Paul
L. Beck, PhD, MD
Associate
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
Phone: 403-210-9325
Fax: 403-283-3180
Email:
plbeck@ucalgary.ca
A Member of the
Gastrointestinal
Research Group
Research
| My
research interests include defining mechanisms involved in the development of
IBD and how the gastrointestinal tract heals itself after injury. The lining of
the gastrointestinal is commonly injured in every day life by insults such as
arthritis medications, bacteria, viruses acid and others. Why this injury occurs
more commonly in some and causes more problems is unclear. However, it appears
that some people are susceptible to injury where others fail to heal the injury
and likely IBD is a result of increased susceptibility to injury and failure to
properly heal following injury. By using both animal models of colitis as well
as tissue culture models the goal of my research is to determine import factors
that protect the gastrointestinal tract from injury and/or improve tissue repair
after injury. By determining which factors may be involved in these processes
one can develop strategies aimed at treating IBD with the ultimate goal of
finding a cure for this group of devastating diseases. For more
information
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Post-doctoral Fellows
Simon Hirota
MSc student
Jeff Ng
Lab Manager
Annie Li
Administrative
Assistant
Janice Doell
Tel:
403.220.8457
Email:
gisec2@ucalgary.ca