The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) is pleased to announce our 2024 Junior Academician Travel Award Winners.
In February 2024, The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) awarded 15 Travel Awards of up to $2,000 to support young investigators who have a record of research interest and accomplishment in neurogastroenterology and, especially, in the basic mechanisms or clinical aspects of functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders. These awards are intended to encourage the participation of clinicians and scientists in large world-class medical meetings for the field of gastroenterology.
These travel awards were made possible through the money raised during IFFGD’s 2023 Virtual Wellness Event. We are very grateful to all who participated in this event and donated in support of this research.
Learn more about IFFGD’s upcoming 2024 Health and Wellness Event
Congratulations to our 2024 Travel Award Winners
- Amrit Kamboj, MD
Acting Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Giovanni Marasco, MD, PhD
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences,
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy / Clinical Researcher-Gastroenterologist - Sanskriti Varma, MD, Gastroenterology Fellow
Gastroenterology and Neurogastroenterology
Massachusetts General Hospital - Marie Luise Neumann, Research Fellow
University of Nebraska Medical Center - Jie Wu, PhD
- Lukas Balsiger, Research Fellow
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Translational Research for Gastrointestinal Disorders TARGID - Busra Inai, MSc, PT
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Bolu Abant Baysal University, Bolu Turkey - Yuying Luo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai Centre for GI Physiology & Motility - Luis Gerardo Alcala Gonzalez, MD, PhD
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain - Tain Li, MD, MS
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic, Florida - Benjamin Lui , MD, BMSc
PGY-1 Resident Physician
Case Western Reserve University/Metrohealth - Jennifer Cai, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Gastrointestinal Motility and Physiology Lab
Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Andrea Catherina Quiroz Gamarra, Pediatric GI Fellow
São Paulo State University - Jacques Gonzales, PhD
Michigan State University
Department of Physiology - Karen Routhiaux, PhD, Dietitian
Translational Research for Gastrointestinal Disorders TARGID
Selection Committee
- Braden Kuo, MD, MSc
- Darren Brenner, MD
- Baha Moshiree, MD
- Linda Nyugen, MD
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