Posts by Stefania Senger, PhD
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Intestinal Organoids Expressing Celiac Disease Respond Differently to Gluten Exposure
A study co-authored by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital validated the organoid model for celiac disease research.
Biography
Stefania Senger, PhD, is a developmental biologist at MGH and instructor in pediatrics at Harvard School of Medicine. Her research focuses on intestinal stem cell modulation in non-pathological and pathological settings including interactions with microbiota and pathogens, as well as in celiac disease. Dr. Senger, who received her PhD in genetics from Federico II University of Naples, makes use of novel model systems (organoids) generated from human and mouse intestinal primary cells.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.