Ongoing Research Funded by Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute Advisory Council

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Passion and Determination

The Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute Advisory Council focuses on improving the quality of life for anyone facing a digestive disorder by supporting novel medical research, physician training, and education at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute. In the past 10 years, we have raised over $24 million and funded nearly 100 independent GI research studies. Together, we are changing the landscape of digestive health.

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Rocio Servin-Vences, PhD
2025
Gut Dysfunction
Identifying Stress Effects on Digestive Function
Michael Rosen, MD, FACS
2025
Incisional Hernia Repair, Ventral Hernia
Weighing Treatment Strategies for Obese Hernia Patients
Michael Rosen, MD, FACS
2025
Incisional Hernia Repair, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Overhauling Mesh Use for Hernia Repair
Vasilios Kalas, MD, PhD, Gabriel Rocklin, PhD
2025
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Creating Unique Pill to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s and Colitis) Patients
Ryan Shaw, PhD, Richard M. Green, MD
2025
Cholestatic Liver Disease, Liver/Hepatology
Discovering More Effective Therapies for Liver Disease Patients
Paulius Kuprys, MD, PhD
2025
Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Tailoring Food Choices in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s and Colitis)
Livia Guadagnoli, PhD, Kathryn Tomasino, PhD, Anjali Pandit, PhD, Sara Hoffman-Marchese, PhD
2025
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Strengthening Mental Wellness of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s and Colitis)
Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2025
Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Achieving Remission for Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Vitaliy Y. Poylin, MD, MBA, Rachel Hendee, PA-C, Stephanie Brenner, LCSW
2024
Ostomy, Colostomy, Ileostomy
Maximizing Quality of Life for New Colostomy (AKA, Ostomy/Stoma) Patients and Their Partners
Dempsey L. Hughes, MD
2024
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
Innovating an Endoscopy Approach for Staging Unique Liver Disease
Xiaoying Liu, PhD, Richard M. Green, MD
2024
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Liver/Hepatology
Understanding a Protective Protein’s Role in Stopping Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Sourav Halder, PhD, Wenjun Kou, PhD
2024
Esophageal Diseases, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Advancing the Diagnosis of EoE Using Artificial Intelligence
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2024
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Decoding the Genetics of Difficult-to-Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2024
Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Identifying Novel Biomarkers to Aid Colon Healing and Remission in Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Vasilios Kalas, MD, PhD, Gabriel Rocklin, PhD
2024
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pioneering a Novel Miniprotein Drug for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2023
GERD, Esophageal Gastroenterology
Uncovering the Molecular Drivers of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Bringing Relief to Millions
Keith C. Summa, MD, PhD
2023
Psychology (Clinical) Behavioral Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Illuminating the Link Between Gut Health and Disrupted Circadian Sleep Rhythms in IBD Patients
Ezra N. Teitelbaum, MD, MEd, Eric S. Hungness, MD
2023
Hiatal Hernia, Gastrointestinal Surgery
New Invention - Duramesh™ Sutures – Increases Success of Hiatal Hernia Repair Surgeries for the First Time in Decades
Xiaoying Liu, PhD
2023
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Liver/Hepatology
Genetic Mapping Offers Unprecedented Prevention and Treatment of Bile Duct Disorder, PSC
David Escobar, MD, PhD
2023
Colon and Rectal Cancer
Does Radiation Change Rectal Cancer Tumor DNA for Better Chance of Survival?

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