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Jens Walter

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Jens Walter

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2016.

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Research

Dietary Fibre Fermentation Gut Barrier Gut Micrbiome Microbial Metabolites Microbiota Personalized Nutrtion Dietary Fiber

Latest papers

The Effects of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Inflammation, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolism in People With Excess Body Weight-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The Journal of nutrition · 2026
Proposal of Limosilactobacillus secundus sp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. pararodentium subsp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. peregrinus subsp. nov. and Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. simiae subsp. nov., isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrate hosts.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026
Mechanistic insights into microbiome-dependent and personalized responses to dietary fibre in a randomized controlled trial.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025 · senior author

All 87 publications

Latest funding

Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,350,225
Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation (IMPACTT)
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$25,000
IMPACTT: A Microbiome Research Core based on Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000

All 7 grants and awards

87 publications.

The Effects of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Inflammation, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolism in People With Excess Body Weight-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Montenegro J, Oliveira CL, Nguyen NK, Armet AM, Berg A, Sharma AM, Mereu L, Cominetti C, Ghosh S, Cani PD, Richard C, Walter J, Prado CM

The Journal of nutrition2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101595 PMID: 42142662

Proposal of Limosilactobacillus secundus sp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. pararodentium subsp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. peregrinus subsp. nov. and Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. simiae subsp. nov., isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrate hosts.

Guo X, Yang Y, Zhang JS, Zhang P, Walter J, Gänzle MG, Li F

International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.007099 PMID: 41790565

Mechanistic insights into microbiome-dependent and personalized responses to dietary fibre in a randomized controlled trial.

Armet AM, Li F, Deehan EC, Nikolaeva DD, Delannoy-Bruno O, Siegwald L, Berger B, Castelli KM, Rodionov DA, Arzamasov AA, Liu J, Seethaler B, Cole JL, Nguyen KN, Jin M, Zhao YY, Sharma AM, Curtis JM, Proctor SD, Bischoff SC, Wismer WV, Osterman AL, Bakal JA, Greiner R, Field CJ, Knights D, Prado CM, Walter J

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.20.25340625 PMID: 41332831

A secondary metabolite of Limosilactobacillusreuteri R2lc drives strain-specific pathology in a spontaneous mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Archer D, Pérez-Muñoz ME, Tollenaar S, Veniamin S, Hotte N, Cheng CC, Nieves K, Oh JH, Morceli L, Muncner S, Barreda DR, Krishnamoorthy G, Power C, van Pijkeren JP, Walter J

Cell reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115321 PMID: 39985770

Cardiometabolic benefits of a non-industrialized-type diet are linked to gut microbiome modulation.

Li F, Armet AM, Korpela K, Liu J, Quevedo RM, Asnicar F, Seethaler B, Rusnak TBS, Cole JL, Zhang Z, Zhao S, Wang X, Gagnon A, Deehan EC, Mota JF, Bakal JA, Greiner R, Knights D, Segata N, Bischoff SC, Mereu L, Haqq AM, Field CJ, Li L, Prado CM, Walter J

Cell2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.12.034 PMID: 39855197

Highly accurate and sensitive absolute quantification of bacterial strains in human fecal samples.

Li F, Liu J, Maldonado-Gómez MX, Frese SA, Gänzle MG, Walter J

Microbiome2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-024-01881-2 PMID: 39244633

CD71 + erythroid cells promote intestinal symbiotic microbial communities in pregnancy and neonatal period.

Koleva P, He J, Dunsmore G, Bozorgmehr N, Lu J, Huynh M, Tollenaar S, Huang V, Walter J, Way SS, Elahi S

Microbiome2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-024-01859-0 PMID: 39080725

Adaptation to tolerate high doses of arabinoxylan is associated with fecal levels of Bifidobacterium longum.

Deehan EC, Zhang Z, Nguyen NK, Perez-Muñoz ME, Cole J, Riva A, Berry D, Prado CM, Walter J

Gut microbes2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2363021 PMID: 38860973

Impact of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Metabolism and Gut Microbiota (PREMIUM) in individuals with excessive body weight: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Montenegro J, L P Oliveira C, Armet AM, Berg A, Sharma AM, Mereu L, Cominetti C, Ghosh S, Richard C, Nguyen NK, Cani PD, Walter J, Prado CM

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070027 PMID: 37709337

Exploring the Influence of Gut Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in Humans.

Montenegro J, Armet AM, Willing BP, Deehan EC, Fassini PG, Mota JF, Walter J, Prado CM

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.03.015 PMID: 37031749

Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ospina, Maria B; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Sycuro, Laura K; Van Lieshout, Ryan J

Keywords: Child Neurodevelopment; Epidemiology; Gut Microbiota; Mental Health; Microbiology; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Prospective Cohort Study; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Sciences

$1,350,225

Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation (IMPACTT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Core - LOI

Principal investigators: McCoy, Kathy; Arrieta Mendez, Marie-Claire; Beiko, Robert G; Brinkman, Fiona S; Geuking, Markus; Gros, Philippe; Harrison, Joe J; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Kubes, Paul; Langille, Morgan G; Lewis, Ian A; Madsen, Karen L; Silva, Diego S; Sycuro, Laura K; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Computational Tools And Analysis; Functional Studies; Gnotobiotic Animal Models; Host-Microbe Interactions; Human Cohort Linkage; Microbial Repositories; Microbiome; Omics Platforms; Research Core; Standardized Protocols

$25,000

IMPACTT: A Microbiome Research Core based on Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Core

Principal investigators: McCoy, Kathy; Arrieta Mendez, Marie-Claire; Brinkman, Fiona S; Danska, Jayne S; Geuking, Markus; Greenwood, Celia M; Gros, Philippe; Harrison, Joe J; Hsiao, William; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Kubes, Paul; Lewis, Ian A; Madsen, Karen L; Silva, Diego S; Sycuro, Laura K

Keywords: Computational Tools And Analyses; Functional Studies; Gnotobiotic Animal Models; Host-Microbiome Interactions; Human Cohorts; Microbial Repositories; Microbiome; Omics Platforms; Research Core; Standardized Protocols

$3,000,000

FiberTAG: TAGging dietary Fiber intake and their interest for health by measuring biomarkers related to the gut microbiota.

