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Official account of the Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center Core. Federally funded (P30DK056338), supporting digestive diseases research in the TMC!
Houston, Texas
Joined February 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Fouad Jaber on the new publication 🎉! Tackling an insightful #GI related topic alongside other @BCMDeptMedicine faculty members. Read here: https://t.co/BXg7LvNXtH
@bcm_gihep @tmcddc @TexasGastros
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Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure used for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with a hiatal hernia <>2 cm....
🚨 New Publication 🚨 ✨Transoral incisionless fundoplication is not associated with higher rates of post-surgical gastroparesis compared to anti-reflux surgery for GERD: ✅post-surgical gastroparesis is rare after both TIF and ARS, with no significant difference between the
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TODAY @ 4PM CST ✈️ We welcome Dr. Ken Lau from @VUmedicine🥳 For this seminar, he will discuss his lab's findings regarding tissue damage, #inflammation, and #precancerous indications in the proximal #colon. Please join us in person at @bcmhouston or tune in via Teams!
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TODAY @ 4PM CST! 📸 Please join Dr. Michael James Bolt, the Technical Director of the Integrated #Microscopy Core, for a deep dive on how our high-tech #imaging devices and analysis can support your research! 🔬 See you in person or on Teams!
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🚨AGA guideline alert🚨 New Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Gastroparesis https://t.co/9rWkalDCjF
@AmerGastroAssn @AGA_Gastro @drkylestaller @margaretzhou @GreerKatar8819 @shailsingh A summary and some reflections to follow👇
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TODAY @ 4PM CST ‼️ Join us for another crash course on our services! Dr. James Versalovic introduces the Functional #Genomics and #Microbiome Core, which developed a multi-omics analysis platform for #digestive #disease investigations. 🦠 We'll see you in person or on Teams! 🎤
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Big congrats to our GI Fellows Drs. Emmanuel Palomera Tejeda, Jinna Chu, and Conrad Fernandes for earning 2nd place in the ASGE Golden Scope Competition! 🏆✨ Out of 65 teams worldwide, they brought home the silver. Way to represent BCM! 👏
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TODAY @ 4PM CST! Join us for Dr. David Corry's discussion of #gut #fungi and how they can spread to other parts of the body, thus causing diseases. 🦠 Here, Dr. Corry will draw links between gut fungi and #neurodegenerative diseases. You don't want to miss this seminar! 🧠
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We're BACK with our Thursday seminar series! 🪩 After a summer of inspiring conferences, Dr. @MimiTanMD kicks off the season introducing our Study Design & Clinical Research Core! 🧠 #TMC #DDC is here to elevate your #gastroenterology and #hepatology research! 💃
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Big news: BCM & UTHealth Houston received a $5.9M NIH grant to launch the Houston Nutrition & Obesity Research Center (H-NORC), one of only 11 centers nationwide! Congrats to Drs. Mark Herman, Kristin Eckel-Mahan & the whole team leading this effort.
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Big congrats to @MarkHermanMD and the the new Houston NORC leadership team! Exciting to have another NIDDK research center along with our Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center @tmcddc on campus.
Big news: BCM & UTHealth Houston received a $5.9M NIH grant to launch the Houston Nutrition & Obesity Research Center (H-NORC), one of only 11 centers nationwide! Congrats to Drs. Mark Herman, Kristin Eckel-Mahan & the whole team leading this effort.
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Congratulations to DLDRC Organoid Core Director Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD and DLDRC BioImaging Core Director Kenneth Olive, PhD on their promotion to Professor of Medicine with Tenure at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center!
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Are you in need of a new headshot? We're offering FREE professional headshots during the annual conference. Limited spots are available, so be sure to sign up ASAP! 👉 Save your spot here: https://t.co/OFcoGeijHq ❗️Reminder: Early bird conference registration ends this Friday!
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Interferon-γ is a direct driver of crypt hyperplasia in celiac disease @jclinicalinvest @stamnaes
https://t.co/7YxtFnG4Ug
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New Paper⬇️We found that the human gut microbiome remains unchanged in the face of an intensive energy restriction and vigorous exercise intervention that markedly improved body composition and metabolic health in people with overweight/obesity. https://t.co/hYy0iaJsMC
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KRAS: the Achilles heel of pancreas cancer biology As part of JCI's ongoing Review series focused on pancreatic cancer, @drizyte @AdrienneACox @AshwinSomasund1 @cjder23 @UNC discuss aberrant KRAS signaling, anti-KRAS treatment strategies, and promising combination approaches.
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This issue’s Cover image will knock your SOX(2) off! Jason C. Mills & team @BCMDeptMedicine reveal the role of the SOX2 transcription factor in the development of Barrett’s esophagus. https://t.co/l0cINIBCac The art is based on an H&E image of Barrett’s esophagus adjacent to
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🌟 #WomeninGI! Find out how our upcoming workshops can benefit your career. Course directors Jessica Gandhi, @AKhapraMD, @MccutchenDr, and @richashuklaMD discuss how these events foster meaningful relationships and advance equity in GI and hepatology. https://t.co/iYVixetUPU
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🔥 Time to rethink your Barrett’s esophagus approach. @BCMDeptMedicine's Dr. Kalpesh Patel walks through the latest in ablation techniques—timing, tools, and outcomes. Don't miss out on his expertise. Purchase + watch full course: https://t.co/9f639Q75Gm
@bcm_gihep @bcm_gim
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Dr. @FaresAyoubMD brings expert-level clarity to some of the trickiest anatomy in GI. When he speaks, you leave smarter. 🧠💬 "Esophageal Diverticula and Cricopharyngeal Disease – Beyond the Zenker" available with course access: https://t.co/9f639Q75Gm
@bcm_gihep @UChicagoMed
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Struggling with EoE cases? Get clinical pearls from Dr. @JDBernicaMD on PPI response, diet strategies, & when to use dupilumab. This is a must-see update for GI docs. 🎓📊 Full talk + course access with purchase here: https://t.co/9f639Q6xQO
@bcm_gihep @WomenInGI
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