by GI Research Foundation | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, GIRF in the News, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Founded in 1997, the GI Research Foundation’s Associates Board is made up of professional volunteers and emerging leaders united by determination and dedication to educating our communities on the prevention, treatment, and cures for digestive diseases. In...
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 | 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 GI Research Foundation | Apr 21, 2022 | GIRF in the News
Article by Jill Lowe So many of us have a loved one, know someone or know of someone with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and for those of us in Chicago, all this exceptional patient care and research is RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACK YARD This year, GIRF honors Ira Hanan, MD...
by GI Research Foundation | 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...
by Anna Gomberg | Jul 21, 2021 | GIRF in the News
Want to Try Yoga to Relieve IBD Symptoms? MD-Backed Online Classes Are Available Now For people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), staying physically and mentally fit is paramount in order to keep symptoms at bay. But setting foot in a gym during the novel...
