Mentor Areas
Dr. Albenberg is a researcher within the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease at CHOP. One of her key research interests is the response of the gut microbiota to dietary modification in inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Albenberg has contributed to the literature in several areas related to the gut microbiota in health and disease including work examining how the host and the microbiota interact to maintain a dynamic oxygen equilibrium in the gut, work describing the fungal gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease, and work describing the relationship between diet, the microbiota, and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Albenberg’s clinical area of expertise is enteral nutritional therapy in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
Description:
Students interested in the research areas described below should contact Dr. Albenberg to discuss potential projects and involvement.
Preferred Qualifications
None.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.