Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Concordia University Nebraska, 2005
• PhD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2010

Training

• Postdoc, Washington University School of Medicine, 2011 - 2016

Honors and Awards

• Most Outstanding Graduate in Biology and Chemistry, 2005
• Saint Louis University Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, Biological Sciences Poster Competition – 2nd place, 2008
• American Society of Microbiology, Missouri Branch Annual Meeting. Ph.D. Candidate Research Presentation Competition - 1st place, 2011
• Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference Postdoc Poster Competition- 1st place, 2016

Recent Publications view all (19)

Publication Co-Authors

Drew Schwartz

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Nicole Gilbert, PhD

1. O'Brien VP, Joens MS, Lewis AL, Gilbert NM. Recurrent Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection Triggered by Gardnerella vaginalis Bladder Exposure in Mice Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2020. doi:10.3791/61967  
2. Gilbert NM, Foster LR, Cao B, Yin Y, Mysorekar IU, Lewis AL. Gardnerella vaginalis promotes group B Streptococcus vaginal colonization, enabling ascending uteroplacental infection in pregnant mice Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.032  PMID:33248136 
3. Kavita Agarwal, Lloyd S Robinson, Somya Aggarwal, Lynne R Foster, Ariel Hernandez-Leyva, Hueylie Lin, Brett A Tortelli, Valerie P O'Brien, Liza Miller, Andrew L Kau, Hilary Reno , Nicole M Gilbert, Warren G Lewis, Amanda L Lewis . Glycan cross-feeding supports mutualism between Fusobacterium and the vaginal microbiota PLoS Biol.. 2020. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000788  PMCID:PMC7447053  PMID:32841232 
4. Hilt EE, Putonti C, Thomas-White K, Lewis AL, Visick KL, Gilbert NM, Wolfe AJ. Aerococcus urinae Isolated from Women with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: In Vitro Aggregation and Genome Analysis. J Bacteriol. 2020;202(13). PMCID:PMC7283593  PMID:32284319 
5. Morrill S, Gilbert NM, Lewis AL. Gardnerella vaginalis as a Cause of Bacterial Vaginosis: Appraisal of the Evidence From in vivo Models. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020;10:168. PMCID:PMC7193744  PMID:32391287 
6. Lewis AL, Gilbert NM. Roles of the vagina and the vaginal microbiota in urinary tract infection: evidence from clinical correlations and experimental models. GMS Infect Dis. 2020;8:Doc02. PMCID:PMC7186798  PMID:32373427 
7. Gilbert NM, Lewis WG, Li G, Sojka DK, Lubin JB, Lewis AL. Gardnerella vaginalis and Prevotella bivia Trigger Distinct and Overlapping Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of Bacterial Vaginosis. J Infect Dis. 2019;220(7):1099-1108. PMCID:PMC6736442  PMID:30715405 
8. O'Brien VP, Gilbert NM, Lebratti T, Agarwal K, Foster L, Shin H, Lewis AL. Low-dose inoculation of Escherichia coli achieves robust vaginal colonization and results in ascending infection accompanied by severe uterine inflammation in mice. PLoS One. 2019;14(7):e0219941. PMCID:PMC6645506  PMID:31329630 
9. Gilbert NM, Lewis AL. Covert pathogenesis: Transient exposures to microbes as triggers of disease. PLoS Pathog. 2019;15(3):e1007586. PMCID:PMC6438445  PMID:30921443 
10. Amegashie CP, Gilbert NM, Peipert JF, Allsworth JE, Lewis WG, Lewis AL. Relationship between nugent score and vaginal epithelial exfoliation. PLoS One. 2017;12(5):e0177797. PMCID:PMC5451030  PMID:28562623 
11. Gilbert NM, O'Brien VP, Lewis AL. Transient microbiota exposures activate dormant Escherichia coli infection in the bladder and drive severe outcomes of recurrent disease. PLoS Pathog. 2017;13(3):e1006238. PMCID:PMC5373645  PMID:28358889 
12. Lubin JB, Lewis WG, Gilbert NM, Weimer CM, Almagro-Moreno S, Boyd EF, Lewis AL. Host-like carbohydrates promote bloodstream survival of Vibrio vulnificus in vivo. Infect Immun. 2015;83(8):3126-36. PMCID:PMC4496609  PMID:26015477 
13. Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Gilbert NM, Lewis AL. Impact of host age and parity on susceptibility to severe urinary tract infection in a murine model. PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e97798. PMCID:PMC4024022  PMID:24835885 
14. Gilbert NM, O'Brien VP, Hultgren S, Macones G, Lewis WG, Lewis AL. Urinary tract infection as a preventable cause of pregnancy complications: opportunities, challenges, and a global call to action. Glob Adv Health Med. 2013;2(5):59-69. PMCID:PMC3833562  PMID:24416696 
15. Lewis WG, Robinson LS, Gilbert NM, Perry JC, Lewis AL. Degradation, foraging, and depletion of mucus sialoglycans by the vagina-adapted Actinobacterium Gardnerella vaginalis. J Biol Chem. 2013;288(17):12067-79. PMCID:PMC3636892  PMID:23479734 
16. Gilbert NM, Lewis WG, Lewis AL. Clinical features of bacterial vaginosis in a murine model of vaginal infection with Gardnerella vaginalis. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59539. PMCID:PMC3602284  PMID:23527214 
17. Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Gilbert NM, Hultgren SJ, Lewis AL. Immune modulation by group B Streptococcus influences host susceptibility to urinary tract infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 2012;80(12):4186-94. PMCID:PMC3497425  PMID:22988014 
18. Gilbert NM, Baker LG, Specht CA, Lodge JK. A glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor is required for membrane localization but dispensable for cell wall association of chitin deacetylase 2 in Cryptococcus neoformans. mBio. 2012;3(1). PMCID:PMC3280450  PMID:22354955 
19. Gilbert NM, Donlin MJ, Gerik KJ, Specht CA, Djordjevic JT, Wilson CF, Sorrell TC, Lodge JK. KRE genes are required for beta-1,6-glucan synthesis, maintenance of capsule architecture and cell wall protein anchoring in Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Microbiol. 2010;76(2):517-34. PMCID:PMC2969852  PMID:20384682