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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is proud to announce the 71 recipients selected to receive research funding through its annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. The program serves as a catalyst for discovery and career growth among the most promising researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology.
“This year’s recipients are determined to make an impact on digestive health care through their research,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “We are honored to support these talented individuals at a critical stage in their careers and research projects. We look forward to seeing their great accomplishments.”
Treatment options for digestive diseases begin with vigorous research. The AGA Research Foundation supports medical investigators as they advance our understanding of gastrointestinal and liver conditions. The AGA Research Awards Program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders. Learn more about the AGA Research Foundation at foundation.gastro.org.
Here are this year’s award recipients:
Research Scholar Awards
AGA Research Scholar Award
Alexander Nguyen, MD, PhD, The Regent of the University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey W. Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Sean Spencer, MD, PhD, Stanford Medicine, California
Ken Y. Hui, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
AGA-Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer
Martina Molgora, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
AGA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Brooke R. Druliner, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Specialty Awards
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer
Simon Schwörer, PhD, University of Chicago, Illinois
AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
Bryson W. Katona, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
AGA-Amgen Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Cynthia Hsu, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego
AGA-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Siyan Cao, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Amit Ringel, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Pilot Awards
AGA Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
AGA Pilot Research Award in Health Disparities
Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, MS, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
AGA Pilot Research Award
Diana L. Snyder, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Michael Li, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
Patricia Bloom, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
AGA-Amgen Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS, University of Toronto/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Undergraduate Research Awards
AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family Summer Undergraduate Research Award
Gwyneth Garramone, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Ella McLaren, University of California, San Diego
Nathan Moy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Hussein Elfayoumy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Isabelle Garcia-Fischer, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Lidia Appell, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Katherine Burkman, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Alexa Boylan, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
AGA-Dr. Harvey Young Education and Development Foundation’s Young Guts Scholar Program
Lucy Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Cambridge
Andrew Tran, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Sohaib Hassan, Rutgers University – Verzi Lab, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Varun Ponnusamy, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
Daniella Montalvo, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sara Chough, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Abstract Awards
Fellow Abstract Awards
David Flores Marin, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Jesse Platt, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Devika Gandhi, MD, Loma Linda University, California
Amanda Krause, MD, University of California, San Diego
Cynthia Tsay, MD, Mphil, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Suha Abushamma, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio
Md Obaidul Islam, PhD, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sakteesh Gurunathan, MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York
Aaron Yeoh, MD, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, California
Yang Xiao, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Jacques Gonzales, PhD, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Kai Wang, MD, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hoyeol Kim, PhD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Babajide Ojo, PhD, MS, Stanford University, California
AGA Fellow Abstract of the Year Award
Stefania Tocci, PhD, MS, University of Massachusetts, Cambridge
Student Abstract Awards
Pritha Chatterjee, MS, University of California, Riverside
Ela Contreras Panta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Mihir Shah, MD, MBBS, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Yuhan Fu, DO, Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Raissa Nana Sede Mbakop, MD, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Georgia
Eleazar Montalvan-Sanchez, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington
Sarang Gupta, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Daniel Kim, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hannah Hrncir, Emory University, Decatur, Georgia
Zarwa Saqib, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Ying Zhu, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania
Sharvani Dhandibhotla, MBBS, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Lauren Lynch, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
AGA Student Abstract of The Year Award
Gabrielle Waclawik, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin, Madison
AGA Abstract Award for Health Disparities Research
Soyoun Min, PhD, Lerner Research Institute (fellow), Cleveland, Ohio
Xiaobei Zhang, PhD , David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (fellow)
Matthew Zhao, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (student)
Hannah Fiske, MD, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital (student), Providence
AGA-APFED Abstract Award in Eosinophilic GI Diseases
Matthew Buendia, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
Alexandra L. Strauss, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
Mira Yang, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Award
Aviv Pudipeddi, MBBS, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Dianqin Sun, MBBS, Mmed, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is proud to announce the 71 recipients selected to receive research funding through its annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. The program serves as a catalyst for discovery and career growth among the most promising researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology.
