Here are five quick notes:
1. Dr. van Tilburg is one of two winners of the $50,000 grant.
2. The grant supports pilot research projects related to functional GI and motility disorders.
3. The award is jointly sponsored by the Rome Foundation and AGA.
4. Dr. van Tilburg will use the grant to validate the future Rome IV pediatric diagnostic criteria, which could have an immediate impact on the clinical care of children with functional GI disorders.
5. Dr. van Tilburg is an assistant professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology and hepatology at University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.
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