Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology

Dr. Vladimir Grubišić is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). He earned his MD from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in Croatia and his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He completed postdoctoral training at Michigan State University, where he specialized in neurogastroenterology and neuroimmunology.

Dr. Grubišić has a longstanding research interest in the role of glial cells in health and disease, reflected in his work on invertebrate glia, mammalian astrocytes, and enteric glial cells. His laboratory investigates the role of enteric glia in regulating gut epithelial barrier function and epithelial signal transduction. These efforts aim to elucidate the mechanistic basis of communication axes between the gut and other organs and to support the discovery of novel therapeutic strategies for gastrointestinal and systemic disorders.