Effect of Diet on Immune and Physiological Changes Induced by Infection, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity, and in Relation to Chronic Disease

ARS is interested in determining the impact of health-promoting components in foods including those containing probiotic bacteria and polyphenols. ARS is also interested in determining how allergens, infection, and inflammation alter intestinal immunity, physiology, and relation to development of chronic diseases, from cancer to diabetes to Alzheimers. The Cooperator directs a laboratory that has supported ARS activities to evaluate mucosal responses to pathogens and allergens and has interests in further evaluating the role of diet in the development of chronic disease.