Pilot Awardees (2015-2016)

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Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Gender Difference in Regulatory T Cell Function in Crohn’s Disease and Experimental IBD

Wendy Goodman, PhD
Pathology, CWRU


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Characterization of the Digestive Tract Mycobiome in Crohn’s Disease

Mahmoud Ghannoum, PhD, EMBA
Dermatology, CWRU‌


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Gut Microbiome-induced Intestinal Fibrosis

Florian Rieder, MD, PhD
Pathobiology, CCF 


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Investigating Stromal Derived Factor-1 (SDF-1) Incorporated in New Delivery Systems for Treating Crohn’s Perianal Fistula

Massarat Zutshi, MD
Surgery, CCF