The Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network (CCYAN) is a community and fellowship program for young adults with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases around the world. The CCYAN is the only disease-specific program through Generation Patient and is led entirely by young adults with IBD.

Our yearlong fellowship brings together a select group of young adults with IBD from around the world. Our fellows produce monthly content, convene virtually to hear from influential speakers, engage in speaking opportunities and receive a stipend for their participation. Since its launch in 2019, our fellowship has included representation from across the U.S., India, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Greece, Malaysia, and Canada!

The CCYAN originated as a newsletter called the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times. This newsletter was created in 2012 by Cory Lane and Sneha Dave, two teenagers with IBD. While these newsletters were first distributed within the state of Indiana, they would eventually be distributed across the U.S. and the world.

In May 2013, Cory passed away from Crohn’s disease and osteosarcoma. Together, Sneha and Cory envisioned that no young adult with IBD would feel isolated in their journey, and his legacy has remained through the evolution of the Crohn’s and Colitis Teen Times as the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network.