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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.Show Less
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Grants
- The Role of Milk Fat Globule Membrane and 2'-Fucosyllactose in the Infant Gut Microbiota
Principal Investigator (PI)
2022
$368.2K
Active - (LTW) Novel Therapeutic Delivery System for Pediatric IBD
Principal Investigator (PI)
2022
$130.0K
Active - A Probiotic-Derived Protein Regulates Epigenetic Programming in Intestinal Epithelial Cells for Long-Term Prevention of Colitis
Principal Investigator (PI)
2020
$60.0K
Active - Summers in Children's Research for Diverse High School Students
Principal Investigator (PI)
2019
$396.0K
Active - Bile Acids in Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI)
2018
$1.9M
Active - Novel Roles of Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger 8 (NHE8) in Mucosal Homeostasis
Principal Investigator (PI)
2017
$1.4M
Active - 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
- 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
- Community Sponsorship for the Steele Children's Center
Principal Investigator (PI)
2017
$20.0K
- 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
- New Study at UA Steele Children's Research Center Shows Link Between Inflammatory Disease and Premature Aging
2010
- Homecoming Celebrates Wilbur’s 50th Anniversary
2009
- Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2009
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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
- Link Between Protein and Bone Disease Discovered
2006
- 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