Sohail likes to be a matchmaker. At Stanford, he intends to marry science and medicine. Early on in his career, he became entrenched in a quest to decipher the mechanisms underlying disorders of the exocrine pancreas. Sohail’s research investigates three broad areas relating to the exocrine pancreas: (1) The crucial molecular and immune signaling pathways that initiate and transduce pancreatitis; (2) the factors that turn on pancreatic regeneration and recovery after pancreatic injury; and (3) the mechanisms underlying drug-induced pancreatitis. The overarching goal is to move the needle on science and medicine and to elevate work in the exocrine field to the highest levels of impact, by leveraging multi-omics, big data, and the rich, cutting edge environment across Stanford. The mission of Sohail’s research group is to “make breakthroughs in the pancreas and beyond that benefit patients and society, through innovation, partnerships, inclusion, and integrity.”