Professor Michael Grimm

Professor Michael Grimm is the Clinical Associate Dean, and Head of the St George and Sutherland Clinical School.
 
Research Interests                        
Prof Grimm supervises a number of research projects in the Department of Gastroenterology, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health. The research areas include: immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases; novel therapeutic strategies in inflammatory bowel diseases; mucosal immunity and lymphocyte trafficking; regulatory T lymphocytes and other mechanisms controlling gastrointestinal immunity; the role of the appendix in gut immunity and IBD; clinical, psychological, physiological and microbial predictors of IBD relapse.
 
Broad Research Areas
Gastrointestinal Diseases; Immunology; Inflammation
                             
Specific Research Keywords
Gastroenterology; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Chemokines; Cytokines
 
Thesis topics for current UNSW Medicine postgraduate research students
Role of leucocyte trafficking in modulating intestinal immunity and inflammation
Mechanisms of intestinal immune regulation in the intestine; Psychological factors, gut microbial composition, and inflammation in the inflammatory bowel diseases.