Gastrointestinal Research Group (GIRG)
The Gastrointestinal Research Group (GIRG) at UCalgary's Snyder Institute is a multi-disciplinary group comprised of 34 faculty members from various basic science and clinical departments in the Cumming School of Medicine, which include the Departments of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Physiology & Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, as well as the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
The members of GIRG are involved with both basic science (bench laboratory), translational and clinical research related to all aspects of Gastrointestinal and Liver Health.
Most laboratories of GIRG members 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. Carla Coffin, MD, FRCPC
Chair, Gastrointestinal Research Group
E-mail: cscoffin@ucalgary.ca
Pauline Nkathazo
Administrative Assistant
E-mail: pauline.nkathazo@ucalgary.ca
403.220.3719
GIRG Group
- Dr. Christophe Altier
Physiology and Pharmacology - Dr. Christopher Andrews
Department of Medicine - Dr. Paul Beck
Department of Medicine - Dr. Kelly Burak
Medicine - Dr. Andre Buret
Medicine, and Associate Vice-President (Research) - Dr. Kris Chadee
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases - Dr. Eduardo Cobo
Department of Production Animal Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Carla Coffin
Research Group Chair and Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Dr. Jeroen De Buck
Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Rebekah DeVinney
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases - Dr. Jose Ferraz
Medicine - Dr. Markus Geuking
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases - Dr. Robert Hilsden
Medicine - Dr. Simon Hirota
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Morley Hollenberg
Physiology and Pharmacology - Dr. Humberto Jijon
Department of Medicine - Dr. Gilaad Kaplan
Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences - Dr. Paul Kubes
Physiology and Pharmacology - Dr. Samuel Lee
Department of Medicine - Dr. Shan Liao
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases - Dr. Cathy Lu
Medicine - Dr. Donna-Marie McCafferty
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Kathy McCoy
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology - Dr. Braedon McDonald
Critical Care - Dr. Derek McKay
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
- Dr. Jonathan Meddings
Medicine - Dr. Yasmin Nasser
Department of Medicine - Dr. Henry Nguyen
Medicine - Dr. Remo Panaccione
Department of Medicine - Dr. Keith Sharkey
Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Medicine - Dr. Mark Swain
Department of Medicine - Dr. Pierre-Yves von der Weid
Physiology and Pharmacology - Dr. Xi-Long Zheng
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Research Success Stories
Microbiome discovery leads to development of treatments for gastro diseases
Snyder IBD researchers explore new tools/therapies to improve quality of life
