Help us celebrate this year’s AGA Institute Council Section Research Mentor Award recipients at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2025. The Research Mentor Award acknowledges the achievements of AGA members who serve the gastroenterology and hepatology community as outstanding mentors in research.
Each of the esteemed members below will receive their award during their respective section plenary sessions at DDW. Use the DDW Meeting Planner to view session details and add them to your calendar.
Stephen Collins, MB, BS, MD, AGAF
Section: Basic & Clinical Intestinal Disorders (BCID)
Asma Nusrat, MD
Section: Cellular & Molecular Gastroenterology (CMG)
Lisa Strate, MD, MPH
Section: Clinical Practice (CP)
Christopher Thompson, MD, MHES, MSc, FASGE
Section: Endoscopy, Technology & Imaging (ETI)
Jacques Bergman, MD, PhD
Section: Esophageal, Gastric & Duodenal Disorders (EGD)
William Grady, MD, AGAF
Section: Gastrointestinal Oncology (GIONC)
Stephen Hanauer, MD, AGAF
Section: Immunology, Microbiology & Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IMIBD)
Saul Karpen, MD, PhD, FAASLD
Section: Liver & Biliary (LB)
Lora Hooper, PhD
Section: Microbiome & Microbial Therapy (MMT)
Lin Chang, MD, AGAF
Section: Neurogastroenterology & Motility (NGM)
Robert Schulman, MD
Section: Obesity, Metabolism & Nutrition (OMN)
Ashok Saluja, PhD, AGAF
Section: Pancreatic Disorders (PAN)
Peter Dempsey, PhD
Section: Pediatric Gastroenterology (PG)
