To raise funds for digestive disease research at the University of Chicago Medical Center

The Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for clinical and laboratory research in digestive diseases at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Section of Gastroenterology.

GIRF provides funding for investigators and young physicians who seek solutions to all kinds of gastrointestinal illnesses, affecting the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, the liver, the gallbladder, and the pancreas. Diseases like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, Celiac disease , just to name a few.

GIRF is comprised of men and women from all walks of life; many are patients; all are friends, who share the common purpose of supporting research in the causes and cures for digestive disease, and assisting physicians and scientists who work daily to improve the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal illness, as well as the quality of life for patients who come to the University of Chicago G.I. Section from all over the world.

For more information:
Please contact the GIRF office at info@girf.org or call (312)332-1350.