The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Program at NYU Langone Health bridges basic, clinical, and educational disciplines and brings together faculty who build on the breadth of our immunology, microbiology, and cell biology research to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations and studies. Our mission is to build on our institution’s tradition of turning basic science discoveries into treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Following their research on immune signaling molecules, NYU Langone microbiologists worked with pharmaceutical companies to develop the drug infliximab, which blocks one such molecule called TNF-α. It remains among the most commonly used therapies for IBD.

Faculty at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Program work hand-in-hand with gastroenterologists and surgeons at NYU Langone’s clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center with the goal of discovering new treatment strategies and how best to apply them to improve patient care.

Our Leadership

Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, is our program director. Dr. Axelrad is recognized for his research on malignant and infectious complications of IBD, specifically, in elucidating how exposures such as gastrointestinal infections may complicate IBD or trigger it to develop.

David P. Hudesman, MD, is the director of our Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. Together with Dr. Axelrad, they manage IBD research studies and clinical trials representing partnerships among clinicians, scientists, and industry.

Available Positions

We are hiring research scientists to join our team. Learn more about our available positions.