2020 ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant
The ACG Junior Faculty Development Grant is a three-year award in the amount of $300,000, 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 $100,000 per year for each of three years provides salary support for protected time to young investigators at critical points in their career development.
University of Michigan
Development of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) to Identify Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Adult Gastroenterology Patients
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Improving Surgical Risk Prediction in Patients with Cirrhosis
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Extracellular Vesicle as a Novel Circulating Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
2020 ACG Clinical Research Awards
Each year, the Institute offers Clinical Research Awards, in the amount of $50,000 for original clinical research. In 2020, 3 investigators were funded.
Western University
Development and Validation of a Novel Disease Activity Index for Pouchitis
University of Virginia
Identifying Food Triggers in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) through Serum and Tissue IgG4 Levels
University of Colorado Denver
Study of Compliance, Practice Patterns, and Barriers REgarding Established National Screening Programs for Barrett’s Esophagus: SCREEN-BE
2020 ACG Clinical Research Award Pilot Grant Recipients
The Institute also considers proposals within the Clinical Research Award category for pilot awards of up to $15,000. In 2020, 4 investigators were funded.
University of California, Irvine
Dietary Counseling and Culinary Medicine in Gastroenterology Fellowship Training
Massachusetts General Hospital
Discovery of Gut Microbial Pathways for 5-ASA Metabolism
Mayo Clinic Rochester
The Role of Colonic Mucosal Colonization of C. difficile in Recurrent C. difficile infection
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Involvement of Mast Cells in Symptomatic Celiac Disease
2020 Medical Resident Clinical Research Award (up to $10,000)
The ACG Medical Resident Clinical Research Award is a new one-year award in the amount of $10,000 for original clinical research. For 2020, 5 investigators were funded. This award separately supports travel to the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Colon Cancer Evolution in MUTYH Heterozygotes
The Ohio State University
A Cloud-hosted Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for the Automated Detection of Polyps During Colonoscopy: A Pilot Study
UT Health San Antonio
Pediatric ERCP: A Multi-Pronged Examination of Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes
Massachusetts General Hospital
Functional and Transcriptional Consequences of Aspirin Use on the Human Fecal Microbiome
Stanford University
Outcomes of Infections in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Analysis of the Effect of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status
2020 Medical Student Research Award (up to $5,000)
The ACG Medical Student Research Award is a new award for first, second or third year medical students, of up to $5,000 for a 6-10 week summer research project in gastroenterology or hepatology. For 2020, 4 medical students were funded. This award separately supports travel to the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
Stanford School of Medicine
Prognostic Role of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Empowered Transitions: Understanding the Experience of Transitioning to Adult Care Among Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Parents Using Photovoice
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Provider Recommendations after Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Comparison of Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Statins in the Chemoprevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis
*ACG / Takeda 2020 Clinical Research Awards
Takeda has provided unrestricted support to the ACG Institute for Clinical Research and Education. In recognition, the ACG/Takeda Clinical Research Awards are provided to qualifying investigators. The ACG/Takeda Clinical Research Award is designated after the ACG Research Committee has made its grant decisions and the awardees have accepted.