Pilot Project Awardees
- 2009 Awards
- 2008 Awards
- 2007 Awards
- 2006 Awards
- 2005 Awards
- 2004 Awards
- 2003 Awards
- 2002 Awards
- 2001 Awards
- 2000 Awards
- 1999 Awards
- 1998 Awards
- 1998 Nutrition and Food Safety Awards
- 1997 Awards
2009 Awards
John Chang, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Universitity of Pennsylvania
Asymmetric cell division as a mechanism for generating diverse T cell fates for colitis
F. Brad Johnson, M.D., Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Institute on Aging
University of Pennsylvania
Role of the intestinal stem cell niche in a mouse model of telomere dysfunction
David Kaplan, M.D., MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Cellular immunity in hepatocellular carcinoma, mouse model
Brett Kaufman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
The contribution of mitochondrial DNA organization to liver disease progression
Erle Robertson, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Department of Microbiology
University of Pennsylvania
Identification of microbes associated with gastric carcinomas
2008 Awards
Wei Guo, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania
The Role of Exocyst Complex in Intestinal Epithelial Cell Polarity and Secretion
Joshua Friedman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chemokine Signaling in Experimental Biliary Artresia
Mark Kahn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Regulation of GI Development by MATH6 and GATA Transcription Factors
Makoto Senoo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Biology
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
GI Epithelial Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis
Rebecca Wells, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Isolation of a Toxin Causing Biliary Artresia from Dysphania Species
2007 Awards
Kendra Bence, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Department of Animal Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
*Joint RFA w/Vet School
Role of Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in Obesity-related Insulin Resistance and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Jeffrey M. Bergelson, MD
Associate Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Helicobacter pylori Interaction with DAF on Polarized Epithelium
Gerd A. Blobel, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
MLL3 in Colon Cancer
Marcia Brose, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology Oncology
Departments of Medicine and Othorhinoalryngology
Director of Cancer Genetics Laboratory
Genomic Characterization of Esophageal Cancer
Randolph P. Matthews, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of GI, Hepatology & Nutrition
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
DNA Methylation in Biliary Development and Disease
Ben Z. Stanger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Investigator, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
Pancreatic Ductal Purification by Lectin Affinity
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2006 Awards
Kendra Bence, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Department of Animal Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
*Joint RFA w/Vet School
Role of Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in Obesity-related Insulin Resistance and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Donna George, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Genetics
Department of Genetics
*Joint RFA w/Abramson Cancer Center
A p53-IGFBP1 Regulatory Circuit and Liver Cancer
Linda Greenbaum, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
A Novel Model of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Mark Kahn, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Hematopoietic Contribution to the Gut Vasculature
Carol Maley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program
The Wistar Institute
Organotypic Tissue Culture of Barrett's Esophagus
Robert Vonderheide, M.D., D. Phil.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Immature Myeloid Cells and Pancreatic Cancer
2005 Awards
Kyong-Mi Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Influence of HCV gene expression in CD4+CD25+Regulatory T cells in T Vaccinia Viruses expressing HCV
Michael May, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Animal Biology
Molecular and Functional Studies of a Novel NF-kB Pathyway in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Glenn Radice, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cell & Developmental Biology
N-cadherin Function in Pancreatic Cancer
Mei-Lun Wang, MD
Instructor in Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Acute T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in the Intestine
Xiaolu Yang, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Cancer Biology
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
The inhibitor of apoptosis proteins and gastric MALT lymphomas
2004 Awards
Tracy Bale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
Effects of stress on food intake and metabolism
Volker Haase, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension
The role of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) in the pathogenesis of VHL associated liver hemangiomas
John Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Role of the homeodomain transcription factors CDx1 and CDx2 in murine intestinal carcinogenesis
Hiroshi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Isolation and characterization of esophageal stem cells
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine
The inhibitory role of clusterin in colon cancer growth and neovascularization
Xiaolu Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
The inhibitor of apoptosis proteins and gastric MALT lymphomas
2003 Awards
David Artis, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
NF-kB: a transcriptional regulator of IL-10 production and infection-induced intestinal inflammation
Tracy Bale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
Effects of stress on food intake and metabolism
Volker Haase, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension
The role of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) in the pathogenesis of VHL associated liver hemangiomas
Marcelo Kazanietz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Beta-2-chimaerin and colon carcinogenesis
Hiroshi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Isolation and characterization of esophageal stem cells
Michael Olson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
The rock kinase in colon carcinoma cell invasion
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine
The inhibitory role of clusterin in colon cancer growth and neovascularization
2002 Awards
Rexford Ahima, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
CNS Action of Appetite Suppressant Aminosterol Derived from the Shark
David Artis, PhD
Instructor
Department of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
The Role of NF-kB in Resistance to Intestinal Infection and Inflammation
Debabrata Chakravarti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Connecting Colon Tumors, P53, and a Novel Human Cellular Complex INHAT
Xianxin Hua, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
Cooperation of TGF-B and Retinoic Acid in Inhibition of Colon Cancer Cells
Carl June, MD
Professor of Medicine
Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Characterization of CTLs and Regulatory T Cells in Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Jonathan Katz, MD
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
The Role of the Kruppel-like Factor Klf5 in Gastrointestinal Proliferation and Differentiation in Vivo
John Lynch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
Changes in Gene Expression Profiles Induced by the Homeodomain Transcription Factors Cdx1 and Cdx2 in Human Colon Cancer Cell Lines
Yu Xiao Yang, MD
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Colorectal Cancer
2001 Awards
Rexford Ahima, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
CNS Action of Appetite Suppressant Aminosterol Derived from the Shark
Debabrata Chakravarti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Connecting Colon Tumors, p53 and a Novel Human Cellular Complex INHAT
George Cotsarelis, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Mouse Model for Barrett’s Esophagus
Xianxin Hua, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
Retinoic Acid in Inhibition of Colon Cancer Cells
J. Eric Russell, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hematology-Oncology Division
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Prothrombin Gene Expression
John Seykora, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor
Department of Dermatology
The Role of Srcasm in Epithelial Differentiation
2000 Awards
Margret Casal, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Studies
School of Veteriniary Medicine
Biology of Engraftment and Distribution of Murine Fetal Cells After In Utero Transplantation.
