Morowitz Lab Summer Update
Presenters: Rafael Ramos-Jimenez (Advisor: Dr. Michael Morowitz)
Effects of a plant-based diet on murine colitis and antibiotic exposure models will be discussed.
Simmons Research Conferences
Scaling up Surgical Training via the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA): International Needs Assessment and Curriculum Development
Presenter: Katherine Hill, MD (Advisor: Dr. Juan Puyana)
Dr. Hill will be discussing: (1) her experience as a participant-observer in a Kenyan residency program, (2) the educational needs assessment I completed across East Africa, and (3) the online surgical curriculum that is undergoing its initial roll-out across the COSECSA training programs.
Metformin in Adults with Type II Diabetes: Preoperative Diseases of Aging, Perioperative Inflammation, Postoperative Readmission, and Survival
Presenter: Katherine Reitz (mentors: Drs. Edith Tzeng / Matthew Neal)
TBA
Presenter: Ryan M. McEnaney, MD
Determinants of Surgeon Decision-Making in Emergency General Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis
Presenter: Shreyus Kulkarni, MD, MS (Advisor: D. Mohan)
Shrey will discuss the results of a qualitative analysis of surgeons’ decision-making in emergency general surgery. He will argue that traditional rational models of decision-making fail to capture real-world complexity, and that we must broaden our understanding of individual and social determinants of surgeons’ behavior.
An Aging-Related Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism is Associated with Altered Clinical Outcomes and Distinct Inflammatory Profiles in Aged Blunt Trauma Patients
Presenter: Ashley Lamparello (Advisors: T. Billiar / Y. Vodovotz)
Targeting Pleural Carcinomatosis and Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) with Oncolytic Virotherapy
Presenter: Chigo Ekeke (advisors: Michael Lotze, MD / Raj Dhupar, MD, MBA)
Vascular Cells and Pyroptosis
Presenter: Wentao Gao, MD, PhD
Dynamic Networks and Principal Drivers of Systemic and Local Inflammation in Combat Casualties
Presenter: Ruben Zamora, PhD
Role of Estrogen Receptors in Thoracic Aortic Disease
Presenter: Lauren Huckaby, MD (Advisors: T. Gleason / J. Phillippi)