Wendy Garrett, MD, PhD

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Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Wendy Garrett focuses her research on the interplay between the gastrointestinal immune system and the gut microbiota in health, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancer. Her work in mucosal immunology examines how the gut microbiota influence both innate and adaptive populations and the contribution of these cells to immune homeostasis and disease. Garrett has identified specific species, pathways, and metabolites produced by the microbiota that influence health and disease states. She has received awards from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Searle Scholar-Kinship Foundation, Cancer Research Institute, V Foundation, and Merkin Family Foundation.

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