Highlights
- 1Nature · 2022
- 2The Journal of experimental medicine · 2024
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Publications
Funding
Active
3 grants- Co-IR01AI172027-01Microbiota-derived metabolites and the regulation of host immunity and inflammationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022–2027
- Co-IR01DK132244-01Dietary Regulation of Intestinal Inflammation and RepairNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2022–2027
- PIR00AI173660-04Dietary regulation of type 2 immunity and inflammation in the gutNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2025–2026
Completed grants (2)
- PIK99AI173660-02Dietary regulation of type 2 immunity and inflammation in the gutNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023–2024
- PICCFA #851136Influence of Diet and Microbiota on Intestinal Inflammation and RepairCrohn's and Colitis Foundation of America · 2021–2024
News mentions
- Awards and Honors: August 2025August 29, 2025
Awards, honors and achievements for the month of August.
- Diet, Microbes and Fat: A New Pathway Controlling Levels of Body Fat and CholesterolJanuary 8, 2025
Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study.
- Dr. Mohammad Arifuzzaman Wins 2024 Tri-Institutional Breakout AwardJune 14, 2024
Dr. Mohammad Arifuzzaman, a postdoctoral associate at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a 2024 Tri-Institutional Breakout Award for Junior Investigators.
- Common Type of Fiber May Trigger Bowel InflammationMay 2, 2024
Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods and fiber supplements, causes inflammation in the gut and exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease in a preclinical model, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
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- A Common Dietary Fiber Promotes Allergy-Like Immune Responses in Preclinical StudiesNovember 2, 2022
A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body.