Kevin Theis

Biography

 Kevin Theis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology for the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Theis, a broadly trained behavioral and microbial ecologist, joined the School of Medicine in 2015. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from LeMoyne College in 1996 and a second bachelor’s degree with Honors in Environmental and Forest Biology from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2001. He received his dual doctoral degree in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University in 2008, working in the laboratory of Dr. Kay Holekamp. He did his postdoctoral research in animal-microbial ecology in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Schmidt, also at Michigan State University. Before joining the faculty at Wayne State University, Dr. Theis was a research assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Research Interest

 Microbiology