Julie A Swartzendruber, Ph.D.

Dr. Julie Swartzendruber earned her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2013 where she studied the role of histamine 2 receptor in allergic lung inflammation. She continued her training as a post-doctoral fellow at Loyola University of Chicago, studying the role of the probiotic Bacillus subtilis in suppressing allergic airway disease. Dr. Swartzendruber came to Midwestern University in 2015 and her research laboratory continues to study both projects; 1) The ability of B. subtilis to suppress allergic disease and 2) The influence of histamine receptor expression on the inflammatory process.