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A series of dance-based performance pieces by gizeh muñiz devised alongside a team of collaborators that dismantle hierarchical forms of creating. Set to a visual sound score, “MuSeD” is a reflection of how to not only stay alive but to remain connected to ourselves and each other.

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Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996, is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East. They produce passionate and provocative plays from or about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities.

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To support Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ (GEO) field leadership and ability to respond, collaborate, partner and advocate. GEO is a community of funders committed to transforming philanthropic culture and practice by connecting members to the resources and relationships needed to support thriving nonprofits and communities.

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Grown Women Dance Collective uses the power of arts and wellness for social justice. Through chroeography that shifts the narrative on social issues, culturally grounded arts and wellness classes, and groundbreaking workforce development programs, they celebrate and build resilience, resistance, empowerment and joy. Their work reinvests creativity, wellness and wealth into disinvested communities, amplifies overlooked voices and strengthens their community’s ability to mobilize and challenge systemic injustices. They build collective power to create a just, joyful world where everyone is seen, heard and can dance and thrive.

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Guilded believes freelancers deserve more than one-off gigs and inconsistent support—they deserve security, care and a say in the systems that affect their work. That’s why Guilded built a freelancer cooperative designed by and for independent artists, creatives and cultural workers.

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To support trainee travel for conferences and professional development in IBD research associated with Dr. Wendy Garrett’s project.

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To support trainee travel for conferences and professional development in IBD research associated with Dr. Marco Jost’s project.

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Several lines of evidence have implicated stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER stress) of intestinal cells to the pathogenesis of IBD. ER stress is a common feature in tissues from individuals with IBD, and mutations in genes in ER homeostasis are risk factors for both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. In animal models, genetic deletion of factors required for resolution of ER stress sensitizes to intestinal inflammation or results in spontaneous inflammation, whereas chemical mitigation of ER stress protects from inflammation. Overall, it is clear that unresolved ER stress can both cause and exacerbate intestinal inflammation. It remains largely unknown, however, what factors trigger ER stress, especially in the context of IBD pathogenesis in humans. Our project will evaluate roles of the human microbiome in regulation of ER stress in human cells and the contribution of such roles to the pathogenesis of IBD. Our goal is to define causal roles of the human microbiome in IBD and to lay the groundwork for the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics.

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​Xochipilli Dance Company weaves the vibrant threads of Queer and Latinx communities into the rich tapestry of the Bay Area’s cultural landscape. As a contemporary ballet ensemble, their mission is to ignite curiosity and passion for dance, art, history and culture through original works that resonate deeply with our shared human experience.​

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To support the creation of a collaborative fund providing one-time unrestricted grants to trans-led and trans-serving arts organizations that serve as vital hubs to the trans, gender non-conforming and two-spirit communities to support their continual operation.

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To support trainee travel for conferences and professional development in IBD research associated with Dr. Maia Kayal’s project.

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To support nationwide coordination, communications, and advocacy.

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inkBoat researches the interplay of multiple artistic disciplines and viewpoints, drawing primarily from the Japanese performing and martial arts, improvisational arts and Daoist internal arts. inkBoat’s stage works border dance, performance art and theater, and inhabit theaters, museums, streets and abandoned spaces.

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Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock Bay Area arts nonprofit that’s dedicated to helping artists grow. Through vital resources, including fiscal sponsorship, low-cost coworking and event space, and professional development programs, they empower people to continue creating, thinking big and taking weird and wonderful risks.

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Ishami is a contemporary dance company whose work treads the line between commercial and experimental, traditional and modern, and centers queerness, women’s voices and South Asian diasporic identity. Their mission is to explore, unite and amplify the diverse voices, stories and histories of the South Asian diaspora, dismantle social and cultural constructs and spark conversations through art.

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Iterating on the underground, awarded-winning trio work “Ice/Car/Cage/Stain,” Gabriele Christian and the Rupture collective will mine, wreck and remix archival footage and testimonials to create a new turbulent dance work built for this time.

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Glucocorticoids are the mainstay treatment to quell acute flare events in the context of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. These steroids are taken systemically and have broad and long-lasting side effects. As a result, alternative, safer approaches are sought. We have recently discovered that proteins made by the gut microbiota found predominantly in healthy individuals trigger the same receptors. This suggests that these proteins may have therapeutic benefit. The proposed research aims to further our understanding of these interactions. We aim to test whether these proteins, when amended to the gut microbiome of mice with colitis, are sufficient to reduce inflammation. Our ultimate goal is to develop therapeutics for patients with IBD that perform the role of glucocorticoids and act locally on inflamed tissue in the gut.