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Honoring a living legend: David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Award Recipient

Honoring a living legend: David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Award Recipient

by Silver Hannon | May 17, 2022 | Newsletter

On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, the GI Research Foundation will host their Champions for a Cure Ball at the Geraghty in Chicago. The 61st Anniversary Ball will return in person for an evening of glamour featuring cocktails, a strolling dinner, music, and much-needed time...
Honoring a living legend: David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Award Recipient

Honor a living legend: David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Award Recipient

by Silver Hannon | Apr 14, 2022 | Newsletter

On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, the GI Research Foundation will host their Champions for a Cure Ball at the Geraghty in Chicago. The 61st Anniversary Ball will return in person for an evening of glamour featuring cocktails, a strolling dinner, music, and much-needed time...
Save the Date: August 29, 2022! The Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge Go to the Greens—Again!

Save the Date: August 29, 2022! The Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge Go to the Greens—Again!

by Silver Hannon | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized

Mark your calendars! On Monday, August 29th, the Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge returns to the Bryn Mawr Country Club, in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Last year, the LAP All-Star Challenge, traditionally a charity softball game, transitioned to a golf tournament...
GIRF In the News: Preparing for the Next Pandemic – Featuring David T. Rubin, MD

GIRF In the News: Preparing for the Next Pandemic – Featuring David T. Rubin, MD

by Silver Hannon | Jan 17, 2022 | GIRF in the News

On January 14, 2022, David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the UChicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center and GIRF Lead Scientific Advisor, shared insights on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on healthcare...
Moving the Needle: Forward, to the Future!

Moving the Needle: Forward, to the Future!

by Silver Hannon | Dec 17, 2021 | GIRF Event, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine

On Thursday, December 2nd, more than one hundred GIRF supporters joined the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center online for the second presentation of Moving the Needle: An Update on GIRF’s Impact. Eight esteemed physician scientists shared latest...
Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge – On the Greens: Victory Lap!

Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge – On the Greens: Victory Lap!

by Silver Hannon | Oct 11, 2021 | GIRF Event, Newsletter

On Monday, September 27th, nearly 200 patients, doctors, friends, and celebrity athletes joined the GI Research Foundation for the inaugural Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge – On the Greens at Bryn Mawr Country Club in Lincolnwood, Illinois. The charity golf...
Associates Board Awards $37,575 for GI Research to Future Field Leaders

Associates Board Awards $37,575 for GI Research to Future Field Leaders

by Silver Hannon | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized

On August 10, 2021, the GI Research Foundation Associates Board announced its award of $37,575 to fund four innovative research projects at the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center (DDC). The 2021 Associates Board Grants cohort includes third-year...

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The GI Research Foundation (GIRF) is a non-profit 501(c)3 dedicated to raise funds to support the physicians and scientists at the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center in their efforts to provide outstanding care, train future leaders, and perform innovative clinical and laboratory research in order to treat, cure, and prevent digestive diseases.

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