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Luca Verger
PhD student
In the Progatzky group, we study the mechanisms via which different cell types cooperate to maintain tissue homeostasis and respond to inflammation or injury. Our primary objective is to understand how such tissue-regulatory processes take place in mucosal barriers such as the gut and lungs, which are at the interface between the host and the environment. Our main cells of interest are peripheral glia, which were recently shown to be key immune regulators in the enteric nervous system.
My project aims to elucidate the importance of enteric glia in the pathogenesis and resolution of IBD.
Recent publications
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A prenatal skin atlas reveals immune regulation of human skin morphogenesis.
Journal article
Gopee NH. et al, (2024), Nature, 635, 679 - 689