The SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant is open for applications through July 7. This program supports filmmakers who identify as having a disability with films that address stories within the disability community.
We’re hiring an Education Program Officer!
The Foundation seeks someone analytical to support grantmaking strategies and relationships in Oakland’s early literacy ecosystem. Learn more about this opportunity to join the team.
Motility plays a major role in gastrointestinal disorders. Aiming to anticipate an impending flare before it becomes full blown, G-Tech Medical is developing a user-friendly, easily accessible system to measure gut function via gastrointestinal motility.
Applications are now open through June 1 for the Rainin Visionary Scientist Award. Three exceptional postdocs will each receive a $300K grant, awarded over two years, to support their innovative biomedical research relevant to IBD. Attend a pre-application webinar on April 21 to learn more.
“Patient-derived intestinal organoids as a model for site-specific mucosal bacterial interactions in paediatric IBD,” co-authored by Dr. Edward Giles, explores isolating bacteria & creating organoids to study personalized host-microbe interactions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Advances and opportunities in measuring dietary intake: from omics to AI” was co-authored by Dr. Eran Elinav. It highlights methods for accurately measuring food intake and explores person-specific digestion and absorption patterns. www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Our Health Program supports research to improve the lives of Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients. Explore recent articles in “Nature” that feature findings from our Innovator Awards grantees. ⬇️
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We’re hiring an Administrative Coordinator who will ensure a welcoming, organized and well-functioning hybrid office. This role is responsible for delivering exceptional service to staff & guests as well as overseeing office vendors and partnering with building staff. krfoundation.org/about/careers/
Postdocs: We’ll be accepting applications April 13-June 1 for the Rainin Visionary Scientist Award. Grants of $300K each over two years will support three early career scientists conducting innovative biomedical research relevant to IBD.
We provide early funding to help scientists prove concepts, de-risk their research & generate critical data to secure future investments. Read how our early and ongoing support of Thetis Pharmaceuticals accelerated TP-317 as a safe, oral therapy for IBD.
Check out a special screening of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” at The Castro Theatre on April 12. Writer & Director Joe Talbot will introduce the film, which delves into the Bay Area’s changing socioeconomic landscape. We’re proud to have supported this movie through an SFFILM Rainin Grant.
Azora Therapeutics is developing an alternative to immuno-suppressive therapies. Read about their work and how our early funding helped them reach pre-clinical milestones that de-risked the program and enabled them to secure additional investors.
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Our Arts Director, Liz O’Malley, is participating in a panel on March 25 at the Independent Film & Media Arts Group National Meeting.
Register on Zoom for this conversation featuring the funder, strategist and practitioner perspective on supporting media arts: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Next Friday, March 27, join our grantee BANANAS for another playgroup at Oakland’s Main Library from 12-1:30 PM. Playgroups give children a place to pretend, create and dream while offering parents new tools and an opportunity to learn more about child development.
Dr. Michael Kattah co-authored research published in “Cell” that has important implications for understanding how intestinal disorders develop. The findings open the door to potential new treatments that focus on certain regions of the colon rather than treating the colon as a uniform organ.
Dr. Ziad Al Nabhani studies the association between early life events and the development of IBD. Findings published in “Cell Host & Microbe” reveal that infants’ gut microbiomes predict changes in maternal milk and that there’s developmentally timed feedback between mother and child.
“This study indicates that we can enhance memory formation and brain activity by changing the composition of the gastrointestinal tract—a kind of remote control for the brain.” Dr. Christoph Thaiss shares insights into the gut-brain connection in research that was shared in “Nature.”
Our Health Program supports novel, high-risk research that has the potential to improve the lives of people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Explore some of the findings our Innovator Awards grantees have published this month. ⬇️
Still buzzing from Keystone! 🎉
Our Islet Biology & Diabetes / Gut-Brain Axis meetings delivered top science + spring vibes ❄️☀️
Congrats to 14 @krfoundation.org scholars from around the world!
#KSDiabetes26 #KSGutBrain26 @o-andersson-lab.bsky.social @linnemannlab.bsky.social @tunepers.bsky.social
World Arts West recently launched the Cultural Dance Catalyst Fund. It will provide general operating support to California-based arts organizations whose work sustains cultural traditions, advances community well-being & strengthens intergenerational connection. Apply by April 17.
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In January, we were thrilled to partner with Zellerbach Family Foundation, Fleishhacker Foundation & San Francisco Grants for the Arts on the Bay Area Arts & Culture Collaboration Summit. It was a pleasure to be in space together and to envision a future rooted in collaboration.
📸: Cheshire Isaacs
Sightline, a new arts space at Pier 29 in San Francisco, is accepting proposals for community-centered programming & private events. Our friends at Community Arts Stabilization Trust have transformed this formerly vacant waterfront building into a home for arts & culture.
The findings add evidence of early inflammatory markers to predict the risk of developing Crohn’s disease. They also offer a promising vaccine component to prevent disease onset.
We support research that has the potential to transform the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of IBD. We’re proud to have provided funding for the development of the cytometric bead array used in this study.
Celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, at The Lawrence Hall of Science. They’re offering $5 entry to join the Society of Women Engineers to design, build and test hands-on activities and meet women engineers from University of California, Berkeley.
Whether you’re an established investigator or early in your career, the digital poster sessions at our annual Symposium are an open invitation to share findings & learn from others in the field. Submit an abstract & apply for a Travel Award by March 31.
Our New & Experimental Works Program is now open for applications. Apply by March 24 for grants of $5K-$30K. Funding provides unrestricted and artist fee support to small and mid-size arts organizations to produce visionary works of dance and theater.
This Sunday, March 1, Open Spaces Program grantee Megan Lowe Dances will perform “Chinatown Connections” at Oakland Chinatown’s fourth annual Lantern Festival. The event will feature food booths, Asian & Black artist vendors, a community altar honoring immigrant rights & family-friendly activities.
@keystonesymposia.bsky.social and Endocrine Society published “Science Advocacy For Biomedical Researchers: Make Your Voice Heard!” It offers scientists the guidance, knowledge and tools they need to fight funding cuts and garner public and political support for investing in research.
