APS Gastrointestinal and Liver Section

💡 Apply for our Education and Teaching Award, or our Research and Knowledge Exchange Award. You could gain up to £10,000 in support to develop new educational resources, conduct a pilot study or develop a new technique. Apply by 20 April 🔗 buff.ly/M06Omdm

Short Report by K Fan et al. (@LSU @Tulane @oursoutheastern @ColoStateNews) Monitored #foodintake in #earlypregnancy modulates the #maternalmicrobiome in the obese BPH/5 #mouse model of superimposed #preeclampsia ow.ly/LyC450YkXTA

Comprehensive Physiology 📝 Tuesday Tips: 🦠 Check out the focused collection #Microbiome: A Critical Modulator of Multiple #OrganCrossTalk in Health and Disease. Read: ow.ly/ViHl50YiLK8 Submit: ow.ly/Be9s50YiLKb

Trust your gut! Gut bacteria produces microbe-made compounds (postbiotics) that can do a lot of good—including lowering blood pressure. APS member Oluwatosin Akinola shares how this could change hypertension management in a new #ISpyPhysiology blog post: ow.ly/sKVR50YilHW

👋 PG has a four Calls for Papers open for submission! Submit your #omics research on #environment, #genetherapy and #precisionmedicine, #singlecellanalysis, and #spatialomics! 🔬🧬🦠🧪 Learn more at ow.ly/tv5q50YiRJ4.

APS' election results are in! Check out your 2026-2027 member leaders: 📍President: Sue Bodine @scbodine 📍Pres-elect: @LacyMAlexander 📍Board directors: Kirsteen Browning @KirsteenBr5302; Julie Freed @LabFreed; @LBruceGladden Full announcement ow.ly/L38G50Ykbw6 📷: @istock

Can we find an additional use for #Rimegepant for those with IBS? A Pilot, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Rimegepant on Visceral Sensation and Symptoms in Non-Constipation #IBS Pain #ArticleinPress (Houssam Halawi et al. @MayoClinic): ow.ly/vrej50Yl7kR

Coming up at APS: • With @faunabio: Physiological Resilience and Insights in Novel Animal Models 2/17 Learn more: ow.ly/WEWs50WuRYU 📷: @istock

What common activity could help increase longevity and reduce your dementia risk by 76%? The answer may have you dancing for joy (and your health!) Read more from @washingtonpost: ow.ly/qq6T50Y57PN #ISpyPhysiology 📷: @istock

How do scientists handle the uncertainties they face in changing times? APS members @VietDinhSci and @mlkross discuss communication, resilience and career paths shaped by real experience in #TPhyMag: ow.ly/G1AI50Y5uyH #ProfDev

Stomach metaplasia for #MicroscopyMonday showing extracellular matrix in purple, enteroendocrine cells in yellow, and mucus cells in teal.

Tired of spending hours searching for funding grants? Our Grants Directory is updated for 2026 with new options to filter by grant type, career stage, funding amount and more. Check it out here ⬇️ buff.ly/ZpgdJaF

#TuftTuesday showing some interesting tuft cell (pink) shapes

📣We’re calling for applications for the Physiological Reviews Editor-in-Chief position! 📅Application deadline: April 30, 2026 🎙️Candidate interviews: Spring 2026 🖱️Apply now! ow.ly/woL150XKQje

☕️ EEP February Coffee Chat We’re hosting @APSPhysiology staff: 🗣 Rebecca Osthus (APS Director, Gov Relations & Sci Policy) 🗣 Mark Eichelberg (APS Science Policy Manager) Learn about science policy & advocacy as Congress finalizes funding👀 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/yw7dnfur

Registering for @APSPhysiology Summit? Don't forget to purchase your GIL Banquet tickets! Tickets are only available through the registration site.

Do you have new results from your research that weren't ready when the regular #APS2026 abstract deadline passed? You're in luck - you've still got time to submit your best work! Late-breaking abstract deadline is Feb. 2. Submit now: ow.ly/pvKn50Y0kvi #WeArePhysiology

Did you have a delay in funding or other circumstances outside your control that made you miss the #APS2026 abstract deadline? If so, you can submit a late-breaking abstract now through Feb. 2. We want to see you in Minneapolis! ow.ly/B2UQ50XU79w #WeArePhysiology #ProfDev

🚨 Applications Open! 🚨 @APSPhysiology GIL Section is looking for its next Trainee Rep: ✅ Organize the GIL Trainee Symposium ✅ Lead the trainee newsletter ✅ Advocate for trainees in APS 📌 Deadline: Dec 15, 2025 👉 Apply here: forms.gle/df1KF4pnAaacJM… @ajpgi #wearephysiology