Maggie Stanislawski, PhD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Research Interests

My research examines the role of the gut microbiome in obesity and cardiometabolic disease.

Publications

• Fouquier J, Stanislawski M, O'Connor J, Scadden A, Lozupone C. EXPLANA: a user-friendly workflow for EXPLoratory ANAlysis and feature selection in cross-sectional and longitudinal microbiome studies. Bioinformatics. 2026 Jan 2;42(1). PubMed PMID: 41416890
• Ferrier K, Graff M, Konigsberg IR, Stanislawski M, Highland HM, Raffield LM, Carson AP, Boerwinkle E, Norris JM, Gignoux CR, Hendricks AE, Raghavan S, North KE, Young KL, Justice AE, Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Kasela S, Aguet F, Joseph JJ, Kooperberg C, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Lange EM, Lange LA. Epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis of BMI in African Americans. HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 15;7(1):100552. PubMed PMID: 41351263
• Stanislawski MA, Litkowski E, Arehart CH, Luo K, Gilmore N, Lange LA, Lange EM, Barnes K, Avery CL, Meyer KA, Holguin F, North KE, Burk RD, Kaplan RC. Relationships among host genetics, gut microbiota, and asthma in US Hispanic/Latino adults. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 20;16(1):10223. PubMed PMID: 41266326
• Guo B, Cai Y, Kim D, Smit RAJ, Wang Z, Iyer KR, Hilliard AT, Haessler J, Tao R, Broadaway KA, Wang Y, Pozdeyev N, Stæger FF, Yang C, Vanderwerff B, Patki AD, Stalbow L, Lin M, Rafaels N, Shortt J, Wiley L, Stanislawski M, Pattee J, Davis L, Straub PS, Shuey MM, Cox NJ, Lee NR, Jørgensen ME, Bjerregaard P, Larsen C, Hansen T, Moltke I, Meigs JB, Stram DO, Yin X, Zhou X, Chang KM, Clarke SL, Guarischi-Sousa R, Lankester J, Tsao PS, Buyske S, Graff M, Raffield LM, Sun Q, Wilkens LR, Carlson CS, Easton CB, Liu S, Manson JE, Marchand LL, Haiman CA, Mohlke KL, Gordon-Larsen P, Albrechtsen A, Boehnke M, Rich SS, Manichaikul A, Rotter JI, Yousri NA, Irvin RM, Gignoux C, North KE, Loos RJF, Assimes TL, Peters U, Kooperberg C, Raghavan S, Highland HM, Darst BF. Polygenic risk score for type 2 diabetes shows context-dependent effects across populations. Nat Commun. 2025 Oct 1;16(1):8632. PubMed PMID: 41034193
• Kakar A, Litkowski EM, Scadden AW, Anwar MY, Konigsberg IR, Stanislawski MA, DuPre NC, Mitra R, Baumgartner R, Raffield LM, Lange EM, Lange LA, Taylor KC. A multi-ethnic polygenic risk score for chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of hypertension in African American individuals. BMC Nephrol. 2025 Sep 26;26(1):524. PubMed PMID: 41013308
• Arehart CH, Lin M, Gibson RA, Raghavan S, Gignoux CR, Stanislawski MA, Grotzinger AD, Evans LM. Modeling the genomic architecture of adiposity and anthropometrics across the lifespan. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 13;16(1):7494. PubMed PMID: 40796553
• Vargas LB, Meyer MC, Konigsberg IR, Kakar A, Carry PM, Li Y, Jones AC, Tiwari HK, Srinivasasainagendra V, Armstrong ND, Kenny EE, Pasaniuc B, Irvin MR, Cho MH, Stanislawski MA, Raghavan S, Shortt JA, Lange LA, Lange EM. Ancestry Calibration of Polygenic Risk Scores Improves Risk Stratification and Effect Estimation in African American Adults. medRxiv. 2025 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 40585132
• Scadden AW, Kakar A, Litkowski EM, Meyer MC, Armstrong ND, Buyske S, Cai Y, Cheng I, Darst BF, Fornage M, Graff M, Guo B, Haiman CA, Highland HM, Kooperberg C, Le Marchand L, North K, Peters U, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Srinivasasainagendra V, Tiwari HK, Waldrop S, Young K, Raghavan S, Lange EM, Lange LA, Irvin MR, Stanislawski MA. Type 2 Diabetes Polygenic Risk Score Interactions with Lifestyle Risk Factors in Black Americans. Lifestyle Genom. 2025;18(1):90-97. PubMed PMID: 40451158
• Zhang X, Scadden AW, Marthi A, Buchanan VL, Qu Y, Ferrier KR, Chen BD, Graff M, Avila J, Boerwinkle E, Buyske S, Clish CB, Cruz D, Fornage M, Gerzsten RE, Gignoux CR, Glover L, Hou L, Justice AE, Kooperberg C, Kramer H, Lange L, Loos RJF, Matise T, Mychaleckyj JC, Olabisi OA, Peters U, Raffield LM, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Taylor KD, Yu B, Zheng Y, North KE, Mottl AK, Highland HM, Stanislawski MA. Alterations in DNA Methylation, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Profiles in African Ancestry Populations with APOL1 Risk Alleles. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Apr 7;36(8):1490-1504. PubMed PMID: 40193202
