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Schistosoma mansoni, can sneak into the human body by evading this very defense mechanism, bypassing the itch response entirely. While there are prophylactic therapeutics for those who may encounter S. mansoni, options for treating someone who has unknowingly been exposed are relatively scant, and these research findings pave the way for addressing this concern... The Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology. Trefoil Receptor Identification Tissue repair and regeneration at the mucosal interface. The most important undertaking of my scientific career to date has been investigation of Trefoil factor biology. Trefoils are a family of three epithelial regenerative factors produced at sites of tissue injury and strongly implicated in regeneration and epithelial restitution. Progress in the field of Trefoil

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