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Digestive Health Center

Current Pilot and Feasibility Awardees

2008 Awards

Carine Blanchard, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Role of TSG6 in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Christopher Karp, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Molecular Immunology
Role of RP105 in Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Jochen Mattner, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Immunobiology
The Role of Antigen Presenting Cells in the Induction of Liver Specific Autoimmunity

Ardythe Morrow, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Measurement of Gastrointestinal Glycosylation in IBD Patients and Controls

Noah Shroyer, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Role of Atoh1 and γ-secretase Inhibitors in Protection from Intestinal Epithelial Injury and Colitis

Yana Zavros, PhD
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Role of Inflammation and Sonic Hedgehog in the Development of Gastric Cancer 
 

Previous Pilot and Feasibility Awardees

2007 Awards

Xiaonan Han, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
STAT5b Regulation of Gut Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Jeffrey A. Rudolph, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
cAMP Mediated Survival Signaling in the Intestinal Crypt

Richard T. Strait, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medicine
IgA and Intestinal Anaphylaxis

Bruce C. Trapnell MD, MS
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary Biology
Role of GM-CSF Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Crohn's Disease

2005 Awards

Lee (Ted) A. Denson, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Immunomodulatory Effects of Growth Hormone in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Simon P. Hogan, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Eosinophils and Nitric oxide Metabolism in Ulcerative Colitis

Mike A. Leonis, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Gene Expression Profiling of Pediatric Hepatoblastoma: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance

Kris A. Steinbrecher, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
Role of GC-C in Intestinal Epithelial Cell Proliferation

Gregory M. Tiao, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General and Thoracic Surgery
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Biliary Atresia

Last updated: May 19, 2008