Nyangahu Lab Members

Osagie Eribo, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Osagie earned his PhD in Molecular Biology from Stellenbosch University, where he investigated how the gut microbiota regulates host immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. His current research focuses on uncovering causal relationships between early-life gut microbiota of infants exposed to HIV and uninfected (iHEU) and systemic and mucosal immune responses. He is also studying the impact of antiretroviral therapy on the gut microbiota and inflammation.

Vladimir Butyrkin, MS

Research Teaching Specialist

Vladimir (Vlad) received his B.A in Cell Biology and Neuroscience from Rutgers University and M.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Maryland. During his graduate training, he studied the development of neural circuits in the amygdala. He now supports all the projects in our lab.

Pooja Talreja

Undergraduate Researcher

Jiya Thakkar

Undergraduate Researcher

Donald Nyangahu, PhD

Assistant Professor

Donald completed his PhD in Immunology at the University of Cape Town, where he studied how maternal microbiota and infections during pregnancy or nursing shape offspring immunity. He then pursued postdoctoral training at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute, investigating the relationship between early-life gut microbiota in infants exposed to HIV and uninfected (iHEU) and responses to the BCG vaccine. Donald joined the faculty at CABM in September 2024, where his lab studies the gut microbiome of iHEU and its influence on immunity, vaccine response, growth and neurodevelopment.