University of Wisconsin - Madison
Biography Education: 2004-2011 – BS, MS, Michoacan University of San Nicolas de Hidalgo (UMSNH), Mexico2012-2016 – PhD, Dr. Jose Puente’s lab, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico2017-2023 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Gabriel Nunez’s lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Areas of Study: Bacterial pathogenesis, host-pathogen-microbiota interactions, mucosal immunity
Biography Education 1987, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA1994, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL1994-98, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL Areas of Study Bacterial Pathogenesis Research Overview We work on reproductive tract pathogens of humans, particularly Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Gardnerella species. These species infect both men and women, but …
Biography Education 2009 – BS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA2014 – PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI2014-2020 – Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Areas of Study Bacterial Pathogenesis, Microbiome Science, Bacteriophages Research Overview Our goal is to understand the molecular and genetic underpinnings of gut microbiome community dynamics. This work is necessary in order …
Biography Publications Education 1999, B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2005, Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2005-2009, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Areas of Study Symbiosis Research Overview The goal of my research is to understand the molecular basis by which animals and their natural microbiota form specific, reproducible interactions. Microbial symbioses are prevalent in …
Biography Publications Education 2006-2011, Instructor, Infectious Diseases, Stanford University, Stanford, CA2003-2006, Clinical Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, Stanford University, Stanford, CA2002-2003, Clinical Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON1999-2002, Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON1999, MD, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON1994, BA in English Literature, McGill University, Montreal, PQ Areas of Study Bacterial Pathogenesis …
Biography Publications Education 1998-2002, B.S. Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2002-2006, Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Michele Swanson’s Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2006-2011, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Daniel Portnoy’s Lab, University of California, Berkeley, CA Areas of Study Bacterial Pathogenesis, Immunology Research Overview Our lab is interested in how intracellular pathogens parasitize host cells …
Biography The research in the Vanessa Sperandio lab focuses on how bacterial cells sense mammalian neurotransmitters to gage the physiological and immune state of the host, leading to reprogramming of bacterial transcription towards host and niche adaptation. We have also identified several bacterial adrenergic, endocannabinoid and serotonergic receptors. We have shown that these bacterial neurotransmitter …