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ReviewTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2026

The Israeli IBD Research Nucleus: collaborative advancements in Israeli IBD research.

Iris Dotan, Shomron Ben-Horin, Doron Schwartz, Haggai Bar-Yoseph, Maya Fischman, Shai S Shen-Orr, Yehuda Chowers, Shmuel Odes, Rami Eliakim, Dan Turner and 1 more

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Review in Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Iris DotanDivision of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, 39 Jabotinsky St, Petah Tikva 4941492, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8005-7706
Shomron Ben-HorinGray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3984-4580
Doron SchwartzDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Haggai Bar-YosephDepartment of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Maya FischmanDivision of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Shai S Shen-OrrBruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Yehuda ChowersDepartment of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Shmuel OdesDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Rami EliakimGray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dan TurnerJuliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Eisenberg R&D Authority, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are increasing worldwide, requiring multidisciplinary care and coordinated research infrastructures. Leveraging Israel's integrated healthcare system with IBD centers of specific and complementary research expertise, a national collaborative consortium was established: the Israeli IBD Research Nucleus (IIRN). In this narrative article, we review a decade of IIRN structure, scientific outputs, and lessons learned. The IIRN included five tertiary academic IBD referral centers across Israel, with expertise in epidemiology, mucosal immunology, diet and microbiome, imaging, and psychosocial care. We summarized the IIRN key activities, findings, and contributions across these domains. Publications (2015-2025) were identified using a structured bibliometric approach and included studies aligned with core research programs of the IIRN. This collaborative consortium has been supported since its inauguration by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, providing funding, advice, and partnership. The IIRN provided significant contributions in several domains. It established a population-based nationwide registry (epi-IIRN) that integrates data from the four national health maintenance organizations, enabling studies of disease prevalence, course, comorbidities, and treatment patterns. Prospective cohorts of patients with Crohn's disease provided longitudinal insights linking multidisciplinary programs, Mediterranean diet and lifestyle, and psychosocial interventions with patient-reported outcomes, inflammatory markers, and microbiome features. Integrating imaging, video-capsule endoscopy, and biomarker assessment informed monitoring strategies and treat-to-target concepts. Exploratory translational work in microbiome, transcriptomics, and therapeutic drug monitoring refined insights regarding treatment response and sequencing. Artificial intelligence applications explored image and report interpretation to predict Crohn's disease. The IIRN experience illustrates how coordinated national collaborations can leverage epidemiology, prospective cohorts, translational research, and multidisciplinary care programs. This experience highlights both the opportunities and challenges of shared research infrastructure and may inform similar collaborative efforts in other healthcare settings.

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inflammatory bowel diseasesmultidisciplinary teamstranslational research

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PMCPMC13365641

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