CENTER
Center 5 – Internal & Gastrointestinal Medical Sciences
The Internal & Gastrointestinal Medical Sciences Center investigates the role of internal organ systems and gastrointestinal health in post-infectious disease and systemic recovery. Particular focus is placed on the gastrointestinal tract as a central regulator of immune function, metabolic signaling, and systemic inflammation. The gastrointestinal system plays a critical role in maintaining immune balance and metabolic stability. Disruptions in gut barrier integrity, microbial balance, and inflammatory signaling may contribute to a range of symptoms observed in post-infectious syndromes, including digestive disturbances, fatigue, immune dysregulation, and neurological symptoms linked to the gut–brain axis. Research within this center explores gastrointestinal inflammation, microbial imbalance, intestinal barrier function, and the interactions between gut-derived immune signaling and systemic health. The Internal & Gastrointestinal Center works in close collaboration with the Systemic Recovery, Immunological, and Neurological research programs within the RAPID network to better understand how gastrointestinal biology influences whole-body recovery following infection.
ABOUT THIS CENTER
The Internal & Gastrointestinal Medical Sciences Center investigates the role of internal organ systems and gastrointestinal health in post-infectious disease and systemic recovery. Particular focus is placed on the gastrointestinal tract as a central regulator of immune function, metabolic signaling, and systemic inflammation.
The gastrointestinal system plays a critical role in maintaining immune balance and metabolic stability. Disruptions in gut barrier integrity, microbial balance, and inflammatory signaling may contribute to a range of symptoms observed in post-infectious syndromes, including digestive disturbances, fatigue, immune dysregulation, and neurological symptoms linked to the gut–brain axis.
Research within this center explores gastrointestinal inflammation, microbial imbalance, intestinal barrier function, and the interactions between gut-derived immune signaling and systemic health.
The Internal & Gastrointestinal Center works in close collaboration with the Systemic Recovery, Immunological, and Neurological research programs within the RAPID network to better understand how gastrointestinal biology influences whole-body recovery following infection.
