Schumacher Gut Science Lab: Research

Research Topics

  1. Immune regulation of colonic epithelial re-modeling in disease.
  2. Novel regulators of colonic secretory cell function and activation states.
  3. The role of deep crypt secretory cells, a poorly understood cell type in the colonic lining, in maintaining intestinal health.
Cross-section image of the small intestine against a black background

Small intestine immunostained for Paneth cells (red) in the stem cell niche.

Brightly colored scanned image of human cells

Intestinal epithelial lining immunostained in blue.

Brightly colored scanned image of human cells

Cross section of intestinal villi.

Brightly colored scanned image of human cells

3D colonic organoid. Deep crypt secretory (DCS) cells in red.