Award
NIH Reporter #5U01DK062431-25
IBD Gene Mapping by Clinical and Population Subset
Recipient
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
Award Amount
$457,627.00
Ceiling
$457,627.00
Awarded
August 03, 2026
Identifier
5U01DK062431-25
A multi-year cooperative research project funded by NIDDK to study genetic causes of IBD in minority populations, aiming to improve disease understanding and treatment.
Description
This research aims to identify genetic variations causing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), focusing on African-American and Hispanic/LatinX populations, to improve understanding of disease etiology, phenotype variability, and genetic risk factors.