Gordon Lab Personnel |
Principal Investigator |
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Jeffrey Gordon, MD (jgordon[at]wustl.edu) |
Postdoctoral Fellows |
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Philip Ahern, PhD (pahern[at]wusm-path.wustl.edu)
Gnotobiotic mouse models for studying the effects of nutrient deficiency on co-evolution of the immune system and gut microbiota |
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Mark Gonzalez, PhD (mgonzalez[at]pathology.wustl.edu)
A genetic analysis of the impact of malnutrition on components of the human gut microbiota |
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Nicholas Griffin, PhD (ngriffin[at]pathology.wustl.edu)
Ecologic studies of the gut microbiota in gnotobiotic mouse models |
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Ilia Halatchev, MD, PhD (ihalatch[at]dom.wustl.edu)
The microbiome and CNS regulation of energy homeostasis: studies in gnotobiotic mouse models |
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Ansel Hsiao, PhD (ahsiao[at]pathology.wustl.edu)
Metagenomic studies of the impact of probiotics and enteropathogens on the gut microbiota and its microbiome using gnotobiotic mouse models |
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Andrew Kau, MD, PhD(akau[at]dom.wustl.edu)
Humanized gnotobiotic mouse models for studying the effects of malnutrition on the structure and functions of the immune system |
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Michelle Smith, PhD (msmith[at]pathology.wustl.edu)
Gnotobiotic mouse models of the effects of micronutrient deficiency on host-microbial symbioses in the gut ecosystem |
Instructors |
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Neelendu Dey, MD (ndey@dom.wustl.edu)
Early life interplay between diet, the gut microbiome and the enteric nervous system |
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Federico Rey, PhD (reyf[at]wustl.edu)
Studies of the genomic and metabolic foundations of mutualism between sequenced human gut-derived Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and hydrogen consuming acetogens, sulfate reducing bacteria, and methanogens in the distal guts of gnotobiotic mice |
Graduate Students |
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Mark Charbonneau (charbo25[at]gmail.com)
Computational & Systems Biology Program — Modeling the dynamics of human microbial community assembly in gnotobiotic mouse models |
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Matt Hibberd (hibberdm[at]wustl.edu)
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathology Program — The interrelationships between food ingredients and the human gut microbiome |
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Nathan McNulty (nmcnulty[at]wustl.edu)
Microbiology Program — Functional genomic and metabolic studies in gnotobiotic mice of the responses of a synthetic microbiota, composed of sequenced bacterial members of the human gut, to changes in diet |
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Joseph Planer (planerj[at]wusm.wustl.edu)
MSTP - Microbiology Program —
Characterizing the effects of acute malnutrition on interactions between the adaptive immune system and the gut microbiota of children living in Bangladesh and Malawi |
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Alejandro Reyes (areyes[at]wustl.edu)
Computational & Systems Biology Program — Comparative metagenomic studies of the phage present in the distal gut microbial communities of monozygotic twins, including those that are discordant or concordant for obesity or severe malnutrition |
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Vanessa Ridaura (vkridaur[at]wustl.edu)
Molecular Genetics & Genomics Program — The role of gut epithelial G protein coupled receptors in regulating interactions between the gut microbiota and the host in humanized gnotobiotic mouse models of obesity |
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Nick Semenkovich (semenko[at]wustl.edu)
MSTP - Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program |
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Sathish Subramanian (subramanians[at]wusm.wustl.edu)
MSTP - Computational and Systems Biology — The co-development of breast milk and the infant gut microbiome |
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Laura Gibbs VanArendonk (laura.vanarendonk[at]wustl.edu)
Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program — The relationship between diet and the metabolic maturation of the human gut microbiome in infancy and childhood: a translational study involving ‘humanized ‘gnotobiotic mice |
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Vitas Wagner (wagnerve[at]gmail.com)
Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology program--
Utilizing a gnotobiotic mouse model to examine responses of the microbiota from malnourished individuals to variations in macronutrient content in diets. Also, identifying community assembly processes in malnourished versus healthy individuals |
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Meng Wu (mengwu[at]wustl.edu)
Human & Statistical Genetics Program — Studies of microbial genome evolution in the gut microbiota of obese and lean twins |
Senior Research Scientist |
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Janaki Lelwala-Guruge, PhD (Janaki[at]wustl.edu)
Analysis of the genotypic and phenotypic properties of cultured members of the human gut microbiota
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Mass Spectrometrist |
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Jiye Cheng, PhD
Mass Spectrometrist |
Technicians |
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Su Deng (sdeng[at]wustl.edu) |
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Maria Karlsson (karlsson[at]wustl.edu)
Co-director of our gnotobiotic mouse facility |
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Marty Meier
Director of CGS&SB Robotics Facility |
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David O'Donnell (dodonnell[at]wustl.edu)
Co-director of our gnotobiotic mouse facility
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Sabrina Wagoner (wagoner[at]wustl.edu)
Research Lab Manager
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Administrative Staff |
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Stephanie Amen (samen[at]wustl.edu)
Assistant to Jeffrey Gordon |