2017 International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society (iGES) Annual Meeting
Dear Colleagues:
Please join us for the 2017 International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society (iGES) annual meeting in conjunction with Digestive Diseases Week.
5:30pm Saturday, May 6, 2017 at:
Grand Ballroom, Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown
506 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607.
5:30-6:10pm Registration (US$20, Please bring cash or a check), Dinner, and Opening Remarks
6:15-7:20pm Session 1: Electrophysiology of the Gut
7:30-8:40pm Session 2: Electrical Therapies for the Gut
8:40-9:00pm Awards Ceremony
9:00-9:45pm Session 3: Measurement and Therapies
10:00pm Adjourn
A detailed program is also available.
Our meeting is kindly sponsored by 3CPM Company and FlexiMap.
We would like to thank the authors who submitted abstracts to this iGES meeting and the review committee members for their review of the abstracts: Kenneth Koch, Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel, Jieyun Yin and Jiande Chen.
Congratulations to the following award winners:
Alvarez Award (Best Abstract): Dylan T. Knutson, Elie Zakhem, Kenneth L. Koch, Khalil N. Bitar for Abstract “Interstitial Cells of Cajal Increase Neural-Mediated Relaxation and Electrical Phenomena within In Vitro Model of Pylorus Neuromuscular Apparatus”
Alvarez Award (Best Abstract): Nina Zhang, Xuhang Li, Han Zhang, Liuqin Jiang, Shengai Zhang, Jieyun Yin, Pankaj P Pasricha, Jiande DZ Chen for Abstract “Optimization of sacral nerve stimulation for colonic inflammation in TNBS-induced colitis in rats”
Robert Stern Award (Best Young Investigator’s Abstract): Yi Liu, MD (Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City)
Young Investigator’s Award: Armen A Gharibans (University of California San Diego)
Young Investigator’s Award: Lei Tu, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins University)
Best regards,
Jane Yin, MD, Secretary, iGES
Jiande Chen, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Vice President, iGES
Richard McCallum, MD, Texas Tech University, President, iGES