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Inflammation & Immunity

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The Department of Inflammation & Immunity advances scientific understanding by bringing together a dedicated and collaborative team of scientists at the forefront of immunologic and organ-based research, to deliver impactful translational science that improves the health and well-being of patients at Cleveland Clinic and across the globe.

Working side-by-side with physicians to study patients and diseases, Inflammation & Immunity scientists address challenging questions to uncover the root causes of inflammatory diseases, and ultimately translate these discoveries into new diagnostic testing, therapies and preventive measures for patients.

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Adaptive Immunity Cancer Immunology Inflammation & Fibrosis Innate Host Defense

Mucosal Biology & Epithelial Barriers Signaling & Metabolic Networks Transplant

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Olumuyiwa Awoniyi Lab

The Awoniyi lab studies the microbial mysteries intertwined with primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel diseases.

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Jayati Basu Lab

The Jayati Basu lab studies the development and biology of innate and adaptive immune cells.

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Andrea Schlegel Lab

The Andrea Schlegel lab studies the role of mitochondria in transplantation and other diseases.

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Metabolic chaos suppresses the immune system in severe sepsis recovery

New research shows almost a thousand metabolites inappropriately accumulated in the bloodstreams of patients with septic shock.

Creeping fat found to cause intestinal lining thickening in Crohn’s disease

The study is the first to confirm the tie between creeping fat and intestinal stricture formation.

Cleveland Clinic researchers discover a new bacterium that causes immunodeficiency in the gut

A team led by Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck finds reduced levels of secretory immunoglobulin A, mediated by intestinal bacteria, increases susceptibility to mucosal pathogens.

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