Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation
The GI Research Foundation is dedicated to supporting research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases. In collaboration with the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center, it funds innovative clinical and laboratory research, leading to groundbreaking discoveries that transform lives. Founded in 1961 by grateful patients and friends of Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner, the foundation invests in bold ideas, innovative facilities, and the development of research leaders to advance treatments and cures for digestive diseases.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
medium (51-250)
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation
2070 Green Bay Rd, Suite 167, Highland Park, IL 60035
Products
Annual Impact Reports and Year-in-Review publications
Published impact reports and year-in-review flipbooks documenting funded research, outcomes, and organizational impact.
3D flip-book program books and updates
Digital flip-book publications for program updates, ball program books, and 'Moving the Needle' program materials.
Annual Impact Reports and Year-in-Review publications
Published impact reports and year-in-review flipbooks documenting funded research, outcomes, and organizational impact.
3D flip-book program books and updates
Digital flip-book publications for program updates, ball program books, and 'Moving the Needle' program materials.
Services
Philanthropic grant programs that award funds to investigators across career stages to support clinical and laboratory research in digestive diseases.
Organizes major donor events and campaigns to raise funds for research programs, equipment, and investigator support.
Provides educational content for patients and caregivers, including podcasts, newsletters, webinars, recipes, and resource pages to support disease self-management and research awareness.
Philanthropic grant programs that award funds to investigators across career stages to support clinical and laboratory research in digestive diseases.
Organizes major donor events and campaigns to raise funds for research programs, equipment, and investigator support.
Provides educational content for patients and caregivers, including podcasts, newsletters, webinars, recipes, and resource pages to support disease self-management and research awareness.
Expertise Areas
- Research grant management and philanthropic funding
- Translational research support
- Clinical research in gastroenterology
- Preclinical endoscopy and small-animal models
Key Technologies
- Digital spatial profiling / spatial tissue imaging
- Small-animal endoscopy / colonoscopy systems
- Bedside intestinal ultrasound (point-of-care GI ultrasound)
- Translational core laboratory services (sample processing and imaging)