Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) is excited to congratulate the recipients of the DDW Basic Science Travel Awards. Twenty early-career investigators were selected to receive a $1,000 grant to attend DDW 2022 and present their abstracts featuring the latest in basic science research.
Jessica Bernard, Graduate student, USC/CHLA
Ashley Calder, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Michigan
Kaitlin Carson, Graduate assistant, Penn State College of Medicine
Ela Contreras Panta, PhD candidate, Vanderbilt University
Rabina Giri, PhD student, University of Queensland
Yuting Huang, Postdoctoral research fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jazmyne Jackson, Predoctoral student, Temple University
Kaitlyn Jackson, PhD Student and graduate student research assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, Pediatric advanced hepatology fellow, Washington University School of Medicine
Andrea Kim, Postdoctoral researcher, University of California San Diego
Brett Loman, Assistant professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Raaj Mehta, Chief fellow in gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Ryan Morgan, General surgery resident, University of Chicago
Jeong-Su Park, Graduate student, Chungbuk National University
John Pignataro, Student doctor, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michaela Quintero, Graduate research assistant, Augusta University
Leticia Tavares, PhD candidate, Monash University
Katsuhiro Tomofuji, PhD student, Kyoto University
Alexa Weingarden, Gastroenterology fellow, Stanford University
Naomi Wieser, PhD candidate, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research
DDW 2022 Basic Science Highlights
Use the Basic Science DDW Track to find sessions specifically targeted to basic scientists. Below are a few highlights of basic science sessions that will be offered this year. Find more sessions in the DDW Online Planner by filtering by the Basic Science Track.
| Session Title | Session Type | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| Late-Breaking Basic Science Abstract Plenary | Plenary Session | May 21, 2–3:30 p.m. |
AGA Basic Science Plenary  | Plenary Session | May 21, 4–5:30 p.m. |
| Intestinal Inflammation, Fibrosis and Regeneration | Research Forum | May 22, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| Stem Cells and Plasticity in the GI Tract | Research Symposium | May 23, 8–9:30 a.m. |
| Neuroimmune Connections and Their Contributions of GI Physiology and Disease | Research Symposium | May 23, 2–3:30 p.m. |
| Emerging Role of Epigenetics in Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Sensorimotor Dysfunctions | Translation Symposium | May 24, 8–9:30 a.m. |
| Best of DDW | Clinical Symposium | May 24, 4–5:30 p.m. |
