Mentees

Junior Faculty

Chelsie Armbruster, PhD

Microbiology & Immunology

http://microbe.med.umich.edu/people/chelsie-armbruster-phd

Publications

Mary Janevic, MPH, PhD

Health Behavior and Health Education

https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/janevic-mary.html 

Publications

Pasithorn (Amy) Suwanabol, MD

Surgery

https://ihpi.umich.edu/our-experts/pasuwan

Publications

T32 Trainees

Physician Scientist Training in Age-Related Diseases Program

Hayley Billingsley, Ph.D., RD, CEP

Postdoctoral Research Fellow 

https://www.kines.umich.edu/research/labs-centers/substrate-metabolism-laboratory

Kaitlin Kyi, MD

Geriatric Oncology



Samantha Savitch, MD

House Officer 3, General Surgery Residency 

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/surgery/samantha-sam-savitch-md


Graduate Students

Kyle Gontjes, MPH

A native of Grand Rapids, Kyle graduated from Calvin College in 2017 with a BS in Biology. Kyle followed his passion for infection prevention to the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he completed his MPH in Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology in 2020. Currently, Kyle is a PhD student at the University of Michigan studying Microbiology & Immunology. During his time at University of Michigan, he has worked with in Dr. Lona Mody's lab, focusing on antimicrobial stewardship, bacterial transmission, and infection prevention in both hospitals and nursing homes.

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/KyleGontjes 

Professional website: https://kylegontjes.weebly.com/


CRIISP Projects:


Skylar Zeng

Public Health, Epidemiology MPH - Student


Skylar is a rising second-year MPH student in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and is on track to complete the Certificate of Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. She is interested in applying biostatistical/epidemiologic data analytics to infectious disease prevention and control. As a CRIISP intern, she assists with microbiology testing, data analysis on multidrug-resistant organisms, antibiotic usage, and infection control measures. Outside of academics, she loves playing badminton, fitness, and piano.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/skylar-zeng

Undergraduate Students

Ryan Wang

Ryan is currently an incoming first-year student at Yale University. He is passionate about applying statistics and computer science in the world of economics and finance. Currently, he plans on pursuing a double major in Computer Science + Economics and Applied Mathematics. Outside of academics, he loves to play tennis with friends and binge watch shows.