Bethesda, MD (April 28, 2017) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation is thrilled to award 52 researchers with research funding in the 2017 award year.
"The AGA Research Foundation has a proven track record of funding young investigators who subsequently achieve great success in research. We are confident that the 2017 class will be no exception," said Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. "AGA is honored to invest in this year's award recipients and looks forward to seeing how each research project contributes to advancing the field of gastroenterology."
The AGA Research Award Program serves to support talented investigators who are pursuing careers in digestive disease research. A grant from the AGA Research Foundation ensures that a major proportion of the recipient's time is protected for research.
The awards program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders contributing to the AGA Research Foundation. Show your support for GI research.<https://netforum.gastro.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=AGARFDonation>
Below are the 2017 AGA Research Foundation award recipients. To learn about upcoming research funding opportunities, visit http://www.gastro.org/awards.
AGA Research Scholar Award
Silvia Affo, PhD, Columbia University, New York, NY
Michael Dougan, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Jay Thiagarajah, MBBS, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital, MA
AGA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Josephine Ni, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
AGA-Gastric Cancer Foundation Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer
Jose Saenz, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
AGA-Bernard Lee Schwartz Designated Research Scholar Award in Pancreatic Cancer
Florencia McAllister, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
AGA-R. Robert and Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
Zhibin Chen, MD, PhD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn and Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer
Saha Nissim, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
AGA-June and Donald O. Castell, MD, Esophageal Clinical Research Award
Kristle Lynch, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
AGA-Dannon Gut Microbiome in Health Award
Gary D. Wu, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
AGA-Microbiome Junior Investigator Research Award
Jeannette Messer, DVM, PhD, The University of Chicago, IL
AGA-Medtronic Research and Development Pilot Award in Technology
Bani Chander-Roland, MD, Northwell Hofstra School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY
AGA-Pfizer Young Investigator Pilot Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Shrinivas Bishu, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
David Boone, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Sarah Glover, DO, University of Florida, Gainesville
AGA-Rome Foundation Functional Gastroenterology and Motility Pilot Research Award
Gianluca Cipriani, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Geoffrey Preidis, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
AGA-Elsevier Pilot Research Award
Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Jill Smith, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
AGA-Elsevier Gut Microbiome Pilot Research Award
Minghua Tang, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
AGA Investing in the Futures Student Research Fellowship
Chandler Brown, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Carlos Lodeiro, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Alyssa Murillo, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Kristeen Onyirioha, University of Texas San Antonio Health Sciences Center
Gabriela Portilla Skerrett, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Ray Ramirez, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk
Rani Richardson, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Nefertiti Tyehemba, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Elsie Ureta, California State University of Los Angeles
Carlos Zavala, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AGA-Moti L and Kamla Rustgi International Travel Award
Zahra Dantes, PhD, Gastroenterology Laboratory, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany
Magali de Bruyn, PhD, KU Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
AGA-GRG Fellow Abstract of the Year
Parambir Dulai, MBBS, University of California, San Diego
AGA-GRG Fellow Abstract Prize
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
Daniel Duncan, MD, Boston Children's Hospital, MA
Amy Engevik, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Tossapol Kerdsirichairat, MD, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
Anne-Marie Overstreet, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Shusuke Toden, PhD, Baylor University Medical Center/Baylor Research Institute, Houston
Amy Tsou, MD, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital, MA
Lavanya Viswanathan, MD, MS, Augusta University, GA
Hongtao Wang, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
AGA Student Abstract of the Year
Michael Laffin, MD, University of Alberta, Canada
AGA Student Abstract Prize
Lauren Cole, BS, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
Cindy Law, BSc, University of Ottawa, Canada
Christopher Moreau, BS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Satish Munigala, MBBS, MPH, St. Louis University, MO
Rajiv Perinbasekar, MD, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
Chung Sang Tse, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Anika Ullah, University of California, San Diego
Kathy Williams, MS, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ
Quan Zhou, MS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
This year's honorees will be recognized during several AGA Research Foundation events at Digestive Disease Week® 2017, taking place May 6-9 in Chicago, IL.
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The AGA Research Foundation, formerly known as the Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition, is the cornerstone of AGA's effort to expand digestive disease research funding. Since 1984, the AGA, through its foundations, has provided more than $47 million in research grants to more than 870 scientists. The AGA Research Foundation serves as a bridge to the future of research in gastroenterology and hepatology by providing critical funding to advance the careers of young researchers between the end of training and the establishment of credentials that earn National Institutes of Health grants. Learn more about the AGA Research Foundation or make a contribution at http://www.gastro.org/foundation.