Andrei Ivanov, PhD
Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Former Grantee
The Ivanov lab studies mechanisms that regulate cell-cell adhesions and epithelial barriers under normal homeostatic conditions and mechanisms controlling disruption and recovery of epithelial barriers during inflammation and infection.
Ruaidhrí Jackson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Former Grantee
The Jackson lab explores unknown molecules, sensory pathways and cellular connections that underpin inflammation. They aim to uncover not only how tissue-wide homeostasis is achieved but also how its breakdown can be averted to prevent disease.
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 to Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Michael Kattah, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor; University of California, San Francisco; Current Grantee
The Kattah Lab aims to understand how intestinal epithelial cells contribute to disease. The ultimate goal is to develop patient-tailored treatment strategies that maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity for individual patients.
