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Researchers

Supporting new and seasoned investigators alike and embracing untested ideas gives us the best chance of discovering breakthroughs in IBD research. Get to know our Health Program grantees.

Yaron Fuchs Headshot

Yaron Fuchs, PhD

Assistant Professor, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Former Grantee

The Fuchs lab seeks to understand how stem cells use the apoptotic machinery for their elimination and the effect this has on different aspects of stem cell biology and stem cell-dependent processes.
Headshot of Wendy Garrett, MD, PhD.

Wendy Garrett, MD, PhD

Professor, Harvard University, Current Grantee

The Garrett lab focuses on mucosal immunology and the gut microbiota. They study intestinal inflammation in colitis and the tumor microenviroment in colorectal cancer, with a specific focus on the gut microbiota and immune system.
Klaus Gerwert, Professor, Ruhr University Bochum

Klaus Gerwert, PhD

Professor, Ruhr University Bochum, Former Grantee

Dr. Gerwert works in the field of protein science, aiming to detect neurodegenerative diseases at an early stage to prevent progression to symptomatic conditions.
Andrew Goodman, Professor, Yale University Microbial Sciences Institute

Andrew Goodman, PhD

Professor, Yale University Microbial Sciences Institute, Former Grantee

The Goodman lab aims to dissect the mechanisms that commensal gut microbes use to compete, cooperate and antagonize each other in the gut and explore how microbiome variation impacts our response to pathogenic infection and medical drugs.
Zeynep Gümüs, Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Zeynep Gümüs, PhD

Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Former Grantee

The Gumus lab develops and applies computational methods and collaborative tools to identify genetic biomarkers that drive disease. They seek to find new routes to analyze datasets utilizing the benefits of high-throughput (HT) technologies.
Chun-Jun (CJ) Guo, Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine

Chun-Jun (CJ) Guo, PhD

Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine, Current Grantee

Using genetic approaches, the Guo lab seeks to understand and reprogram the molecular “language” of host-microbe interactions in health and disease for potential therapeutic applications.