Breakthroughs in digestive health begin with researchers who have bold ideas and the resources to pursue them. As federal funding grows increasingly uncertain, AGA members supporting the AGA Research Foundation help advance discoveries that have the potential to transform patient care and improve outcomes for millions affected by digestive diseases.
Research drives progress in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive diseases. Thanks to AGA members like you, the AGA Research Foundation awarded research funding to 84 researchers this year to support investigators and critical discoveries. The research supported today will shape tomorrow’s standards of care and improve the lives of patients for generations to come.
Continued research is needed to better understand the many factors that influence digestive health and patient outcomes, including genetic, social, economic, and cultural factors. Advancing this knowledge can improve diagnoses, advance treatments, and help patients live healthier lives.
Behind every research breakthrough is a patient waiting for better answers, better treatments, and better outcomes. Promising ideas alone are not enough. As research funding becomes increasingly difficult to secure, support of the AGA Research Foundation helps investigators pursue innovative research that might otherwise go unfunded.
To learn more about ways to support gastroenterology and hepatology investigators, visit foundation.gastro.org or contact us at foundation@gastro.org.