1.0Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Diseasehttps://www.med.unc.edu/cgibdAmy Smitherhttps://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/author/amy-smither/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UWAadckiq0"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/directory/ankit-malik-phd/">Ankit Malik, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/directory/ankit-malik-phd/embed/#?secret=UWAadckiq0" width="600" height="338" title="“Ankit Malik, PhD” — Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease" data-secret="UWAadckiq0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/wp-content/uploads/sites/466/2025/07/bio-malik.jpg900900Research Summary Dr. Malik’s laboratory investigates the critical role of mucosal immunity in maintaining host homeostasis and disease prevention. We focus on understanding how immune responses at mucosal surfaces discriminate between pathogens, beneficial commensals, and environmental antigens, and how dysregulation of these processes contributes to inflammatory bowel diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders. Our research program … Read more