Research Policy Committee

Quick Links

Mission

To further the AGA strategic plan by promoting basic and clinical research in gastroenterology and hepatology. For more information on the research policy committee’s mission and committee structure please review our committee information document.

Back to Top

Committee Members 2011-2012

Committee Chair:
Don C. Rockey, MD, AGAF
University of Texas Southwestern 

 
Committee Chair Elect:
Timothy C. Wang, MD, AGAF
Columbia University Medical Center

 

 
Vice Chair, Research Awards Panel:
Bishr Omary, PhD, MD
University of Michigan		  

Members:                          

Sean P. Colgan, PhD
University of Colorado

Stuart Spechler, MD, AGAF 
VA North Texas Health Care System
James J. Galligan, PhD, AGAF
Michigan State University		 Catia Sternini, MD, AGAF
University of California, Los Angeles

Ajay Goel, PhD
Baylor University Medical Center

 Stephen P. James, MD
NIH Liaison (non-voting)

Emeran A. Mayer, MD 
University of California, Los Angeles

Jesus Rivera-Nieves, MD, AGAF 
University of Colorado

Robert Edward Schwartz, BE, MD, PhD, Trainee Member Brigham and Women's Hospital

 

Stacey Hinton, MPA - AGA staff liaison 

Back to Top

Committee Activities

Research Policy Committee at DDW® 2011

Session Title  Date   Time  
Mentoring: Who, When and Why
(co-sponsored by the AGA Women’s Committee)		 Sunday, May 8, 2011 4 – 5:30 p.m

Research Awards

This year, the AGA Research Foundation will provide nearly $2 million in research awards from high school students to established investigators. The majority of our awards are career development awards for young investigators. See our 2011 research award recipients.

View Research Funding Opportunities

Back to Top

Research Policy Statements

Research Policy Statements are AGA's opinion on various issues important to digestive disease research. See the RPC’s portfolio of Research Policy Statements.

Back to Top