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Charalabos Pothoulakis is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UCLA Health's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research focuses primarily on the role of neuropeptides and hormones in various disease states, including inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile infection, as well as their link to colitis-associated colon cancer. Recent projects have delved into neuropeptide-dependent mechanisms that affect communication between the intestinal mucosa and fat depots, which influence the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation and related cancers. Pothoulakis studies stress-related motility responses and the impact of diet-induced obesity, particularly with regard to mesenteric fat. Another line of his investigation examines the role of bacteria-host interactions in the pathogenesis of colon cancer, aiming to uncover potential therapeutic targets for prevention and treatment.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.