OMRF to study inflammatory bowel disease after receiving $2.7 million for research

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has been awarded a four-year National Institutes of Health grant for further studies of inflammatory bowel disease.

Sathish Srinivasan, Ph.D., hopes to better understand what role the body’s lymphatic system plays in chronic conditions like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Ultimately, the work could lead to new therapies or ways to prevent the diseas…