NIH RePORTER
Cure8 research brief
Why This Matters
The project targets innate lymphocyte pathways that help control mucosal immunity in the gut and airway — mechanisms that can drive or restrain inflammation in IBD and related diseases. Better understanding may reveal new targets for preventive or therapeutic strategies.
Who Should Pay Attention
Researchers and clinician-scientists in mucosal immunology, IBD researchers, and translational drug-discovery teams
Study Snapshot
Story typeClinical Reference
Evidence typeFunded research project
Study statusFunded
Source depthResearch project record
What To Know
The project aims to uncover new biology of innate lymphoid cells that regulate type-2 and type-17 mucosal immune responses and to evaluate preclinical therapeutic strategies. Findings could point to targets for preventing or treating mucosal inflammation in conditions such as IBD and allergic airway disease.
This is a research program description (funded project record), not a report of completed human trials or clinical outcomes.
Keep In Mind
This is a funded NIH project record (project abstract) describing planned mechanistic and preclinical work; it is not a peer-reviewed paper or completed clinical trial. Outcomes and therapeutic relevance are prospective.
Source Details
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Funded research project
Evidence type derived from source or registry metadata.
PublicationNIH RePORTER
AuthorsGregory F Sonnenberg
InstitutionWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
Study typeFunded Research Project
Indexed viaNIH RePORTER
Source typeFunded research record
PublishedJul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
Content availableResearch project record
Funding disclosed by the source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - U01AI201051 - $581,915
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