by GI Research Foundation | Jun 29, 2026 | Competitive Grant Awards, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
GI Research Foundation Invests $770K+ toAccelerate Breakthroughs in Digestive Diseases Care The GI Research Foundation has announced nearly $800,000 in new research funding through its Annual Grant Cycle and Regenerative Medicine for Digestive Diseases (RMDD)...
by GI Research Foundation | Jul 14, 2026 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Sarcopenia and IBD: Muscle Matters | RSS.com Perianal Crohn’s disease is one of the most complex and challenging forms of inflammatory bowel disease. In this episode, Benjamin McDonald, MD, gastroenterologist and IBD specialist at UChicago Medicine, discusses...
by GI Research Foundation | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
At the 2022 GI Research Foundation Annual Ball, generous guests funded the purchase of a Storz Coloview Small Animal Colonoscopy System, which has proved integral to supporting the ongoing research of several University of Chicago Medicine laboratories pursuing the...
by GI Research Foundation | Oct 18, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Visceral: Episode SixDon’t Cut That Out: How to add foods to your diet to optimize nutrition With Lori Rowell Welstead, MS, RD, LDN and Courtney Schuchmann, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitians with the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center “People...
by GI Research Foundation | Jul 24, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Episode Five: IBD and The Mind-Body Connection With Alyse Bedell, PhD, GI psychologist, University of Chicago Episode 5 of Visceral features Alyse Bedell, PhD, GI psychologist, who discusses the ways in which Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can impact mental...
by GI Research Foundation | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
With Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD, Director, Intestinal Ultrasound Program With a partnership with the International Bowel Ultrasound Group, the University of Chicago Medicine is engaged in a new multi-phase initiative to bring widespread diagnostic use of bedside...
by GI Research Foundation | Jun 12, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients
Asparagus and Spring Greens Farro Hash with Miso Dressing Farmer’s markets and roadside stands are beginning to fill with summer treats, and the first swoon of the season is often reserved for fresh, local asparagus. A wonderful side dish on its own, asparagus...
by GI Research Foundation | May 22, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Episode Four: IBD or IBS… or Both? With Benjamin Levy, MD, Clinical Instructor of Medicine, and Mary Ayers, RN, Nurse Manager Confusingly, similar acronyms describe two very different conditions of the lower GI tract: IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) and IBS...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
One of the most important and enduring contributions of the GI Research Foundation (the Foundation) may also be one of the least well understood. For a decade, the Foundation has supported the Digestive Diseases Center (DDC) Translational Core, an engine that drives...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Resources for Patients, University of Chicago Medicine
Everyone has overindulged or eaten a food that didn’t agree with them. For most people, this means that the next time they are offered spicy chili or rich dessert, they politely decline or make a different choice. But for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Newsletter, Recipes, Resources for Patients
Quinoa-Pistachio Stuffed Artichokes Artichokes, are actually the large flower of a plant in the thistle family, and are a fun and hearty vegetable choice during the “shoulder season,” before Spring is in full bloom. This unique recipe features many ingredients that...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023 April Newsletter, Board Spotlight, GIRF Profiles, Newsletter
Many people bring relevant experience when they join the GI Research Foundation Board of Directors, but new member Brad Peterson has the distinction of previously serving as the longest-tenured President of its Associates Board. It all began when Mr. Peterson, an...
