December 8, 2017
When Analise Scarpaci was 10-years-old, she dreamed of singing and dancing on famed Broadway stages. So when she was diagnosed with a form of inflammatory bowel disease called Crohn’s disease, she wasn’t going to let that obstacle stand in her way. Thanks to her doctors at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, Scarpaci, now 18 and a Broadway star, is able to manage her disease and contribute to researchers’ understanding of the genetic and immunological underpinnings of IBD—all the while pursuing what she loves.