Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Research Group
The Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, based in the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, cares for roughly half of the paediatric population of Scotland. Major clinical and research interests of the Department include inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal microbiota, complex enteral and parenteral nutrition and the development of novel therapies for gastrointestinal disease. Members of the team collaborate extensively with colleagues throughout Scotland, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. We have clinical research experience in industry-sponsored trials, collaborative multicentre studies and we also continue to develop our own investigator-led research programme. The department actively supports and encourages clinical training in all aspects of paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition including paediatric endoscopy, and offers research training with degree programmes to all levels including PhD.
Collaborative Study
Exploring the Role of Diet in the Management of Paediatric and Adult Crohn's Disease
Following seeding funding from the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity, Professor Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, together with NHS colleagues from The Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow (Dr Richard Hansen) and The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh (Professor Richard Russell and Professor David Wilson) were successful in raising over £2M from the Crohn's Colitis Foundation, The JP Moulton and the Helmsley Charitable Trusts, to explore the role of diet in the management of paediatric and adult Crohn's disease.
In a series of well designed studies they aim to explore the role of diet in the management of paediatric and adult Crohn's disease and identify the dietary triggers of gut inflammation in Crohn's disease (also known as CD-Treat diet). With collaborators from The BINGO Group, they will study the interactions between food and the gut microbiome in initiating immune response causing gut inflammation.