Michael Bording-Jorgensen (He/Him)

Dr. Michael Bording-Jorgensen is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Biology Department at the University of Waterloo. Prior to joining the University of Waterloo in 2024, he was a Post Doctoral Fellow at McMaster University conducting research on Mucosal Immunology and Gastrointestinal Physiology related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Bording-Jorgensen is a Gastrointestinal Physiologist with an interest in the roles of the human microbiome, mucosal immunology, and physiology in relation to IBD. Although he does not have a research lab, he continues this interest by teaching Human Physiology, Anatomy, and Immunology courses.

Bording-Jorgensen has transitioned from Research to a focus on Undergraduate teaching, where he hopes to enrich the undergraduate experience and promote interest in those pursing a research or professional program.

• Gastrointestinal physiology

• Microbiome

• Mucosal immunology

• Host-pathogen interactions

• 2018, PhD Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

• 2012, BSc Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences Minor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

• 2024, Canadian Institute for Health Research Post Doctoral Fellowship

• 2023 – 2024, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

• 2020 – 2022, Mitacs Elevate and W. Garfield Weston Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta

• 2018, Graduate Student Teaching Award, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta

• 2013 – 2015, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium Graduate Studentship, University of Alberta

• 2023 – 2024, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute

• 2019 – 2024, One Health Consortium

• 2018 – Present, Review Board Member for Microorganisms, MDPI

• 2018 – 2020, Alberta Provincial Pediatric EnTeric Infection Team (APPETITE)

• 2013 – 2023, Women and Children’s Health Research Institute

• 2013 – 2023, Centre of Excellence in Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunology Research Group

• 2024 – Present, Open Consortium of Undergraduate Biology Educators

• 2013 – 2024, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

• BIOL 201 - Human Anatomy
  • Taught in 2025, 2026
• BIOL 273 - Principles of Human Physiology 1
  • Taught in 2024, 2025, 2026
• BIOL 341 - Fundamentals of Immunology
  • Taught in 2026

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• For the full list of Michael Bording-Jorgensen's publications, please see Google Scholar.

• Piper H*, Bording-Jorgensen M*, Zhang Z, Suarez Suarez R, Armstrong H, Wine E, Silverman J (2024). Evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract of infants with short-bowel disease after surgical resection. * co-first author. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12327

• Heather K. Armstrong, Michael Bording-Jorgensen, Deanna M. Santer, Zhengxiao Zhang, Rosica Valcheva, Aja M. Rieger, Justin Sung-Ho Kim, Stephanie I. Dijk, Ramsha Mahmood, Olamide Ogungbola, Juan Jovel, France Moreau, Hayley Gorman, Robyn Dickner, Jeremy Jerasi, Inderdeep K. Mander, Dawson Lafleur, Alexandra Petrova, Terri-Lyn Jeanson, Andrew Mason, Consolato M. Sergi, Arie Levine, Kris Chadee, David Armstrong, Sarah Rauscher, Charles N. Bernstein, Matthew W. Carroll, Hien Q. Huynh, Jens Walter, Karen L. Madsen, Levinus A. Dieleman, Eytan Wine (2022). Unfermented β-fructan fibers fuel inflammation in select inflammatory bowel disease patients. Gastroenterology. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2022.09.034

• Michael Bording-Jorgensen, Brendon Parsons, Colin Lloyd, Jonas Szelewicki, Binal Shah-Gandhi, Angela Ma, Linda Chui (2022). Molecular Detection of Non-O157 Shiga toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Directly from Stool Using Real-time Multiplex PCR Assays. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020329

• Michael Bording-Jorgensen, Misagh Alipour, Ghazal Danesh, Eytan Wine (2017). Inflammasome Activation by ATP Enhances Citrobacter rodentium Clearance through ROS Generation. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1159/000455988

• Kyle Jackson, Heather Galipeau, Amber Hann, Marco Constante, Megan Zangara , Michael Bording-Jorgensen, Alexandra Fuentes, Heidi Ho, Jessica Wang, Chiko Shimbori, Paul Moayyedi, Michael Surette, Premysl Bercik, Brian K. Coombes, Zeinab Hosseinidoust, Elena F. Verdu (2026). Phage intervention improves colitis and response to corticosteroids by attenuating 3 virulence of Crohn’s disease-associated bacteria. Science Translational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.05.658057