Elena Verdú

Elena Verdú

Positions

Professor

Department of Medicine, McMaster University

Canada Research Chair (CIHR) Tier 1

in Microbial Therapeutics and Nutrition in Gastroenterology

Associate Member

Inflammation Research Network

Contact information

Web presence

Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 2001

Doctoral MD thesis University of Lausanne, 1995

M.D. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987

Research

Areas of Research

Inflammatory disorders

Our lab examines the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory disorders such as celiac disease and IBD. We also investigate host-bacterial interactions particularly in the context of probiotics and functional gastrointestinal diseases.

Publications