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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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But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy?
Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11. If she’s picked, she’ll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: Kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust. Tarisai won’t stand by and become someone’s pawn but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?