Gastroenterology research

The four main areas of research for the Gastroenterology department are hepatology, endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and translational nutritional science.

Hepatology research spans the clinical management of viral hepatitis (particularly type C), epidemiology, hepatocellular cancer therapy, non-invasive staging and prognostic markers of liver disease, and management of portal hypertension.

Endoscopy focuses on improving the safety and quality of colonoscopic practice and of polypectomy, and colorectal neoplasia in cystic fibrosis.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research includes studies on optimising thiopurine therapy (with a focus on the use of allopurinol to improve efficacy and counteract side effects), the clinical utility of measurement of anti-TNF drug levels, and intestinal ultrasound.

The Translational Nutritional Science Group studies diet as a therapy in chronic intestinal disorders, including implementation of new approaches in the community.

Postgraduate students

14 PhD students
1 MD student

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Publications

Letter: progressive weakening of the concept that gluten has a detrimental effect on mental health and gut symptoms in the absence of coeliac disease

Peters, Simone L; Muir, Jane G; Gibson, Peter R

(2022), ALIMENT PHARM THER, 56(2), 363-364

DOI: 10.1111/apt.16963

The Role of Food in the Treatment of Bowel Disorders: Focus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Constipation

Singh, Prashant; Tuck, Caroline; Gibson, Peter R; Chey, William D

(2022), AM J GASTROENTEROL, 117(6), 947-957

DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001767

De-escalation from Dose-Intensified Anti-TNF Therapy Is Successful in the Majority of IBD Patients at 12 Months

Little, Robert D; Chu, Isabel E; Ward, Mark G; Sparrow, Miles P

(2022), DIGEST DIS SCI, 67(1), 259–262

DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-06937-z

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