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Medical College of Wisconsin IDP Microbiome Faculty

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Khyati Girdhar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

kgirdhar@mcw.edu

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Justin L. Grobe, PhD, FAHA, FAPS

Professor of Physiology, Biomedical Engineering

jgrobe@mcw.edu

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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

jkirby@mcw.edu

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Christopher J. Kristich, PhD

Professor; Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research

ckristich@mcw.edu

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Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD

Associate Professor, Biochemistry; Secondary Faculty in Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Data Science Institute; Program Director, Biochemistry Graduate Program

solivier@mcw.edu

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Michelle Riehle, PhD

Associate Professor

mriehle@mcw.edu

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Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD

Professor, Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Medical Scientist Training Program; Founding Director, Center for Microbiome Research

nsalzman@mcw.edu

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Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH

Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology; Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center

mwidlans@mcw.edu

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Xue-Zhong Yu, MBA, MS, MD

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Associate Director of Basic Sciences in the MCW Cancer Center

xuyu@mcw.edu

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