Schumacher Gut Science Lab: Research
Research Topics
- Immune regulation of colonic epithelial re-modeling in disease.
- Novel regulators of colonic secretory cell function and activation states.
- The role of deep crypt secretory cells, a poorly understood cell type in the colonic lining, in maintaining intestinal health.
Small intestine immunostained for Paneth cells (red) in the stem cell niche.
Intestinal epithelial lining immunostained in blue.
Cross section of intestinal villi.
3D colonic organoid. Deep crypt secretory (DCS) cells in red.