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The 2021 Dr. Robert D. and Alma W. Moreton Research Award and Commemorative Lectureship: Paradoxical Role of Intestinal Stromal Cells in Healing and Disease

Authors: Don W. Powell, MD

Abstract

Dr. Don W. Powell is the 2021 recipient of the Dr. Robert D. and Alma W. Moreton Research Award and Commemorative Lectureship, which was presented at the Southern Medical Association’s 112th Annual Scientific Assembly in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This commentary serves as a synopsis of this presentation, the video of which is available here.
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