Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses a group of inflammatory conditions such as Crohn\u2019s and ulcerative colitis, which currently affect about 1% of the population in the UK, Europe and North America. It is an illness that happens behind closed doors, but the impact for the patient and their family and friends is often harrowing. Prof Simon Travis, a leading consultant at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, is interviewed about IBD.
The BBSRC is celebrating 20 years of Great British Bioscience by holding a science festival in Bethnal Green in London from 14th-16th November. Scientists from the TGU will be showcasing their giant gut wall in the exhibit entitled \u201cFriends in Low Places\u201d which was put together by collaborators at the University of Reading.
An important role of alarmin IL-33 promoting regulatory T-cell function in the intestine was discovered by members of our group, and it's been published in Nature.
The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014 was held over the 1st to the 6th of July at the Royal Society in London. Dr Nathan West and Sarah McCuaig from the Translational Gastroenterology Unit created a short video entitled 'You're never alone...immune-bacterial interactions in the gut', which demonstrated the duel between our immune cells and the bacteria colonising our colons.
The Summer Science Exhibition is an annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK. Scientists from the TGU will be presenting their research at this year's Summer Exhibition in a display titled \"You're never alone. Immune bacterial interactions in the gut.\" The event runs from July 1st to July 6th, 2014 at the Royal Society in London, with free entry for all ages.
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