Full Members

Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH

Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease

rsandler@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 843-0758

Janelle Arthur, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology

janelle_arthur@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-2206

M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD

Associate Professor
UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition
Director, Microbiome Core Facility

azcarate@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 966-9838

Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

barnese@email.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-4468

Luther Bartelt, MD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

luther_bartelt@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6152

Aadra Bhatt, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director, Mouse Phase 1 Unit, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

aadra_bhatt@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-4598

Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD

Alumni Distinguished Professor of Large Animal Surgery and Gastroenterology
Associate Director, Comparative Medicine Institute

anthony_blikslager@ncsu.edu

(O) 919 513-7725

Diego Bohorquez, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Depts. of Gastroenterology & Neurobiology
Duke University

(O) 919-684-4520

diego.bohorquez@duke.edu

Benjamin Callahan, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Population Health and Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University

benjamin.j.callahan@gmail.com

(O) 919-515-8536

Kathleen M. Caron, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

kathleen_caron@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5215

Ian Carroll, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

ian_carroll@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 843-4893

Xiaoxin (Luke) Chen, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

lchen@nccu.edu

(O) 919-530-6425

Michael Cowley, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
North Carolina State University

macowley@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-0818

Lawrence David, PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

lawrence.david@duke.edu

(O) 919-668-5388

Christopher M. Dekaney, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Dept. of Molecular Biomedical Sciences
North Carolina State University

cmdekane@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-6372

Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

edellon@med.unc.edu

919-843-9618

Anna Mae Diehl, MD

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University

annamae.diehl@duke.edu

(O) 919-684-2366

Donna Evon, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

donna_evon@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6732

Anthony Fodor, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Genomics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

afodor@uncc.edu

(O) 704-687-8214

Terrence (Terry) Furey, PhD

Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics and Biology

tsfurey@email.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7033

J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science

victor_garcia@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-9600

Katherine Garman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University

Katherine.garman@duke.edu

(O) 919-684-1205

Liara Gonzalez, DVM, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Gastroenterology and Equine Surgery
North Carolina State University

lmgonza4@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-6919

Misty Good, MD, MS

Associate Professor
Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
mistygood@unc.edu

Ajay Gulati, MD

Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

ajay_gulati@med.unc.edu

919-966-1746 (Lab)

Jonathan Hansen, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

jjhansen@med.unc.edu

Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

hherf@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6806

Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH

Professor, Department of Nutrition
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

hursting@email.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7346

Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Michael_Kappelman@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-5908

Temitope O. Keku, PhD, MSPH

Professor, Dept. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Nutrition

keku@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5828

Manuel Kleiner, PhD

Assistant Professor in Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
North Carolina State University

manuel_kleiner@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-515-3792

Samuel K. Lai, PhD

Associate Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
lai@unc.edu

(O) 919-966-3024

Cristina Lanzas, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology
North Carolina State University

clanzas@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-6202

Stanley Lemon, MD

Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology

smlemon@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-1848

Rodger A. Liddle

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Duke University Medical Center

rodger.liddle@duke.edu

(O) 919-681-6380
(F) 919-684-4983

Kun Lu, PhD

Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Engineering
Director, Biomarker Mass Spectrometry Facility, Gillings School of Global Public Health

kunlu@unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7337

Scott Magness, PhD

Associate Professor, Joint Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, NCSU/UNC-CH, Dept. of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Director, CGIBD Advanced Analytics Core

magness@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6816

Edward Miao, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Immunology, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

edward.miao@duke.edu

Andrew Neilson, PhD

Associate Professor
Plants for Human Health Institute
Dept of Feed, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences
North Carolina State University

aneilso@ncsu.edu

(O) 704-250-5495

Jack Odle, PhD

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry
North Carolina State University

jack_odle@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-515-4050

Anne Peery, MD, MSCR

Associate Professor,
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

anne_peery@med.unc.edu

Jesse Raab, PhD

Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Genetics

jesse_raab@med.unc.edu

(O) 919 966-2019

John Rawls, PhD

Associate Professor,
Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Director, Duke Microbiome Center

john.rawls@duke.edu

(O) 919 613-7212

Matthew R. Redinbo, PhD

William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor,
Dept. of Chemistry

redinbo@unc.edu

(O) 919-962-4581

R. Balfour Sartor, MD

Margaret and Lorimer W. Midget Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease
Director, Gnotobiotic Core

rbs@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-0149

Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH

Bozymski-Heizer Distinguished Professor
Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

nshaheen@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-7047

Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Dept. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

shehzad_sheikh@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-6000

Celia E. Shiau, PhD, BS

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology

shiauce@bio.unc.edu

(O) 919-962-7010

Natasha T. Snider, PhD

Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology

ntsnider@email.unc.edu

(O) 919 966-1252

Rita Tamayo, PhD

Associate Professor,
Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology

rita_tamayo@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-843-2864

Casey Theriot, PhD

Associate Professor in Infectious Disease
Dept. of Population Health & Pathobiology
North Carolina State University

cmtherio@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-0711

Jenny Ting, PhD

William Rand Kenan Professor
Dept. of Genetics
Director, Center for Translational Immunology

jenny_ting@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5538

Susan Tonkonogy, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Population Health and Pathobiology
Scientific Director, Gnotobiotic Core
North Carolina State University

sue_tonkonogy@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-6252

Shannon M. Wallet, PhD

Interim Chair and Professor
Division of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Discovery and Innovation

shannon_wallet@unc.edu

(O) 919-537-3359

Scott E. Williams, PhD

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Scott_Williams@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-2737

Jen Jen Yeh, MD

Professor
Dept. of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
Dept. of Pharmacology

jjyeh@med.unc.edu

(O) 919-966-5221

Amanda Ziegler, DVM, PhD

Assistant Research Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
North Carolina State University

Amanda_Ziegler@ncsu.edu

(O) 919-513-8099