Jan Niess

Prof. 
Jan Niess, MD

Position(s)
Chief physician
Clarunis Gastroenterology + Hepatology

Institution
University Hospital Basel

Phone +41 61 777 74 21

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Research Focus

Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Area of Research

The aim of our research group is to decipher how microbial and environmental factors contribute to the development of inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.


Approved Research Projects

Macrophages and dendritic cells in oral tolerance and inflammation


Collaborations

National Collaborations

  • Swiss IBD Cohort Investigators
  • Swiss EoE Cohort Investigators

International Collaborations

  • Eduardo Villablanca, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Andreas Schlitzer, Quantitative Systembiologie, Deutschland, Bonn

Ongoing Research Projects

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Multicenter, Phase 2a Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral AMT-101 in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (2020-02733)

A Combined Phase 2/3 12-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Investigating the Efficacy of AMT-101 in Subjects with Chronic Antibiotic-resistant Pouchitis (#2020-02727)

Biologika-induzierte HyperCKämie bei Patienten mit chronischen entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (# 2019-00641)


Research Team

Hassan Melhem

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 265 23 28
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Mao Chen

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 265 23 28
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Korcan Ayata

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 265 23 28
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Tanay Kaymak

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 265 23 28
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Sara Dylgeri

Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 265 23 28
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Katline Metzger

Study Nurse

Phone +41 61 777 74 58
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