Ted Steiner

MD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Head, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia

The human gut is a very complex system that affects many areas of health. For the gut to work normally, there must be coordination between the immune system, nervous system, and multiple different cell types that line the gut and help it to process and absorb food while fighting infections. The gut also carries a huge number of microbes that play important roles in maintaining its functions. My work focuses on the way that the intestinal immune system functions to fight infections while maintaining normal relationships with the "good" bacteria that normally live in the gut.

Academic Affiliations

  • Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Childhood Diseases
  • Research Group(s): Immunity in Health and Disease; Vaccines, Infections, and Host Defenses

Contact Information

Location

950 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 4H4

Grants

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant 2017-2021

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant 2017-2019

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) Grants in Aid of Research 2016-2019

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