Mark Jutila PhD, MS

Dr. Mark Jutila is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease and is the Interim Department Head of Microbiology at Montana State University (MSU). Dr. Jutila obtained a bachelor's degree in Microbiology from MSU, and his graduate work, in microbiology and immunology/veterinary science, was completed at Washington State University in Pullman.

Dr. Jutila's research focuses on inflammatory disease and developmental immunology. In addition, Dr. Jutila is one of several researchers at MSU who recently received National Institutes of Health funding to study alternative medicines that target the intestine and lungs. The researchers are investigating products already on the market and medicines still being developed. The overall goal of the program is to understand the mechanisms that make alternative and complementary medicines work or not work. The scientists plan to examine the exact molecules that induce an effect, to determine how they work.