News & Events
Congratulations on the recently approved grant applications and awards!
2025
Mu Awoniyi, MD, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2016-6/30/2018, now Assistant Professor, Digestive Disease Inst. Learner Research Inst, Cleveland Clinic, AGA Research Scholar Award
Simon Gray, MD, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2021-6/30/2023, now Assistant Professor, Dept of Med, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, AGA Research Scholar Award
Joseph Burclaff, PhD, T32 trainee 4/1/2019-3/31/2021, now Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, K01DK140610 Role: PI
2024
Erin Steinbach, MD, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2019-6/30/2021 now Assistant Professor Dept. of Med, Division of Allergy & Immunology. K08AI175655 Role: PI
Matt Foley, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2019-6/30/2021, Director of Academic Collaborations – Ancillia Biosciences, R41DK141344 Role: PI
Alfredo Blakely-Ruiz, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2021-6/30/2023, CGIBD P30DK034987 Pilot Feasibility Role: PI
Joseph Burclaff, PhD, T32 trainee 4/1/2019-3/31/2021, now Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, AGA Research Scholar Award
Aadra Bhatt, PhD, T32 trainee 1/1/2016-12/31/2017, now Assistant Professor, Dept. Med. (GI), R35GM155168 Role: PI
2023
Kendall Lough, PhD CGIBD P30DK034987 Pilot Feasibility Role: PI
2021
Adam Gracz, PhD, T32 trainee 7/1/2014-6/302016, now Assistant Professor, Medicine (Digestive Diseases), Emory University, received a R35 (R35GM142503) “Chromatin regulation of epithelial stem cell function“. Role PI 8/2021-7/2026
Joseph Burclaff, PhD, T32 trainee 4/1/2018 – 3/31/2020, received a F32 award (F32DK124929) “Determining the effects of Sox9 on the cell cycle of intestinal stem cells.” 2/2021-4/2022
Janelle Arthur, PhD, T32 trainee 10/1/09-9/30/11, now Assistant Professor Depart. of Microbiology & Immunology UNC-Chapel Hill and T32 mentor, received a R21 (R21AI159786) “Novel high-throughput in vivo approach to define pathobionts driving colitis“. Role PI 2/2021-1/2023.
2020
Aadra Bhatt, PhD, T32 trainee 1/1/16-12/31/17, now Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology & Hepatology) UNC-Chapel Hill and T32 mentor, received a Career Development Award from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation “Precision medicine for inflammatory bowel diseases by modulating gut microbiota” Role: PI July 1, 2020-June 30, 2023.
Janelle Arthur, PhD, T32 trainee 10/1/09-9/30/11, now Assistant Professor Depart. of Microbiology & Immunology UNC-Chapel Hill and T32 mentor, received a R01DK124617 “Microbiota-mediated fibrotic remodeling in the inflamed intestines” Role: PI 4/2020-3/2025
Janelle also received a CGIBD P30DK034987 Pilot Feasibility Study “Molecular drivers of AIEC phenotypes” Role: Co-PI. 7/2020-6/2021
Ajay Gulati, MD, T32 trainee 7/1/07-6/30/08, now Associate Professor Dept. of Pediatrics (GI) UNC-Chapel Hill and T32 mentor, received a R01DK122042 “Mechanisms of gut microbiota-driven Paneth cell regulation”. Role: PI 4/2020-3/2025
Jeremy Wang, PhD, T32 trainee 6/1/16-5/30/18, now Assistant Professor Dept. of Genetics UNC-Chapel Hill, received a CGIBD P30DK034987 Pilot Feasibility Study “Full length rRNA sequencing with molecular bar coding to characterize mucosa-inherent bacteria contributing to colitis” Role: PI
Erin Steinbach, MD, PhD, current T32 trainee, received a CGIBD P30DK034987 Pilot Feasibility Project “Investigating intestinal epithelial cell barrier dysfunction in peanut allergy” Role: PI 2020-2021.
Erin also received a PTSP Fellowship Award