Relman Lab Members
David Relman
Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
David Relman
Primary Investigator
David A. Relman, MD is the Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor in Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology, and Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. He is also Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Relman’s research focus is the human indigenous microbiota, and the identification of previously-unrecognized microbial agents of disease. He has advised the U.S. Government on emerging infectious diseases, human-microbe interactions, and future biological threats. He is Chair of the Forum on Microbial Threats at the Institute of Medicine (National Academies of Science) and Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and a Member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Rob Pesich
Lab Manager / Author / Poet
Rob Pesich
Lab Manager / Author / Poet
Research Scientists
Elizabeth Costello
Research Scientist
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine
Elizabeth Costello
Research Scientist
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Colorado Boulder (2007)
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University (1999)
Research Projects:
Les Dethlefsen
Research Scientist
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Stephanie Bachas-Daunert
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases
Stephanie Bachas-Daunert
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University (2021)
Master of Science in Engineering, Stanford University (2012)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University (2010)
Fellowships:
American Society of Microbiology Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship (2016-Present)
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship (2013-2016)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2010-2013)
Stanford University Engineering Dean's Doctoral 3D Diversity Fellowship (2010-2012)
Research Projects:
Arsenic and the Human Microbiome
Pearl Houghteling
Neonatology Fellow
Pediatrics
Pearl Houghteling
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency, Yale New Haven Hospital
Research Projects:
Eitan Yaffe
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Microbiology & Immunology
Eitan Yaffe
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctor of Philosophy, Weizmann Institute of Science (2013)
Master of Science, Tel Aviv University (2007)
Bachelor of Science, The Hebrew University (2001)
Research Projects:
Arianna Celis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine
Arianna Celis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctor of Philosophy, Montana State University (2018)
Master of Science, University of California Los Angeles (2013)
Bachelor of Science, California State Univ, Bakersfield (2011)
Associate of Arts, Riverside City College (2009)
Research Projects:
Alexandra Switzer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Microbiology & Immunology
Alexandra Switzer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, MI-PHD (2019)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Veterinary Medicine (2009)
Bachelor of Science, University of California Santa Cruz, Marine Biology (2003)
Research Projects:
Diane Hsu
Gastroenterology Fellow
Pediatrics
Diane Hsu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MD, New Jersey Medical School
Residency, New Jersey Medical School
Fellowships:
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship (2019-Present)
Research Projects:
The Role of the Appendix in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
Jessica Grembi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine
Jessica Grembi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, Environmental Engineering, Microbiology, Global Health (2019)
Master of Science, Penn State University, Environmental Engineering (2011)
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy at West Point, Environmental Engineering (2001)
Research Projects:
Katherine Xue
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Biology (Joint with Dmitri Petrov)
Katherine Xue
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington (2019)
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University (2013)
Research Projects:
Nicholas Griffin Gianaris
Neonatology Fellow
Pediatrics
Nicholas Griffin Gianaris
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency, UC Davis Medical Center
Research Projects
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Doran Goldman
Undergraduate Student
Biology
Research Projects:
Household Transmission of the Human Microbiome
Crystal Perez
Undergraduate Student
Biology
Research Projects:
Arsenic and the Human Microbiome
Research Assistants
Anna Robaczewska
Research Assistant
Research Projects:
Pregnancy and the Human Microbiome
Arsenic and the Human Microbiome
Chen Gui
Research Assistant
Research Projects:
Resilience in the Human Microbiome