Pancreas
The Pancreas Research team covers a wide range of pancreatic disorders such as pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors and cancer, and diabetes. We utilize large patient registries as well as experimental mouse and organoid models to investigate pancreatic disease via imaging, genomics, single-cell transcriptomics, spatial biology, and biochemical studies. We aim to dissect the complex molecular and cellular mechanisms behind pancreatic diseases in children to pave the way for biomarker discovery, innovative therapies, and improved patient outcomes.
- Maisam Abu-El-Haija (Pancreatitis, Diabetes, Islet Cells, Imaging, Genetics)
- Ajay Dixit ( Pancreatitis, Inflammation, Pancreatic Cancer, Immunity)
- Maria Fields (MASLD, Obesity, T cells, Inflammation, Liver)
- Michelle Saad (Acute Pancreatitis, TPIAT, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Chronic Pancreatitis)
- Takanori Takebe (Liver Development, Stem cell and Organoids, Disease Modeling, Drug Discovery, Regenerative Therapy)
- David Vitale (Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound, ERCP)
- Yunguan Wang (Bioinformatics, Genomics, Spatial Omics, Autoimmune Liver Disease)
