On April 19, 2023 we held our 21st Annual Research Day and Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science. Attendees were treated to an outstanding presentation, "Leading the Way: Applying American Surgical Leadership Principles to Improve Health Care for All" by this years’ Richard L. Simmons lecturer, Dean Adil Haider from Aga Khan University Medical College .
The following presenters were selected for special recognition:
Best Oral Presentation: David Silver, MD, MPH- Experience Matters: The Volume Outcome Link in Trauma for EMS (VOLT-EMS)
Runners up:
Andrew Sayce-The Unfolded Protein Response in Trauma and Sepsis
Christof Kaltenmeier- Co-inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) promotes T cell function and inhibits hepatocellular cancer (HCC) growth via activation of the CD112/CD226 pathway
Shravan Leonard-Murali-Uveal Melanoma Immunogenomics Predict Immunotherapy Resistance and Susceptibility
Poster Winners:
Anna Ramos: cGAS is a Key Regulator of Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Intestinal Epithelium during Inflammation
Celine Tohme: ZLN005: A Surrogate for Exercise, Protects the Liver against Ischemia Reperfusion Injury and Metastatic Progression
Tanner Wilson: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Reinforcement Learning Agent for Blood Product Transfusion
Daryl Fields: Pre-injury frailty best predicts one year mortality in older adults with traumatic spinal column fractures
Congratulations to all the winners!
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