Since 1996, the AWSF/Ethicon
Endo-Surgery, Inc. Fellowship has supported a
number of women surgeons by funding original research
in topics of flexible GI endoscopy, laparoscopy,
minimal access techniques or related emerging technology.
A $25,000 Fellowship
grant from
Genomic Health was established in 2007. The fellowship is awarded for topics in
the area of cancer-related research. Click here for a
detailed schedule and application
information. Nominations closed for this year.
Congratulations to the 2010 Fellowship
Grant Winners:
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AWSF/Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Fellowship |
Topic |
Northwestern University
Jacqueline S. Jeruss, MD, PhD |
Novel Cell Array to Determine Impact of CDK Inhibition on
SMAD Signaling in Cyclin Overexpressing Breast Cancer
|
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AWSF/Genomic Health Fellowship |
Topic |
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Mayo Clinic
Nanette R. Reed, MD |
Analysis of Local Genomic
Alterations in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma and Implications for
the Adenocarcinoma Progression Model |
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I received a grant that allowed me to organize and carry out
a natural orifice surgical protocol for gastric restriction in
swine. This was my first foray into this field and it introduced
me to new procedures and new people involved in this area of
research. One particular benefit is that our group plans to
publish our results in a peer-reviewed journal. In addition,
this collaboration has led to new ideas and further competitive
grant funding on a non-bariatric foregut project. This AWS grant
was much appreciated and very beneficial to my career. Most of
all, I have enjoyed my interactions with the members of this
association.
- Dr. Ann Rogers
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Past
AWSF/Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Fellowship Recipients:
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Award Year |
Awardee |
Topic |
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1996 |
Dept of Surgery Columbia Presbyterian:
Dr. Karen Horvath |
The Effects of Laparoscopic and Open Bowel Resection on
Tumor Establishment and Growth in a Murine Model |
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1997 |
The Regents of the University of California:
Dr. Alicia Silva |
Carbon Dioxide versus Air for Intralumenal Insufflation
During Endoscopic Assisted Laparoscopy |
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1998 |
UTMB:
Dr. Aphrodite Henderson |
Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvesting Improves Graft
Patency and Patient Satisfaction |
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1999 |
Joseph Stokes Jr Research Institute:
Dr. Danielle Walsh |
Endoscopic Technique for Tracheal Occlusion in
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
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2000 |
LSUMC, Shreveport:
Dr. Celeste Hollands |
Short term Assessment of Robotic Surgical Techniques in
Porcine Intestinal Anastomosis, Hepaticojejunostomy, and Portoenterostomy
Using ZEUS Technology |
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2001 |
Mt Sinai School of Medicine:
Dr. Celia Divino, MD |
Endoluminal Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Disease |
|
2002 |
UCSD:
Katie
Nason |
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in diabetic wound healing |
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2003 |
Washington
University in St. Louis: Rebecca Aft, MD, PhD
|
Evaluation
of 2-Deoxy-D Glucose as a Sensitizer to Radiation and Chemotherapy in a
Mouse Breast Cancer Tumor Model |
|
2004 |
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Lori Wilson, MD |
Translational Proteomics: Identification of Protein
Profiles in Breast Disease |
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2005 |
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School:
Asha Bale, MD |
Role of Ghrelin in Outcomes After Gastric Bypass Surgery in African-American
Women |
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2006 |
UCSF:
Anjali Kumar, MD, MPH |
Randomized Phase II Pilot Trial of Statin Use in Women with
Early Breast Cancer |
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2007 |
Johns
Hopkins University Medical School, Maryland
Kimberly Eden Steele, MD |
Brain Dopamine Receptor Activity in Obese Subjects Before and
After Gastric Bypass Surgery |
|
2008 |
Penn
State Hershey Medical Center
Ann M. Rogers, MD, FACS |
Endoscopic Mucosal Stripping and Plication for Gastric
Reduction in a Porcine Model |
|
2009 |
RUSH
University Medical Center
Ai-Xuan Holterman, MD |
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease in morbidly obese
adolescents |
|
2010 |
Northwestern University
Jacqueline S. Jeruss, MD, PhD |
Novel Cell Array to Determine Impact of CDK Inhibition on
SMAD Signaling in Cyclin Overexpressing Breast Cancer |
My application for the AWSF
Ethicon Endo-Surgery grant was a natural outgrowth of my
participation in AWS to connect professionally and personally
with so many women surgical leaders and also as a
career-enhancing strategy.
I am immensely grateful to AWS for this grant which allowed me
to transition from basic bench-side investigation of liver
pathology in mice into a translational program for human
obesity-related liver disease. This bridge funding not only
provides me with a mid career research development opportunity
at a time of stringent NIH resources, but also opens up new
directions for further my professional growth. I am especially
grateful that this grant gave me the means to expose two women
medical students fresh to the world of surgery to surgical
research and thereby offer them opportunities for future
professional advancement through participation in AWS. This
grant is a gift which will keep on giving.
Ai-Xuan Holterman , MD , FACS
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
AWSF/Ethicon Endo-Surgery Fellowship Recipient
(awarded in 2008)
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Past AWSF/Genomic Health Fellowship Recipients:
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Award Year |
Awardee |
Topic |
| 2007 |
University of Iowa
Geeta Lal, MD, MDc, FRCS(C) |
ECMI Expression as an Independent
Prognostic Marker in Breast Cancer - a Pilot Study |
|
2008 |
University of Texas-Southwestern
Medical Center
Christina Roland, MD |
Tumor-derived VEFG Regulates and
Recruitment of Immune Effector Cells |
|
2009 |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center
Tari A. King, MD FACS |
A Genetic Analysis of the
Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Lobular Carcinoma in
Situ |
|
2010 |
Mayo Clinic
Nanette R. Reed, MD |
Analysis of Local Genomic
Alterations in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma and Implications for
the Adenocarcinoma Progression Model |
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