http://huffnaglelab.com/publications-1 daily 0.75 2023-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1701199201651-VXDTPVK9I36Q3PJCDZ2N/Lab_Logo_v2023.png Highlighted http://huffnaglelab.com/home daily 0.75 2015-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1445434425826-V1YE6HFZMIVZ0ZIMYH65/image-asset.jpeg Home http://huffnaglelab.com/about daily 0.75 2015-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1445430691725-G4NHH7ADU193PFCS7BMY/image-asset.jpeg About Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D http://huffnaglelab.com/former-lab-members daily 0.75 2023-03-07 http://huffnaglelab.com/bob-info daily 0.75 2016-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1445538916588-2COZ9YL8NFZIXNAB1UE9/Robert+Dickson+UM+photograph+high+res.jpg Bob Info Robert Dickson, M.D. http://huffnaglelab.com/who-we-are daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/13a1a9f7-2be6-4ff4-9edf-2585d464ffa5/PhD-StdntHdsApr22%2840%29.jpg Who We Are Kelsey Stark, M.S. Graduate Student (Immunology) Kelsey studies the biology of mast cells and their interactions with the peripheral nervous system, with a focus on their contribution to the severity of food allergic reactions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/619ce75a-c2db-43e5-9d3e-bb08a16451b4/Megan+Tompkins+Headshot.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Megan Tompkins, B.S. Graduate Student (Microbiology and Immunology) Megan is investigating neuro-immune communication within the context of the lung, specifically in regulating acute lung injury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/d0179f83-25be-4724-8e54-ea89529224ad/IMG_1343+3.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Claire Albright, B.A. Graduate Student Co-mentored (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) Claire is investigating mechanisms of environmental and mucosal tolerance in microbiome-associated anaerobic bacteria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/ad24e56d-c7a4-4321-99e5-c3881a552ed6/Souzane_N_HeadShot_cropped+.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Souzane Ntamubano, B.S. Graduate Student Co-mentored (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) Souzane is looking to establish a genetic toolbox for Prevotella that would enable future molecular manipulation of these bacteria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1446493551636-7MU6GLR2DKAVJ9E3VV3P/image-asset.jpeg Who We Are Nicole Falkowski, M.S. Laboratory Manager Nicole is using high throughput approaches to study host-microbiome interactions in laboratory models and clinical specimens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1446493564221-CLSJY60AUKI3NQAUFO5H/image-asset.jpeg Who We Are Rod McDonald, Ph.D. Laboratory Manager Rod is an expert in animal handling and provides valuable assistance, guidance, and mentoring to others in the laboratory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1579190773867-OTSRC1C45GHRK4TI92J8/alex.png Who We Are Alexander Ethridge, B.S. Graduate Student Co-mentored (Immunology) Alexander studies how changes in the gastrointestinal microbiome after Respiratory Syncytial Virus during neonatal development may increase susceptibility and severity of allergy and asthma later on in life. He uses gnotobiotic methods and allergen models to study this phenomenon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1579191194414-8DZ4SSHW30H2ASFTMBNI/keerthikka.png Who We Are Keerthikka Ravi, M.S. Graduate Student (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) Keerthikka studies host niche adaption mechanisms of Lactobacillus johnsonii, a gut-colonizing bacteria, with the goal of identifying niche-specific genes in L. johnsonii that facilitate the bacterium's ability to colonize various sites in the gastrointestinal tract. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/4fedc6db-05ba-408d-b3a4-8d4af1f8e971/IMG_1819.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Kelyah Spurgeon, M.S. 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Graduate Student (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) Kristy's project focuses on analyzing developmental changes in the bone marrow and secondary lymphoid organs of various knockout mice that are utilized for studies of food anaphylaxis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1701199168491-33W9POR109DYN259P3X6/Lab_Logo_v2023.png Who We Are http://huffnaglelab.com/john-info daily 0.75 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1445539021412-32CIOBRCW8L502H0RIZ3/image-asset.jpeg John Info John Erb-Downward http://huffnaglelab.com/home-2 daily 1.0 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561e6437e4b0574fea241dd3/1579205974251-577T1C9EK9X4XM2PUV9E/Huffnagle+IntMedDrsARpt%28096%291.jpg Home - Gary B Huffnagle, PhD Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Mary H. 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