• Anwar MY, Highland H, Buchanan VL, Graff M, Young K, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Durda P, Liu Y, Johnson CW, Aguet F, Ardlie KG, Gerszten RE, Clish CB, Lange LA, Ding J, Goodarzi MO, Chen YI, Peloso GM, Guo X, Stanislawski MA, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Justice AE, Liu CT, North K. Machine learning-based clustering identifies obesity subgroups with differential multi-omics profiles and metabolic patterns. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Nov;32(11):2024-2034. PubMed PMID: 39497627
• Fouquier J, Stanislawski M, O'Connor J, Scadden A, Lozupone C. EXPLANA: A user-friendly workflow for EXPLoratory ANAlysis and feature selection in cross-sectional and longitudinal microbiome studies. bioRxiv. 2024 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 39185201
• Arehart CH, Sterrett JD, Garris RL, Quispe-Pilco RE, Gignoux CR, Evans LM, Stanislawski MA. Poly-omic risk scores predict inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis. mSystems. 2024 Jan 23;9(1):e0067723. PubMed PMID: 38095449
• Arehart CH, Sterrett JD, Garris RL, Quispe-Pilco RE, Gignoux CR, Evans LM, Stanislawski MA. Poly-omic risk scores predict inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis. mSystems. 2023 Dec 14;:e0067723. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38095449
• Tobias DK, Merino J, Ahmad A, Aiken C, Benham JL, Bodhini D, Clark AL, Colclough K, Corcoy R, Cromer SJ, Duan D, Felton JL, Francis EC, Gillard P, Gingras V, Gaillard R, Haider E, Hughes A, Ikle JM, Jacobsen LM, Kahkoska AR, Kettunen JLT, Kreienkamp RJ, Lim LL, Männistö JME, Massey R, Mclennan NM, Miller RG, Morieri ML, Most J, Naylor RN, Ozkan B, Patel KA, Pilla SJ, Prystupa K, Raghavan S, Rooney MR, Schön M, Semnani-Azad Z, Sevilla-Gonzalez M, Svalastoga P, Takele WW, Tam CH, Thuesen ACB, Tosur M, Wallace AS, Wang CC, Wong JJ, Yamamoto JM, Young K, Amouyal C, Andersen MK, Bonham MP, Chen M, Cheng F, Chikowore T, Chivers SC, Clemmensen C, Dabelea D, Dawed AY, Deutsch AJ, Dickens LT, DiMeglio LA, Dudenhöffer-Pfeifer M, Evans-Molina C, Fernández-Balsells MM, Fitipaldi H, Fitzpatrick SL, Gitelman SE, Goodarzi MO, Grieger JA, Guasch-Ferré M, Habibi N, Hansen T, Huang C, Harris-Kawano A, Ismail HM, Hoag B, Johnson RK, Jones AG, Koivula RW, Leong A, Leung GKW, Libman IM, Liu K, Long SA, Lowe WL Jr, Morton RW, Motala AA, Onengut-Gumuscu S, Pankow JS, Pathirana M, Pazmino S, Perez D, Petrie JR, Powe CE, Quinteros A, Jain R, Ray D, Ried-Larsen M, Saeed Z, Santhakumar V, Kanbour S, Sarkar S, Monaco GSF, Scholtens DM, Selvin E, Sheu WH, Speake C, Stanislawski MA, Steenackers N, Steck AK, Stefan N, Støy J, Taylor R, Tye SC, Ukke GG, Urazbayeva M, Van der Schueren B, Vatier C, Wentworth JM, Hannah W, White SL, Yu G, Zhang Y, Zhou SJ, Beltrand J, Polak M, Aukrust I, de Franco E, Flanagan SE, Maloney KA, McGovern A, Molnes J, Nakabuye M, Njølstad PR, Pomares-Millan H, Provenzano M, Saint-Martin C, Zhang C, Zhu Y, Auh S, de Souza R, Fawcett AJ, Gruber C, Mekonnen EG, Mixter E, Sherifali D, Eckel RH, Nolan JJ, Philipson LH, Brown RJ, Billings LK, Boyle K, Costacou T, Dennis JM, Florez JC, Gloyn AL, Gomez MF, Gottlieb PA, Greeley SAW, Griffin K, Hattersley AT, Hirsch IB, Hivert MF, Hood KK, Josefson JL, Kwak SH, Laffel LM, Lim SS, Loos RJF, Ma RCW, Mathieu C, Mathioudakis N, Me... Second international consensus report on gaps and opportunities for the clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine. Nat Med. 2023 Oct;29(10):2438-2457. PubMed PMID: 37794253
• Young KG, McInnes EH, Massey RJ, Kahkoska AR, Pilla SJ, Raghavan S, Stanislawski MA, Tobias DK, McGovern AP, Dawed AY, Jones AG, Pearson ER, Dennis JM. Treatment effect heterogeneity following type 2 diabetes treatment with GLP1-receptor agonists and SGLT2-inhibitors: a systematic review. Commun Med (Lond). 2023 Oct 5;3(1):131. PubMed PMID: 37794166
