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Dr. Ivaylo Ivanov is a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University, where he leads the Laboratory for Mucosal Immunology. He received his M.S. from Sofia University (Sofia, Bulgaria) and his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, followed by postdoctoral training at New York University.

Dr. Ivanov’s research focuses on how the intestinal microbiota regulates intestinal and systemic immunity and host physiology. His work identified the first commensal bacterial species shown to control mucosal T cell function, providing a foundation for understanding host–microbe immune interactions. Seminal studies from his laboratory have been instrumental in elucidating how the microbiota interact with intestinal epithelial cells and regulate mucosal T cell differentiation and function. More recently, his group uncovered a network of interactions between diet, the microbiota, and mucosal immunity that influences systemic diseases such as obesity.

Dr. Ivanov has received multiple honors, including an NIH Pathway to Independence Award, the Society for Mucosal Immunology Young Investigator Award, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Senior Research Award, two Pew Charitable Trusts Innovator Awards, and the Mayent-Rothschild–Institut Curie Award. He is a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences and a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease.

Lab website: https://www.ivanovlab.com/visit

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