Biology Major co-chair, Federico Rey, appointed as the Ira L. Baldwin Professor in Bacteriology
Congratulations to Biology Major co-chair, Federico Rey, who was appointed as the Ira L. Baldwin Professor in Bacteriology. The award was established by family members of Ira Baldwin to honor Baldwin’s contributions and accomplishments as a faculty member and administrator at CALS and UW. Rey’s research aims to understand how an organism’s gut microbiome modulates the effects of diet and its susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease. His team uses a combination of microbiome analyses from humans and mice as well as studies in mouse models and classic bacteriology experiments.
Continue reading here to learn more about the ten CALS faculty members who were selected to receive college and department professorships or chairships: https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/09/08/ten-cals-faculty-receive-college-and-department-professorships-chairships/