University of Wisconsin - Madison
Biography Publications Areas of Study Fungal Pathogenesis Research Overview Our research focus lies in genetically dissecting those aspects fungi that render them potent pathogens and superb natural product (also called secondary metabolite) machines. Our lab (i) elucidates molecules involved in the virulence of plant, animal and human pathogenic fungi and (ii) methods to express and …
Biography Publications Education 1974 – B.A., Boston University1978 – M.D., Boston University (M.D.)1984-86 – Postdoctoral fellow – UW-Madison Areas of Study Fungal Pathogenesis, Immunology Research Overview The increasing burden of fungal disease in the world combined with the emergence of treatment resistant organisms is an alarming challenge to medicine and human health. The Klein laboratory …
Biography Publications Education B.A. – 1989; Saint Olaf College; Northfield, MNPh.D. – 1994; Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MOPostdoctoral Research- Stanford University; Stanford, CA Areas of Study Parasitology, Immunology Research Overview We study the host/pathogen interactions of protozoan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, and T. gondii‘s diarrhea-causing cousins Cryptosporidium parvum and Entamoeba histolytica. We use …
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 As Director of the Multi-scale Immunobiology Design, Algorithms, and Simulation (MIDAS) Lab, Dr. May’s research focuses on the design of integrated quantitative and empirical platforms for the development of multi-scale, predictive models of biological systems. The emphasis of her work is on the development of engineering solutions to address challenges in the areas of …
Biography Publications Education 1998, BS in Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA2004, Ph.D. in Virology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA2005-2011, Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Jennifer Doudna, PhD, University of California, Berkeley Areas of Study Virology Research Overview A detailed description of our research and people can be found at the Mehle Lab’s website. During viral infection, a …
Biography Education 1999 BS, University of Wisconsin2003 MD, University of Wisconsin2009 PhD, University of Wisconsin Areas of Study Fungal Pathogenesis, Immunology Research Overview Our laboratory focuses on the host response to biofilm infections, with the goal of devising new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of these common infections. Patients with indwelling medical devices, such …
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 Education Areas of Study Microbiome, Microbe-diet interactions, Cardiovascular disease Research Overview Humans studies have revealed consistent alterations in the gut microbiomes of patients with cardiometabolic and aging-associated diseases. A major focus of my group is to understand how variations in the gut microbiome modulate the effects of diet and host’s susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease. …
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 major focus of the Smith lab is an intracellular stress response originating from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) called the “Unfolded Protein Response” or “UPR”. The UPR has been implicated in such diverse processes as viral infection, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, autoimmune diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We have been most interested in understanding the …
Biography Publications Education 1988, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN1995, M.D., Washington U., St Louis, MO1995, Ph.D., Dr Hultgren (Assembly and Specificity of P pili), Wash U., St Louis, MO1996-1998, Internal Medicine Residency, CPMC, San Francisco, CA1998-2001, Infectious Diseases Post-Doctoral Fellow: Stanford University.1999-2001, Howard Hughes Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Kirkegaard (In vitro and In vivo studies …