Recipients of the “A Mother’s Wish Foundation Prize in IBD Research” at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Penn Hospital- with Dr Wu

Award Winner #3

Announcing our 2024 WINNER of the ” AMW PRIZE in IBD Research” at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Penn Hospital

Dear AMW,

Via this email, I’m proud to introduce to you Dr. Amanda M. PeBenito, the 2024 recipient of the A Mother’s Wish Foundation in IBD Research at Penn. Amanda is a terrific clinician and investigator who has had a significant impact on the lives of patients suffering from IBD. Here is a short bio about her.

“Dr. Amanda PeBenito is a Gastroenterologist and physician-scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. She works as both a clinician, treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and a researcher studying infections, such as those caused by the gut pathogen Clostridiodes difficile, which disproportionately affect patients with IBD. The goal of her research is to better understand why patients with IBD are so susceptible to these infections, and specifically which gut metabolites may be driving this process in the setting of chronic inflammation. Her work also aims to develop superior testing methods for this condition and identify new strategies to prevent it. Dr. PeBenito obtained her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital as part of the Stanbury Physician Scientist Program. She was then recruited to the University of Pennsylvania for her Gastroenterology fellowship as part of the Basic Science Research track.”

We deeply appreciate the support of the Foundation for IBD research at Penn!

Gary D. Wu, MD

Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology

Co-Vice Chief for Research, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Director, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases

Director, Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine

Co-Director, PennCHOP Microbiome Program

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

915 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Thank you again AMW! I am truly honored to be recognized alongside the other amazing IBD researchers here at Penn. I’m so thankful to you and the entire A Mother’s Wish Foundation for your support!

Best,

Amanda

Amanda PeBenito, MD, MS

Gastroenterology Fellow, PGY-6

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Pur 3 Winners so far ……

Our First Awards Winner!

Dear Laura and all at the A Mother’s Wish Foundation,

Via this email, I’m proud to introduce to you Dr. Chung Sang “CS” Tse, the 2023 recipient of the A Mother’s Wish Foundation in IBD Research at Penn. CS is a terrific clinician and investigator who has had a significant impact on the lives of parents suffering from IBD. Here is a short bio about her.

Chung Sang Tse, MD, is a board-certified Gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tse is an academic clinician-scientist with a clinical focus on inflammatory bowel diseases, specifically Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Her research is focused on addressing the non-inflammatory drivers of disease burden in inflammatory bowel diseases, including areas intersecting with healthcare delivery, healthcare utilization, health disparities, interdisciplinary care, and psychosocial health. Dr. Tse obtained her medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and thereafter completed her residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic, fellowships in gastroenterology and women’s gastroenterological health at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Preceptorship at the University of California, San

Diego.

Thanks very much the support of the Foundation for IBD research at Penn.

Best, Gary

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Gary D. Wu, MD
Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology
Director, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases Director, Penn Center for Nutritional Science and Medicine Co-Director, PennCHOP Microbiome Program
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
915 BRB II/III, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Award Winner #2!

I’d like to share with you the terrific news that Nichole M. Belle, MD, PhD (cc’ed) https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/nicole-maloney-bellehas been chosen by the selection committee as the inaugural recipient of the “A Mother’s Wish Foundation Prize in IBD Research”. She is an outstanding young investigator studying important facets of intestinal epithelial and immune function related to IBD. Christian Hyde will be providing additional information about Nichole that you can share with the members of your Foundation. Nichole would be delighted to participate in your fund-raising event in the fall.

If you have any questions, please let me know and thanks again to you and your Foundation for the gift supporting this award program in IBD research for the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.