Scientific Review Committee

Each of our Research Scholars Programs is overseen by a scientific review committee composed of distinguished experts in their respective fields who are independent from Gilead to ensure equal, objective evaluation of all applicants and their applications. This enables us to maintain the program’s overall integrity and competitive standards, and to ensure awards support the next generation of breakthrough scientific discovery.

Chair

Ana Lleo, MD, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine and Hepatology
Humanitas University

Head of Center of Autoimmune Liver Diseases
Humanitas Research Hospital

Review Committee

Sara Lemoinne, MD, PhD

Professor, Hepatology (PU-PH)
Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Jörn Schattenberg, MD

Director, Department of Internal Medicine II
Professor of Medicine

Saarland University Medical Cetner Homburg

Gideon Hirschfield, MA, MBBChir, FRCP, PhD

Professor
University of Toronto

Staff Hepatologist
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network

Michael Trauner, MD, PhD

Professor
Medical University of Vienna, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Javier Ampuero, MD, PhD, MSc

Associate Professor
Universidad de Sevilla

Medical Doctor
Virgen del Rocio University Hospital

Review the scoring criteria considered for applications

Application Deadline

11:59 PM CEST

10 Apr 2026

Grant Amount

2 Awards

$130,000