The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

National Commission on Digestive Diseases

The Former Director of the NIH, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, established a National Commission on Digestive Diseases based on the mutual interest in advancing digestive diseases research shared by the NIH and the Congress.

Resources for Researchers

• Databases, Registries and Information
• Basic Research Networks
• Reagents
• Services
• Standardization Programs
• Tissues, Cells, Animals
• Useful Tools

Clinical Research

• Multi-center Clinical Research
• Search for Clinical Trials

Centers

• Digestive diseases centers - Overview & Map
• Clinical nutrition research units - Overview & Map
• Obesity / nutrition research centers - Overview & Map

Related Study Sections

• Clinical and Integrative Gastrointestinal Pathobiology [CIGP]
• Community Influences on Health Behavior Study Section [CIHB]
• Community-Level Health Promotion Study Section [CLHP]
• Digestive Sciences Small Business Activities [SBIR/STTR] Special Emphasis Panel [DIG (10)]
• Gastrointestinal Cell and Molecular Biology [GCMB]
• Gastrointestinal Mucosal Pathobiology [GMPB]
• Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology [HBPP]
• Integrative Nutrition and Metabolic Processes Study Section [INMP]
• Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes Study Section [IPOD]
• Kidney, Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes [KNOD]
• Neuroendocrinology, Neuroimmunology and Behavior Study Section [NNB]
• Physiology and Pathobiology of Organ Systems Fellowship Study Section [F 10]
• Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention Study Section [PRDP]
• Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Trauma [SAT]
• Xenobiotic and Nutrient Disposition and Action [XNDA]

See Also

• Liver Diseases Research Branch at NIDDK
• Nutrition Research at NIDDK
• Obesity Research at NIDDK
• Pancreas Research at NIDDK
• Office of Technology Transfer and Development for NIDDK
• NIDDK Intramural Research in Digestive Diseases
• NIDDK Intramural Liver Disease Branch Research
• NIH Division of Nutrition Research Coordination (DNRC)
• Medline Plus: Digestive Diseases
• Digestive Diseases Health Information for the Public
• Hepatology Fellowship Program NIDDK intramural Liver Disease Fellowship training program
• Digestive Diseases in the United States
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (food pyramid)
• Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)

Funding Opportunities

• All NIDDK PAs, RFAs, and Notices
• Digestive Diseases Research PAs
• General NIDDK PAs

Conferences

• Conference Grant support
• Upcoming
• Past Digestive Diseases Conference Reports

Related Reports

• Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research (pdf)
• Action Plan for Liver Disease Research
• Clinical Obesity Research Panel (CORP)
• Bariatric Surgery Working Group (pdf)
• Gallstones and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 1992

Funding for Special Communities

• Training and Careers
• Small Business

NIDDK Staff

• Dr. Jill Carrington, Director of the Gastrointestinal Development and Epithelial Biology and Inflammation Program; Director of the Basic Neurogastroenterology Program
• Dr. Christine Densmore, Director; SBIR/STTR Training Program
• Dr. Edward Doo , Director of the Liver Diseases Program
• Dr. Mary Evans, Director, Special Projects in Nutrition Obesity, and Digestive Diseases
• Dr. Jay Everhart, Director of the Epidemiology and Data Systems Branch
• Dr. Frank Hamilton, Gastrointestinal Mucosa and Immunology Program Director.
• Dr. Jay Hoofnagle, Director, Liver Disease Research Branch
• Dr. Mary Horlick, Pediatric Clinical Obesity Program Director
• Dr. Stephen James, Director, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
• Dr. Robert Karp, Director of the Genetics and Genomics Programs in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
• Dr. Robert Kuczmarski, Director; Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program
• Dr. Judith Podskalny, Director, Research Fellowship & Career Development Program and Digestive Disease Centers Program
• Dr. Patricia Robuck, Program Director for Clinical Trials in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
• Dr. Jose Serrano, Director of the Liver and Biliary Program; Director of the Pancreas Program
• Dr. Susan Yanovski, Co-Director, Office of Obesity Research

Related Organizations

• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

Committees and Advisory Groups

• National Commission on Digestive Diseases
• NIH Obesity Research Task Force
• Clinical Obesity Research Panel (CORP)
• Digestive Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee (DDICC)