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Hannah Ledvina is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Washington in 2020, under the mentorship of Dr. Joseph Mougous, where she investigated the pathogen Francisella tularensis and discovered a secreted virulence factor that modulates host cell vesicle trafficking. Following her doctorate, Dr. Ledvina joined Dr. Aaron Whiteley’s lab at the University of Colorado Boulder for her postdoctoral training as a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow. Her research focuses on the fundamental questions of how organisms defend themselves against the multitude of pathogens encountered throughout their lifespan, particularly in understanding bacterial immune systems and model immune signaling across the tree of life. Recent findings from her lab have shown that components of bacterial phage defense pathways are structurally homologous and functionally analogous to proteins in the human immune system. In 2023, Dr. Ledvina was named a Leading Edge Fellow.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science