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Overview

Sandra Macfarlane is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in Medicine and Computer Science, with specific focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Computer Networks and Communications, and Epidemiology.

Their notable publication includes the paper titled The feasibility of home monitoring of young people with cystic fibrosis: Results from CLIMB-CF, published in 2021 in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. This work has been cited 26 times and contributes to understanding remote health monitoring within cystic fibrosis research.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Wireless Networks and Protocols
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandra Macfarlane include:

  • C. Edmondson
  • Nicole Westrupp
  • Paul Seddon
  • C. Olden
  • C. Wallis

The primary publication venue for their work is the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of short-chain fatty acid production

    Sandra Macfarlane;George T. Macfarlane

  • Bacteria, colonic fermentation, and gastrointestinal health.

    George T Macfarlane;Sandra Macfarlane

  • Synbiotic therapy (Bifidobacterium longum/Synergy 1) initiates resolution of inflammation in patients with active ulcerative colitis: a randomised controlled pilot trial

    Furrie E;Macfarlane S;Kennedy A;Cummings Jh

  • Bacterial metabolism and health-related effects of galacto-oligosaccharides and other prebiotics

    G.T. Macfarlane;H. Steed;S. Macfarlane

  • Dietary prebiotics: current status and new definition

    Glenn R. Gibson;Karen P. Scott;Robert A. Rastall;Kieran M. Tuohy

  • Review article: prebiotics in the gastrointestinal tract

    S. Macfarlane;G. T. Macfarlane;J. H. Cummings

  • Inflammatory disease processes and interactions with nutrition

    P. C. Calder;R. Albers;J.-M. Antoine;S. Blum

  • Comparison of compositions and metabolic activities of fecal microbiotas in young adults and in antibiotic-treated and non-antibiotic-treated elderly subjects

    Emma J. Woodmansey;Marion E. T. McMurdo;George T. Macfarlane;Sandra Macfarlane

  • Fermentation in the human large intestine: its physiologic consequences and the potential contribution of prebiotics.

    George T. Macfarlane;Sandra Macfarlane

  • Microbial biofilms in the human gastrointestinal tract

    S. Macfarlane;J.F. Dillon

  • Toll-like receptors-2 ,- 3 and -4 expression patterns on human colon and their regulation by mucosal-associated bacteria

    Elizabeth Furrie;Sandra Macfarlane;George Thomson;George T. Macfarlane

  • FAO Technical meeting on prebiotics.

    Maya Pineiro;Nils-Georg Asp;Gregor Reid;Sandra Macfarlane

  • Colonization of Mucin by Human Intestinal Bacteria and Establishment of Biofilm Communities in a Two-Stage Continuous Culture System

    Sandra Macfarlane;Emma J. Woodmansey;George T. Macfarlane

  • Estimation of the fermentability of dietary fibre in vitro: a European interlaboratory study.

    J L Barry;C Hoebler;G T Macfarlane;S Macfarlane

  • Clinical trial: the microbiological and immunological effects of synbiotic consumption - a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study in active Crohn's disease.

    Helen D Steed;George T Macfarlane;Katie L Blackett;Bahram Bahrami

  • Mucosa-Associated Bacterial Diversity in Relation to Human Terminal Ileum and Colonic Biopsy Samples

    Shakil Ahmed;George T. Macfarlane;Alemu Fite;Andrew J. McBain

  • Models for intestinal fermentation: association between food components, delivery systems, bioavailability and functional interactions in the gut.

    George T Macfarlane;Sandra Macfarlane

  • Composition and Metabolic Activities of Bacterial Biofilms Colonizing Food Residues in the Human Gut

    Sandra Macfarlane;George T. Macfarlane

  • Oesophageal bacterial biofilm changes in gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's and oesophageal carcinoma: association or causality?

    K. L. Blackett;S. S. Siddhi;S. Cleary;H. Steed

  • Identification and quantitation of mucosal and faecal desulfovibrios using real time polymerase chain reaction

    A Fite;G T Macfarlane;J H Cummings;M J Hopkins

Frequent Co-Authors

George T. Macfarlane
George T. Macfarlane University of Dundee
John H. Cummings
John H. Cummings University of Dundee
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Andrew J. McBain
Andrew J. McBain University of Manchester
Kieran M. Tuohy
Kieran M. Tuohy Fondazione Edmund Mach
Lorenzo Morelli
Lorenzo Morelli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Mark E. Shirtliff
Mark E. Shirtliff University of Maryland, Baltimore
Miguel Gueimonde
Miguel Gueimonde Spanish National Research Council
Peter Gilbert
Peter Gilbert University of Manchester
Nathalie M. Delzenne
Nathalie M. Delzenne Université Catholique de Louvain

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