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Photo credit: Sean Anthony Eddy<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”202.2px” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Advancing Patient-Centered Research” module_class=”header health” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Breaking New Ground In IBD Research<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ header_text_color=”#006666″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Kenneth Rainin Foundation funds cutting-edge ideas to enhance the lives of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Our grantees ventured into newer areas of high-risk research and embraced translational science and innovative technologies to transform our understanding of the disease.<\/p>\n In 2024, we celebrated 15 years of formal grantmaking and made investments to increase opportunities for early career investigators. Together, we are forging pathways toward breakthroughs in predicting, diagnosing, treating and eventually curing this complex disease.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”10px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” module_class=”quote” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cInvesting in the most promising ideas and supporting early career investigators ensures that today\u2019s scientific progress continues and leads to future discoveries<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”33px” custom_margin=”|auto|31px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Shelley Trott” module_class=”quotee” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ 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z_index_tablet=”500″ custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;||z-index: 1000;” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photos courtesy of the researchers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-11px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”43px|75px||75px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Adapting To An Evolving Landscape ” module_class=”header health” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|||0px||” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Catalyzing The Next Generation Of Innovators<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|120px|0px|120px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ header_text_color=”#006666″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||27px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|0px||” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Early career investigators bring fresh thinking and introduce technologies and directions that invigorate the field. To commemorate the Foundation\u2019s 15-year anniversary, we honored two physician scientists\u2014Nicole Belle, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania and Vivek Rudrapatna, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco\u2014with Early Career Catalyst Awards.<\/a> Dr. Belle seeks to understand the mechanisms of mucosal healing and whether nerves of the intestines help orchestrate intestinal regeneration. Dr. Rudrapatna aims to harness patient records and the learning potential of artificial intelligence to improve clinical decision-making in ulcerative colitis. Both received one-time $500,000 awards to advance their work.<\/p>\n A pipeline of scientists with diverse perspectives is essential to accelerate breakthroughs in IBD research. We continue to create opportunities for investigators, especially those early in their career, to forge connections and exchange ideas. A first-time award to the Keystone Symposia supports 37 scholarships enabling trainees, including those who are underrepresented in science, to attend their meetings. Through our travel awards, 18 finalists of our Early Career Catalyst Awards, as well as nine students and postdocs attended our annual Innovations Symposium.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”109.6px” custom_margin=”0px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”10px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” module_class=”quote” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cMy 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patient outcomes. We shared data on our efforts to elevate women in our grantmaking and Innovations Symposium<\/a> over the past twelve years. Our progress is mixed, in part reflecting structural barriers to advancing women in science across academic institutions. We will continue to collect and analyze demographic data to guide our ongoing efforts.<\/p>\n The biomedical research field faces challenges, including political changes that threaten funding for diversity initiatives and the study of IBD. Retention remains a concern, particularly for female identifying and Black, Indigenous and people of color investigators. Too often, institutions rely on individuals to diversify their labs, instead of making systemic changes to expand opportunities. We remain committed to listening and learning from our grantees and responding in ways that promote a more inclusive and sustainable scientific community.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”10px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” module_class=”quote” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-5px|||||” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]”Broadening research perspectives and supporting new lines of thinking is helping transform how we understand and treat this complex disease.<\/em>\u201d<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||30px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Laura Wilson” module_class=”quotee” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ 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background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Shifting Power To Our Grantee Communities<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ header_text_color=”#006666″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|120px||120px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Rainin Foundation continued to further trust-based practices<\/a> of shifting power to our grantee communities to promote equity and more effective grantmaking. This year we resumed visiting grantees in their labs to gain insights into their ongoing work and challenges. Listening to and centering their perspectives and self-defined needs helps us and them continue making an impact. This approach guided the design of a three-year $710,000 capacity building grant to the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists<\/a>. Shaped by their programming priorities, the funding will support their mentorship program and hiring an executive director, as well as six research fellowships. Our shared aim is to diversify the IBD workforce to enhance care and health outcomes for all patients, including patients of color.