Adventures Into The Unknown
Exploring the role of dietary therapy in treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Researchers
Below are researchers funded by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation who are working in diet and nutrition.
Jeremiah Faith, PhD
Associate Professor, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, Former Grantee
The Faith lab is developing and applying experimental and computational tools to understand gut microbiota structure and function to develop live defined microbial therapeutics.
Dale Lee, MD
Associate Professor, Seattle Children's Hospital, Current Grantee
Dr. Lee studies dietary therapy and the role of food additives in IBD with the goal of helping children achieve their potential and not be limited by their medical conditions.
Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, Former Grantee
The Liu lab is interested in the molecular mechanisms of how morphologic patterns of cytoplasmic antimicrobial granules are affected by genetics and environmental triggers, and their clinical relevance.
Eric Martens, PhD
Professor, University of Michigan, Former Grantee
The Martens lab investigates the symbiotic microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract at multiple levels with the goal of using diet and gut microbial interventions to treat chronic conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
