by GI Research Foundation | Sep 30, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter
On Monday, August 29th the GI Research Foundation hosted the Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge—On the Greens at Bryn Mawr Country Club in Lincolnwood. Pro-athletes – including Chicago greats Ozzie Guillen, Chris Chelios, Willie Gault and more – joined foursomes to...
by Anna Gomberg | Sep 29, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter
On Friday, September 23, the GI Research Foundation Associates Board and supporters came together at the Associates Board Annual Cocktail Party: [Re]United for GI Health, celebrating for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The cocktail party,...
by Anna Gomberg | Jul 27, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter, Research and Discovery
GeoMX Digital Spatial Profiler “Like being inside a tissue sample at a molecular level” Maps the spatial architecture of a cell, and how the cell interacts with surroundings Provides images to study how tissues and cells interact Produces 2D and 3D images Colorizes...
by Anna Gomberg | Jul 27, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Excerpted and adapted from remarks delivered on May 20, 2022 I start with a question that is asked every day in our clinics and by all of you: Why? A question for anyone who is diagnosed with a medical problem or a chronic condition. Why did this happen? Why now? Why...
by Silver Hannon | Jul 25, 2022 | GIRF Event, Newsletter
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, the GI Research Foundation Champions for a Cure Ball celebrated the courageous patients and devoted physician-scientists fighting to prevent, treat, and cure digestive diseases. Held at The Geraghty, a chic event space in Pilsen, the event...
by Anna Gomberg | May 20, 2022 | GIRF Event
Will the GI Research Foundation have safety measures in place? The GI Research Foundation will meet all event-related requirements of the CDC and Chicago Department of Public Health. As of May 2022, the City of Chicago is at high risk for Covid-19. The Geraghty is...
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...
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...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 8, 2021 | GIRF Event, Newsletter
Please join us on Saturday, May 1st, at 6 PM CT, for the GI Research Foundation Diamond Anniversary Ball. This milestone event celebrates 60 brilliant years and honors Sy and Nancy Taxman with the first-ever Partners in Science Award. Upon receiving exceptional and...
by GI Research Foundation | Jan 31, 2019 | GIRF Event, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Thank you to our Donors!! Thanks to your generous support, the GI Research Foundation raised more than $2 million in 2018. We are so grateful for people like you who have made gifts in honor of your family members and friends who live every day with complicated GI...
by girf | Mar 26, 2017 | GIRF Event, GIRF Profiles
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by girf | Mar 24, 2017 | GIRF Event
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