Our research

Read about some of the research projects Guts UK has recently funded.

We’re getting to grips with guts!

Oral iron treatment in patients with IBD

Research by Dr Thomas Conley.

Dr Thomas Conley smiles at the camera. He is wearing a white shirt, a red tie and a grey suit jacket.

Creating ‘miniguts’ to develop new treatments for IBD

Research by Dr Paloma Ordóñez-Morán.

Miniguts organoids from the inflamed part of a patient's bowel.

Creating lymph node maps to stop the spread...

Research by Dr Benjamin Sharpe.

A portrait photograph of Dr Benjamin Sharpe. He is standing up with his arms folded in front of him and is smiling at the camera.

Oesophageal cancer
Dr Maria Alcolea

Guts UK has joined forces with Worldwide Cancer Research to...

Oesophageal cancer
Dr Katja Christodoulou

Team Guts UK are delighted to announce a brand new...

Katja, Guts UK's oesophageal cancer researcher is smiling.

Pancreatitis
Dr Arjun Kattakayam

Team Guts UK are delighted to announce a brand new...

Crohn’s disease
Prof. Graham Lord

Guts UK is proud to announce that we will fund...

‘Leaky gut syndrome’ with IBD
Prof. Christer Hogstrand

Understanding 'leaky gut syndrome' in people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease...

Endoscopy Safety
Dr Srivathsan Ravindran

Guts UK and the BSG are awarding Dr Ravindran at...

Lower GI Bleeding
Dr Mike Davies

Lower GI bleed / bleeding from the bowel