Core Preceptors

Dai H. Chung, M.D.
Molecular mechanisms contributing to necrotizing enterocolitis; the role of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) in neuroblastomas; short bowel syndrome

   
B. Mark Evers, M.D.
Mechanisms of intestinal differentiation and adaptation; molecular analysis and function of the neurotensin peptide; mechanisms of pancreatitis

   
Guillermo Gomez, M.D.
Gut peptides; mechanisms contributing to acute pancreatitis; intestinal growth

   
George H. Greeley, Jr., Ph.D.
Regulation of peptide YY (PYY) secretion; chromogranin-derived peptides; regulation of a luminal CCK-releasing factor (LCRF)

   
Mark R. Hellmich, Ph.D.
Molecular mechanisms of peptide hormone-regulated growth of gastrointestinal cancers; G-protein coupled receptors

   
David N. Herndon, M.D.
Effects of injury on the gut; burn wound care and management

   
Tien C. Ko, M.D.
Effects of growth factor and nutrients on intestinal epithelial cell cycle; cell cycle and apoptosis; TGF-beta signaling in the gut

   
Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., M.D.
Gastrointestinal cancer, GI endocrinology and physiology