The premier event for digestive health professionals Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is returning to Chicago, IL from May 2–5, 2026. With this years theme of “Discovery at Every Turn”, whether you want to expand your expertise, grow your network or explore the latest research and treatment protocols, you’ll find something new around every corner at DDW.
Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery- hosting more than 13,000 attendees from across the globe, and featuring nearly 6,000 abstracts and more than 1,000 invited talks on the latest advances in GI research, medicine, and technology.
We are excited to share that the following CRE researchers will be sharing their work at DDW this year:
SHARED FUNCTIONAL MICROBIOME SIGNATURES IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND CONSTIPATION PREDOMINATE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME DESPITE TAXONOMIC DIVERGENCE
Presentation Time: 2:36 PM to 2:48 PM CDT
Session Type: Abstract Lecture
Session Title: Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Health and Disease & Diet in Disorders of Motility and Gut-Brain Interaction
Session Date & Time: May 2, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM CDT
Natasha Koloski – IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 2.5-FOLD INCREASED RISK OF INFERTILITY AMONG PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS
Session Type: Poster Session
Session Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Epidemiology and Diagnosis
Session Date & Time: May 3, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Kerith Duncanson – FIBER INTAKE AND LAXATION IN HEALTHY PEOPLE: CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Session Type: Poster Session
Session Title: Diet and the Gut Microbiome
Session Date & Time: May 2, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM CDT
Nicholas Talley– STATE OF THE ART: GASTRODUODENAL
Invited speaker
Session Title: Josephine and Michael Camilleri, MD, Lecture
Session Type: Symposium
Session Date & Time: May 4, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM CDT
Session Moderators: Moderator Borko Nojkov, Moderator Daniela Jodorkovsky
Presentation Time: 10:33 AM to 11:01 AM CDT
Professor Nicholas Talley will be representing the CRETGH in person in Chicago this week on behalf of the team- we wish him all the best.
