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

