Arthur Beyder MD, PhD

Dr. Arthur Beyder, M.D., Ph.D., leads the National Institutes of Health-funded Gastrointestinal Mechanotransduction Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. This lab studies the molecular mechanisms of gastrointestinal (GI) function in health and disease. The ultimate goal of the work performed in Dr. Beyder's laboratory is to utilize this information to provide novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools for patients with functional GI diseases.

Dr. Beyder and his colleagues focus on the molecular mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility. It is well-known that mechanical forces affect GI function and that in many patients with functional GI diseases, mechanical sensitivity is abnormal. Therefore, the work in Dr. Beyder's laboratory is specifically focused on understanding how mechanical forces impact cellular function both in health and disease. Dr. Beyder's group studies a type of mechanical sensors in cells called mechanosensitive ion channels, which are critical for normal GI function.