In the Di Rienzi Lab, we strive to determine the local and systemic functions of hormones in the gut and how microbes affect these hormones. Our central goals include expanding knowledge of how the gut contributes to the health of the body and understanding how microbes impact physiology to generate new therapeutic approaches. To achieve these goals, we apply a variety of model systems including mice and human intestinal organoids along with methods in imaging, genomics, microbiome analysis, and microbiology.
Program Faculty
- Sara Di Rienzi
- Assistant Professor
- Department: Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
- Graduate Program(s): Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
- Major Research Interest(s): Behavior, Endocrinology, Microbiome, Neuroscience
- Research Techniques: Cell culture, Fluorescent and super resolution microscopy, Genetics, Imaging, Transcriptomics
- Research Organism(s): Bacteria, Cell lines, in vitro, Mice
- Phone: 1.8484459872
- Email:
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine CABM, Room 314
- 679 Hoes Lane West
- Piscataway, NJ 08854-8021
- Key Words: oxytocin, intestinal hormones, host-microbe interactions, gut-brain axis, intestinal physiology
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