Current Research

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The Martin lab, headed by Dr. Colin Martin in strong collaborations with from the Department of Medicine and Pediatrics dedicated to understanding the effects of maternal environmental stress on neonatal intestinal immune development.

Specific Research

  • The Effects Breast Milk Derived Exosomes on intestinal epithelial biology 
  • The effect the Aryl-hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) on microbial colonization
  • The effect of gestational psychological stress on complement mediated immune dysfunction
  • The effect of gestational stress on neonatal zinc deficiency  
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The Martin Lab has been funded in part by:

  • The American Surgical Association
  • Kaul Pediatric Research Institute
  • UAB Faculty Development Grant Program (FDGP)
  • The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
  • Association for Academic Surgery
  • John W. Kirklin Foundation Research and Education Fellowship Award