<\/p>\n We also continued efforts to reduce grantee burdens and barriers to funding. Our Innovator Awards support investigators at any career stage with the ability to reapply more than once, even if their previous application did not move forward.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||0px|” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024_TurningPoints_HEALTH_TiffanyScharschmidt.jpg” alt=”Three people smile and pose for the camera with their arms wrapped around each other.” title_text=”2024_TurningPoints_HEALTH_TiffanyScharschmidt” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”photo credit” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ text_font=”Arial||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”0.8em” text_line_height=”3em” header_5_font_size=”15px” header_5_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#336699″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”-60px||15px|||” custom_padding=”5px|70px|30px|70px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”5px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”5px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;||z-index: 1000;” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo credit: Mitch Tobias<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”487.9px” custom_padding=”|120px|1px|120px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Connecting Innovators And Diverse Research Perspectives” module_class=”header health” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”47.2px” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Improving Outcomes For IBD Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ header_text_color=”#006666″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our 2024 Innovator Award grantees<\/a> are advancing cutting-edge ideas to enhance the quality of life for IBD patients. Individual investigators and collaborative teams are using novel approaches and increasingly considering clinical outcomes when shaping their research questions and approaches.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ hover_enabled=”0″ transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|” hover_enabled=”0″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024_TurningPoints_HEALTH_DrChoi.jpg” alt=”A person gazes intently at the camera while standing in a scientific lab.” title_text=”2024_TurningPoints_HEALTH_DrChoi” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”photo credit” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ text_font=”Arial||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”0.8em” text_line_height=”3em” header_5_font_size=”15px” header_5_line_height=”1.6em” background_color=”#336699″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”-60px||16px|||” custom_padding=”5px|70px|30px|70px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”5px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”5px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ custom_css_main_element=”border-radius: 20px;||z-index: 1000;” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo credit: M. Scott Brauer<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”22px|120px|2px|120px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” min_height=”349.6px” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Fostering Equity in Biomedical Research” module_class=”header health” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|18px||12px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin_tablet=”|18px||12px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|18px||12px|false|false”]<\/p>\n Delving Into Neuroimmune Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Copy” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ header_text_color=”#006666″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our early funding for promising, untested ideas encourages new lines of thinking to transform how we understand this complex disease. Grantees are delving into the neuroimmune connection, and the translational potential of more targeted microbiome research, which could lead to improved treatments for patients.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”20px|50px|0px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” module_class=”quote” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cThis funding will help reveal how central nervous system encoding of social interactions might modulate gut immune responses, providing novel perspectives to the study of IBD.<\/em>\u201d<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” min_height=”45px” custom_padding=”0px|50px|0px|50px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” z_index_tablet=”500″ make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quotee – Shruti Naik” module_class=”quotee” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u2014Gloria B. 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Two days of exchange and networking opened with calls to accelerate improvements to patient health and well-being. An array of speakers reflected the field\u2019s trend toward more targeted research with greater clinical relevance. Findings by several gastroenterologists drove their emphasis on focusing earlier in the disease process to benefit patients. Other presenters highlighted their search for more targeted therapies. Their investigations ranged from the gut-brain axis to the microbiome to the migration of immune cells over time.<\/p>\n Our Innovations Symposium also plays a strategic role in our work to support the next generation of researchers. 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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_margin=”-29px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Investing In Innovators: 2022 Grantees” module_class=”header health” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Fueling Research Innovations:<\/strong> 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prediction and prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”audit text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ header_text_color=”#336699″ header_2_text_color=”#336699″ header_2_line_height=”1.2em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Note: Financials are subject to audit verification.