• Kavousi M, Bos MM, Barnes HJ, Lino Cardenas CL, Wong D, Lu H, Hodonsky CJ, Landsmeer LPL, Turner AW, Kho M, Hasbani NR, de Vries PS, Bowden DW, Chopade S, Deelen J, Benavente ED, Guo X, Hofer E, Hwang SJ, Lutz SM, Lyytikäinen LP, Slenders L, Smith AV, Stanislawski MA, van Setten J, Wong Q, Yanek LR, Becker DM, Beekman M, Budoff MJ, Feitosa MF, Finan C, Hilliard AT, Kardia SLR, Kovacic JC, Kral BG, Langefeld CD, Launer LJ, Malik S, Hoesein FAAM, Mokry M, Schmidt R, Smith JA, Taylor KD, Terry JG, van der Grond J, van Meurs J, Vliegenthart R, Xu J, Young KA, Zilhão NR, Zweiker R, Assimes TL, Becker LC, Bos D, Carr JJ, Cupples LA, de Kleijn DPV, de Winther M, den Ruijter HM, Fornage M, Freedman BI, Gudnason V, Hingorani AD, Hokanson JE, Ikram MA, Išgum I, Jacobs DR Jr, Kähönen M, Lange LA, Lehtimäki T, Pasterkamp G, Raitakari OT, Schmidt H, Slagboom PE, Uitterlinden AG, Vernooij MW, Bis JC, Franceschini N, Psaty BM, Post WS, Rotter JI, Björkegren JLM, O'Donnell CJ, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Malhotra R, van der Laan SW, Miller CL. Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification. Nat Genet. 2023 Oct;55(10):1651-1664. PubMed PMID: 37770635
• Hill EB, Konigsberg IR, Ir D, Frank DN, Jambal P, Litkowski EM, Lange EM, Lange LA, Ostendorf DM, Scorsone JJ, Wayland L, Bing K, MacLean PS, Melanson EL, Bessesen DH, Catenacci VA, Stanislawski MA, Borengasser SJ. The Microbiome, Epigenome, and Diet in Adults with Obesity during Behavioral Weight Loss. Nutrients. 2023 Aug 16;15(16). PubMed PMID: 37630778
• Hoisington AJ, Stamper CE, Bates KL, Stanislawski MA, Flux MC, Postolache TT, Lowry CA, Brenner LA. Human microbiome transfer in the built environment differs based on occupants, objects, and buildings. Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 20;13(1):6446. PubMed PMID: 37081054
• Stanislawski MA, Stamper CE, Stearns-Yoder KA, Hoisington AJ, Brostow DP, Forster JE, Postolache TT, Lowry CA, Brenner LA. Characterization of the gut microbiota among Veterans with unique military-related exposures and high prevalence of chronic health conditions: A United States-Veteran Microbiome Project (US-VMP) study. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2021 Dec;18:100346. PubMed PMID: 34988495
• Stanislawski MA, Frank DN, Borengasser SJ, Ostendorf DM, Ir D, Jambal P, Bing K, Wayland L, Siebert JC, Bessesen DH, MacLean PS, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. The Gut Microbiota during a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 18;13(9). PubMed PMID: 34579125
• Stanislawski MA, Litkowski E, Raghavan S, Harrall KK, Shaw J, Glueck DH, Lange EM, Dabelea D, Lange LA. Genetic Risk Score for Type 2 Diabetes and Traits Related to Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis in Youth: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes Among Children (EPOCH) Study. Diabetes Care. 2021 Sep;44(9):2018-2024. PubMed PMID: 34257098
• Stanislawski MA, Litkowski E, Fore R, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Hivert MF, Lange EM, Lange LA, Dabelea D, Raghavan S. Genetic Interactions with Intrauterine Diabetes Exposure in Relation to Obesity: The EPOCH and Project Viva Studies. Pediatr Rep. 2021 Jun 1;13(2):279-288. PubMed PMID: 34205853
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Sauder KA, Ringham BM, Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Stanislawski MA, Lange LA, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Associations of Nutrient Intake Changes During Childhood with Adolescent Hepatic Fat: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes Among CHildren Study. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct;237:50-58.e3. PubMed PMID: 34171361
• Stanislawski MA, Lange LA, Raffield LM, Zakai NA, Meyer M, Ferrier K, Szeto MD, Leavitt C, Shortt JA, Thornton TA, Tracy RP, Auer PL, Reiner AP, Lange EM, Olson NC. Soluble CD14 Levels in the Jackson Heart Study: Associations With Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Genetic Variants. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 Jun;41(6):e369-e378. PubMed PMID: 33910371
