Posted on May 19, 2017
Congratulations to our award recipients from the 15th Annual Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science and Department of Surgery Research Day on May 10, 2017:
Oral Presentation Award Winners
- First Place: Jennifer L. Miller-Ocuin, MD, “Inhibition of Autophagy Improves Pathologic and Biomarker Response to Pre-Operative Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel in Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial”
Runners-up:
- Joshua Brown, MD, MSc, “Speed Isn’t Everything: Identifying Patients Who May Benefit from Helicopter Transport Despite Faster Ground Transport”
- Mitch Dyer, MD, “Platelet-Derived HMGB1 Promotes DVT Formation via Neutrophil Extracellular Traps”
- Katie Sun, PhD, “Cardiolipin Functions as Intracellular DAMP to Activate Caspase 11 After Hemorrhagic Shock”
Poster Presentation Award Winners
- Daniel Brown (Epidemiology/Outcomes)
- Shaun Siow, MD (Quality Improvement)
- Vikas Sud (Basic Science)
- Joseph Fusco (Basic & Translational Sciences)