Susan Lynch, PhD
Professor; University of California, San Francisco; Former Grantee
The Lynch lab focuses primarily on the human microbiota in both respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, environmental microbial exposures that shape its development and its role in chronic inflammatory diseases.
Ankit Malik, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Current Grantee
Dr. Malik work focuses on how the immune system at mucosal surfaces reacts to pathogens, commensals, and environmental agents, and how that affects local and distal diseases.
Eric Martens, PhD
Professor, University of Michigan, Former Grantee
The Martens lab investigates the symbiotic microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract at multiple levels with the goal of using diet and gut microbial interventions to treat chronic conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Sarkis Mazmanian, PhD
Professor, California Institute of Technology, Current Grantee
The Mazmanian lab aims to discover how the gut microbiome influences development and function of the immune and nervous systems, to understand mechanisms that contribute to the pathophysiology of immunological and behavioral disorders.
Phillip Messersmith, PhD
Professor; University of California, Berkeley; Former Grantee
The Messersmith lab studies structure-processing-property relationships of materials in biological systems and uses this information to inform the design, synthesis and application of biologically inspired synthetic materials for tissue repair and regeneration.
David Montrose, PhD
Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University, Former Grantee
The Montrose lab focuses on understanding and modulating host intrinsic and extrinsic factors to prevent and treat colorectal cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
