Gastrointestinal Development
Researchers in this group investigate the development of/diseases effecting gastrointestinal organs such as the esophagus, intestines, liver, pancreas, and stomach.
Basic and clinical researchers work in collaboration to elucidate disease mechanisms and identify new ways to predict disease and to stimulate regeneration of diseased tissues.
Faculty
Mitchell Cohen, MD, Professor
Intestinal secretion; activators of intestinal guanylate cyclase [Visit the Cohen / Steinbrecher Lab]
Stacey S. Huppert, PhD, Associate Professor
Intercellular signaling pathways that regulate the patterning of liver architecture during development and regeneration. [Visit the Huppert Lab]
Noah Shroyer, PhD, Assistant Professor
Molecular mechanisms of intestinal epithelial development and how these pathways are impacted during diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer [Visit Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition]
Jim Wells, PhD, Associate Professor
Endoderm organogenesis and promoting the differentiation of embryonic stem cells into therapeutic endoderm derivatives. [Visit the Wells Lab]
Chunyue Yin, PhD, Assistant Professor
The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying liver development and disease pathogenesis using the zebrafish model organism. [Visit the Yin Lab]
Aaron Zorn, PhD, Associate Professor
Molecular mechanisms of endoderm organ development [Visit the Zorn Lab]
Contact Us
For more information about the Molecular and Developmental Biology Program at Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati, email mdbprog@cchmc.org or call 513-636-4545. You can also apply online at our application page.
