Winners of Masters Awards in Gastroenterology

AGA Institute Congratulates Winners of Masters Awards in Gastroenterology

The 16th annual Masters Awards in Gastroenterology, in cooperation with AGA Institute, were presented at DDW® 2010. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in basic or clinical research in digestive sciences and sustained achievement in digestive science. This year’s winners are:

Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic or Clinical Digestive Sciences

  • Ian J. Cook, MBBS, MD, FRACP; St. George Hospital; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
  • Sang Don Koh, PhD; University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine; Reno, Nevada.
  • David R. Linden, PhD; Mayo Clinic; Rochester, Minnesota.
  • Alan E. Lomax, PhD; Queen’s University at Kingston General Hospital; Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
  • Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH; The University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • R. Alberto Travagli, PhD; Penn State College of Medicine; Hershey, Pennsylvania.
  • Miyako Takaki, PhD; Nara Medical University School of Medicine; Kashihara, Japan.

Award for Sustained Achievement in Digestive Sciences

  • Jean Fioramonti, PhD; Neurogastroenterology & Nutrition Unit Inra; Toulouse, France.
  • Michael Horowitz, MBBS, PhD, FRACP; The University of Adelaide, Australia.
  • Konrad Schulze, MD; Department of Medicine, VAMC; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

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