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“The Rainin Foundation embraces groundbreaking and unconventional methodologies that prioritize patient impact.”<\/p>\n
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\n\u2014Laura Wilson, PhD<\/strong>, Director of Health Strategy and Ventures [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” next_background_color=”#000000″ prev_background_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”3.19.9″ inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” background_color=”#336699″ parallax_method_1=”off” custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Collaborating for a cure” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size=”1em” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” module_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n BREAKTHROUGH MOMENTS<\/span><\/p>\n Collaborating For A Cure<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/321286738\/313830ddb6″ custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;” _builder_version=”3.19.9″ image_src=”http:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/aida2.png” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” background_layout=”dark” use_border_color=”off” custom_padding=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Dr. Aida Habtezion is collaborating with other Stanford University scientists to speed diagnoses and inform clinical treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients. Learn about her breakthrough moment in this video. Video credit: Lori Halloran<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Expanding Leadership Across Disciplines” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”header health” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Expanding Leadership Across Disciplines<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” header_text_color=”#006666″ use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ z_index_tablet=”500″]<\/p>\n The Rainin Foundation\u2019s Scientific Advisory Board<\/a> helps guide our Health investments and programmatic decision-making. New Board appointments<\/a> illustrate our commitment to translational science and the value of cross-disciplinary expertise. Dr. Tejal Desai was named Co-Chair, joining long-time Chair, Dr. Averil Ma. They bring together the distinct disciplines of bio-engineering and basic science.<\/p>\n Two new appointments boosted the Advisory Board\u2019s translational science and clinical expertise. Dr. Scott Snapper is a researcher and clinician in gastroenterology. He directs the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0and is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kevin Grimes is Co-Director of the SPARK Program in Translational Research at Stanford University School of Medicine. Both began their terms in January 2019.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|50px|0px|50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quote” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n “I\u2019m\u00a0looking forward to providing input that may help the Foundation’s\u00a0outstanding group of researchers progress their discoveries into innovative new biomarkers and treatments for individuals living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding=”0px|50px||50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” gutter_width=”1″ parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Kevin Grimes” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quotee” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n \u2014Kevin Grimes, PhD<\/strong>, Stanford University School of Medicine<\/p>\n 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custom_padding=”|10px||10px” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n The Rainin Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board welcomed two\u00a0new members with translational science and clinical expertise.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Partnering to Advance Diet and IBD Research” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”header health” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Partnering to Advance Diet and IBD Research<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” header_text_color=”#006666″ use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ z_index_tablet=”500″]<\/p>\n The Rainin Foundation is one of only a few national funders dedicated to solving IBD. As a relatively small funder, we can achieve greater impact by combining forces with others around mutual priorities. In 2018, we partnered with the Helmsley Charitable Trust<\/a> to advance diet research.<\/p>\n Dietary interventions are still an emerging field and there are gaps in the research. Dr. Garabet Yeretssian, Program Director for the Helmsley Charitable Trust\u2019s Crohn\u2019s Disease Program, shares our interest in diet and nutrition. To support the most effective grantmaking, we co-hosted an intensive workshop<\/a> to gather perspectives directly from experts in the field. Thirty attendees from around the world included researchers, clinicians, translational scientists, patient advocates, and biotech and food industry representatives. Leadership from the Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Foundation<\/a> joined the workshop, which added a third national funder to the table.<\/p>\n Navigating collaborations among such diverse philanthropic partners raises challenges and opportunities. This diet workshop expanded our network of expertise and generated a lively and thoughtful exchange of ideas. Our shared will to innovate and succeed, along with our agility, infuses new possibilities into the work of dietary research in IBD going forward.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|50px|0px|50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quote” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n “The diet workshop will shape our roadmap for funding research into dietary interventions, translating to even greater benefits for people living with IBD.