UM SOM: Mucosal Biology Research Center (MBRC)

Faculty

Organization and administration. The MBRC is comprised of 33 University of Maryland faculty members, plus adjunct members in associated academic and biotechnology centers. Overall direction of the MBRC is the primary responsibility of its Director, Associate-Directors and Steering Committee members. These are:

	Alessio Fasano, MD MBRC Director, Director of the Center for Celiac Research, Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology, and Medicine Dr. Fasano's research focuses on the control of barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract by a key regulatory protein known as zonulin. View Dr. Fasano's research profile.
	Jeffrey Hasday, MD MBRC Associate Director for Clinical & Translational Research, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr. Hasday is an expert on mechanisms of lung injury and how fever regulates the immune response against bacterial infection. View Dr. Hasday's research profile.
	Simeon Goldblum, MD MBRC Associate Director for Basic Science Research, Professor of Medicine and Pathology Dr. Goldblum's research centers on control of barrier function in blood vessels of the lung. View Dr. Goldblum's research profile.
	Stefanie Vogel, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Medicine Dr. Vogel is an expert in the interaction between bacterial products and cells of the immune system. View Dr. Vogel's research profile.
	Terez Shea-Donohue, PhD Professor of Medicine and Physiology Dr. Shea-Donohue's studies center on immune regulation of gastrointestinal functions. View Dr. Shea-Donohue's research profile.

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