“This year’s recipients are determined to make an impact on digestive health care through their research,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “We are honored to support these talented individuals at a critical stage in their careers and research projects. We look forward to seeing their great accomplishments.”
Treatment options for digestive diseases begin with vigorous research. The AGA Research Foundation supports medical investigators as they advance our understanding of gastrointestinal and liver conditions. The AGA Research Awards Program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders. Learn more about the AGA Research Foundation at foundation.gastro.org.
Here are this year’s award recipients:
Research Scholar Awards
AGA Research Scholar Award
Alexander Nguyen, MD, PhD, The Regent of the University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey W. Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Sean Spencer, MD, PhD, Stanford Medicine, California
Ken Y. Hui, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
AGA-Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer
Martina Molgora, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
AGA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Brooke R. Druliner, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Specialty Awards
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer
Simon Schwörer, PhD, University of Chicago, Illinois
AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
Bryson W. Katona, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
AGA-Amgen Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Cynthia Hsu, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego
AGA-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Siyan Cao, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Amit Ringel, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Pilot Awards
AGA Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
AGA Pilot Research Award in Health Disparities
Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, MS, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
AGA Pilot Research Award
Diana L. Snyder, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Michael Li, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
Patricia Bloom, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
AGA-Amgen Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS, University of Toronto/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Undergraduate Research Awards
AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family Summer Undergraduate Research Award
Gwyneth Garramone, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Ella McLaren, University of California, San Diego
Nathan Moy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Hussein Elfayoumy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Isabelle Garcia-Fischer, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Lidia Appell, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Katherine Burkman, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Alexa Boylan, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
AGA-Dr. Harvey Young Education and Development Foundation’s Young Guts Scholar Program
Lucy Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Cambridge
Andrew Tran, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Sohaib Hassan, Rutgers University – Verzi Lab, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Varun Ponnusamy, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
Daniella Montalvo, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sara Chough, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Abstract Awards
Fellow Abstract Awards
David Flores Marin, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Jesse Platt, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Devika Gandhi, MD, Loma Linda University, California
Amanda Krause, MD, University of California, San Diego
Cynthia Tsay, MD, Mphil, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Suha Abushamma, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio
Md Obaidul Islam, PhD, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sakteesh Gurunathan, MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York
Aaron Yeoh, MD, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, California
Yang Xiao, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Jacques Gonzales, PhD, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Kai Wang, MD, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hoyeol Kim, PhD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Babajide Ojo, PhD, MS, Stanford University, California
AGA Fellow Abstract of the Year Award
Stefania Tocci, PhD, MS, University of Massachusetts, Cambridge
Student Abstract Awards
Pritha Chatterjee, MS, University of California, Riverside
Ela Contreras Panta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Mihir Shah, MD, MBBS, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Yuhan Fu, DO, Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Raissa Nana Sede Mbakop, MD, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Georgia
Eleazar Montalvan-Sanchez, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington
Sarang Gupta, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Daniel Kim, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hannah Hrncir, Emory University, Decatur, Georgia
Zarwa Saqib, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Ying Zhu, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania
Sharvani Dhandibhotla, MBBS, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Lauren Lynch, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
AGA Student Abstract of The Year Award
Gabrielle Waclawik, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin, Madison
AGA Abstract Award for Health Disparities Research
Soyoun Min, PhD, Lerner Research Institute (fellow), Cleveland, Ohio
Xiaobei Zhang, PhD , David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (fellow)
Matthew Zhao, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (student)
Hannah Fiske, MD, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital (student), Providence
AGA-APFED Abstract Award in Eosinophilic GI Diseases
Matthew Buendia, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
Alexandra L. Strauss, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
Mira Yang, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Award
Aviv Pudipeddi, MBBS, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Dianqin Sun, MBBS, Mmed, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is proud to announce the 71 recipients selected to receive research funding through its annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. The program serves as a catalyst for discovery and career growth among the most promising researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology.
