2024 IFFGD Travel Awards

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.

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 Inal, 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
  • Tian Li, MD, MS
    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Mayo Clinic, Florida

  • Benjamin Liu , 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

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


Where Are They Now, IFFGD Award Winner Series

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