ACG Clinical Research Awards 2013
The ACG Institute for Clinical Research and Education is pleased to announce the award of $1,238,879 in support of outstanding clinical research in gastroenterology. For 2013, the ACG Institute will support four Junior Faculty Development Grants, at an overall level of $900,000 – an investment in career development which recognizes and supports promising clinical researchers. The 2013 Clinical Research Awards will go to 14 investigators for a total of $313,879. This year, one award of $25,000 will be granted under the “Smaller Programs” Clinical Research Award established in 2011.
Founded in 1994, the Institute has provided funding to 541 investigators for research directly relating to the clinical gastrointestinal practice with funding of just over $14.3 million. Since its inception, ACG’s clinical research support has been funded under the auspices of the Institute in large part due to the success of the Capital Campaign. Thanks to generous support of ACG members and from industry, the Institute has a dedicated source of funds to support clinical research and education priorities.
2013 ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant
The ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant is a three-year award designed to support a junior faculty member or mid-career clinical investigator of outstanding promise to establish an independent, productive career in gastroenterology or hepatology. This award of $75,000 per year for each of three years provides salary support for protected time to young investigators at critical points in their career development.
The ACG Board of Trustees approved the four awards recommended by the ACG Research Committee from their review of an excellent field of applicants:
2013 ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant – $225,000 each
Hamed Khalili, MD, Massachusetts General
Oral Contraceptives in the etiology and progression of Crohn’s Disease
Naim Alkhouri, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Breath Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Walter G. Park, MD, Stanford University
Translating Novel Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Biomarkers from the Bench to the Bedside
N. Jewel Samadder, MD, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Molecular Predictors of Missed and Interval Colorectal Cancer: A Population-based study
2013 ACG Clinical Research Awards
Each year, the College offers Clinical Research Awards of up to $35,000 for original clinical research. The mission of the ACG Clinical Research Awards program is to fund innovative research that is patient-care oriented. The Committee also considers proposals for pilot awards of up to $10,000 within this category. Selected for funding for 2013:
Evan S. Dellon, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gene-Environment Interactions in the Development of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Evan L. Fogel, MD, Indiana University
Rectal Indomethacin in the Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis in High-Risk Patients: Searching for the Optimal Dose. A Prospective, Randomized Trial
Berkeley Limketkai, MD, Johns Hopkins University
The Role of Vitamin D in Crohn’s Disease Pathogenesis
Lilias Maguire, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
A Prospective Study of Vitamin D and Diverticulitis
Paresh P. Mehta, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Does the Use of Capnography in Routine EGD and Colonoscopy Targeting Moderate Sedation With a Benzodiazepine and Opioid Improve Safety? A Randomized Control Trial
Swati G. Patel, MD, University of Colorado
Real-Time Characterization of Colorectal Polyp Histology using Narrow Band Imaging (NBI)
Laura M. Stinton, MD, University of Calgary
Serological Technologies and Profiles to Deliver Precision Diagnostics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
2013 ACG Clinical Research Awards
Pilot Grants up to $10,000
Valerie Antoine-Gustave, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Investigating the Association of HMG Co-A Reductase Inhibitors (Statins) on Pancreatitis
Darwin L. Conwell, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Exploring MicroRNA Signatures in Focal Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP)
Heba N. Iskandar, MD, Washington University in St. Louis
Prospective Evaluation of Sleep in Crohn’s Disease Patients: Correlation of Actigraphy, Sleep Questionnaires and Melatonin with Disease Activity
Shikha Mangla, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Investigating Mast Cell Protease Expression in PPI Responsive Esophageal Eosinophilia versus PPI Non-Responsive Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Rawad Mounzer, MD, University of Pittsburgh
A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Indomethacin in Acute Pancreatitis
Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Biomarkers in Bile in Differentiating Cholangiocarcinoma and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Jasmine K. Zia, MD, Stanford University
An Exploratory Pilot Study: Determining the Feasibility and Usability of a Mobile Phone Application in Tracking Bowel Symptoms
2013 ACG “Smaller Programs” Clinical Research Award
Given the ACG Institute’s aims to stimulate and support excellent clinical GI research, while at the same time maintaining an ongoing commitment to fund the best science, funds under the new category of Clinical Research Award established in 2011 are intended to make the promise of a research career more broadly available by targeting investigators at smaller training programs. The recipient for 2013 is:
Paul A. Schmeltzer, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
Hepcidin and Iron Homeostasis in Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
