GI Research Foundation Celebrates 60 Years with a Virtual Ball Success on May 1 Northfield s Sy Taxman and Leeann Trotter at 2019 GIRF Ball (L-R)
Updated 5/5/2021 8:42 AM
Due to the global Pandemic, the Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF) transformed its Annual Ball into a virtual fundraiser on Saturday, May 1, 2021, raising over $1 million to support physicians-scientists at the University of Chicago Medicine Digestive Diseases Center.
This year s event offered GIRF supporters an unforgettable experience featuring Emmy-Award winning mentalist Oz Pearlman, music by Maggie Speaks, and a special presentation by GIRF scientist advisors David T. Rubin, MD, Eugene B. Chang, MD, and Michael R. Charlton, MBBS. Attendees also met UChicago Medicine patient Heidi Henderson, who shared her experience living with ulcerative colitis; researcher Sajan Nagpal, MD, who is investigating early detection of pancreatic cancer; and A. Murat Meren, PhD, who utilizes computer
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