Navigation Links
Five outstanding young gastroenterologists receive AGA Foundation 2009 Research Scholars Award
Date:5/27/2009

Bethesda, Maryland (May 27, 2009) The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition has announced the 2009 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation Research Scholars. The grants have been awarded to five outstanding young gastroenterologists who promise to make significant strides in the field of gastrointestinal research.

"With the current economic times, research funding remains elusive for all scientists, especially those young scientists just beginning their career, despite their tremendous promise," said Sidney Cohen, MD, AGAF, chairman of the Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition. "The AGA Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition remains committed to continuing to help fund these gifted scholars, enabling them to continue their research programs. The pace of discovery must be sustained, and it is up to those of us in the profession to make it happen. The 75 grants we give out to gifted researchers each year boldly represents our commitment to progress."

The 2009 AGA Research Scholars are:

  • Gregory Austin, MD, MPH, University of Colorado, Denver: The effect of macronutrients on gastrointestinal hormones and gastric emptying in obesity
  • Michele Battle, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: Determining the role that GATAs play in intestinal development and function
  • Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, University of California, San Diego (Designated RSA in Geriatric Gastroenterology funded by Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.): Sex-specific effect of alcohol and obesity and adipocytokines in geriatric fatty liver disease in a prospective population-based cohort: Rancho Bernardo Study
  • Iryna Pinchuk, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston: Colonic CD90+ myofibroblasts/fibroblasts: implication in the enhanced expansion of CD$+ CD25 high FoxP3+ regulatory T cells during colorectal cancer progression
  • Andrew Tai, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Functional characteri
    '/>"/>

Contact: Alissa J. Cruz
media@gastro.org
301-272-1603
American Gastroenterological Association
Source:Eurekalert

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. NPL Cavimeter receives 2009 UIA Outstanding Product Award
2. Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prizes 2009: Six young researchers recognized for outstanding achievements
3. World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 presents outstanding scientific program
4. Merck and AAAS announce 2009 winners of outstanding undergraduate research programs
5. Easton honored with inaugural AACR Outstanding Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research
6. French scientist wins the Journal of Experimental Biology Outstanding Paper Prize
7. 12 outstanding young scientists named as EMBO Young Investigators
8. NARSAD announces 2008 Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Research on Mental Health Disorders
9. AIBS honors outstanding contributions to the biological sciences
10. Outstanding German-Polish scientific cooperation
11. Outstanding undergraduates recognized in agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental sciences

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/24/2009)...to understanding how sounds associated with Navy s...or if they hear it at all. , The same type of la... to detect flaws in the space shuttle,s behemoth s...ek inside the giant head of a whale. The scans are...a whale,s hearing anatomy using a breakthrough met...
(Date:11/24/2009)... Medical Toxicology (ACMT) have signed an agreemen...l of Medical Toxicology (JMT), the official journ...reviously published by the University of Pennsylva... , an international, peer-reviewed journal, is ded...dical toxicology. The quarterly journal focuses o...
(Date:11/24/2009)...New research on bacterial communities throughout s...le temporal patterns, suggesting that scientists c...ng climate change in the polar regions. The study,...tional Academy of Sciences Early Edition, shows t...d synchronously over time, correlating with season...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Rocket science leads to new whale discovery 2Springer and the American College of Medical Toxicology to work together 2Researchers establish common seasonal pattern among bacterial communities in Arctic rivers 2Potent metastasis inhibitor identified 49691 1Potent metastasis inhibitor identified 49691 2Lilly Declares Third Quarter Dividend 49687 1Drinking Milk in the Morning May Help Stave off Lunchtime Hunger 49683 1Drinking Milk in the Morning May Help Stave off Lunchtime Hunger 49683 2
... is closely tied to its sexual habits, ecologists ...olution of such intimate relationships between pla...f its kind and published online in the British Eco... helps explain the recent dramatic decline in cert... of species-rich chalk grasslands and hay meadows ...
... . , A study performed by researchers at the Ins... on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, unveil...neighboring cells in order to activate the cell pr...d growth of the fly wing. The signaling pathways ...ans, and when altered in diverse tissues give rise...
... may be more virulent than their close relatives b...research published in the May issue of the journal...stis needs calcium in order to grow at body temper...uces a large amount of an amino acid called aspart...ty of Chicago, USA. We found that this is because ...
Other Biology News:Ecologists tease out private lives of plants and their pollinators 2A study reveals how cells communicate to activate the cell division machinery 2
(Date:11/28/2009)...ational Advisory Committee on Climate Change (NACC... Project in collaboration with the Vanuatu Meteoro...nd have generated preliminary climate change and s...d for the country’s SNC reporting to the Uni... (UNFCCC). , Port Vila, ...
(Date:11/25/2009)... Research Triangle Park-based Cnan...e-treatment water purification system NanoPure(TM)..., Minister of Rural Water Supply, Hon. Minister Vi.... Initial tests, performed at Indian Institute of ...ty of the drinking water available in India contai...
(Date:11/25/2009)... /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd. ( SVA),...ounced today that it executed,a joint venture (JV)...echnology Co., Ltd. (Sinovac Dalian). The JV will ...-use vaccines. Sinovac will contribute its experti...g world-class vaccines; the,other party will bring...
(Date:11/24/2009)... also Visit Detroit , (Vo...rench Ambassador for International Investment, and..., , , ,What: Ambassador Appia is available to mee...tives adopted by France to further develop the fin...on and development., , ,When: Available for Interv...
Breaking Biology Technology:Preliminary Climate and Sea Level Changes for Vanuatu Through the Application of SimCLIM 2Preliminary Climate and Sea Level Changes for Vanuatu Through the Application of SimCLIM 3Preliminary Climate and Sea Level Changes for Vanuatu Through the Application of SimCLIM 4North Carolina-based Cnanoz Unveils NanoPure(TM) to Government Leaders in Hyderabad, India 2Sinovac Establishes Joint Venture to Expand Human-Use Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capabilities 2Sinovac Establishes Joint Venture to Expand Human-Use Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Capabilities 3
...venue: $33.7 million, up 9% from $31.0 million in ...$10.5 million in Q1,08 , - Gross Margin: 21%, up f...al Distribution Agreement with Kimal plc , , LAWR... NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative di...he first quarter of 2009 of $33.7 million, an incr...
...ence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CADX ), a bi...eveloping and commercializing proprietary product ...ting, today reported financial results for the fir... completed the clinical development program for Ac...venous acetaminophen for the treatment of acute pa...
...ncorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO ), a full-ser...(CRO) that provides design, development, and manag... registries to many of the world,s leading pharmac...Hanna Nohynek, M.D., Ph.D. has been appointed Head...h team. , , Dr. Nohynek has an impressive track r...
Other Biology Technology:NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 2NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 3NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 4NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 5NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 6NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 7NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 8NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 9NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 10NxStage Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 11Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 2Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 3Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 4Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 5Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 6Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results 7Professor Hanna Nohynek Joins Encorium as Head Consultant of its Clinical Vaccine Research Team 2Professor Hanna Nohynek Joins Encorium as Head Consultant of its Clinical Vaccine Research Team 3Professor Hanna Nohynek Joins Encorium as Head Consultant of its Clinical Vaccine Research Team 4
Mouse Anti-JNK, phospho (Thr183 / Thr185) Antibody, Unconjugated from Raybiotech, Inc.
Mouse Anti-Kaede Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 2F4 from MBL International
Anti-AANAT Antibody, Unconjugated from CHEMICON
Mouse Anti-TUP1 Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 10 from Exalpha Biologicals, Inc.
Biology Products: