Team Members Promoted To New Roles
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation is pleased to announce the promotions of Megan De Trane and Tavin Jensen to newly created roles.
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Foundation Awards Over $5.8 Million In Education Grants
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $5,864,622 in Education grants in March to launch Accelerating Literacy Leadership.
Foundation Announces 2026 Rainin Arts Fellows [VIDEO]
Meet the 2026 Rainin Fellows: Cece Carpio (Public Space), Sarah Crowell (Dance), Danny Duncan (Theater) and Cheryl Dunye (Film).
A Farewell To Jazmyne Woffard-Jones
Jazmyne is leaving the Kenneth Rainin Foundation effective April 30 to attend graduate school and become a special education teacher.
Grant Opportunity For Postdoctoral IBD Researchers
Three exceptional postdoctoral researchers will each receive a $300,000 grant, awarded over two years, to support their innovative biomedical research relevant to IBD.
Tracking Gut Motility To Better Understand IBD
Explore highlights from our conversation with Steve Axelrod, PhD, President and CEO at G-Tech Medical, which has developed a non-invasive technology to monitor gut motility.
A Botanical Extract Shows Promising Results In Refractory Ulcerative Colitis
Explore highlights from our conversation with Julie Saiki, PhD, of Azora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an alternative to immuno-suppressive therapies.
Novel IBD Therapy Targets Healing Not Just Inflammation
Highlights from our conversation with Gary Mathias of Thetis Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing alternatives to immuno-suppressive therapies.
Lorena Gomez-Barris Steps Into A New Role
The Foundation announced the promotion of Lorena Gomez-Barris to a newly created role, Director of Administration and Workplace Experience
2026 Innovations Symposium Creates Space For Science And Collaboration
The 2026 Symposium will be held in San Francisco on July 19-21, convening researchers, clinicians and trainees working across disciplines to accelerate progress in preventing and treating IBD.
