Internal Advisory Board The UMIID Internal Advisory Board advises the Executive Committee in their decision making processes. It is composed of key infectious disease experts from across the University of Minnesota. Matthew Aliota, PhDDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Jill Foster, MDDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Minnesota Medical School Jessica Hellmann, PhDInstitute on the EnvironmentNichole Klatt, PhDDepartment of SurgerySusan Kline, MD, MPHDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International MedicineRyan Langlois, PhDDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyRuth Lynfield, MDMDH State Epidemiologist and Medical DirectorGenevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhDDepartment of Surgery Learning Health System SciencesDavid Odde, PhDInstitute for Engineering in Medicine Bharat Thyagarajan, MD, PhD, MPHDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & PathologyAnna Tischler, PhDDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyPreviousNext Team Executive Committee Internal Advisory Board External Advisory Board