Affiliation: Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, University of South Dakota

Email: Casey.Finnicum@avera.org

Relevant publications:

Finnicum, C. T., Doornweerd, S., Dolan, C. V., Luningham, J. M., Beck, J. J., Willemsen, G., . . . de Geus, E. J. C. (2018). Metataxonomic Analysis of Individuals at BMI Extremes and Monozygotic Twins Discordant for BMI. Twin Res Hum Genet, 21(3), 203-213. doi:10.1017/thg.2018.26

Finnicum, C. T., Rahal, Z., Hassane, M., Treekitkarnmongkol, W., Sinjab, A., Morris, R., . . . Kadara,
H. (2022). Pathogenesis of Tobacco-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Closely Coupled with
Changes in the Gut and Lung Microbiomes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
23(18), 10930.

Finnicum, C. T., Beck, J. J., Dolan, C. V., Davis, C., Willemsen, G., Ehli, E. A., . . . de Geus, E. J. C.
(2019). Cohabitation is associated with a greater resemblance in gut microbiota which can
impact cardiometabolic and inflammatory risk. BMC Microbiol, 19(1), 230.
doi:10.1186/s12866-019-1602-8

Finnicum, C. T., Dolan, C. V., Willemsen, G., Weber, Z. M., Petersen, J. L., Beck, J. J., . . . Ehli, E.
A. (2017). Relative Telomere Repeat Mass in Buccal and Leukocyte-Derived DNA. PLoS One,
12(1), e0170765. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170765

Finnicum, C. T., Doornweerd, S., Dolan, C. V., Luningham, J. M., Beck, J. J., Willemsen, G., . . . de
Geus, E. J. C. (2018). Metataxonomic Analysis of Individuals at BMI Extremes and Monozygotic
Twins Discordant for BMI. Twin Res Hum Genet, 21(3), 203-213. doi:10.1017/thg.2018.26

Areas of interest: Genetics, human microbiome, epigenetics

Wrestling Bio:

•  Washington State Champion and 3x WA state placer.
• 2x NAIA Academic All-American and 2x NAIA National Qualifier
• Wrestled for the University of Sioux Falls and South Dakota State University
• Founder and Head Coach of Rider Wrestling Club, of a non-profit youth wrestling program in Sioux Falls, SD