
2026
Pittsburgh Rust Belt
Microbiome Conference
HOSTS
N. Luisa Hiller, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Barbara Methé, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Drew Bridges, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
EVENT ORGANIZATION
Cindy Vinkovich, University of Pittsburgh/Center for Medicine and the Microbiome
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Philip Ahern, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Catherine Armbruster, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Drew Bridges, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Laty Cahoon, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Jan Claesen, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Vaughn Cooper, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Tim Hand, PhD, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
N. Luisa Hiller, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Gina Lewin, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Barbara Methé, PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Alison Morris, MD, MS, Rutgers University
Apollo Stacy, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Daria Van Tyne, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Vincent Young, PhD, University of Michigan
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