Kimberlee Kossick

Paneth cells reside at the bottom of the crypts in the small intestine and are crucial for maintaining homeostasis of the epithelium by engendering host protection from enteric pathogens…

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a multifactorial process characterized by inflammation and damage to the intestinal barrier, which is made up of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs)…