Faculty
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Meet our world-class researchers and clinicians

The Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center is a world-class hub for biomedical research, bringing together distinguished basic science and clinical researchers representing a broad range of fields and specialties under one umbrella, to tackle the rising epidemic of food allergy. 

The talent and genius of our faculty and their teams are reflected through our NIH CoFAR award, our designation as a FARE Discovery Center of Distinction and other honors.  

 

Our Team
Danica Aquino headshot Danica Maureen Gallardo Aquino, MD
Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Instructor in Mary H Weiser Food Allergy
Medical School
James R Baker, Jr, MD James R Baker Jr
Ruth Dow Doan Professor of Biologic Nanotechnology
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
Director, MI Nanotechnology Institute
Medical School and Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
baldwin-james James Baldwin, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor of Mary H Weiser Food Allergy and Section Head
Division of Allergy
Medical School
Faraz Farazuddin Mohammad Farazuddin
Research Investigator
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy and Research Investigator
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Johann Gudjonsson Johann E Gudjonsson, MD, PhD
Arthur C Curtis Professor of Skin Molecular Immunology
Professor of Dermatology
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy
Medical School
simon hogan Simon P. Hogan, PhD
Askwith Research Professor of Food Allergy
Professor, Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology
Research Professor, Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
headshot of Gary Huffnagle Gary B Huffnagle, PhD
Nina and Jerry D Luptak Research Professor
Research Professor
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical School
Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Chang Kim Chang H. Kim, PhD
Kenneth and Judy Betz Research Professor, Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
Professor of Pathology, Medical School, University of Michigan
helen_levy Helen Levy, PhD
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Health Management and Policy
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
lukacs Nicholas W. Lukacs PhD
Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology
Scientific Director, Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
McMorris-Marc Marc S McMorris, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
Medical Director, UMMG
Service Chief, Medical School
Jessica O'Konek, PhD Jessica O'Konek
William Chandler Swink Research Professor
Research Assistant Professor
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center and Research Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Kelly O'Shea, MD Kelly O'Shea, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Catherine Ptaschinski Catherine Ptaschinski, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
Department of Pathology
Danica Aquino headshot Charles F Schuler IV, MD, FAAAAI
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mary H Weiser Food Allergy
Medical School
Ian Slack, MD Ian Slack, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
portrait of Alex Tsoi Lam (Alex) C Tsoi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Research Assistant Professor
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy
Medical School and Research Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
School of Public Health

“I am a big believer in team science as I think collective minds are more productive and more rapidly change outcomes.

The Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center is internationally renowned for having a talented group of scientists, physician scientists and clinicians all working towards the common goal of better treatments for food allergy sufferers. I am excited about our progress!

Simon Hogan, Ph.D.
Askwith Research Professor of Food Allergy Professor, Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology Research Professor, Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
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