Kathleen McClanahan
MPI Co-Vice President
Molecular Pathology & Immunology Graduate Program
Medical Center North
1161 21st Avenue South
Room / Suite
A5211 - Olivares-Villagomez Lab
Nashville
Tennessee
37232
Lab Phone
615-936-0104
More Information
Originally from Little Rock, AR, I earned my B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Arkansas in 2019. I immediately joined the Vanderbilt IGP in 2019 and the MPI graduate program in 2020. Outside of the lab, I love cooking, reading, and participating in science outreach!
Awards and Honors:
NSF-GRFP Award (2021)
Research Information
In the Olivares-Villagomez lab, I am investigating the role of the breastmilk protein osteopontin in the development of the infant gut microbiota.
Publications on 
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