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Foundation Grants Over $4 Million For IBD Research

by Communications | July 19, 2023

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has awarded $4.15 million through our Innovator Awards Program.

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Honoring Dr. Averil Ma’s Enduring Legacy On Our Health Program

by Communications | March 15, 2023

As a preeminent clinician-scientist studying the molecular mechanisms underlying inflammation and cancer, Dr. Averil Ma’s expertise has guided our focus on IBD research.

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Meet Scott Snapper, Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair

by Laura Wilson, PhD | February 28, 2023

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation is pleased to announce that Scott Snapper, MD, PhD, is the new Co-Chair of our Scientific Advisory Board, joining fellow Co-Chair Bana Jabri, MD, PhD.

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Three Reasons To Attend Our 2023 Innovations Symposium

by Communications | February 15, 2023

We are thrilled to welcome scientists and other colleagues back in person to the Foundation’s annual Innovations Symposium on July 17-18 in San Francisco.

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Placing Patients At The Heart Of A Technology Mission

by Laura Wilson, PhD | December 7, 2022

The G-Tech Medical team discusses the impact of early funding on their “EKG for the gut,” exciting data emerging from current studies and growing interest from researchers and industry.

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Innovators Gain Traction And Recognition

by Laura Wilson, PhD | October 27, 2022

Our Health grantmaking aims to advance game-changing research that has the potential to improve the lives of people with IBD so it’s thrilling when our grantees gain recognition or high-profile journals publish their findings.

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Showcasing IBD Discoveries At Our 2022 Symposium

by Communications | September 27, 2022

We welcomed students, academic and industry researchers, clinicians, funders and editors of science and health journals to our 2022 virtual Innovations Symposium.

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New & Veteran IBD Researchers Awarded $4 Million In Grants

by Communications | June 22, 2022

Grantees are testing novel ideas from bright light therapy to diet and the gut-brain connection in the hopes of discovering new ways to reduce the risk of flare-ups and improve the lives of patients with IBD.

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Rainin Foundation Welcomes New Scientific Advisory Board Member

by Communications | April 20, 2022

The Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board is a dynamic mix of leading researchers and key strategic partners who provide essential guidance and scientific expertise to our Health Program.

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IBD Research In The Age Of COVID-19

by Laura Wilson, PhD | January 11, 2022

Two of our grantees illustrate distinct and shared ways that the pandemic has disrupted biomedical research and affected the scientific community.

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