The Winners
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2026 Award Winners

Dietitian Recognition Award

Alex_Lickley

Alex Lickley

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Project Title: Improving Patient Outcomes While Reducing Gastroenterology Appointments and Endoscopy Demand

Supervisor: Cristian Costas

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Essay Prize Winner

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Manjeevan Singh

University of Sheffield School of Medicine

Project Title: Beyond the Biopsy:  Is it feasible to lower the ten-fold anti-tissue transglutaminase threshold in diagnosing adult coeliac disease?

Supervisor:  Professor David Sanders

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Soumyajit Saha

Norwich Medical School at University of East Anglia

Project Title: RORyt+ cell enclysis and hepatocyte PPARα expression in cholestatic and viral liver diseases

Supervisor: Dr Zania Stamataki

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Student Prizes

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Satvika Adiki

Imperial College School of Medicine 

Project Title: Modafinil for Severe IBD-Related Fatigue:  A Prospective Evaluation of 12-Month Clinical Outcomes

Supervisor: Dr Calum Moulton

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Veylan Sebastian

School of Medicine, Imperial College London

Project Title: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fluid Therapy Protocols in Acute Pancreatitis:  A Comparison of Aggressive versus Moderate Resuscitation Strategies

Supervisor: Mr Farid Froghi

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Bethan Rogers

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University

Project Title: A Physiologically Relevant In Vitro Gut Barrier Model 

Supervisor: Jeffrey Pearson

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Sara Lyden

Cardiff University School of Medicine 

Project Title: Integrating histo-molecular patient profiles with patient reported symptoms and quality of life measures in ulcerative colitis 

Supervisors: Prof Simon Travis, Dr Matthias Friedrich, Prof Paula Dhiman

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F1/F2 Research Award

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Dr Arkadeep Dhali

Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

Project Title: Virtual first-appointment dietetic intervention for coeliac disease: a single-centre prospective feasibility study with health economic evaluation

Supervisor: Professor David Sanders

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Dr Ben Ward

Health Sciences, University of York

Project Title: Multi-site evaluation of long-term outcomes and quality measures for patients post colon capsule endoscopy; establishing a colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) research database

Supervisor: Professor James Turvill

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Nurse Recognition Award

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Donna Blinston

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Project Title: Early Identification of Liver Disease Through Community-Based Screening and Engagement

Supervisor: Dawn Jones

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Pharmacist Recognition Award

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Cara Leung

North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Project Title: Getting Immunomodulators Right:  Implementing a Pharmacist-Led Immunomodulator Clinic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis 

Supervisor: Dr Melanie Lockett

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HST Audit/Quality Improvement Award

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Dr Rachel Perry

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Project Title: Prevention not palliation:  Introducing and evaluating the success of new multi-morbidity clinics to prevent the development of advanced liver disease

Supervisors: Professor Neil Guha, Professor Naaventhan Palaniyappan, De Rebecca Harris

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