Dr. Federico Rey

Associate Professor

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Biography

Federico Rey is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison within the Department of Bacteriology. His research focuses on understanding the variations in gut microbiomes that modulate the effects of diet on the host's susceptibility to cardiometabolic diseases. Utilizing a combination of hypothesis-generating, sequencing-centered analyses on microbiomes from both humans and mice, his work aims to address critical questions about the interaction between gut microbiota and health. He conducts proof-of-principle and proof-of-mechanism studies in gnotobiotic mouse models of cardiometabolic diseases alongside traditional bacteriology experiments. As a member of the Wisconsin Diabetes Research Center, Rey contributes his expertise on microbe-host interactions that influence diabetes and metabolic disorders.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences