1.0UNC Children's Research Institutehttps://www.med.unc.edu/childrensresearchKate Matthewshttps://www.med.unc.edu/childrensresearch/author/kate-matthews/Francisco Sylvester, MD - UNC Children's Research Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cAXGdZPhwC"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/childrensresearch/directory/francisco-sylvester-md/">Francisco Sylvester, MD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/childrensresearch/directory/francisco-sylvester-md/embed/#?secret=cAXGdZPhwC" width="600" height="338" title="“Francisco Sylvester, MD” — UNC Children's Research Institute" data-secret="cAXGdZPhwC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.med.unc.edu/childrensresearch/wp-content/uploads/sites/967/2019/04/Sylvester2.jpg8001200Dr. Sylvester is a pediatric gastroenterologist whose research interests include mucosal immunology, vitamin D and bone metabolism in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). His lab conducts human translational studies grounded on clinical observations in children with IBD and formulates hypotheses based on these findings, which are tested in mouse models and cell culture systems. The … Read more