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding=”0px|50px||50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” gutter_width=”1″ parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Laura Wilson” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quotee” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n \u2014Laura Wilson, PhD<\/strong>, Director of Health Strategy and Ventures<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding=”||0px|” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1080__575_TurningPoints-Health-Symposium.jpg” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.19.9″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”right” text_font=”Arial||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#336699″ use_border_color=”off” custom_margin=”-60px|||” custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;||z-index: 1000;” custom_padding=”40px|30px|10px|10px” text_font_size=”0.8em” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Listening to the latest research at the Innovations Symposium. Photo credit: Mitch Tobias<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bringing Creative Minds Together” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”header health” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Bringing Creative Minds Together<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” header_text_color=”#006666″ use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Across the Foundation\u2019s programs, we see how breakthroughs happen when creative minds come together. Research teams confronting the complexity of IBD benefit tremendously from a process of discovery that combines multiple disciplines and perspectives. Our Innovations Symposium magnifies this effect, fostering networks that connect investigators to new tools and knowledge, and to each other. Our seventh annual gathering<\/a> in 2018 filled to capacity and drew scientists and industry from both the northern and southern hemispheres.<\/p>\n This Symposium highlighted the latest advances in basic and translational science, bridging the gap between science and patients. Distinguished speakers discussed work from within and outside of IBD research. Grantees presented exciting developments in their investigations. Academic and industry researchers explored how to get new treatments to patients. Poster sessions showcased a compelling array of research\u2014in cell biology, microbiome, diet, immunity and inflammation, and new technologies.<\/p>\n Each year, Symposium attendees gain new insights and inspiration from top researchers in the field. We design the event to help researchers form new connections and trainees meet leaders in the field. We continue to be inspired by the partnerships formed because of this gathering\u2014sometimes among researchers from the same institution.<\/p>\n Our annual Symposium is seeding the kind of cross-disciplinary thinking that can lead to new breakthroughs in IBD research. Our 2019 Innovations Symposium<\/a> in Hawaii will be no different\u2014with better access to sandy beaches and warmer waters!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|50px|0px|50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quote” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n “I was introduced to Dr. Aida Habtezion of Stanford University School of Medicine at the 2017 Innovations Symposium and now we\u2019re embarking on a clinical trial together”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding=”0px|50px||50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” gutter_width=”1″ parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Steve Axelrod” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quotee” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n \u2014Steve Axelrod, PhD<\/strong>, G-Tech Medical<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding=”||0px|” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1080__575_TurningPoints-Health-Doctor-Stock.jpg” use_border_color=”off” _builder_version=”3.19.9″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”right” text_font=”Arial||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_color=”#336699″ use_border_color=”off” custom_margin=”-60px|||” custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;||z-index: 1000;” custom_padding=”40px|30px|10px|10px” text_font_size=”0.8em” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Our investments support research that has the potential to yield transformative discoveries and insights into predicting and preventing IBD.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Funding Innovation ” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”header health” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Funding Innovation<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” header_text_color=”#006666″ use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n The Rainin Foundation\u2019s Health funding invests in cutting-edge research that shows potential for accelerating new advances in IBD. Projects aimed at predicting, treating or preventing this disease span the spectrum from discovery science to direct patient impact.<\/p>\n In 2018, we doubled the grant amount for our Innovator Awards<\/a> to support promising but untested ideas. Providing more resources\u2014up to $200,000 per project\u2014is especially important for early-stage research and less established investigators. Intriguing lines of inquiry by first-time grantees reflect the intricate dimensions of this complex disease.<\/p>\n Continued grant funds went to fourteen Innovator Award teams that showed significant progress in advancing their original research hypotheses. Several of these projects focused on diet, investigating the role of dietary fiber, emulsifiers, simple sugars and cholesterol.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|50px|0px|50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quote” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n “Although the last decades have seen tremendous progress in how to control inflammation, the final frontier in IBD is how to heal the damaged tissue. 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Collaboration is essential to achieving the end product of each team\u2019s research.<\/p>\n One group of Stanford University researchers\u2014led by Drs. Stephan Rogalla<\/a>, Sarah Streett<\/a> and Garry Nolan<\/a>\u2014met for the first time at our 2017 Innovations Symposium. Their combined expertise bridges radiology, cell biology, immunity and inflammation, new technologies and bioengineering. Their team will develop a new biomarker assay to personalize patient therapies. Physicians can then choose the optimal drug and better understand each patient\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n Technology and targeted therapeutic approaches also figure into the work of Dr. John Chang\u2019s<\/a> team at the University of California San Diego. They are investigating IBD as a disease complex with many distinct subtypes, each requiring a different treatment. Using a suite of advanced laboratory techniques, they will study the genetic instructions of thousands of individual cell samples to classify IBD into different diseases. Their ultimate goal is to identify novel regulators of IBD pathogenesis and potential new targets for therapy.