- Integrative Clinical and Biospecimen Core (Sonia Kupfer, MD, Joel Pekow, MD, Christopher Weber, MD, PhD): Offering the patient registry, tissue biobanking facilities, and support in designing clinical studies in areas such as human gut microbiomes in health and disease, IBD, gastroenterology, and hepatology, and celiac diseases.
- Host-Microbe Core (Alexander Chervonsky, MD, PhD, Betty Theriault, DVM, DACLAM, Ran Blekhman, PhD): Provides unique approaches to the study of host-microbe interactions, including cell/tissue models, gnotobiotic mouse technologies, metagenomics, and approaches for structural and functional profiling of complex microbial communities.
- Tissue Engineering and Cell Models Core (Eugene B. Chang, MD, John Alverdy, MD): Offering unique cell and tissue models, enteroids/organoids, and mouse models along with molecular and genetic engineering approaches to develop new model systems.
- Multiparametric Host Cell Analysis Core (Luis Barreiro, PhD, Bana Jabri, MD, PhD): The MHC core aims to provide expert consultation, training, experimental and bioinformatic support in the use of the growing array of highly specialized cutting-edge technologies that are available for flow cytometry and genomic analysis, specifically related to the study of gastrointestinal disease.
