Ajay JainProfessor and Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionSaint Louis UniversityDr. Ajay Jain, MD, DNB, MHA is a professor of pediatrics with a dual appointment in the department of pharmacology and physiology. He is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Director of the Health First program at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University as well as the co-director for the SLU Metabolic and Nutrition Institute. He is also the president for the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Dr. Jain’s seminal contributions include pioneering work in the field of parenteral nutrition associated multisystem injury, interrogating pathways, and leading development of novel systems to study pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches for appropriate nutritional delivery and rehabilitation. He is also credited with the development of unbiased discovery platforms and excellence in diagnostic and therapeutic testing of pediatric liver diseases and for pediatric obesity. His research laboratory is funded via the National Institutes of Health (NIH), foundations, and industry partners. Importantly Dr. Jain has been a mentor to more than 50 students, trainees, and faculty, an NIH study section panelist and prominently recognized through high profile peer reviewed publications, patents as well as multiple national and international invited presentation and awards, including the recent 2023 Grant and John B. Watkins Award for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN), the 2023 best of ASPEN, the 2021 Gerard Odell Prize for Excellence in Liver Research from NASPGHAN and the 2020 International Stanley J Dudrick Award, Recognizing Excellence in Nutrition. In addition to superlative research, he strives to delivery world class care to his patients with liver and gastrointestinal diseases, including those getting isolated and multiorgan transplants, short bowel syndrome, nutritional, metabolic and other GI disorders.1. 2023 Grand and John B. Watkins Award for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) 2. 2023 Transplant Visionaries Challenge Award, Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEOT), American Society of Transplantation (AST) 3. 2023 Best of ASPEN, Pediatrics and NeonataUnited States