A Life Free From Digestive Disease

Seventy million Americans live with a digestive disease. The GI Research Foundation is at the forefront of science and discovery, partnering with the nationally-ranked University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center to transform their lives.

Emerging Leaders Council

Funding groundbreaking research by digestive diseases scientists at the start of their career

Danny Goldberg
Emerging Leaders Council President

Emerging Leaders Council Advisors

Sushila Dalal, MD
Medical Advisor
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine

Ashley Sidebottom, PhD
Scientific Advisor
Metabolomics Platform Director, DFI-HMMF
University of Chicago Medicine

Emerging Leaders Council Members

Daniel Goldberg, President

Allyson Bain

Nikki Bank

Emily Barbalace

Rachel Barg

Rob Beach

Emily Becker

Michael Blinka

Jake Bolger

Katie Bryan

 

 

Sydney Cain

Courtney Cebula

Kathleen Cipolla

Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD

Jenn Dodson

Kelli Dunn

Kurt Dziama

Rachael Eagle

Sari Grossman

Eddie Guediguian

Jaclyn Hanley

Rachel Hendee

Carly Hennig

Jordan Hirsch

Wendy Kandell

Jamie Keller

Sylvia Knox

Kelly Kortepeter

Sonia Kupfer, MD

Joan Lines

Trevor Long

Jacqueline Lopez

Jessie Magaro

John Mariscalco

Lauren Martin

Andrea Meyer

Dejan Micic, MD

Mark Milosovic

Shea Moroney

Katie Rainey

Lanie Rogers

Jenny Schack

Sheetal Shah

Jacob Staar

Brett Tolpin

Logan Turban

Gabriel Vela

Katie Waldeck

Morgan Waldeck

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