Author Archives: Ann Zakaria

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After some amazing presentations and much deliberation by the judges, WE HAVE A WINNER of the 2024 CGIBD Research Competition!!

  Name   Position & Department   Mentor   Title   Ahn, Ju-Hyun   Post-Doc            Microbiology & Immunology   Arthur, Janelle Intestinal E. coli–produced yersiniabactin activates HIF-1α by sequestering zinc, promoting pro-fibrotic macrophages in Crohn’s disease.   Aljabban, Jihad Post-Doc          … Read more

Congratulations to Erin Steinbach on being awarded her K08 through the NIAID!   “Of all the grants that have come my way, the most rewarding are ones where I get to play mentor to an incredible scientist. Erin is exceptional … Read more

T32 Lunch Meetings 2nd Wednesday Monthly (except August meeting) 12:45-1:45pm MBRB Room 7201 August 2024 – June 2025 Date   Speakers Topic 08/21/24 Balfour and Shehzad All trainees Welcome back Trainees (past and current) give 2-3 min updates 09/11/24 Jihad … Read more

T32 Lunch Meetings 2nd Wednesday Monthly 12:45-1:45pm MBRB Room 7201 September 2023 – June 2024   Date Speakers Topic  09/13/23 Balfour and Shehzad All trainees Welcome back Trainees (past and current) give 2-3 min updates 10/11/23 Tyler Culpepper Ann Salvador … Read more

Welcome to our new trainees Kendall Lough and Tyler Culpepper!  Kendall and Tyler will begin the T32 program on July 1, 2022

We would like to welcome our new trainees:  Simon Gray, Vivian Lee, Kim Darlington and Alfredo Blakely-Ruiz!

*Due to COVID-19, DDW was not held in 2020.* Bethesda, MD (Feb. 4, 2020) — The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has announced the 2020 recipients of the annual recognition prizes, given in honor of outstanding contributions and achievements in gastroenterology.  “AGA Recognition Prizes allow … Read more

January 29, 2021 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been recognized as one of the “Best Global Universities for Gastroenterology and Hepatology” by U.S. News and World Report. UNC GI and Hepatology was ranked 6th in the … Read more