by GI Research Foundation | Feb 16, 2024 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Visceral: Episode 8Keeping it Moving: Gut Motility and Digestive Health With Lalitha Sitaraman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, the University of Chicago Medicine The GI Research Foundation was able to produce this podcast with a sponsorship from AbbVie. Lalitha...
by GI Research Foundation | Dec 30, 2023 | Newsletter, Resources for Patients
Visceral: Episode SevenCaring for Children and Teens with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis With Amelia Kellar, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, the University of Chicago Medicine Join us for a candid conversation about pediatric inflammatory bowel disease...
by Anna Gomberg | 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 | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, GIRF Profiles, Grateful Patients, Newsletter
Anna Gomberg, Host/Writer/Producer of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut 2022-Present Meet the Host of Our Podcast: Anna Gomberg A compassionate patient with Crohn’s disease and a background in philosophy, developmental psychology, moral development, and media...
by Allison Thielen | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, GIRF Event
The GI Research Foundation Annual Ball celebrates extraordinary research to cure, treat and prevent digestive diseases, and the philanthropic impact our donors make to advance our mission. This year’s Ball honors Sy Taxman with the esteemed Joseph B. Kirsner Award....
by GI Research Foundation | Nov 14, 2023 | 2023 November Newsletter, Recipes
From Courtney Schuchmann, MS, RD, LDN – University of Chicago Medicine Registered Dietitian We shared this recipe a few years ago, but it’s worth sharing again! The weather is getting cooler, which means many of us are gravitating toward warm comfort...
by Anna Gomberg | 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 Anna Gomberg | 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 Anna Gomberg | 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 9, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, GIRF in the News, Research and Discovery, University of Chicago Medicine
Through our annual competitive grant awards program, the GastroIntestinal Research Foundation provides initial “seed” funding to select novel projects that allow investigators to pursue new and exciting paths that may not otherwise ever receive attention. Using robust...
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 Deborah Brill | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023 June Newsletter, GIRF Profiles, Newsletter
I am thrilled to be a part of the GI Research Foundation team as the Development and Operations Assistant. Working for an organization that helps fund cutting-edge research and treatments for those with G.I. diseases is very personal for me. My sister had cancer when...
