The Institute for Gut-Brain Research at BIDMC
Patients are at the center of everything we do in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Institute for Gut-Brain Research. Thanks to the participation of our patients, we are making breakthroughs and discovering new insights that can impact people from diseases like irritable bowel syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, and gastroparesis around the world.
We are grateful to you, our patients, for entrusting us to learn from your experiences and helping advance science.
Leadership
The future of gut-brain research begins now.
A message from the Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Trisha Pasricha:
Welcome! The BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research comprises a highly motivated group of scientists with expertise in enteric neuroscience, gastroenterology, psychology, epidemiology, biostatistics, and clinical trials with one goal: to help our patients.
Our research group is committed to helping ensure that one day no patient is made to feel that their symptoms are "all in their heads." Over the years, our studies have helped transform the way we think about the enteric nervous system and treat diseases like irritable bowel syndrome.
Housing within the Institute for Gut-Brain Research is an exciting collaboration between the clinical and basic scientists in the Division of Gastroenterology at BIDMC, the Movement Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology at BIDMC, and the Marcus Center for Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. We have established a specialized Parkinson's Disease Gastrointestinal Clinic, and our scientists conduct multi-omic and mechanistic studies in Parkinson's disease, the aging enteric nervous system, and other neurogastrointestinal disorders.
Research
Forefront of Discovery
From clinical trials to cutting-edge techniques at the bench, the BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research is dedicated to advancing the pipeline to treatments that best help our patients. This often starts with understanding the fundamental pathophysiology of disease and testing assumptions about how the gut and brain communicate that we may take for granted in the laboratory.
Fellowship
Fellowship opportunities in Neurogastroenterology & Women's Health at BIDMC Institute for Gut-Brain Research
Our competitive fellowships offer rigorous clinical and investigative training in neurogastroenterology, motility and women's health issues.