by Jackie Casey | Jan 25, 2023 | GIRF in the News
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Treating and curing cancer remains an urgent health research priority. The GastroIntestinal Research Foundation (the Foundation) has made bold and innovative grant awards to advance the development of immunotherapies and...
by Jackie Casey | Dec 1, 2022 | Newsletter, Research and Discovery
Ever since becoming the Executive Director of the GastroIntestinal Research Foundation (Foundation), all my Zoom calls with my family start with a question from my brother with Crohn’s, “Have you found a cure yet?” While I can’t answer yes, I can tell him about the...
by Jackie Casey | Nov 4, 2022 | GIRF in the News
CHICAGO, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Despite centuries of research, treating and curing cancer remains an urgent health research priority. With generous support from anonymous donors, the Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF) has launched a bold...
by Jackie Casey | Sep 29, 2022 | GIRF in the News, Research and Discovery
The GI Research Foundation is proud to announce the CA CURE initiative, made possible through a historic, multi-million dollar contribution generously gifted by an anonymous donor. The Committee to AdvanCe the Understanding of High-Risk GI CancErs (CA CURE) is...
by Jackie Casey | Aug 1, 2022 | GIRF Profiles, Newsletter
For as long as I can remember, gastro-intestinal disease has been a part of my family. As a child and throughout his life, my dad was in the hospital many times due to bleeding ulcers. Medical understanding then, with total blame on diet and stress, was so much more...
