Consortium to advance the understanding of intestinal epithelial stem cell biology during development, homeostasis, regeneration and disease. Its immediate goals are to isolate, characterize, culture and validate populations of intestinal stem cells; answer major questions in stem cell biology of the intestinal epithelium; and accelerate research by making information and resources available to the research community. Resources include data sets, protocols, and a resource catalog. Long-term goals include: 1) laying the ground work for therapeutic manipulation of the intestinal epithelium 2) contributing to the greater understanding of stem cell biology through knowledge of the intestine as a model stem cell-driven system. Research Projects are housed at 8 institutions across the nation: Oregon Health & Science University, Stanford University, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine (UCLA) (partnered with the VA Greater Los Angeles), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), University of Oklahoma, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Pittsburgh.

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