Nominated PICIHR2016Team Grant: Biomarkers in Nutrition and Health (BioNH)

Principal investigators: Walter, Jens

Keywords: Dietary Fibre; Fermentation; Gut Barrier; Gut Micrbiome; Microbial Metabolites; Microbiota; Personalized Nutrtion

$277,801

Exploring structure-function relationships between dietary fibre and the gut microbiome: Towards predicting and personalizing nutritional strategies.

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Walter, Jens

Keywords: Dietary Fiber; Inflammation; Metabolism; Microbiome; Personalized Nutrition; Precision Medicine

$688,500

Molecular characterization of mixed-species bacterial biofilms in the gastrointestinal tract

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Walter, Jens

$225,000

Role of western-style diet-induced changes in gut microbiota and immune function in the development of colitis

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Madsen, Karen L

Keywords: Gut Microbiome; Immune Development; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Western Diet

$581,799

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Jens Walter

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Effects of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Inflammation, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolism in People With Excess Body Weight-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Proposal of Limosilactobacillus secundus sp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. pararodentium subsp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. peregrinus subsp. nov. and Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. simiae subsp. nov., isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrate hosts.

Mechanistic insights into microbiome-dependent and personalized responses to dietary fibre in a randomized controlled trial.

A secondary metabolite of Limosilactobacillusreuteri R2lc drives strain-specific pathology in a spontaneous mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Cardiometabolic benefits of a non-industrialized-type diet are linked to gut microbiome modulation.

Highly accurate and sensitive absolute quantification of bacterial strains in human fecal samples.

CD71 + erythroid cells promote intestinal symbiotic microbial communities in pregnancy and neonatal period.

Adaptation to tolerate high doses of arabinoxylan is associated with fecal levels of Bifidobacterium longum.

Impact of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Metabolism and Gut Microbiota (PREMIUM) in individuals with excessive body weight: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Exploring the Influence of Gut Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in Humans.

Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment

Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation (IMPACTT)

IMPACTT: A Microbiome Research Core based on Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation

FiberTAG: TAGging dietary Fiber intake and their interest for health by measuring biomarkers related to the gut microbiota.

Exploring structure-function relationships between dietary fibre and the gut microbiome: Towards predicting and personalizing nutritional strategies.

Molecular characterization of mixed-species bacterial biofilms in the gastrointestinal tract

Role of western-style diet-induced changes in gut microbiota and immune function in the development of colitis

Frequent collaborators

Caroline Richard

Carlos Cervera

Eytan Wine

Liang Li

Dima Kabbani

David Armstrong

Christopher Power

Andrew Mason

Shokrollah Elahi

Puneeta Tandon

Pedro Dimitriu

Jens Walter

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Effects of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Inflammation, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolism in People With Excess Body Weight-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Proposal of Limosilactobacillus secundus sp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. pararodentium subsp. nov., Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. peregrinus subsp. nov. and Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. simiae subsp. nov., isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrate hosts.

Mechanistic insights into microbiome-dependent and personalized responses to dietary fibre in a randomized controlled trial.

A secondary metabolite of Limosilactobacillusreuteri R2lc drives strain-specific pathology in a spontaneous mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Cardiometabolic benefits of a non-industrialized-type diet are linked to gut microbiome modulation.

Highly accurate and sensitive absolute quantification of bacterial strains in human fecal samples.

CD71&#x2009;+&#x2009;erythroid cells promote intestinal symbiotic microbial communities in pregnancy and neonatal period.

Adaptation to tolerate high doses of arabinoxylan is associated with fecal levels of Bifidobacterium longum.

Impact of a Powdered Meal Replacement on Metabolism and Gut Microbiota (PREMIUM) in individuals with excessive body weight: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Exploring the Influence of Gut Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in Humans.

Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment

Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation (IMPACTT)

IMPACTT: A Microbiome Research Core based on Integrated Microbiome Platforms for Advancing Causation Testing and Translation

FiberTAG: TAGging dietary Fiber intake and their interest for health by measuring biomarkers related to the gut microbiota.

Exploring structure-function relationships between dietary fibre and the gut microbiome: Towards predicting and personalizing nutritional strategies.

Molecular characterization of mixed-species bacterial biofilms in the gastrointestinal tract

Role of western-style diet-induced changes in gut microbiota and immune function in the development of colitis

Frequent collaborators

Caroline Richard

Carlos Cervera

Eytan Wine

Liang Li

Dima Kabbani

David Armstrong

Christopher Power

Andrew Mason

Shokrollah Elahi

Puneeta Tandon

Pedro Dimitriu

CD71 + erythroid cells promote intestinal symbiotic microbial communities in pregnancy and neonatal period.