Research minute: Aliye Uc on pediatric pancreatitis

Professor of Pediatrics Aliye Uc seeks to improve the lives of children and families affected by pancreatitis by better understanding this disease.
She is the chair and the founding member of INSPPIRE (International Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In search for a cure) with the task of studying the epidemiology, natural history and outcomes of pediatric pancreatitis, a disease without clear diagnostic parameters and treatment alternatives in children.