# Enrichment Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2024 · $24,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Enrichment Program
The Enrichment Program provides critical mechanisms to support the overall goals of the Texas Medical Center
Digestive Disease Center (DDC) via the following Specific Aims: 1) To share and disseminate knowledge gained
from the presence of the DDC and in the larger field of digestive diseases; 2) To promote and increase
interaction and collaboration among investigators and clinicians interested in digestive diseases; and 3) To
foster the scientific and career development of DDC members.
To achieve these aims, The DDC developed and implemented an Enrichment Program that has several
elements: 1) the Research Seminar Series; 2) the Annual DDC Symposium; 3) the Annual DDC Scientific
Retreat; 4) DDC Core Research Workshops; 5) DDC Research Focus Group Workshops; and 6) Career
Development Initiative. Institutional and endowed support over the last funding period sponsored
complementary research symposia and lectures within the GI Sections in the three DDC institutions targeting
the research interests of DDC members.
To catalyze member scientific development and interactions, the DDC Research Seminar Series, initiated in
1998, continues to flourish through in-person and online events. This semi-weekly series is a vehicle for
prominent local, national, and international investigators to present lectures related to topics within the DDC
Research Domains. Since 2009, the DDC annual scientific symposium offers a full-day monothematic forum
focusing on topical and cutting-edge topics, and became CME accredited in 2015. Since 2019, the DDC has
enhanced the symposium schedule by adding additional networking opportunities and breakout sessions with
prominent speakers. The Directors and/or Co-Directors of the DDC four research Cores hold several DDC Core
Research Workshops on educational and technical issues of new technologies or Core activities. The DDC has
created several DDC GI Focus Groups including: a GI/liver Covid Group designed to bridge the gap between
COVID-19 clinical and research efforts; Bioinformatics User Group, which meets bi-monthly; and the Junior
Investigators Group, in which investigators meet twice monthly to discuss diverse GI research interests in both
basic and clinical sciences. In response to the global pandemic, the Enrichment Program initiatives moved to
an online format that resulted in an increase of participation among the GI community. The annual DDC retreat
format helps disseminate research findings among members and includes a poster session, which provides
robust interactions among senior investigators, junior faculty, and trainees. Awards for the best posters are
presented during the annual retreat. The DDC Career Development Initiative sponsors several activities
including preparedness for PF awards, dissemination of grant and career development information, virtual
meetings with visiting speakers, and rehearsals for national presentations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10920379
- **Project number:** 5P30DK056338-22
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Geoffrey A Preidis
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $24,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-04-15 → 2028-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10920379

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10920379, Enrichment Program (5P30DK056338-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10920379. Licensed CC0.

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