Yara Hussein

Faculty and Department: Sagol Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Research Topic: Exploring the brain-gut interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) using induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)

Advisor: Prof. Shani Stern

https://www.shanistern-diseasemodelinglab.com/

 Research: My research explores the brain–gut axis in Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which is an auto-immune disease, by using an organoid platform derived from the patient-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in order to hopefully reach a better understanding of the disease mechanisms.

Relevant keywords: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Autoimmunity, Brain-Gut axis, stress

Hobbies: Learning and speaking new languages, Traveling and doing sports.