Understanding immune disorders of the gut

炎症性肠病(IBD)正成为世界范围内的一个主要公共卫生问题，其发病率还在不断增加。IBD的根本原因是复杂的，其中许多仍不清楚，目前的治疗只对某些人有效。肠道细菌在维持肠道健康方面起着重要作用，因此，我将研究肠道细菌对IBD患者免疫反应的影响，以了解导致IBD的最关键因素，并改进新的治疗方法。

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming a major public health concern worldwide, and the incidence is increasing. The underlying causes of IBD are complex where much remains unknown and current treatments are only successful in some people. Gut bacteria play an important role in maintaining a healthy gut, therefore I will study the effect of gut bacteria on immune responses in those with IBD to understand the most critical contributing factors to IBD, and to refine new treatments.