Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

The GEM Project

Principal Investigator: Scott Snapper, MD, PhD

Department: Gastroenterology

Protocol Title: A Multidisciplinary Human Study on the Genetic, Environmental and Microbial Interactions that Cause IBD (GEM Project)

Trial Description: The GEM Project  was developed to determine possible causes of IBD, including identifying triggers to complex gene-environment interactions that may lead to the development of Crohn's disease. 

Recruitment Information: Families with a child between 6 and 35 years old who has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and their well siblings or offspring.

Recruitment Contact Name: Jill Plevinsky, MA

Recruitment Contact Phone: (617) 919-4592

Recruitment Contact Email: jill.plevinsky@childrens.harvard.edu