Tor Savidge, PhD
Principal Investigator, Neuroimmune-Microbe Interactions
Associate Director, Texas Children’s Microbiome Center
Professor, Pathology and Immunology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-3710
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
1102 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Tor Savidge, PhD
Dr. Savidge is interested in studying neuroimmune-microbial interactions in the gastrointestinal tract using a range of techniques that include computational and structural biology, global metabolomics and proteomics, realtime molecular interactions, cell culture and humanized disease models. These studies have found that gut astrocytes are important regulators of mucosal barrier function and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease, necrotizing enterocolitis and Clostridium difficile infection. A novel innate host defense mechanism for subverting microbial pathogenesis has also been identified and is being translated into a prototypic form of therapy termed allosteric therapeutics.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Babraham Institute | Fellowship | 1997 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Sick Children | Fellowship | 1993 | |
| Queens’ College, University of Cambridge | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | 1991 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| F1000 Research | Editorial Board |
| Faculty of 1000 Medicine | Scientific Advisory Committee Member |
| Frontiers in Enteric Neuroscience | Member |
| Lifeboat Foundation | Scientific Advisory Committee Member |
| World Journal of Gastroenterology | Editorial Board |
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Zhang Y, Shi L, Li S, Yang Z, Standley C, Yang Z, ZhuGe R, Savidge T, Wang X, Feng H. A segment of 97 amino acids within the translocation domain of Clostridium difficile toxin B is essential for toxicity. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58634.
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