Meet Our MCW Center for Microbiome Research Team
Director
 
        Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Founding Director, Center for Microbiome Research
Antimicrobial Peptides, host-microbe interactions in the GI tract, microbiota in health and disease
Steering Committee
 
        Joseph T. Barbieri, PhD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Microbial Pathogenesis
 
        Martin J. Hessner, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology); Director, Max McGee Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes
The Microbiome in the Development and Progression of Type 1 Diabetes
 
        John R. Kirby, PhD
Chair, Microbiology & Immunology; Walter Schroeder Professor in Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director, Microbiome, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine; Associate Director, Center for Microbiome Research
Microbial Signal Transduction
 
        Sandra L. McLellan, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Lynde B. Uihlein Professor in Ecosystem Health, UWM School of Freshwater Sciences
Environmental Microbial Populations
Staff
 
        
            Mary L. Holtz, PhD
        
            Research Operations Manager, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
            Jennifer Zeigelbauer
        
            Manager, Gnotobiotic Facility and Bench Services
            Amy Pan, PhD
        
            Biostatistician; Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Bioinformatics and Quantitative Child Health)
            Samantha Atkinson, PhD
        
            Bioinformatics Analyst III, Microbiology & Immunology
Partners and Affiliations
 
        Christopher J. Kristich, PhD
Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research
 
        