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GRG/AGA Fellow Travel Awards & GRG/AGA Abstract of the Year AwardDeadline: March 13 DESCRIPTIONEight awards of $500 each will be given to selected individuals, chosen by the AGA to present outstanding abstracts at DDW, of which they are first authors. The best trainee abstract submitted for the GRG/AGA Fellow Travel Awards will be granted the Abstract of the Year Award, a $1,000 prize. This award will be presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) 2009 in Chicago, IL. OBJECTIVETo encourage trainees to become more involved in digestive disease research. ELIGIBILITYQualified candidates are MD or PhD postdoctoral fellows who are active or trainee members of both the GRG and AGA and are sponsored by a member of both organizations. GRG and AGA membership are required at the time of application submission. Applicants must be the first author of an abstract accepted by the AGA for presentation at DDW and provide evidence of abstract acceptance. Individuals with faculty appointments are not eligible. APPLICATION PROCESSA copy of the accepted abstract, with a letter confirming its acceptance, and a letter of recommendation (one page or less) from the applicant's sponsor, describing the applicant's role in the research being presented and detailing how this award will benefit his/her career, are required. DEADLINEApplication submissions are due by March 13. APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCESSAll applicants must be MD and/or PhD postdoctoral fellows who are active or trainee members of BOTH the GRG and AGA and must be sponsored by a member of BOTH organizations. GRG and AGA memberships are required at the time of application submission. For information about GRG membership, please call (301)272- 0032; for information about AGA membership, please call 301-654-2055, extension 651. Please complete the attached application. All required application documents must be combined into one PDF document. The PDF document must be emailed to awards@gastro.org by March 13. Questions regarding the application submission process should be addressed to (301)222-4012 or e-mailed to awards@gastro.org. Download an application (PDF). Winners of 2007 GRG/AGA Fellow Travel AwardsThe GRG is immensely indebted to the generous support of Rifat Pamukcu, MD, Ex-Officio of the GRG and CEO of Midway Pharmaceuticals, Inc., who has made continuous financial contributions to fund this program since its inception. In 2007, the following fellows received $500 each for traveling to the DDW:
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President Past President Steering Committee Jay Goldstein, MD, AGAF Gregory Gores, MD, AGAF Mrinalini Rao, PhD Shanthi Sitaraman, MD, PhD Rhonda Souza, MD, AGAF Ex-Officio International Liaisons Toshi Hibi, MD, PhD Trainee Representative |