Following a rigorous review of the abstracts submitted to the 2nd JGES International, we are pleased to announce that the 20 recipients of the Young Investigator Awards have been selected as listed below.  We sincerely thank everyone who submitted an abstract.

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Young Investigator Awardees

Name of Lead Author & CV	Affiliation	Presentation Title	Photo
Chintan Patel	Sids Hospital and Research Center	To Assess Whether Trans-papillary Drainage Is The Way To Go For Pseudocysts Drainage Complicating Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis
Takehiko Koga CV	Fukuoka University Hospital	Safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage in malignant distal biliary obstruction with large-volume ascites
Yuki Fujii CV	Okayama University	Second-look endoscopy does not reduce delayed bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy: A multicenter propensity score-matched analysis
Hyunho Seol	Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine	Cumulative Local and Metachronous Recurrence Rates After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Neoplasia
Masafumi Kitamura	Jichi Medical University	Bubble-Free ESD: A Novel Strategy Integrating Optimized Electrosurgical Settings With Continuous Low-Pressure Saline Perfusion
Kohei Suzuki CV	Aizu medical center	Predictors of Difficult Colonoscopy: The Impact of Colon Length Assessed by CT Colonography
Takaaki Morikawa CV	Shin-Oyama City Hospital	Impact of the Day of the Week on Outcomes of Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
Yoshitaka Nishikawa	Kyoto University	Trends and Patterns in Endoscopic Adenoma Detection During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Analysis using Japan Endoscopy Database
Yung Lee CV	Cleveland Clinic	A Novel Bimanual Endoluminal Robotic Platform for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: Preclinical Feasibility and Ergonomic Evaluation
Amarjargal Batdelger	Gastroenterologist	Association Between Esophagogastric Junction Morphology and Esophageal Motility Disorders in Symptomatic Patients
Hitoshi Mori	Nara Medical University	Long-term nutritional outcomes after additional gastrectomy for eCura C-2 lesions following non-curative ESD
Shuichi Miyamoto	Sapporo Medical University	Impact of the C-Shaped curve on endoscope tip rotation and torque transmission with left forearm motion
Natsumi Maeda	Osaka Metropolitan University	Linaclotide as an Adjunct to Low-Volume Bowel Preparation in Chronic Constipation: A Severity-Stratified Analysis of a Randomized Trial
Barbara de Oliveira Moreira Vilaça	Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais	Effectiveness of Endoscopic Treatment for Post-Liver Transplant Anastomotic Biliary Strictures in a University Hospital
Yousra Laabid	Mohammed VI University Hospital Tangier	Haemorrhoidal Disease: Between Beliefs, Medical Practices, and Deviation from International Guidelines</b>
Nikko Theodore Raymundo	St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City	Expanding the Indications of ARMI: A Retrospective Cohort Study on the Outcomes in Refractory GERD with Large Hiatal Hernia
Kunihiko Oguro	University of Alberta	Dilation Diameter and Other Predictors of Surgery in Crohn’s Patients with Successful Endoscopic Dilation by Balloon Assisted Enteroscopy
Ekaterina Khon	A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Scientific Center	Prophylactic Clipping of the Defect after Endoscopic Papillectomy for Reducing Postoperative Events
Shunsuke Omoto	Kindai University Faculty of Medicine	Where do EUS novices fail? A feedback analysis from a structured training program
Hasan Maulahela	Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia	Implementation of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning for Basic Endoscopy Training in Indonesia: Multicenter Experience

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