Meinig School Assistant Professor will research Cell-free DNA as a non-invasive test of inflammatory bowel diseases
Congratulations to Meinig School Assistant Professor Iwijn De Vlaminck who, with collaborator Randy Longman, MD, PhD, at Weill Medical College, has received a $200,000 grant from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation for research on Cell-free DNA as a non-invasive test of bacterial translocation, ileal inflammation, and extra-intestinal Crohn’s disease.
The Rainin foundation provides funding each year to teams that aim to improve understanding and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, the most common of which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. De Vlaminck’s was one of seven teams that received a 2019 Synergy Award from the foundation. The spirit of the Synergy Award is to forge partnerships in the field of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
“There is a critical need for non-invasive tests of Crohn’s disease activity to effectively guide diagnosis and therapy,” De Vlaminck said. “We’re grateful the Kenneth Rainin Foundation saw the potential for our work to improve the lives of patients suffering from these diseases.”
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