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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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Our research program integrates immunology, genetic engineering, microbiology, and bioinformatics to identify key mediators governing mucosal inflammation, immune tolerance, and cancer development. Through both basic and translational approaches, we aim to define the cellular and molecular pathways underlying human gastrointestinal disease pathogenesis.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Current research directions include elucidating the mechanisms that maintain intestinal immune homeostasis, characterizing the breakdown of tolerance in inflammatory diseases, and identifying how chronic inflammation promotes carcinogenesis. 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