Amanda Ramer-Tait
Professor Food Science & Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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FIC 1901 N 21st St Rm 260
Lincoln NE 68588-6205 - Phone
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402-472-7293 On-campus 2-7293
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aramer-tait2@unl.edu
Research interests
Mucosal immune function is tightly linked to microbial diversity in the gut. Understanding the dynamic interactions between cells of the host immune system and microbial strain persistence is important for combatting chronic inflammation and conditions such as Crohn's disease. Student projects in the Ramer-Tait laboratory use cell culture models and germ-free mice to investigate the mechanisms that regulate host inflammatory response to microbial colonization.
Research focus: Host-microbial interaction in chronic gut inflammatory disease.