North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutri

Publication of a scholarly medical journal that is distributed to over 2,000 subscribers.

Foundation grants.two foundation grants are awarded to our foundation.(1) naspghan/naspghan foundation george ferry young investigator development award. This two-year grant is available to junior faculty to support research activities that have the potential for evolution to an independent research career in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology or nutrition. Monies are awarded in support of a meritorious research project in the clinical or basic sciences to study the diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, or pancrease and nutritional disorders in gastrointestinal tract, liver, or pancreas and nutritional disorders in children.(2) naspghan foundation mid-level career research award - this mid-level career development award is for naspghan members pursuing research in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition and are at a mid-level in their career. Mid-level is defined as a faculty member who has held a faculty appointment for at least 6 years at the time of application, but has not yet reached professor level. This award will provide up to $100,000 in direct funding for 2 years ($50,000 per year) for the advancement of research careers for applications with significant promise in their mid-years as faculty. The proposal must include a focused area of research that will directly enhance the applicant's ability to achieve further national peer-reviewed research funding and result in significant impact on gastrointestinal, nutrition and liver health in children. Basic, clinical, translational, epidemiologic, dissemination and implementation research are all encouraged. This award is to foster either a new era of enquiry or to provide pilot data in an ongoing area of research with substantial potential for new funding.

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