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Michael J Tisza is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, specializing in Molecular Virology & Microbiology. His research focuses on virome dynamics, wastewater surveillance, and microbial genomics. He leads the Tisza Lab, which investigates phage-bacteria interactions in the gut microbiome and viral epidemiology through metagenomics.
Key research areas include longitudinal studies of infant gut microbiomes, detection of pathogens like avian influenza and measles via wastewater analysis, and developing tools like the Marker-MAGu pipeline for taxonomic profiling. Recent work highlights associations between microbiome dynamics and Type 1 diabetes risk.
His lab collaborates on projects such as the TEDDY study and has contributed to viral discovery efforts, including identifying thousands of human-associated viruses. Tisza is also involved in public health initiatives, such as TEPHI’s wastewater-based outbreak detection.
Education: Ph.D. in Microbiology (inferred from role). Advises students like Camille Mazurek (PhD Candidate, 2025). Active on Bluesky and GitHub, sharing tools and research updates.
