Walter And Jean Boek Global Autoimmune Institute

RESEARCH GRANTS: GAI SEEKS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN BROAD AND UNIQUE WAYS, BY IDENTIFYING AREAS OF RESEARCH WITH LIKELY OUTCOMES TO ADD TO SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMMONALITIES SHARED BY AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. TO THIS END GAI DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROMINENT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND/OR CENTERS OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE TO SOLICIT AND/OR ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS TO FUND PROMISING RESEARCH THAT MAY BE NOVEL AND GROUNDBREAKING, OR TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF WELL ESTABLISHED RESEARCH TRAJECTORIES. (CONTINUED)

Expenses: $538K

THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC FOR CELIAC DISEASE CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN 2020, MOSTLY VIA TELEMEDICINE, DUE TO THE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS REQUIRED BY COVID-19. THE TELEMEDICINE APPOINTMENTS ARE A GREAT SUCCESS, BEING VERY WELL RECEIVED BY PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE OVERALL MODEL DEVELOPED AT THE RESULT OF GAI'S FUNDING AND INVOLVEMENT CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE GOLD STANDARD IN COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF CELIAC DISEASE, INCLUDING INVESTIGATION OF CO-OCCURRING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THIS CLINIC HAS PROVED SO SUCCESSFUL THAT CNH PLANS TO OPEN AN ADDITIONAL CLINIC AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. (CONTINUED)

Expenses: $25K

EDUCATION: GAI CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATION IN SEVERAL MAJOR WAYS, INCLUDING THE VERY POPULAR GLUTEN FREE EDUCATION DAY OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA, WITH THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL. DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC THE ANNUAL GLUTEN FREE EDUCATION DAY WAS HELD VIA WEBCAST. GAI CONTINUED ITS FUNDING AND DEVELOPING OF ITS PODCASTS AND WEBCASTS, REACHING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 75. THE LONG-ESTABLISHED GLUTEN FREE DIET AND RESOURCE CENTER APP (WITH CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL) CONTINUED TO BE VIEWED BY THOUSANDS INTERNATIONALLY. IN ADDITION, AS AN OUTGROWTH OF AND RELATING TO THEIR WORK AT THE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC FOR CELIAC DISEASE, THE CLINIC DIRECTOR AND STAFF WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GIVING TALKS TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND PRESENTING PAPERS AT PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEETINGS.

Expenses: $108K

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GAI CONTINUED TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, GAI VIA ITS WEBSITE AUTOIMMUNEINSTITUTE.ORG BECAME THE MOST TRUSTED AND IN-DEPTH, ACCURATE RESOURCE IN PROVIDING VERY CURRENT UPDATES, EXTENSIVE INFORMATION, AND WELL RESEARCHED ARTICLES ON COVID SCIENCE AND MEDICINE RELATING TO AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. WE SERVED NEARLY 100,000 VIEWERS DURING 2020 (WHICH INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN 2021). IN ADDITION, THE GAI WEBSITE CONTAINS LINKS TO THE MORE THAN 75 PODCASTS AND MANY WEBCASTS IT HAS FUNDED AND HELPED DEVELOP ON CELIAC DISEASE AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, AS WELL AS MANY WEBCASTS, AND OTHER RESOURCES IT HAS CREATED AND INCLUDED. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)