Congratulations!

• Dr. Ashwani Singal has been awarded the "Highly Cited Author Award" from Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology (JCTH). This honor is awarded to authors who have contributed high academic value and great professional influence articles to this journal over the past decade. It was awarded at the journal's 10th year anniversary.
  
  

• Congratulations to Dr. Ashwani Singal, who has just been named Associate Editor of Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (CTG) an open access online journal published on behalf of the American College of Gastroenterology to publish innovative clinical work that impacts prevention, diagnosis and treatment of GI disorders, and translational research leading to best practices and cost-effective prevention/treatment strategies.

• Congratulations to UofL researchers Drs. Vatsalya Vatsalya, Maiying Kong, Huirong Hu and Craig McClain on "The Beneficial effects of Lactobacillus GG Therapy on Liver and Drinking Assessments in Patients with Moderate Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis" published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, which was recently highlighted at the National External Advisory Council meeting of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This innovative research evaluates how a specific probiotic and the microbiome can impact alcohol-use disorder and alcohol-induced liver injury.
• Congratulations to Drs. Stephen McClave and Keith Miller for another successful Nestlé Nutrition Scholars Program at UofL. This is an intensive two-week course in nutrition and acute care and in nutrition and chronic diseases that is provided to senior house officers and faculty from around the country. The course are taught by international experts. For more information go to: https://www.nestlemedicalhub.com/program-information/nestle-nutrition-institute-clincial-nutrition-fellowship-for-physicians
• Congratulations to Dr. Ben Rogers, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition)!  He has been awarded the 2023 American Foregut Society 2023 Early Career Award. This prestigious award is bestowed by the AFS to an early career clinician-scientist demonstrating excellence in scientific inquiry, including basic science, clinical/translational, device development or educational research. He will be recognized during the annual AFS meeting in Dallas, TX, being held September 28-October 1, 2023.
• Congratulations to Dr. Banrida Wahlang, who is a new junior faculty member in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition. She has been awarded an NIH NIEHS K01 award to support a 3-year period of intensive, mentored research and career development under the guidance and support of a mentoring team led by Dr. Matt Cave. Her topic is "Evaluating mechanisms of sex differences in environmentally-induced metabolic diseases." This is an important topic and one that has not been previously addressed. Dr. Wahlang received her Ph.D. at UofL in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. She joins two other GI faculty members with NIH K-awards. Congratulations to Dr. Wahlang!