Crypt-base-columnar cells are continuously dividing intestinal stem cells that generate IECs, which are composed by distinct specialised cell types that play different functions: Enterocytes (in ...

The HKUMed research team developed world’s first biobank of ‘intestinal metaplasia’ organoid models to study early cancer development, helping detect early warning signs of stomach cancer.

and bond formation to study how intestinal stem cell colonies respond to alterations in geometric confinement, mirroring processes observed in vivo. Looking ahead, we seek to identify unique ...

Research led by Weill Cornell Medicine provides new evidence that most colorectal cancers begin with the loss of intestinal ...

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures ... and differentiation of intestinal epithelial tissue.