Baylor College of Medicine · PhysiologyGut Health and Disease Unit
Ergun Sahin · Houston, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Ergun Sahin's lab at Baylor College of Medicine investigates how gut health impacts various diseases. They focus on the roles of telomere shortening and gut microbes in conditions like neurodevelopmental disorders and intestinal diseases. By understanding these relationships, the lab aims to find new ways to improve health through diet and gut microbiota.
telomere shorteninggut microbesintestinal diseasesenterocyteneurodevelopmental disorders
Research Aims
3AIM 01Assess how telomere shortening affects enterocyte maturation and function.
AIM 02Determine the metabolic implications of low ATP levels in enterocytes on gut health.
AIM 03Investigate the gut-brain axis to understand how gut microbes influence cognition and behavior.
Skills the Lab Values
RNA sequencingcell culturemouse modelsmetabolomicstranscriptomicselectrophysiologymicrobiologybioinformaticsscanning electron microscopy
Output against the department
Publications57bottom 9% of dept.259th of 286
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Citations7.4ktop 45% of dept.128th of 286
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