Dr. Susan Galandiuk is the Director of the Price Institute of Surgical Research and head of the Digestive Surgery Research Laboratory. Her team includes surgery residents, colon and rectal surgery fellows, research fellows, and medical students. Investigations include research on the genetic components of the innate immune system and how its function may be altered in IBD. Another main research interest is colorectal cancer in IBD. This lab is using "microarray" technology to identify genes that may lead to increased susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

One of the major assets of the laboratory is a biorepository containing leukocyte DNA from peripheral blood of more than 1500 patients, including over 400 patients with Crohn's disease, nearly 300 patients with ulcerative colitis, 100 patients with indeterminate colitis, 150 patients with sporadic colorectal cancer, 200 first-degree relatives of IBD patients, and more than 400 controls. Research fellows are invited to take advantage of advanced degree options to suit their career interests and needs. Advanced degree programs include doctorates, master's degrees, as well as others. Those who are interested in obtaining a PhD during their research fellowship must complete a minimum of 2.5 years. Over the past five years, three of our research fellows have obtained a PhD degree during their time in the laboratory. For a list of recent research and clinical publications, see: http://www.colidoscope.com/fellows/pub_list.html In addition to basic research, the section of colon and rectal surgery is involved in many industry sponsored clinical trials to evaluate new drugs and devices in phase II and III trials. Investigator-initiated clinical trials and quality initiatives are also in progress.

For information regarding faculty members, investigators, and more:
http://www.colidoscope.com/research/research_intro.html
http://www.priceinstitute.com/labs/digestive.html