• Siebert JC, Stanislawski MA, Zaman A, Ostendorf DM, Konigsberg IR, Jambal P, Ir D, Bing K, Wayland L, Scorsone JJ, Lozupone CA, Görg C, Frank DN, Bessesen D, MacLean PS, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA, Borengasser SJ. Multiomic Predictors of Short-Term Weight Loss and Clinical Outcomes During a Behavioral-Based Weight Loss Intervention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 May;29(5):859-869. PubMed PMID: 33811477
• Brostow, D., Stamper, C.E., Stanislawski, M.A., Stearns-Yoder, K.A., Schneider, A., Postolache, T.T., Forster, J.E., Hoisington, A.J., Lowry, C., Brenner, L. A. (2021). Dietary habits and the gut microbiota in military Veterans: Results from the United States-Veteran Microbiome Project (US-VMP). Gut Microbiome, 2(E1).
• Gascon M, Harrall KK, Beavers AW, Glueck DH, Stanislawski MA, Alaimo K, Villalobos A, Hebert JR, Dexter K, Li K, Litt J. Feasibility of collection and analysis of microbiome data in a longitudinal randomized trial of community gardening. Future Microbiol. 2020 May;15:633-648. PubMed PMID: 32495698
• Keach JW, Stanislawski MA, Barón AE, Plomondon ME, Langner P, Amin A, Gilmartin HM, Waldo S, Maddox TM. Variation in contrast-associated acute kidney injury prophylaxis for percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) program. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Apr 28;21(1):150. PubMed PMID: 32345254
• Asundi A, Stanislawski M, Mehta P, Mull HJ, Schweizer ML, Barón AE, Ho PM, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. Development and Validation of a Semi-Automated Surveillance Algorithm for Cardiac Device Infections: Insights from the VA CART program. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 24;10(1):5276. PubMed PMID: 32210289
• Stanislawski MA, Shaw J, Litkowski E, Lange EM, Perng W, Dabelea D, Lange LA. Genetic Risk for Hepatic Fat among an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Youth: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among Children Study. J Pediatr. 2020 May;220:146-153.e2. PubMed PMID: 32143931
• Mull HJ, Stolzmann K, Kalver E, Shin MH, Schweizer ML, Asundi A, Mehta P, Stanislawski M, Branch-Elliman W. Novel methodology to measure pre-procedure antimicrobial prophylaxis: integrating text searches with structured data from the Veterans Health Administration's electronic medical record. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2020 Jan 30;20(1):15. PubMed PMID: 32000780
• Brenner LA, Stamper CE, Hoisington AJ, Stearns-Yoder KA, Stanislawksi MA, Brostow DP, Hoffmire CA, Forster JE, Schneider AL, Postolache TT, Lowry CA. Microbial Diversity and Community Structures Among Those With Moderate to Severe TBI: A United States-Veteran Microbiome Project Study. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2020 Sep Oct;35(5):332-341. PubMed PMID: 32881767
• Stanislawski MA, Dabelea D, Lange LA, Wagner BD, Lozupone CA. Gut microbiota phenotypes of obesity. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2019;5:18. PubMed PMID: 31285833
• Asundi A, Stanislawski M, Mehta P, Baron AE, Mull HJ, Ho PM, Zimetbaum PJ, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. Real-world effectiveness of infection prevention interventions for reducing procedure-related cardiac device infections: Insights from the veterans affairs clinical assessment reporting and tracking program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Aug;40(8):855-862. PubMed PMID: 31159895
• Stanislawski MA, Dabelea D, Wagner BD, Iszatt N, Dahl C, Sontag MK, Knight R, Lozupone CA, Eggesbø M. Reply to Moossavi and Azad, "Quantifying and Interpreting the Association between Early-Life Gut Microbiota Composition and Childhood Obesity". mBio. 2019 Feb 12;10(1). PubMed PMID: 30755504
• Jawaid O, Stanislawski M, Bricker R, Plomondon ME, Grunwald GK, Valle JA, Armstrong EJ, Waldo SW. Contemporary use of intra-aortic balloon pumps during percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking program. Coron Artery Dis. 2019 Jan;30(1):44-50. PubMed PMID: 30358654

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000