Nasia Safdar

, Professor, Infectious Disease, and the Department’s Vice Chair for Research (Pictured on Right). · University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

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History

Dietary Fiber-Microbiome Interactions: Elucidating Mechanisms to Suppress Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in the Human Gut
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
PI · $3M · Duke University
2025–2029
BCCMA: Targeting Gut-Microbiome in Veterans Deployment Related Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases; CMA5- Functional Metagenomics in GWI-Related Gut Dysfunction
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Wm s. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hosp
2023–2028
Novel Antimicrobials Targeting MDR Pathogens from Animal Microbial Symbionts
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · U19
Project lead · $5.5M · University of Wisconsin-Madison
2019–2025
Reducing VA Healthcare-Associated Infections Through Antibiotic StEwardship (RAISE)
Department of Veterans Affairs · I50
Contact PI · Wm s. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hosp
2019–2024

A Clinical Trial of Resistant Potato Starch for Gut MDRO Decolonization
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting · Phase 2
VA Office of Research and Development
2027–2030
Resistant Potato Starch to Alleviate GWI
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 2
VA Office of Research and Development
2025–2028
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. Difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Principal investigator · Terminated · Phase 2
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2022–2023
Effect of Expanding (Gloving) Barrier Precautions for Reducing Clostridium Difficile Acquisition (and Infection) in VA
Principal investigator · Completed
VA Office of Research and Development
2022–2024