Dr. Sohail Husain is a Physician-Scientist in Pediatric Gastroenterology, whose overarching research goal is to come up with targeted therapies for exocrine pancreatic disorders, particularly pancreatitis. Dr. Husain's lab studies three broad areas of the exocrine pancreas: (1) The crucial signaling pathways that initiate and transduce pancreatitis; (2) the factors that turn on pancreatic regeneration and recovery after pancreatic injury; and (3) the mechanisms underlying drug-induced pancreatitis.