Faculty with expertise in GI motility and neurogastroenterology are engaged in clinical, translational and device research, exploring gastgroparesis, eisinophulic esophagitis and other critical areas of medicine. Investigators collaborate with the Center of Implantable Devices in the Weldon School of Bioengineering at Purdue University.
Translational Research
Translational research is focused on improving health outcomes by applying biological sciences and clinical trial techniques to critical health care issues. This research takes place on several fronts. Researchers are working to map the stomach’s neural circuitry for electrical stimulation, using non-invasive vagal nerve testing to monitor the effects of gastric electrical stimulation, utilizing functional MRI of the brain-stomach to study the brain-gut axis in patients with gastroparesis, and exploring bile acids and microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome and constipation.
Clinical Research
This team of investigators conduct safe and efficient research by putting patient needs first. Faculty dedicate time to educating patients on every aspect of research, from insurance coverage to side effects and time commitments.
- Gastric electrical stimulation for gastroparesis
- Fecal bile acids, fecal short chain fatty acids and the intestinal microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- GI neuromuscular pathology in gastroparesis and small bowel dysmotility
- Endoscopic Functional Lumen Imaging Probe for the pylorus