Professor Gwo-Tzer Ho
- Professor of Gastroenterology (Immunology & Infection)
Biography
Gwo-tzer trained in Medicine in Glasgow, where he first became interested in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
He followed his research trail to Edinburgh – undertaking a PhD in genetics with Professor Jack Satsangi, then to Chapel Hill (USA) with an MRC award in gut immunology with Professor Balfour Sartor; and returned to set up his own lab in Centre for Inflammation of Research, University of Edinburgh.
Now, he leads a Scotland-wide translational science group that investigates the complexities of IBD spanning mucosal immunology and human clinical studies.
He has a strong interest in understanding the processes that govern gut mucosal healing in Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis; and bridging discovery science to the clinic. He continues to care for IBD patients in the clinic and maintains a keen interest in patient-public engagement.
Publications
2026
Moran, G. P. et al. (2026) Modified Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) resolve oral dysbiosis in pediatric Crohn's disease: a prospective cohort study. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, (doi: 10.1093/ibd/izag107) (PMID:42322204) (Early Online Publication)
Fandinga, C. et al. (2026) Patient acceptability of partial enteral nutrition as a concomitant therapy to Adalimumab in adults with active Crohn’s disease – BIOPIC trial. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, (doi: 10.1159/000551940) (PMID:42154650) (Early Online Publication)
Hegarty, Lizi M., Jones, Gareth-Rhys 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-2357, Biram, Adi, Adams, Claire E., Gentek, Rebecca M., Ho, Gwo-Tzer, Emmerson, Elaine and Bain, Calum ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8884-327X
(2026)
Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair.
Mucosal Immunology, 19(1),
pp. 1624-1635.
(doi: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2025.11.007)
(PMID:41248849)
Chuah, C. S. et al. (2026) Machine learning approach to dissect the clinical heterogeneity of IBD-associated fatigue. BMJ Digital Health and AI, 2(1), e000037. (doi: 10.1136/ bmjdh-2026-000037)
2025
Halligan, Molly J., Thompson, Aerin E., Docherty, Destiny, Kelly, Patricia, Pryde, Emma, Chuah, Cher Shiong, Hall, Rebecca and Ho, Gwo-Tzer (2025) Patient-led thematic analysis on the impact of living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a contemporary appraisal of 415 patient-reported outcomes to improve care and research. Crohn's and Colitis 360, (Accepted for Publication)
Articles
Moran, G. P. et al. (2026) Modified Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) resolve oral dysbiosis in pediatric Crohn's disease: a prospective cohort study. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, (doi: 10.1093/ibd/izag107) (PMID:42322204) (Early Online Publication)
Fandinga, C. et al. (2026) Patient acceptability of partial enteral nutrition as a concomitant therapy to Adalimumab in adults with active Crohn’s disease – BIOPIC trial. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, (doi: 10.1159/000551940) (PMID:42154650) (Early Online Publication)
Hegarty, Lizi M., Jones, Gareth-Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-2357, Biram, Adi, Adams, Claire E., Gentek, Rebecca M., Ho, Gwo-Tzer, Emmerson, Elaine and Bain, Calum ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8884-327X
(2026)
Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair.
Mucosal Immunology, 19(1),
pp. 1624-1635.
(doi: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2025.11.007)
(PMID:41248849)
Chuah, C. S. et al. (2026) Machine learning approach to dissect the clinical heterogeneity of IBD-associated fatigue. BMJ Digital Health and AI, 2(1), e000037. (doi: 10.1136/ bmjdh-2026-000037)
Halligan, Molly J., Thompson, Aerin E., Docherty, Destiny, Kelly, Patricia, Pryde, Emma, Chuah, Cher Shiong, Hall, Rebecca and Ho, Gwo-Tzer (2025) Patient-led thematic analysis on the impact of living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a contemporary appraisal of 415 patient-reported outcomes to improve care and research. Crohn's and Colitis 360, (Accepted for Publication)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Mitochondrial DAMPs as mechanistic biomarkers of mucosal inflammation in Crohn's disease (MUSIC)
Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
2024 - 2025
