Why Aging Matters in IBD Research...

Why Aging Matters in IBD Research

Visceral: Listen to Your Gut by GI Research Foundation
S1 · E17
Dec 23, 2025
21:06

Episode notes

Featuring: Tenzin Choden, MD, University of Chicago Medicine

The GI Research Foundation was able to produce this podcast with a sponsorship from Metro Infusion Center.

In this episode, Tenzin Choden, MD, a board-certified gastroenterologist and clinical researcher at UChicago Medicine, shares her 2025 Annual Grant Cycle Award study investigating how IBD uniquely impacts older adults, who represent 30% of the overall IBD population and 10-15% of new diagnoses.

To access other episodes of Visceral: Listen to Your Gut and learn more about the GI Research Foundation’s support of clinical and laboratory research to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases, please visit https://www.giresearchfoundation.org/.

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Keywords

ibd
university of chicago
inflammatory bowel disease
medical research
Aging