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Dr Jake Begun

After obtaining his BSc, Dr. Jakob Begun completed his MPhil in Biochemistry at Cambridge University. He then obtained his MD and PhD in genetics at Harvard Medical School. He completed his clinical training at Harvard University and his advanced training in IBD at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where his research focussed on the functional genetics of IBD, the role of the microbiome in IBD, and the role of autophagy in cellular handling of bacteria. He returned to Australia in 2014 to pursue his interest in clinical and translational IBD research and gut health. He is the IBD clinical lead at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. He was appointed IBD Group leader and Senior Research Fellow at the Mater Research Institute – University of Queensland and is a Senior Lecturer at the UQ School of Medicine.
 

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