Research Resources

New! Challenges in IBD Research

This new section discusses CCFA's action plan to meet the needs of the research community. The Challenges directives identify the priorities and resources that are essential for moving research from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside.

Please read Challenges in IBD Research: Assessing Progress and Rethinking the Research Agenda; the article that was published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in May 2008 based on these findings.

Some examples of the content to be provided here include:

* Databases available for research
* Animal Models
* Genetic Research, including DNA and Cell Line Banks and ongoing studies
* Endoscopic Evaluation Tools and Scales
* Clinical Activity Indices
* Histology Scoring Systems
* Tissue and Serum Measurements
* IBD Centers
* IBD Investigator Database with area of investigation/interest

Under the auspices of CCFA's National Scientific Advisory Committee, the content will be developed, reviewed, and then presented here to create a one-of-a-kind, everything-at-your-fingertips resource.

updated 9/12/08