Ongoing Research Funded by DHF

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The Digestive Health Foundation focuses on improving the quality of life for anyone facing a digestive disorder by supporting cutting-edge medical research, physician training, and education at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center. As DHF enters its seventh year, we have raised nearly $18 million in support of 75 independent research studies by the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center’s world-class physician scientists. Together, we are changing the landscape of digestive health.

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Beatriz Sosa-Pineda, PhD
2022
Surgery (Pancreatic Cancer), General Gastroenterology
New Genetic Risk Factor (CLDN2) Found Responsible for Increased Susceptibility to Pancreatitis
Daniela P. Ladner, MD, MPH
2022
Surgery (Liver Transplantation), Liver/Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Psychology (Clinical) Behavioral Health
Personalized Exercise Program Improves Survival Rate in Liver Transplant Patients
Mohammad Ali Abbass, MD
2022
Surgery (Colon and Rectal Cancer), Colon and Rectal Cancer, Cancers of the Digestive Tract
Unprecedented Use of DNA Modeling to Identify Lifetime Risk for Colon Cancer
Fred W. Turek, PhD
2022
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Can Probiotics Improve Circadian Sleep Rhythms and Symptoms in Ulcerative Colitis Patients?
Josh Levitsky, MD, MS
2022
Surgery (Liver Transplant), Liver/Hepatology
Predicting Relapse in Liver Failure (Autoimmune Hepatitis) Patients for Personalized Treatment
Marie-Pier Tétreault, PhD
2022
GERD, General Gastroenterology, Esophageal Diseases, General Gastroenterology
Exposing and Confronting Destructive Chronic Inflammation in Acid Reflux (GERD)
Joshua Wechsler, MD
2022
Surgery (Eosinophilic Esophagitis/EoE), Esophageal Diseases
Discovery of Role of Certain Immune Cells in Increasingly Diagnosed Esophagus Disease (EoE) in Children
Tiffany Taft, PsyD, MIS
2022
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Revealing Connection between Blood Sugar Levels and Digestive Symptoms in IBD Patients
Lisa B. VanWagner, MD
2022
Liver/Hepatology, Liver /Hepatology, Surgery (Liver/Hepatology)
Decreasing Risk of Life Saving TIPS Procedure in Liver Failure Patients
Tiffany Taft, PsyD, MIS
2022
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Fighting Fatigue: A Widespread Symptom in IBD Patients
Wenjun Kou, PhD
2022
Esophageal Diseases
Cutting Edge Technology (HRIM) Reveals Next Generation Testing in Esophageal Diseases
Ronen Sumagin, PhD
2022
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Solving Medication Resistance in IBD Patients with High Level Mapping of Digestive Immune Cells
Sarah Taylor, MD
2022
Liver/Hepatology
Diagnosing Life Threatening Liver Disease (GALD) in Newborns Improves Chance of Survival
John E. Pandolfino, MD
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Liver Transplantation, Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Esophageal Gastroenterology, Surgery (Gastrointestinal), General Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Northwestern Medicine/Feinberg School of Medicine
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics in Gastroenterology
Alyssa Kriegermeier
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Liver /Hepatology
Pediatric Liver Cell Response in Diseases that Cause Jaundice and Liver Failure
Aziz Aadam, MD, Darren M. Brenner
2021
Gastroparesis, General Gastroenterology
Predicting Symptom Improvement after Novel Endoscopic Treatment for Gastroparesis
Richard M. Green, MD, Josh Levitsky, MD, MS, Xiaoying Liu
2021
Liver/Hepatology, Liver Transplantation, Liver /Hepatology
Novel Protective Mechanism against Liver Damage in Liver Transplant Patients
Salva N. Balbale, MS, Jonah J. Stulberg, MD PhD MPH
2021
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Optimal Pain Management Strategy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Beatriz Sosa-Pineda, PhD
2021
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Pancreatic Cancer
Tumor-Promoting Functions for Potential Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer
Domenico Farina, Sri Komanduri, MD
2021
Cancers of the Digestive Tract, Esophageal Cancer
New Technologies Reduce the Risk of Esophageal Cancer in Barrett’s Esophagus

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