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 Jessica Hellmann, PhDInstitute on the EnvironmentJill Foster, MDDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Minnesota Medical School Nichole Klatt, PhDDepartment of SurgeryDavid Odde, PhDInstitute for Engineering in Medicine Susan Kline, MD, MPHDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International MedicineRyan Langlois, PhDDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyRuth LynfieldMDH State Epidemiologist and Medical DirectorGenevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhDDepartment of Surgery Learning Health System SciencesBharat Thyagarajan, MD, PhD, MPHDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & PathologyAnna Tischler, PhDDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyPreviousNext Team Executive Committee Internal Advisory Board External Advisory Board