Pilot Grant Awardees

• 2009 Awardees

Meena Thayu, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Changes in bone and muscle mass after TNF-a inhibition in pediatric Crohn disease

Edwin F. de Zoeten MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

DNA methylation in Inflammatory Bowel disease

Eyal Shemesh, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Behavioral Health Integrated Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Taking responsibility for IBD Management (TRIM) - an intervention to facilitate transition of IBD patients from pediatric to adult care