ANGMA ECR Travel award winners!

ANGMA is proud to announce the recipients of our inaugural Early Career Researcher Travel Awards: Narges Mahdavian, Dr. Chu Kion Yao, and Dr. Madeleine Di Natale. Each awardee received $2,500 to attend the Federation of Neurogastroenterology and Motility meeting in Bangkok (Nov 6-8, 2024).

This prestigious event brought together global leaders in neurogastroenterology and motility. The recipients seized the opportunity to present their cutting-edge research, engage in meaningful discussions, and establish valuable international collaborations. Dr. Yao showcased her work on a novel intestinal gas measurement system, offering new insights into gut microbiota metabolism and personalized dietary therapies. Dr. Di Natale presented her leading work on gastric innervation and reflected on the excitement of sharing her latest findings and forming connections with emerging leaders in the field. Narges Mahdavian highlighted her work characterizing intrinsic and extrinsic innervation in Hirschsprung disease colon and emphasized the unique networking and learning experiences at both the Little Brain Big Brain 2024 and FNM, stressing the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives.

The ANGMA ECR Travel Awards play a vital role in supporting early-career researchers to engage with the international neurogastroenterology community, fostering innovation and collaboration. We congratulate our awardees and look forward to seeing the impact of their research in the years to come!