Enrichment Program
The Enrichment Program aims to promote career development and training through providing a fertile intellectual environment for interaction, exchange and collaboration; among investigators within the Division of Digestive Diseases, with other similar Centers and with the broader research community to mutually benefit from the expertise that is essential to, and aligns with, the mission of the Center.
The Enrichment Program is led by Jianwen Que, MD, PhD, and Rebecca Haeusler, PhD and as part of its activities, will organize the monthly seminar series, as well as the Annual Retreat, meetings, and workshops.
Leadership
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology & Cell Biology
Columbia University
Website
Seminar Series and Annual Retreat
CU-DLDRC Annual 2026 Retreat, Thurs, 5/21 @1 pm – School of Nursing
The CU-DLDRC will be having their Annual 2026 Retreat on Thursday, May 21st, 2026 starting at 1:30pm in the School of Nursing, Seventh Floor Auditorium. (560 W. 168th Street, 7th Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10032).
The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Bernd Schnabl, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the San Diego Digestive Diseases Research Center, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
The CU-DLDRC hosts a twice monthly seminars that will feature researchers in the field of digestive diseases from the CU-DLDRC as well as other institutions, organized by the Enrichment Program. The goal is to highlight the research of CU-DLDRC members, in particular new investigators; stimulate collaboration and crossfertilization within the CU-DLDRC; and encourage innovation and the exchange with other centers by inviting outside experts. Twice a year, there will be “trainee day“, with short talks selected from postdocs and PhD students from CU-DLDRC member labs.
The Annual Retreat will highlight research and activities of CU-DLDRC members including new investigators and P/F awardees and also include two external keynote speakers on Day 1. The Retreat will also have a Poster Session for students, postdoctoral fellows, and trainees as a preparatory module to train them for future conferences and scientific meetings. On Day 2, the Internal and External Advisory Board will review the CU-DLDRC activities, productivity and effectiveness and provide specific recommendations to the CU-DLDRC leadership.
Training and Grantsmanship
The Enrichment program will work with the CU-DLDRC cores to provide regular hands-on training for CU-DLDRC members and their labs; provide the opportunity for “mini-sabbaticals” at other DDRCCs to learn specific digestive disease relevant methodologies and promote collaborations; and provide access to career grantsmanship seminars and activities as well as individual career and grantsmanship consultations.
