by GI Research Foundation | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] UChicago Medicine’s section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition is looking for...
by GI Research Foundation | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The 2019 Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge was a huge success with more than 30 sports legends and...
by GI Research Foundation | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Support from GIRF is enabling Bana Jabri, MD, PhD, and her colleagues to translate discoveries in the...
by GI Research Foundation | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dr. Cohen and I often provide group educational programs for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and our most popular program, by far, is called, Why Haven’t We Cured IBD Yet? We explain in our lectures that the reasons are as complex as the diseases: we haven’t...
by GI Research Foundation | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Saturday, June 1, 2019 marked the 58th annual GI Research Foundation Ball, where the GIRF community toasted a year of research achievement and continuing support for the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center. Co-chaired by long-time GI Research Foundation...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
6’8’’ former Loyola basketball player, Nick DiNardi, continues to inspire others. After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at 11 yrs old, he thought his life was over. He never could have imagined he would not only go on to play D-1 college basketball, but would...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
On April 3rd, five young researchers presented their grant proposals to GIRF’s Associates Board for projects ranging from using an app to improve patient compliance for colonoscopies to basic research using cutting edge technologies to identify pathogens. The...
by GI Research Foundation | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
By: David T. Rubin, MD My colleagues and I are open-minded about new options and humbled by the complexity of the diseases that we face in our field and, while we champion the successes we have achieved with new therapies and the ability to substantially improve the...
by GI Research Foundation | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
By: Anna Gomberg, Administrative Director, IBD Center Children and teenagers with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis usually count on their parents to support them with the many aspects of living with a chronic disease: making appointments, keeping track of...
by GI Research Foundation | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
More than 100 people broke a sweat at the Inaugural Associates Board “Team Up For GI Research” Spin Event at Hyde Park’s LA Fitness on February 23. The $10,000 raised will go directly to the Associates Board Fellowship Program, supporting G.I. research investigators...
by GI Research Foundation | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Insurance broker. Wisconsin llama farmer. And now the volunteer Marketing and Communications VP at GIRF. Mark Waldeck does it all. After falling ill to Crohn’s Disease in 2002, Mark turned to the brilliant doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine for help. Since...
by GI Research Foundation | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
A message from the President: Happy New Year! I hope you’ve noticed that we are trying to do a better job staying in touch with you over the past few months. In particular, I am pleased to share with you this publication: Gut Instinct. You can expect to receive this...
