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About our group

Professor Smith and Dr Rahman over the last 20 years have established a clinical and scientific research group based at University College London, specialising in gastrointestinal and oral inflammatory diseases. 

Laboratory based research is coupled with clinical studies conducted at University College Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 

The research team employ a wide range of technologies, from genetic models and transcriptomics to microbiome profiling.

The research team consists of scientists, clinicians, dentists and nutritionists

If you are interested in joining our research team or require any further information please contact us.

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Research Team

The research team is an international group of postdoctoral scientists, clinical research fellows, PhD students and dentists all with an interest in inflammatory disease and human health. 

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Lead Scientist and Professor in Oral Health Sciences

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Dr Farooq Rahman

MBBS (Lond), PhD, FRCP (UK)

Clinical Lead, Consultant Gastroenterologist UCLH and Honorary Associate Professor UCL

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Postdoctoral Scientist

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Crohn’s & Colitis UK Clinical Research Fellow 

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Clinical PhD Student

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Researcher

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Karim Djebali

DDS, MRes

PhD Student

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Lijunyan Ye

MSc

PhD Student

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Clinical PhD Student

The LGLN is a forum for scientists, clinicians and other interested investigators to connect over their shared enthusiasm for gastroenterology and hepatology translational research. To find out more and joint the network click on the image.

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