Kau Lab
Principal Investigator
![Andrew L. Kau, MD/PhDPrincipal InvestigatorDepartment of Medicine, Allergy & Immunology Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research (cWIDR)akau[at]wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634533435995-FVZ0D66FRHHF6EAFZ0UF/andy2021.jpg)
Andrew L. Kau, MD/PhD
Principal Investigator
Department of Medicine, Allergy & Immunology
Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research (cWIDR)
akau[at]wustl.edu
Emory University: B.S. in Chemistry, degree in music (1994-98)
Fulbright Fellowship to Germany: Kekule Institute at Bonn University, in the lab of Dr. Konrad Sandhoff (1998-99)
Washington University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP): PhD in Biochemistry in the lab of Dr. Scott Hultgren (1999-2006)
Internship/Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital (2006-2008)
Fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2008-2011)
Post-doctoral fellowship at Center for Genome Science and Systems Biology with Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon (2009-2015)
Board Certified Internal Medicine (2009-present)
Board Certified Allergy/Immunology (2010-present)
Associate Professor of Medicine (2023-present)
Co-director of MMMP Graduate Program (2024-present)
lab members
Anne Rosen, MA
Research Lab Supervisor
annerosen[at]wustl.edu
![Michael LintResearch Technician IImichael.lint[at]wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634014733038-IEXRUY2ABZJ66TNHIU6N/michael2021.jpg)
Michael Lint, MA
Senior Research Technician
michael.lint[at]wustl.edu
Christopher Tomera
Research Technician II
tomera.christopher[at]wustl.edu
Maggie Bui
MSTP Student
Computational & Systems Biology
maggiebui[at]wustl.edu
Lingwei Lyu, MS
Research Technician II
lyul[at]wustl.edu
Shreya Saxena
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Elisa Carrillo
Medical Student
Alumni
Natalia Jaeger, MS
Research Technician II
Allie Paharik, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Molecular Microbiology
Ryan McDonough
Senior Research Technician
![Dayne Voelker, MDAllergy and Immunologyd.h.voelker[at]wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634528538148-55UAEVCNO6IQSAX225KO/dayne2021.jpg)
Dayne Voelker, MD
Clinical Research Fellow
Allergy & Immunology
![Naomi WilsonDBBS Computational & Systems Biologyngwilson[at]wustl.eduNaomi is interested in using machine learning and other computational approaches to study the complex interactions between microbes and their hosts.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634534067212-E3OPFR8O0Y6FYD64ZJRX/naomi2021.jpg)
Naomi Wilson, PhD
DBBS 2023 Graduate
Computation-al & Systems Biology
![Ariel Hernandez LeyvaMSTP Computational & Systems Biologya.hernandez-leyva[at]wustl.eduAriel is interested in the molecular mechanisms that regulate the interactions between commensal microbes and the host. He hopes to use our understanding of t…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634529026823-U7VCSR32FUNCRBU6H0XA/ariel2019.jpg)
Ariel Hernandez-Leyva, PhD
Staff Scientist/ MSTP 2023 Graduate
Computational & Systems Biology
Josh Magare
Undergraduate Research Assistant
![Jesús Santiago BorgesDBBS Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesisjsantiago[at]wustl.eduJesús is interested in studying how the gut microbiota can be modulated by mucosal antibodies induced after vaccination. He hopes to target and deplete …](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/578d5cabf7e0ab1f49046f56/1634532444583-93UC0AIADJVXLUVOA1QB/jesus2021.jpg)
Jesús Santiago Borges
DBBS 2024 Graduate
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
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