Kenneth Rainin Foundation

The Rainin Foundation enhances quality of life by championing the arts, promoting early childhood literacy & supporting research to cure chronic disease.

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Applications for our Innovator Awards Program open August 3. We encourage individual scientists and research collaborators from across the globe who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply. https://t.co/I8Ww48IMzM

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

In 2025, assaults on federal health & science agencies & funding as well as academic institutions had wide ranging impacts on researchers & their labs. However, scientists persevered, gaining new insights into IBD. Read more in our Year in Review report. https://t.co/QooWQNPa3s

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Dr. Omer H. Yilmaz co-led research using organoid models that reveals how cancer cells evolve and spread. They discovered that GATA6 could serve as a biomarker for metastatic risk, helping identify patients needing more aggressive treatment. https://t.co/YpvprcdeLV

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Sharing another roundup of recently published findings from our Health grantees. Visit the Rainin IBD portal to learn more about the research areas and scientists we have supported. ⬇️ https://t.co/oVqmpgGoRC

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Dr. Hyun Jung Kim evaluated the therapeutic potential of a commercially available probiotic formulation using a human gut-on-a-chip model. Fundings suggest that probiotics may serve as a promising live biotherapeutic in high-risk radiological exposures. https://t.co/ofIBEldlnl

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Registration closes for the Innovations Symposium on June 26! Now’s your chance to secure your spot if you plan to meet us in San Francisco next month. Explore the agenda to see who will be sharing the latest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease research. https://t.co/R0w4qsOj0x

[J Magarian Blander @MagarianBlander]

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation included our work in their Turning Points 2025: Year in Review report. We’re proud to be featured alongside other organizations and researchers who are transforming the understanding of IBD.
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[Keystone Symposia @KeystoneSymp]

50 early-career researchers attended our IBD-related conferences thanks to a $60K grant from the @KR_Foundation, now featured in their 2025 Turning Points report. We're grateful for their continued support!

See their post below.

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

We’re thrilled to share our latest Turning Points: Year in Review report. As we reflect on 2025, we are celebrating the beautiful power of showing up for each other. Read how our Arts, Education & Health grantees created space for care, connection and joy: https://t.co/91cVgRGBBF

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

And check out National Council of Nonprofits' guide for submitting a public comment: https://t.co/ErcfrzFBS3

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Public comment is open until July 13 for the Office of Management and Budget's proposed regulation that could allow for greater political influence in federal research grants and would have broad impacts.

Explore a summary of the key changes. https://t.co/TQxS41p1Kw

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Public comment is open until July 13 for the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule change that could allow for greater political influence in federal research grants and would have broad impacts.

Explore a summary of the proposed changes: https://t.co/TQxS41p1Kw

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

We’re proud to support this film, which was Executive Produced by one of our grantees, Dr. Shruti Naik. Learn more at https://t.co/eRgoO7FuB7.

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

Check out the trailer for “The Endless Frontier,” which premieres June 12 in Washington, DC at DC/DOX. https://t.co/MGQdAbvZpQ

[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

The film is an intimate, urgent portrait of three scientists working to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time, from disease to climate change, while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine and what is at stake for us all if it falters.

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Last chance to apply for the Rainin Visionary Scientist Award! Applications close June 1 at 5 PM PDT. Grants of $300K over two years will support three postdocs whose work has the potential to advance the understanding of IBD & related biological systems. https://t.co/Uh3jjlXYFL

[Florian Rieder MD @IBD_FloMD]

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[Kenneth Rainin Foundation @KR_Foundation]

The full agenda has been announced for the 2026 Innovations Symposium. The slate of speakers and activities are curated to ignite conversations, spark collaborations and advance #IBD research. Register to join us in San Francisco this July. https://t.co/OIO89egx9E