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Crohn's

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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of Crohn's disease and develop better approaches for treatment and prevention. This page includes selected news stories about our Crohn's research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.

Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

Research Group
Schlossmacher Lab
Since 2000, I have pursued work as a physician-scientist focusing on Parkinson disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (DLB) and multiple system atrophy...
Dr Sanjay Murthy
Scientist

Sanjay Murthy

Clinician Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Michael Schlossmacher
Scientist

Michael Schlossmacher

Senior Clinician Scientist, Neuroscience

Clinical Trials

The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

The Parkinson's disease-linked G2019S mutation of LRRK2 increases NADPH oxidase-2 activity in neutrophils for superior control of bacterial infections.

2026-07-17 Go to publication

The association between artificial light at night and inflammatory bowel disease incidence, surgery, and health services utilization: population-based observational studies.

2026-07-17 Go to publication

Defining Research Priorities in Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Insights From the Nutrition and IBD Research Group.

2026-06-02 Go to publication

Organ Preservation After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in a Patient With Low Rectal Adenocarcinoma and Crohn's Disease.

2026-05-22 Go to publication

Pre-Crohn's Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice.

2026-04-17 Go to publication
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Resources

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