Prof. Bana Jabri

Mucosal Immunology & Celiac Disease

University of Chicago

Of Syrian origin, Bana Jabri is the Sarah and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago and Director of Research at its Celiac Disease Center. A physician-scientist trained in pediatric gastroenterology, she is one of the world's leading authorities on mucosal and innate immunity — how the immune system responds to food and the microbiome in the gut. Her laboratory developed the first mouse model that faithfully reproduces celiac disease, opening the way to new treatments. She was the first researcher in the United States to win the William K. Warren, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Celiac Disease Research, received the Lloyd Mayer Prize in Mucosal Immunology, and is an elected fellow of the Association of American Physicians.