Gregory H. Enders, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Regulation and Role of the Tumor Suppressor p16INK4a in Intestinal Neoplasia
Peter Felsburg, V.M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Studies
School of Veteriniary Medicine
Role of the Common Gamma Chain and its Associated Cytokines in the Hemeostatic Regulation of the Intestinal Eptihelium
Arupa Ganguly, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
Role of DNA Mismatch Repair Genes in Families with Breast, Ovarian and Colon Cancer
David Gasser, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
ENU-Induced Mutations That Affect the Mouse Digestive Tract
Katherine L. Molnar-Kimber, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine
Oncolytic Therapy of Colorectal Carcinoma by Replication Selective Adenoviruses
Eric J. Russell, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Hematology-Oncology Division
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Prothrombin Gene Expression
Charmaine Stewart, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Gastroenterology Division
Determination of High Risk Behavior Among Intravenous Drug Users that Increase Risk of Chronic Hepatitis C Viral (HCV) Infection
Eric Weinberg, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Formation of the Liver in the Zebrafish Embryo
1999 Awards
Gregory H. Enders, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Regulation and Role of the Tumor Suppressor p16INK4a in Intestinal Neoplasia
Jonathan A. Epstein, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division
Establishing Molecular Hierarchies Regulating Enteric Ganglia Development
Arupa Ganguly, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
Role of DNA Mismatch Repair Genes in Families with Breast, Ovarian and Colon Cancer
David L. Gasser, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
ENU-Induced Mutations That Affect the Mouse Digestive Tract
Linda Greenbaum, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Function of C/EBPb in acute liver injury
Thomas A. Judge, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Effect of blockade of B7-mediated t cell costimulation on IL-12 signaling
Katherine L. Molnar-Kimber, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine
Oncolytic Therapy of Colorectal Carcinoma by Replication Selective Adenoviruses
Debra G. Silberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
The effect of Cdx1 and Cdx2 on gastric epithelium cells differentiation and gene expression
1998 Awards
Simon Carding, Ph.D.
(Department of Clinical Studies
School of Veterinary Medicine)
Currently, University of Leeds
An in vitro model system for investigating intestinal epithelial cell: intraepithelial lymphocyte interactions
Linda Greenbaum, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Cytokine activation in peroxisome proliferator-induced liver growth
Thomas Judge, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Effect of blockade of B7-mediated T cell costimulation on IL-12 signaling
Kim M. Olthoff, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Early gene expression following liver transplanation
Michael A. Pack, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Fine resolution mapping and molecular cloning of genes which regulate enterocyte development in the zebrafish
Elizabeth B. Rand, M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jagged1 expression studies
Debra G. Silberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
The effect of Cdx1 and Cdx2 on gastric epithelium cells differentiation and gene expression
Wenchao Song, Ph.D.
Center for Experimental Therapeutics
and Department of Pharmacology
Regulation of complement activation and inflammation by decay-accleration factor in the intestinal tract
1998 Nutrition and Food Safety Awards
Barbara Haber, M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nutrition and outcome in pediatric chronic liver disease
Nita Salzman, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology
The role of human enteric defensins and muscosal immunity
Gregory Schears, M.D.
Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Resting energy expenditure in intubated children
1997 Awards
Clifford S. Deutschman, M.D.
Department of Anesthesia
Liver-restricted transcription factors in SIRS
Klaus H. Kaestner, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
Intestinal Development in Cdx2 Mutant Mice
Daniel S. Kessler, Ph.D.
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Embryonic Development of the Vertebrate Digestive Tract
Kim M. Olthoff, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Early Gene Expression Following Liver Transplanation
Michael A. Pack, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Fine Resolution Mapping and Molecular Cloning of Genes which Regulate Enterocyte Development in the Zebrafish
Elizabeth B. Rand, M.D.
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Gene cloning within the Alagille region