Tyler Laib
Graduate Student
Locations
- Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP)
Contact Information
Biography
Mentor: John Kirby, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2021
Previous Education: BS, Exercise Physiology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 2018; MMP, Medical Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, 2019
Year Entered MCW: 2021
Previous Education: BS, Exercise Physiology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 2018; MMP, Medical Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, 2019
Research Interests
I’m interested in the gut microbiome, particularly how diet affects it and the role it plays in health and disease. My current project is to assess the microbiome’s impact on salt-sensitive hypertension using the Dahl SS rat model.