Jesus Rivera-Nieves

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a prevalent inflammatory disease of the colon, and it associated with lower levels of secondary bile acids and bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity. Our lab has demonstrated that native bacteria can serve as chassis to functionally manipulate the gut microbiome…

This session combines learning about novel animal models of intestinal inflammation and testing of novel mechanisms of action alone or in combination in preclinical models of intestinal inflammation…