{"id":226,"date":"2016-12-08T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T13:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheelerlab\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:34:48","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheelerlab\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Robert T. Wheeler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. (2000) Stanford University,&nbsp;Developmental Biology<br>Advisor:&nbsp;Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Training:&nbsp;Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research<br>Sponsor: Gerald R. Fink, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator of the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wheelerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/285\/2023\/02\/Rob_Portrait_Dec2012-e1481209516438-88x140-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Robert Wheeler\" class=\"wp-image-575\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading226_8c09d4-34\"] 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