Posts by Fatemeh Adiliaghdam, MD, MPH
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Human Intestinal Virome Can Provoke Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Protect Against It
Kate L. Jeffrey, PhD, Fatemeh Adiliaghdam, MD, MPH, and colleagues found the intestinal virome autonomously contributes to human health, but when perturbed, can trigger inflammation and provoke inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The results have implications for novel virus-based IBD therapies.
Biography
Fatemeh Adiliaghdam, MD, MPH, is a researcher in the Jeffrey Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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.