PRESENTATION OF CELLULAR & MOLECULAR GASTROENTEROLOGY (CMG) SECTION RESEARCH MENTOR AWARD: MARK RONALD FREY, PHD

SOCIETY: AGA

Introduction: Patients with obesity and mouse models of obesity exhibit abnormalities in intestinal epithelial cells, including altered barrier function and enhanced stemness. Adipose tissue (AT) is the largest endocrine organ secreting cytokines, hormones, and extracellular vesicles (EVs)…

SOCIETY: AGA Mechanistic studies in GI diseases, including eosinophilic esophagitis, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, and intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and therapeutic outcomes such as FMT will be explored…

SOCIETY: AGA The objective of this session is to learn about new discoveries in the basic science domain of how the gut and the brain communicate with each other. Attendees will also appreciate new understanding of the relationship between neurodegenerative disease and IBD…