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Team Gluten-Free runners from across the country will unite in New York to run the 26.2 miles with one common goal: to accelerate diagnosis, treatments, & a cure for the three million Americans affected by celiac disease.

Due to large event guidelines for COVID-19, the Celiac Disease Foundation Gluten-Free EXPO has been cancelled for June 2020. This crisis, as terrible and as disruptive as it is, will eventually pass. The Foundation remains committed to the 3 million Americans who are counting on us to persevere and to serve our community. Thank you for your understanding and support.

CDF has been approved for a $100,000 funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program. The funds will support the community convening of patient advocates, researchers, and other key stakeholders to create a roadmap for patient advocate engagement in research.

Each year, we proudly embrace the unity and generosity of our community during May Celiac Disease Awareness Month.

On Friday, I joined three of the leading celiac disease researchers in the world to present to the NIH’s Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee (ADCC) the findings from the CDF-sponsored First SSCD Consensus Workshop: Research Opportunities in Celiac Disease 2020.

We have been hearing from our community about COVID-19 and celiac disease and about our work at the Celiac Disease Foundation during the pandemic. We have answered the most frequently asked questions in a short video for you. 

The Voluntary Recommendations for Managing Celiac Disease in Learning Environments provides definitive guidance for schools, parents and caregivers for 504 accommodations for children with celiac disease. Download the guide and watch the video.

2020 marks the 30th Anniversary for the Celiac Disease Foundation. We're celebrating 30 years with a highlight reel of CDF's most notable yearly accomplishments, posted each day throughout the month of May on CDF’s Facebook & Twitter.

Confronted with the reality of an all-consuming global pandemic, every nonprofit, including the Celiac Disease Foundation, has to figure out where we fit in a world that is quickly changing and into a future that no one can predict.

The first mice with characteristics of celiac disease have been developed at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. For the first time researchers can observe celiac disease onset as the mouse’s immune system launches a coordinated attack against gluten.