The Gastrointestinal Research Group (GIRG)
The Gastrointestinal Research Group (GIRG) is a multi-disciplinary group comprised of 28 full and 7 associate faculty members from a variety of basic science and clincal departments, which include the Department of Microbiology, Immonology& Infectious Diseases, Physiology & Parmacology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Pediatrics, Surgery and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Most members of GIRG are involved with laboratory based research, while others perform clinical research. There are some faculty members of GIRG who are involved with both laboratory and clinical research.
The laboratories of GIRG are located on the first floor of the Health Sciences Centre of the Faculty of Medicine, which is adjacent to the Foothills Medical Centre.
GIRG Group Chair
Dr. Derek McKay
Chair, Gastrointestinal Research Group
E-mail: dmckay@ucalgary.ca
Jennifer McCarty
Administrative Assistant
E-mail: jdmccart@ucalgary.ca
403.220.3719
- Dr. Christopher Andrews
Department of Medicine - Dr. Herman Barkema
Department of Production Animal Health (Head); Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Paul Beck
Department of Medicine - Dr. Kris Chadee
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Dr. Prasanth Chelikani
Department of Production Animal Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Carla Coffin
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Dr. Subrata Ghosh
Department of Medicine (Head) - Dr. Simon Hirota
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Gilaad Kaplan
Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences - Dr. Samuel Lee
Department of Medicine - Dr. Justin MacDonald
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Dr. Wallace MacNaughton
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Donna-Marie McCafferty
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Derek McKay
Research Group Chair, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Robert Myers
Department of Medicine - Dr. Remo Panaccione
Department of Medicine - Dr. Kevin Rioux
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Dr. Keith Sharkey
Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Medicine - Dr. David Sigalet
Department of Surgery - Dr. Mark Swain
Department of Medicine