2024 Award Winners
Dietitian Recognition Award
Ms Leah Seamark
Essay Prize Winner
Lydia Brown
University of Sheffield Medical School.
Project Title: Prevalence and Burden of Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
Amongst Medical Students at the University of Sheffield.
Supervisor: Dr Imran Aziz
Dylan Leon
with 30 – day mortality in patients with acute variceal bleeding,
independent of baseline liver function.
F1/F2 Research Award
Dr Petra Paiz
difficile infections rCDI): An investigation into gut microbiomemetabolome-
host interactions.
Medical Nurse Recognition Award
Ms Elizabeth Gibson/Ms Lauren Byrne
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
Project Title: Development of the World’s First Virtual Ward to Manage Complex Nutritional Conditions.
Supervisor: Jo Wakeman
Pharmacist Recognition Award
Sonal Patel
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
Project Title: The establishment of a dedicated specialised pathway to optimise
the management of patients diagnosed and treated for autoimmune
hepatitis (AIH).
Supervisor: Dr Sreelakshmi Kotha
SPR trainee Audit / Quality Improvement Award
Dr Laura Burke
Student Prizes
Meryl Ong
University College, London Medical School.
Project Title: The Systemic Pathology of Dyskeratosis Congenita
Supervisor: Professor Robert Goldin,
Ronit Hardasani
University of Leicester.
Project Title: IWhat matters to patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease when on
advanced therapies? A Qualitative Study.
Supervisor: Dr Mohammad Farhad Peerally
Dr Jemima Finkel
University College London
Project Title: Bacterial Translocation in Cirrhosis and its Complications.
Supervisor: Professor Emmanouil Tsochatzis