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Dr. Ghishan is internationally recognized for his research in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. In the course of his career, he has authored more than 400 publications including original articles, editorials, abstracts, book reviews and chapters. He has contributed significantly to the major textbooks in pediatric gastroenterology including: Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease, Pediatric Nutrition, Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, Liver Diseases in Children and Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics. He is an associate editor for the major textbook, Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. His work has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health for more than 30 years. In 1996 and again in 2008, he received the prestigious MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health for “Consistent and Excellent Contributions to Scientific Knowledge”. In 2004, Dr. Ghishan was the recipient of the Shwachman Award presented for major, life-long scientific and educational contributions to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology or nutrition in North America. In 2014, he was presented with the "Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship Award" by the Gastrointestinal & Liver Section of the American Physiological Society.

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    The Role of Milk Fat Globule Membrane and 2'-Fucosyllactose in the Infant Gut Microbiota

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2022

    $368.2K
    Active
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    (LTW) Novel Therapeutic Delivery System for Pediatric IBD

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2022

    $130.0K
    Active
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    A Probiotic-Derived Protein Regulates Epigenetic Programming in Intestinal Epithelial Cells for Long-Term Prevention of Colitis

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2020

    $60.0K
    Active
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    Summers in Children's Research for Diverse High School Students

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2019

    $396.0K
    Active
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    Bile Acids in Necrotizing Enterocolitis

    Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI)

    2018

    $1.9M
    Active
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    Novel Roles of Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger 8 (NHE8) in Mucosal Homeostasis

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2017

    $1.4M
    Active
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    A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Safety and Efficacy Study of a Range of Linaclotide Doses Administered Orally to Children, Ages 7 to 17 Years, With Irritab

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2019

    $60.3K
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    A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel_Group, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Eluxadoline in Pediatric Patients (Age 12 to 17 Years) with Irritable

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2018

    $59.5K
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    Community Sponsorship for the Steele Children's Center

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    2017

    $20.0K
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    Modulation of Dendritic Cell Function in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI)

    2016

    $1.7M
News
  • UArizona College of Humanities Announces $5.4M Gift

    2021

  • Retired UArizona Professor Establishes Endowed Professorship at Steele Children's Research Center

    2021

  • Student-Athlete Launches Campaign to Help Children With Cancer

    2017

  • New UA Pediatric 'Center of Excellence' Established

    2016

  • Helping Kids is a Family Tradition for 'Dr. Ruth' and Her Daughters

    2016

  • Steele Children’s Research Center Receives $1.73M Grant

    2016

  • 'Molecular Truck' Could Deliver New Treatment

    2015

  • Curcumin Shows Potential to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

    2015

  • UA Discovery Shows Curcumin Blocks the Metastasis of Colon Cancer by a Novel Mechanism

    2014

  • More than 100 UA Physicians Among 'Best Doctors in America'

    2013

  • UA Launches First National Online Pediatric Integrative Medicine Curriculum

    2013

  • High School Students Participate in UA Institute on 'Medical Ignorance'

    2013

  • UA Steele Center Receives $1.65M to Continue Autoimmune Disease Research

    2012

  • Diamond Children’s One of Three Pediatric Facilities Honored by Children’s Action Alliance

    2012

  • Arizona Elks Major Projects to Raise $2.5M for UA Steele Children’s Research Center

    2012

  • UA College of Medicine Physicians Voice Opposition to HB2067

    2011

  • Student Group Raising Thousands for Brain Tumor Research

    2011

  • $1M Grant to Expand IBD Study

    2010

  • Diamond Children’s Ready for Grand Opening

    2010

  • Homecoming Celebrates Wilbur’s 50th Anniversary

    2009

  • Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    2009

  • Submit Your Homecoming Events

    2009

  • UA Pediatrics Department Earns Major Grant

    2008

  • Children’s Research Center Director Awarded $2.5M MERIT Award

    2008

  • Steele Center Investigators Discover Answers to Deadly Diarrhea

    2008

  • UMC Unveils Plans to Build Diamond Children's Medical Center

    2007

  • UA Steele Center Researcher Receives Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

    2007

  • Construction Begins on Aerodigestive Disorders Center

    2007

  • Lori Stratton Appointed Associate Director of Development for UA's Steele Children's Research Center

    2007

  • UA Children's Research Center Picks Development Director

    2006

  • Noted Child Kidney Specialist Joins UA Steele Children's Research Center

    2005

  • UA Physicians Named 'Local Legends'

    2005

  • UA Pediatrics Climbs in NIH Research Rankings

    2004

  • Steele Memorial Children's Research Center Director Honored

    2004

  • Two Neonatologists Join UA Pediatrics

    2003

  • Dr. Hesham Hassan, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Joins UA Department of Pediatrics

    2002

  • Town Meeting on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, March 6

    2001

  • UMC To Open $2 Million Endoscopy Suite

    2000

  • Year in Review 1999: New VP Research Comments on First Year

    1999

Publications (2)
  • Rapid downregulation of DAB2 by toll-like receptor activation contributes to a pro-inflammatory switch in activated dendritic cells.

    2019

  • Pathophysiology of Intestinal Na+/H+ exchange

    2016

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