DigestScience's Scientific Advisory Board is made up of internationally renowned scientists and clinicians.
This researcher-clinician combination testifies to our intention to support research which directly benefits patients and which matches the latter's expectations.
Professor Jean-Frederic Colombel
In addition to his activity as a physician providing care to a large number of patients, Professor Jean-Frederic Colombel is an active member of several learned societies: he is notably Chairman of the European Crohn´s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), the EPIMAD registry and the Intestinfo network.
Professor Marc Lémann
Professor Marc Lemann is Head of the Hepatogastroenterology Service at the Saint-Louis University Hospital in Paris and Chairman of GETAID (Groupe d’Etude Thérapeutique des Affections Inflammatoires du tube Digestif).
Professor Jean-Pierre Gendre
Professor Jean-Pierre Gendre is Head of the Hepatogastroenterology Service at Saint-Antoine University Hospital in Paris and Chairman of the François Aupetit Patient Association's Scientific Advisory Board.
Professor Larry Egan
Professor Larry Egan is Head of the Clinical Pharmacology Department at the University of Galway in Ireland. His cutting-edge scientific work focuses on the molecular mechanisms involved in digestive tract diseases.
Professor Séverine Vermeire
As a Professor at the University of Louvain in Belgium, Séverine Vermeire is a specialist in the functional genomics of IBD.
Professor Robin Spiller
Professor of Gastroenterology in the Nottingham Digestive DiseasesCentre Biomedical Research Unit at the University of Nottingham, UK. His main interest is in thepathophysiology of functional GI diseases, particularly focusing on the role ofinfection and inflammation in the irritable bowel syndrome.
Bacteria associated with the development of celiac disease
Commensal bacteria (normal constituents of the intestinal flora) play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of immune system balance in the gut.
