Julie Segre, Ph.D.

Julie Segre received her B.A. summa cum laude in mathematics from Amherst College, where she later served on the board of trustees. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then performed postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago. Segre was awarded a Damon Runyon postdoctoral fellowship and later served on their Early-Career nvestigator Awards. 

Segre started her independent research program focused on the skin microbiome at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the intramural research program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2000. She was appointed an NIH Distinguished Investigator and led the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch. She has worked across U.S. government agencies to develop strategies to address the rise of antibiotic resistance as well as pandemic preparedness.

In 2026, Segre joined the University of Michigan as the Mary Sue Coleman Director of the Life Sciences and a professor of microbiology and immunology in the U-M Medical School.

Segre has received numerous awards, most notably as the co-recipient of the 2013 Service to America Medal, which is the highest honor for a civilian federal employee. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Microbiology, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine.