Gustavo Caballero-Flores
Position title: Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Pronouns: he/him/his
Email: caballeroflo@wisc.edu
Gustavo obtained his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Jose L. Puente at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In Dr. Puente’s lab, he studied regulatory mechanisms controlling expression of virulence genes in bacterial pathogens. After completion of his PhD, he joined the University of Michigan to receive postdoctoral training in Dr. Gabriel Núñez’s group. There, he investigated mechanisms promoting early intestinal colonization by enteric pathogens and the role of the gut microbiota and maternal factors in protection against infection. Now, he is thrilled to continuing his career as a faculty at UW-Madison studying the events underlying host-pathogen-microbiota interactions during infection.
Outside the lab: Gustavo is a sports fan. He also likes playing soccer, running, reading, and cooking Mexican food. However, what he loves most is spending time with his wife and two kids.
Guilty pleasures: Horror/Sci-fi movies, the Big Bang Theory, ketchup on the pizza.