Society Name, member

American Gastroenterological Association

Committees

Fellowships

Gastroenterology Research Group

Grantor: Department of Veterans’ Affairs, BLSR&D Merit Review Award

Title of Project: Mechanisms of Response to Reflux-Induced Oxidative Stress in Barrett’s Esophagus

Role (Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator): Co-Investigator

Annual amount and date (direct costs only): $150,000.00

Total amount of award (if multi-year) and dates (direct costs only): $600,000.00
4/1/14-3/31/18

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Activity

Medical and graduate school didactic and small group teaching

UTSWMC Summer Medical Student Research Fellowship
Osman Jaffer

International Medical Student Research Fellowship
Stephanie Juergens (Graduated as summa cum lauda on her research thesis from the University of Magdeburg upon receiving her MD degree 2014)

Postdoctoral Trainees

Yuji Nadatani M.D. Ph.D.
Project: The role of TLR4 in the development of Barrett’s Esophageal Cancer

Sui Peng M.D. Ph.D.
Project: In Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus and in Barrett’s Epithelial Cell Lines, UDCA  Treatment Protects against Bile Acid-Induced DNA Damage

Kiyotaka Asanuma M.D. Ph.D.
Project:Exposure Nitric Oxide Decreases SOX-2 Expression and AKT Signaling In Esophageal Squamous Cells: A Potential Mechanism Underlying Barrett’s Metaplasia