Amanda Ramer-Tait is the Maxcy Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources and an Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Western Kentucky University and her Ph.D. in Immunobiology from Iowa State University. Her research focuses on understanding host-microbiota interactions. In particular, her research program aims to (1) determine the causative relationships between the gut microbiota and chronic, inflammatory diseases, (2) understand how dietary interventions can be used to improve inflammatory diseases via modulation of the gut microbiota, and (3) develop new approaches to disease prevention and treatment that include microbiome manipulation. Dr. Ramer-Tait is a founding member of the Nebraska Food for Health Center, director of the UNL Gnotobiotic Mouse Facility, and a recipient of the Global Probiotics Council’s Young Investigator in Probiotics Award. She also co-directs the Complex Biosystems PhD program at UNL and teaches courses on immunology, microbiology, and functional foods. Dr. Ramer-Tait has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and received research funding from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the US Department of Agriculture.