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/krfoundation.org\/year-in-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Health_2024.jpg” alt=”Donut chart showing $5,675,000 in Health grantmaking and $745,704 in program-related expenses.” title_text=”Health_2024″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ z_index_tablet=”500″ 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Foundation’s 15th anniversary of formal grantmaking and champion the work of two early career investigators whose research has the potential to improve the lives of people with IBD. Learn more about the Early Career Catalyst grantees<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Nicole Belle, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Vivek Rudrapatna, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Innovator Awards” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Innovator Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Grants support an international pool of early-career and seasoned researchers to study untested ideas that could lead to breakthrough discoveries about IBD. Learn more about the\u00a02024 Innovator Award grantees.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jason Cyster, PhD, University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n Iliyan D. Iliev, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine<\/p>\n Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD, and James Lord, MD, PhD, Benaroya Research Institute<\/p>\n Hyun Jung Kim, PhD, and Olumuyiwa Awoniyi, MD, Cleveland Clinic<\/p>\n Daniel Kotlarz, PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t Munich<\/p>\n Sarkis Mazmanian, PhD, California Institute of Technology, and Philipp Holschneider, MD, University of Southern California<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Meenakshi Rao, MD, PhD, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n Michael Rosen, MD, MSCI, and Sean Bendall, PhD, Stanford University<\/p>\n Sidhartha Ranjit Sinha, MD; Justin Sonnenburg, PhD; and Sean Spencer, MD, PhD, Stanford University<\/p>\n Tiffany C. Scharschmidt, MD, and James Gardner, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco; and Caleb Lareau, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n Andrew Z. Wang, MD, and Ezra Burstein, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Innovator Awards-Continued Support” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Innovator Awards \u2013 Continued Support<\/strong><\/p>\n Research teams who demonstrate significant progress toward their original goals are eligible for up to two years of additional funding. Learn more about the 2024 Innovator Award grantees.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Adebowale (Wale) O. Bamidele, PhD, Mayo Clinic<\/p>\n Andreas B\u00e4umler, PhD, and Jee-Yon Lee, MD, PhD, University of California, Davis<\/p>\n Gloria B. Choi, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n Marco Colonna, MD, Washington University in St. Louis<\/p>\n Lee A. Denson, MD; Michael Helmrath, MD; and James Wells, PhD, Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n Eran Elinav, MD, PhD, Weizmann Institute of Science<\/p>\n Kate A. Fitzgerald, PhD, University of Massachusetts<\/p>\n Chun-Jun Guo, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine<\/p>\n Wendy S. Garrett, MD, PhD, and Curtis Huttenhower, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<\/p>\n Timothy Hand, PhD, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n Reinhard Hinterleitner, PhD, and Jishnu Das, PhD, University of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Michael George Kattah, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco<\/p>\n Meghan Koch, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center<\/p>\n James Lee, MD, PhD, and Brigitta Stockinger, PhD, Francis Crick Institute<\/p>\n James Murphy, PhD; Britt Christensen, PhD; Andre Samson, PhD; and Aysha Al-Ani, BBiomedSc, BMBS, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research<\/p>\n Shruti Naik, PhD, and Daniel Rosenblum, PhD, Mount Sinai Hospital; and Caleb Lareau, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center<\/p>\n Roni Nowarski, PhD, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n Jhimmy Talbot, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center<\/p>\n Christoph A. Thaiss, PhD, University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n Xu Zhou, PhD, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Synergy Awards” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Invite-Only Grantmaking<\/strong><\/p>\n This invitation-only grant supports bold ideas that have the potential to lead to scientific advancements for researchers and people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Learn about these invite-only grantees<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grantees” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> Azora Therapeutics, Inc.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Explore” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Georgia||||” text_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|120px||120px” custom_padding_tablet=”|50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \nExplore the Foundation\u2019s website to learn more about our Health program<\/a> and meet our staff and Board members<\/a>.<\/p>\nNicole Belle, MD, PhD, and Vivek Rudrapatna, MD, PhD, are the two recipients of the Early Career Catalyst Awards<\/h5>\n
In this video, the G-Tech Medical team, including Lindsay Axelrod, MTM (pictured above), talk about how their wireless patch system could transform how patients and clinicians alike manage IBD and other gastrointestinal disorders.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Dr. Meenakshi Rao presenting at the 2024 Innovations Symposium.\u00a0<\/h5>\n
Grantee Tiffany Scharschmidt, MD, University of California, San Francisco (left) with Manuela Raffatellu, MD, University of California, San Diego and Gretchen Diehl, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at our 2023 Innovations Symposium.<\/h5>\n
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Dr. Gloria Choi in her lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/h5>\n
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The Foundation\u2019s Scientific Advisory Board ensures a variety of perspectives and experiences guide our funding recommendations and strategies toward curing IBD. Scientific Advisory Board Member Dr. David Artis is a champion of bold, innovative research.<\/a> He is pictured above talking with Dr. Wen Zhang in his lab at the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.<\/h5>\n
Grantee Qinnan Yang, PhD, (right) University of Michigan, discusses his research on the interaction between diet and gut microbes at the Innovations Symposium.<\/h5>\n
2024 Grantees<\/p>\nThe Rainin Foundation invested over $5.6 million in 2024 to advance IBD research.<\/h2>\n