Huimin (Mindy) Yu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Primary Department
Medicine
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

My research has focused on the pathological significance of the impaired gut-fat axis in IBD. Using mouse models, human organoids, and adipose stem cell cultures, I have been investigating the molecular “crosstalk” between mesenteric fat and intestinal inflammation in IBD.

Keywords

inflammatory bowel disease, adipose, adipokine, colitis, organoid