Speakers
Syed Asad Ali
Associate Dean of Research
The Aga Khan University
Prof. Ali specializes in pediatric infectious disease. He is particularly interested in the interactions between environmental enteropathy, nutrition, and stunting.
Ilana Brito
Assistant Professor
Cornell University
Prof. Brito's lab employs a combination of experimental and computational tools to better understand the relationship between human health and the microbiome.
Angela Douglas
Professor
Cornell University
Prof. Douglas investigates the interactions between animals and beneficial microbes as a biomedical model for human health and a novel target for insect pest control.
Olga Garcia
Professor​
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
Prof. Garcia's research centers around nutrition and its role in human health, particularly in pediatric contexts.
Emmanuel Giannelis
Vice Provost for Research
Cornell University
As Vice Provost, he enables and advances Cornell research priorities, including research activities of colleges, schools, and research centers, institutes, and laboratories.
Youjun Feng
Professor
Zheijang University
Prof. Feng investigates the seeding regularity and biochemical mechanism of intestinal bacteria resistance to MCR myxin, a last-resource antimicrobial.
Jyoti Mathad
Assistant Professor
Weill Cornell Medial College
Prof. Mathad's primary research interests include the immune changes of pregnancy and how they affect the development of tuberculosis (TB) in TB-endemic countries, such as India.
Majdi Osman
Clinical Program Director
OpenBiome
Dr. Osman's research focuses on infectious diseases, quality improvement, and clinical safety. At OpenBiome, he works on expanding access to fecal transplants worldwide.
Kyu Rhee
Associate Professor
Weill Cornell Medial College
Dr. Rhee's lab employs metabolomics technologies to elucidate the intracellular biochemistry of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and identify novel antibiotics against it.
Nathan Schmidt
Associate Professor
University of Louisville
Dr. Schmidt's lab is interested in the immunological and environmental factors that contribute to the pathology of malaria, including the contributions of the gut microbiome.
Noel Solomons
Executive & Scientific Director
CeSSIAM, Guatemala
Dr. Solomons has dedicated his career to the study of nutrition in aging and chronic disease, food fortification, and the interaction of malnutrition and infection.
Iwijn De Vlaminck
Assistant Professor
Cornell University
Dr. De Vlaminck's lab develops novel measurement principles in molecular diagnostics and single-cell biology by combining approaches from byophisics, genomics, and medicine.