At Digestive Disease Week® 2016, the AGA Research Foundation honored its 2016 class of Research Award winners. The AGA Research Awards Program serves to support talented investigators who are pursuing careers in digestive disease research. A research grant from the AGA Research Foundation ensures that a major proportion of the recipient’s time is protected for research.
“The AGA Research Foundation received a record number of applications in 2016 from young investigators working to advance our understanding of digestive and liver diseases,” said Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH, AGAF, incoming chair of the AGA Research Foundation. “AGA is proud to invest in these 66 talented scientists and looks forward to seeing how each of their research projects will ultimately lead to better care for patients suffering from digestive disorders.”
The AGA Research Awards Program is made possible thanks to the foundation’s generous donors. To show your support for GI research, visit www.gastro.org/donateonline.
The 2016 AGA Research Foundation award recipients can be found here. To learn about upcoming research funding opportunities, visit www.gastro.org/awards.
