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Registration and abstract submission deadline for the Anita B. Roberts Symposium, TGF-Beta: Discovery and Promise, is Fri. August 22nd, 2008.

This is a unique one day Symposium with world renowned Speakers in TGF-Beta signaling in diseases, stem cells and cancer in honor of Anita Roberts sponsored by Georgetown University and the National Cancer Institute. Click here to register for the session and dinner. More Information

AGA Research Scholar Identifies New Cancer Gene

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that is implicated in turning normal cells into cancerous cells in solid tumors. The ground-breaking research appeared Monday in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene, and was led by Shrikant Anant, PhD, DVM, a 2001 recipient of the AGA Foundation's Research Scholar Award (RSA). Read more

2008 DDW Photos Available Online

Photographs from the 2008 Outstanding AGA Women In Science Reception may be viewed and ordered by clicking here. Read more

Edda Fiebiger, PhD
AGA Research Scholar Awards (2008)
Studies on the role of lgE-Fc-epsilon-RI-mediated immune responses in the gastrointestinal tract
Andres Roig, MD
Fellowship to Faculty Transition Award (2008)
Cancer Progression of Normal Human Colonic Epithelial Cells
Susan Uprichard, PhD
Pilot Research Initiative Award (2008)
Assessment of in vivo selectable replicon for developing mouse models of HCV replication
Atsushi Sakuraba, MD
AGA Centocor International Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Infammation and Immunology (2008)
Role of TLR 6 in IL-10 regulation and IBD
Sheila Crowe, BSc, PhD
R. Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Research Scholar Award in Gastric Biology Related to Cancer (2008)
Role of AP Endonuclease-1/Redox Factor-1 in Regulation of the Gastric Epithelium: Implications for Gastric Carcinogenesis