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Mountain West Microbiome Alliance

Purpose

The Mountain West Microbiome Alliance brings together researchers from the Mountain West region of the US, intending to create a synergistic community of researchers focused on the role on the role of the microbiota in human health and how this research can transform healthcare.

Get Involved

Join Our Listserv

We have created a listserv so that we can easily communicate with individuals interested in being part of the Mountain West Microbiome Alliance. This link will allow you to add your name or others that you may think are relevant to this group.  You can also forward this link to individuals that you think are interested so that they can add themselves.

Become a Member

If you know of other relevant faculty members who would like to be added as a member, please have them email Nikki Forrest with their name, affiliation, rank, head shot, and list of research interests. 

Resources from Participating Institutions

 Mountain West Microbiome Alliance resources from Participating Institutions 

Faculty Members

Matt Bettini, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Utah

matt.bettini@path.utah.edu

J. Gregory Caporaso, PhD

Professor, Departments of Biological Sciences and Computer Science, Northern Arizona University

Greg.Caporaso@nau.edu

James Colbert, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Hospital

james.colbert@cuanschutz.edu

Sean P. Colgan, PhD

Joel Levine-Fred Kern Chair in IBD Research, Professor of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado School of Medicine.

sean.colgan@cuanschutz.edu

Denise Dearing, PhD

Distinguished Professor, School of Biological Sciences

denise.dearing@utah.edu

Breck Duerkop, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus.

breck.duerkop@cuanschutz.edu

Gianna E. Hammer, PhD

Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Utah

mailto:gianna.hammer@path.utah.edu

J. Kirk Harris, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

jonathan.harris@cuanschutz.edu

Roland Hatzenpichler, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University

rolandhatzenpichler@gmail.com

James Hemp, PhD

Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Metrodora Institute

james.hemp@metrodora.co

John M. Inadomi, MD

 Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair and Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah

john.inadomi@hsc.utah.edu

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, PhD

Director Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes, Arizona State University

Dr.Rosy@asu.edu

Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine and of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

kristine.kuhn@cuanschutz.edu

Daniel T. Leung, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease), University of Utah

daniel.leung@utah.edu

Christopher A. Lowry, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder

christopher.lowry@colorado.edu

Catherine Lozupone, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

catherine.lozupone@cuanschutz.edu

Charles Murtaugh, PhD

Associate Professor of Human Genetics, University of Utah

murtaugh@genetics.utah.edu

Matthew A. Mulvey, PhD

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Utah

Matt.Mulvey@biology.utah.edu

Ryan O'Connell, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Utah

ryan.oconnell@path.utah.edu

Kyla Ost, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

kyla.ost@cuanshutz.edu

Laura A. Pace, MD, PhD

Director of Neurogastroenterology, Metrodora Institute

laura.pace@metrodora.co

Brent Palmer, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

brent.palmer@cuanschutz.edu

Kathy Peterson, MD, MSCI

Professor of Medicine, University of Utah

Kathryn.Peterson@hsc.utah.edu

Anandh Babu Pon Velayutham, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Utah

Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology 

Anandh.Velayutham@utah.edu

Nichole Reisdorph, PhD

Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

nichole.reisdorph@cuanschutz.edu

June L. Round, PhD

H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair, Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Utah

june.round@path.utah.edu

Naomi Schlesinger, MD

Harold J. Ardella T. and Helen T. Stevenson Presidential Chair in Rheumatology, Professor and Chief, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah

Naomi.Schlesinger@hsc.utah.edu

W. Zac Stephens, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Utah

zac.stephens@path.utah.edu

Amiko Uchida, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah

Amiko.Uchida@hsc.utah.edu

Seth Walk, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University

seth.walk@montana.edu

Tiffany L. Weir, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University

tiffany.weir@colostate.edu

Jaclyn Winter, PhD

Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah

Jaclyn.Winter@utah.edu