividad;Bruno Lamas;Bruno Lamas;Hang Phuong Pham;Marie Laure Michel

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Langella
Philippe Langella University of Paris-Saclay
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán University of Paris-Saclay
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute
Germain Trugnan
Germain Trugnan Grenoble Alpes University
Matthieu Allez
Matthieu Allez Université Paris Cité
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet University of Lorraine
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Yoram Bouhnik
Yoram Bouhnik Beaujon Hospital
Joël Doré
Joël Doré INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Nicolas Barnich
Nicolas Barnich University of Clermont Auvergne

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