“This year’s recipients are determined to make an impact on digestive health care through their research,” said Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF, chair, AGA Research Foundation. “We are honored to support these talented individuals at a critical stage in their careers and research projects. We look forward to seeing their great accomplishments.”
Treatment options for digestive diseases begin with vigorous research. The AGA Research Foundation supports medical investigators as they advance our understanding of gastrointestinal and liver conditions. The AGA Research Awards Program is made possible thanks to generous donors and funders. Learn more about the AGA Research Foundation at foundation.gastro.org.
Here are this year’s award recipients:
Research Scholar Awards
AGA Research Scholar Award
Alexander Nguyen, MD, PhD, The Regent of the University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey W. Patterson-Fortin, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Sean Spencer, MD, PhD, Stanford Medicine, California
Ken Y. Hui, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
AGA-Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer
Martina Molgora, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
AGA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Brooke R. Druliner, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Specialty Awards
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer
Simon Schwörer, PhD, University of Chicago, Illinois
AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer
Bryson W. Katona, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
AGA-Amgen Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Cynthia Hsu, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego
AGA-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award
Siyan Cao, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Amit Ringel, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Pilot Awards
AGA Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
AGA Pilot Research Award in Health Disparities
Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, MS, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
AGA Pilot Research Award
Diana L. Snyder, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Michael Li, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco
Patricia Bloom, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
AGA-Amgen Pilot Research Award In Digestive Disease Health Disparities
Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS, University of Toronto/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Undergraduate Research Awards
AGA-Aman Armaan Ahmed Family Summer Undergraduate Research Award
Gwyneth Garramone, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Ella McLaren, University of California, San Diego
Nathan Moy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Hussein Elfayoumy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Isabelle Garcia-Fischer, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Lidia Appell, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Katherine Burkman, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Alexa Boylan, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
AGA-Dr. Harvey Young Education and Development Foundation’s Young Guts Scholar Program
Lucy Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Cambridge
Andrew Tran, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Sohaib Hassan, Rutgers University – Verzi Lab, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Varun Ponnusamy, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor
Daniella Montalvo, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sara Chough, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Abstract Awards
Fellow Abstract Awards
David Flores Marin, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Jesse Platt, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Devika Gandhi, MD, Loma Linda University, California
Amanda Krause, MD, University of California, San Diego
Cynthia Tsay, MD, Mphil, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Suha Abushamma, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio
Md Obaidul Islam, PhD, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Sakteesh Gurunathan, MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York
Aaron Yeoh, MD, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, California
Yang Xiao, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Jacques Gonzales, PhD, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Kai Wang, MD, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hoyeol Kim, PhD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
Babajide Ojo, PhD, MS, Stanford University, California
AGA Fellow Abstract of the Year Award
Stefania Tocci, PhD, MS, University of Massachusetts, Cambridge
Student Abstract Awards
Pritha Chatterjee, MS, University of California, Riverside
Ela Contreras Panta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Mihir Shah, MD, MBBS, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Yuhan Fu, DO, Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Raissa Nana Sede Mbakop, MD, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Georgia
Eleazar Montalvan-Sanchez, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington
Sarang Gupta, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Daniel Kim, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hannah Hrncir, Emory University, Decatur, Georgia
Zarwa Saqib, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Ying Zhu, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Lizeth Cifuentes, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania
Sharvani Dhandibhotla, MBBS, MS, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Lauren Lynch, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
AGA Student Abstract of The Year Award
Gabrielle Waclawik, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin, Madison
AGA Abstract Award for Health Disparities Research
Soyoun Min, PhD, Lerner Research Institute (fellow), Cleveland, Ohio
Xiaobei Zhang, PhD , David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (fellow)
Matthew Zhao, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (student)
Hannah Fiske, MD, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital (student), Providence
AGA-APFED Abstract Award in Eosinophilic GI Diseases
Matthew Buendia, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee
Alexandra L. Strauss, MD, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia
Mira Yang, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Award
Aviv Pudipeddi, MBBS, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Dianqin Sun, MBBS, Mmed, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands