Gastrointestinal researchers at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine are focused on scientific investigations aimed to benefit both humans and animals. Current research projects include cancer, stress, gut microbiome, and liver toxicology.
Gastrointestinal Researchers
Jack Harkema, DVM, PhD, DACVP, ATSF
Biological mechanisms underlying airway epithelial cell injury, repair and adaptation; gut microbiota, liver function, and immunity
Sara Jablonski, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Protein-losing enteropathy, intestinal lymphangiectasia, chronic enteropathies, and hepatobiliary disorders
James Luyendyk, PhD
Mechanisms whereby the coagulation cascade contributes to the pathogenesis of liver disease
Linda Mansfield, MS, VMD, PhD, DACVM
Enteric pathogens resulting in GI tract inflammation; Campylobacter jejuni; therapies for IBD
Adam Moeser, MS, PhD, DVM
Interactions between early-life stress, biological sex in shaping gut neuroimmune development, disease risk
Victoria Watson, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Interactive roles of pathogenic organisms, members of the gut microbiome, and barrier function of the intestinal tract in health and disease
