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.
Jhimmy Talbot, PhD
Assistant Professor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Current Grantee
The Talbot lab investigates how food and microbes are sensed by neurons in the gut and their influence on immunity, nutrition, and metabolism.
Thomas Walz, PhD
Professor, Rockefeller University, Former Grantee
The Walz laboratory uses molecular electron microscopy to study macromolecular complexes and membrane proteins in a lipid environment. Their research focuses on membrane proteins and biological membrane-related processes, such as vesicular transport.
