Congratulations to Zahra Amirkhanzadeh Barandouzi, our PhD student, and her committee members; Dr. Xiaomei Cong, Dr. Angela Starkweather and Dr. Wendy Henderson; on their grant award from American Nurses Foundation (ANF) for the proposal titled“Biomarkers of Emotional Distress in IBS Patients”.
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the role of the brain-gut microbiome axis in comorbidity between emotional distress and Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The outcome of this study will shed light on the underlying pathophysiology of this comorbidity and translate the findings into innovative clinical strategies to improve treatment outcomes in IBS patients.