DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HOST DEFENSE, MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS AND IMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASE STUDY SECTION

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10/22/26 - 10/23/26
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CHAIRPERSON
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LAU, KEN S, PHD
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NASHVILLE, TN, 37232

MEMBERS
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ALAM, M. ASHFAQUL, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

ALENGHAT, THERESA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, OH, 45229

BIMCZOK, DIANE, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, MT, 59717

BOGUNOVIC, MILENA, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
WORCESTER, MA, 01605

CHAABAN, HALA, MD
PROFESSOR
SECTION OF NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73104

CHU, HIUTUNG, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
LA JOLLA, CA, 92093

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

ETCHEGARAY, JEAN-PIERRE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
NEWARK, NJ, 07102

HALPERN, MELISSA D, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ, 85724

HAN, XIAONAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND, OH, 44109

HAND, TIMOTHY WESLEY, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
AND IMMUNOLOGY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15224

IN, JULIE GOEUN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87131

IP, W. K. EDDIE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MAYO CLINIC
ROCHESTER, MN, 55905

IVANOV, IVAYLO, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

JALA, VENKATAKRISHNA RAO, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

KIM, SANGWON VINCENT, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
AND IMMUNOLOGY
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107

KONNIKOVA, LIZA, MD, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06510

KUBINAK, JASON L, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY,
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, SC, 29208

MANNON, PETER, MD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
OMAHA, NE, 68198

MAYNARD, CRAIG L, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35294

NAZEMIDASHTARJANDI, SAEED, PHD *
INSTRUCTOR IN SURGERY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA, 02114

REARDON, COLIN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY,
AND CELL BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA, 95616

SARTOR, RYAN B, MD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
AND HEPATOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL
CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599

SAVKOVIC, SUZANA D, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TULANE UNIVERSITY
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112

SUMAGIN, RONEN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
CHICAGO, IL, 60611

TAN, XIAO-DI, MD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

THAISS, CHRISTOPH ALEXANDER, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19146

UNDERHILL, DAVID M, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
CEDARS-SINAI, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90048

WILSON, JUSTIN ETHAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER
TUCSON, AZ, 857245024

YU, HONGBING, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
KANSAS CITY, KS, 66160

ZAKI, HASAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DALLAS, TX, 75390

ZENG, MELODY Y, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY IN PEDIATRICS
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
NEW YORK, NY, 10065

ZHOU, LIANG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
AND IMMUNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FL, 32608

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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HU, JIANXIN, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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ORTIZ, CYNDY
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible