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Tyler Laib

Tyler Laib

Graduate Student

Locations

Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP)

Contact Information

tlaib@mcw.edu

Biography

Mentor: John Kirby, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2021
Previous Education: MMP, Medical Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2019; BS, Exercise Physiology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 2018

Research Interests

I’m interested in the gut microbiome, particularly how diet affects it and the role it plays in health and disease. My current project is to assess the microbiome’s impact on salt-sensitive hypertension using the Dahl SS rat model.

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