My research activities are focused on understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of the neural control of the gastrointestinal tract and brain-gut interactions in health and inflammatory bowel disease. The overarching hypothesis that guides my lab, supported by a CIHR Foundation grant, is that enteric nerves and glia synergistically interact to maintain intestinal homeostasis and perturbations in their function lead to GI disease. Digestion becomes impaired when there are abnormalities in the control of GI motility and/or a breakdown in the intestinal barrier function.