Balancing Our Microbiome
Dr. Kamada focuses on the bad actors of the microbiome—bacterial troublemakers that contribute to IBD pathogenesis.
Researchers
Below are researchers funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation who are working in the microbiome.
Liangliang Hao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Boston University, Current Grantee
The Hao lab develops molecular and cellular tools to precisely track and control disease biology in intact organisms to shed light on the dynamic interplay of diseased cells and their microenvironment.
Iliyan Iliev, PhD
Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine, Current Grantee
The Iliev lab studies the mechanisms by which fungal and bacterial symbionts interact with their host to influence immunity and homeostasis, or contribute to intestinal diseases, allergies and cancers.
Miguel Jimenez
Assistant Professor, Boston University, Current Grantee
Dr. Jimenez’s group develops material, genetic and fabrication approaches to enable integration of living microorganisms into products that can be used for human health, agriculture, the environment and art.
Marco Jost, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard College, Current Grantee
The Jost lab studies the chemical signaling between microbes in the microbiome and human cells, with the goal of creating a molecular-level understanding of how the microbiome shapes human biology in health and disease.
Nobuhiko Kamada, PhD
Professor, University of Michigan, Former Grantee
Dr. Kamada’s lab investigates how gut microbiota and host immunity interact in gastrointestinal health and disease. Their focus is on the mechanism by which certain pathogenic members of commensal bacteria promote chronic intestinal inflammation that leads…
Maia Kayal, MD
Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Current Grantee
Dr. Kayal specializes in the care of patients with gastrointestinal illnesses with a focus on ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Her current research interests include prediction and risk stratification in ulcerative colitis patients who need surgery.
