DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HOST DEFENSE, MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS AND IMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASE STUDY SECTION
DHMI04/23/26 - 04/24/26
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CHAIRPERSON
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BURSTEIN,
EZRA, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASES
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS,
TX,
75390
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ALENGHAT,
THERESA, PHD, VMD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI,
OH,
45229
BERGSBAKEN,
TESSA, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY,
AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
NEWARK,
NJ,
07103
BIMCZOK,
DIANE, DVM, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN,
MT,
59717
BLUTT,
SARAH
E, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR VIROLOGY
AND MICROBIOLOGY
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
HOUSTON,
TX,
77030
BOGUNOVIC,
MILENA, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER,
MA,
01605
CERVANTES-BARRAGAN,
LUISA, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
CHAABAN,
HALA, MD
PROFESSOR
SECTION OF NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK,
73104
CHEN,
YING, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
MEDFORD,
MA,
02155
CHEUNG,
KALUNG, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK,
NY,
10029
COWARDIN,
CARRIE
ADELINE, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VA,
22903
DE SALVO,
CARLO, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERISTY
CLEVELAND,
OH,
44106
DIEHL,
GRETCHEN
E, PHD
PROFESSOR
IMMUNOLOGY PROGRAM
SLOAN KETTERING INSTITUTE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
NEW YORK,
NY,
10065
ESTERHAZY,
DARIA, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO,
IL,
60637
HALPERN,
MELISSA
D, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON,
AZ,
85724
HAND,
TIMOTHY
WESLEY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
AND IMMUNOLOGY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH,
PA,
15224
JALA,
VENKATAKRISHNA
RAO, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE,
KY,
40202
JAYARAMAN,
ARUL, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION,
TX,
77843
KAO,
JOHN
Y, MD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR,
MI,
48109
KASHYAP,
PURNA
C, MBBS
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND PHYSIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER,
MN,
55905
KIM,
SANGWON
VINCENT, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA,
PA,
19107
KUGATHASAN,
SUBRA, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
EMORY CHILDREN'S CENTER
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ATLANTA,
GA,
30322
LAU,
KEN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE,
TN,
37232
MAYNARD,
CRAIG
L, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM,
AL,
35294
MCCOLE,
DECLAN, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE,
CA,
92521
NEWBERRY,
RODNEY
D, MD
*
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
SAINT LOUIS,
MO,
63110
NIGHOT,
PRASHANT, DVM, MVSC, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
HERSHEY,
PA,
17033
RAWLS,
JOHN
F, PHD
*
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR GENETICS
AND MICROBIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DURHAM,
NC,
27710
SEEKATZ,
ANNA
MARIA, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON,
SC,
29634
SONNENBURG,
JUSTIN
L, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
STANFORD,
CA,
94305
SUNDRUD,
MARK
S, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
LEBANON,
NH,
03756
SWANSON,
GARTH
R, MD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON,
SC,
29425
TAN,
XIAO-DI, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO,
IL,
60612
YOO,
JI YOUN, PHD
*
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
COLLEGE OF NURSING
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE,
TN,
37996
ZANONI,
IVAN, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
BOSTON,
MA,
02115
ZENEWICZ,
LAUREN
A, PHD
*
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK,
73104
ZHOU,
LIANG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE,
FL,
32608
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ZHAO,
AIPING, MD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
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NGUYEN,
TRAN
D
LEAD EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA,
MD,
20892
* Temporary Member
* Flexible