BRITTANY T. TRUONG, PHD
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​Science Writing

SPLASH!

Amidst Additives: Ultra-Processed Foods Harm Infant Gut
July 1, 2025 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter
Whey Protein Alleviates Mild Cognitive Impairment Symptoms
May 1, 2025 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter
Small Milk Fat Globules Stimulate Growth of Good Bacteria
Mar. 1, 2025 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter
Heavy Metals and Feeding Modality Shape Gut Microbiome
Jan. 1, 2025 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter
Key to Healthy Aging is a Healthy Mind… and Eating Cheese
Nov. 1, 2024 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter


THC Lingers in Human Milk Hours After Cannabis Use
Sep. 1, 2024 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter

New FDA-Backed Qualified Claim: Yogurt Lowers Diabetes Risk
July 1, 2024 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter

​Gut Microbes Boost Dairy Tolerance in Adults Lacking Lactase

May 1, 2024 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter
​Lipid Droplets in Infant Formula Improve Child Neurodevelopment
Mar. 15, 2024 | SPLASH! Milk Science Newsletter

CU Anschutz Today

Program That Culturally Tailored COVID-19 Messages Spotlighted
Feb. 12, 2024 | CU Anschutz Today

CRISPR Study Lays Groundwork for Overcoming Ovarian Cancer
Jan. 29, 2024 | CU Anschutz Today
Into Thin Air: Genetic Factors Drive Metabolic Adaptations Linked to Acclimatization
Dec. 25, 2023 | CU Anschutz Today



​Science Communicators Strategize How to Demystify Science
Dec. 11, 2023 | CU Anschutz Today​
Study Finds Incidence of Celiac Disease Higher Than Experts Thought
Nov. 17, 2023 | CU Anschutz Today
Cathy Bradley Outlines Five-Year Plan for the Colorado School of Public Health
Oct. 23, 2023 | CU Anschutz Today

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | USA Today

COVID rates are rising. Now, a UW-Madison scientist has found a way to recycle face masks.
Aug. 17, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
She started losing her vision at 19. Now as Vision Forward's CEO, she's helping others who share her experience
Aug. 11, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
UW curator handles tours, teaching, events, exhibitions. But she's happiest working with her bone collections.
Aug. 9, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UWM is in the home stretch raising money for the most advanced Great Lakes research vessel
Aug. 7, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *Front page
​How does our body know how to take shape from a single cell? Scientists are closing in on answers. 
Aug. 3, 2023 | USA Today | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *Front page

Gut bacteria hungry for inflammatory chemicals may protect against gout and heart disease
July 20, 2023 | USA Today | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
​UW-led team of astrophysicists identifies invisible ‘ghost particles’ in Milky Way using AI

July 7, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It's tiny, delicate and rare. Zoo hatches a critically endangered northern spider tortoise.
June 28, 2023 | USA Today | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
How is air quality measured? What are we inhaling? Here's the science behind the smoky haze.
June 28, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *Front page
Milwaukee celebrates 150th anniversary of universal, yet inefficient, QWERTY keyboard
June 22, 2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Society for Developmental Biology

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Winner of 2023 Edwin G. Conklin Medal
June 15, 2023 | Developmental Biology, Volume 501 | Society for Developmental Biology
Winner of the 2022 Best paper in Developmental Biology Award – Jeet Patel takes a (w)hif1α of regeneration mechanisms
June 9, 2023 | Developmental Biology, Volume 501
Lighting the Path to Developmental Biology through Clear Direction Mentoring
Jan. 23, 2023 | Society for Developmental Biology
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize
Oct. 31, 2022 | Developmental Biology, Volume 496 | Society for Developmental Biology

Research Manuscripts & Literature Reviews

Truong, B. T., Shull, L. C., Zepeda, B. J., Lencer, E., & Artinger, K. B. (2024). Human split hand/foot variants are not as functional as wildtype human PRDM1 in the rescue of craniofacial defects. Birth Defects Research, 116(3), e2327. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2327
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Truong, B. T., Shull, L. C., Lencer, E., Bend, E. G., Field, M., Blue, E. E., Bamshad, M. J., Skinner, C., Everman, D., Schwartz, C. E., Flanagan-Steet, H., & Artinger, K. B. (2023). PRDM1 DNA-binding zinc finger domain is required for normal limb development and is disrupted in split hand/foot malformation. Disease Models & Mechanisms, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049977  *Editor's Pick

Truong, B. T., & Artinger, K. B. (2021). The power of zebrafish models for understanding the co-occurrence of craniofacial and limb disorders. Genesis. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.23407  *Most cited article of 2021
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Iwanaga, R.*, Truong, B. T.*, Hsu, J. Y., Lambert, K. A., Vyas, R., Orlicky, D., Shellman, Y. G., Tan, A. C., Ceol, C., & Artinger, K. B. (2020). Loss of prdm1a accelerates melanoma onset and progression. Mol Carcinog. https://doi.org/10.1002/mc.23236  *Co-first authors

Truong, B. T., Yarza, T. K. L., Bootpetch Roberts, T., Roberts, S., Xu, J., Steritz, M. J., Tobias-Grasso, C. A. M., Azamian, M., Lalani, S. R., Mohlke, K. L., Lee, N. R., Cutiongco-de la Paz, E. M., Reyes-Quintos, M. R. T., Santos-Cortez, R. L. P., & Chiong, C. M. (2019). Exome sequencing reveals novel variants and unique allelic spectrum for hearing impairment in Filipino cochlear implantees. Clin Genet, 95(5), 634-636. https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.13515


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