<\/p>\n 2018 was the first year we provided continued funding to previous Synergy Award grantees. Three groups showed significant progress in their research, including Dr. Aida Habtezion and her cross-disciplinary team<\/a> for their work on immunity and inflammation in diseases affecting digestive organs. An outgrowth of their work is a cross-disciplinary registry to foster communication and data sharing among scientists, clinicians and patients.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|50px|0px|50px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” use_border_color=”off” module_class=”quote” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n “The Rainin Foundation has figured out how to make big bets on really important, somewhat risky things, yet get an incredible probability of success. 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of early-career and seasoned researchers to study untested ideas that could lead to breakthrough discoveries about IBD. View more information<\/a> about these grants.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” use_border_color=”off” custom_padding=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Christian Brendel, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n Ajay Chawla, MD, University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n Gerard Eberl, PhD, Institut Pasteur<\/p>\n Marcia Goldberg, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Rustem Ismagilov, PhD, California Institute of Technology<\/p>\n John Leong, PhD, Tufts University<\/p>\n Roni Nowarski, PhD, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n Carla Rothlin, PhD, Yale University<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Innovator Awards – Continued Support” use_border_color=”off” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n INNOVATOR AWARDS – CONTINUED SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n Researchers who demonstrate significant progress toward their goals are eligible for additional support of up to two years. View more information<\/a> about these grants.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” use_border_color=”off” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD, Washington University<\/p>\n Ken Cadwell, PhD, New York University<\/p>\n Benoit Chassaing, PhD, Georgia State University<\/p>\n Jean-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Colombel, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/p>\n Timothy Hand, PhD, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n Jun Huh, PhD, University of Massachusetts<\/p>\n Holly Ingraham, PhD, University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n Eric Martens, PhD, University of Michigan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Corinne Maurice, PhD, and Irah King, PhD, McGill University<\/p>\n Edward Nieuwenhuis, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht<\/p>\n Noah Palm, PhD, Yale School of Medicine<\/p>\n Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, FIDSA, University of Massachusetts Medical School<\/p>\n Andrea Reboldi, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School<\/p>\n Neal Silverman, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Synergy Awards” use_border_color=”off” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n SYNERGY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n Grants support\u00a0teams of researchers who are pursuing collaborative projects aimed at improving the prediction and prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). View more information<\/a> about these grants.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” use_border_color=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n John Chang, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego; Gene Yeo, PhD, University of California, San Diego; and William Sandborn, MD, University of California, San Diego.<\/p>\n David Padua, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles and Karla Kirkegaard, PhD, Stanford University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Stephan Rogalla, MD, Stanford University; Sarah Streett, MD, Stanford University; Garry Nolan, PhD, Stanford University; and Aaron Mayer, MS, Stanford University.<\/p>\n Russell Vance, PhD, University of California Berkeley, Karsten Gronert, PhD, University of California Berkeley, and Jakob von Moltke, PhD, University of Washington<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Synergy Awards – Continued Support” use_border_color=”off” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n SYNERGY AWARDS – CONTINUED SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n Research teams who demonstrate significant progress toward their original goals are eligible for up to two years of additional support. View more information<\/a> about these grants.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” use_border_color=”off” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″]<\/p>\n Aida Habtezion, MD, Stanford University; Sidhartha R. Sinha, MD, Stanford University; and Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, Stanford University.<\/p>\n Gwendalyn Randolph, PhD, Washington University; Saurabh Mehandru, MD, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai; and Daniel Mucida, PhD, Rockefeller University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Iliyan D. Iliev, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Inga Peter, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Jean-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Colombel, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″ inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”none”][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Explore” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” text_font=”Georgia||||” text_font_size=”20″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” saved_tabs=”all” module_alignment=”center” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n
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228 abstracts, posters, peer-reviewed articles and patent filings were created by our Health grantees in 2018<\/p>\n
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2018 Grantees<\/p>\nThe Rainin Foundation invested over $6 million in 2018 to support IBD research.<\/h2>\n