March 19, 2021

In Case You Missed It:

• Refer to the COVID-19 and MCW Research page to stay up-to-date on changes in research operations related to the current pandemic.
• COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
• Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD, is this year's recipient of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Excellence in Medical Leadership Award. Congratulations!
• The 2021 Cardiovascular Center Research Retreat will be held virtually on Monday, May 10. Abstract submissions are due by March 31. The theme this year is, “Renewal: Ideas & Opportunities in Cardiovascular Science,” and incudes a keynote address by Dr. Barry Borlaug. | Submit an abstract or register here

Surgery Research Conference Recap, March 10
Research Resident Research Update

Join Us Next Month for Surgery Research Conference
Research Resident Research Update
Wednesday, April 14 | 5 p.m.

Nathan Smith, MD

GRANT$ Alert

We Care Fund for Medical Innovation and Research 2021 Faculty Seed Grants
$50,000 Promising pilot grant, distributed over 1 year
$100,000 New collaboration grant, distributed over 2 years
Application Due (eBridge): Friday, April 9, 2021

The mission of the We Care Fund is to use contributions made available by the philanthropic community to support Department of Surgery faculty who are creating innovative therapies and clinical programs that benefit patients in Wisconsin and throughout the world. Proposals should demonstrate the importance of innovation and discovery to advance science and the clinical care of patients. Any level of science is eligible for funding; preference will be given to those proposals that effectively articulate a translational theme even if the bedside application may be in the future. Proposals may include innovative basic science or clinical research projects. Potential for extramural funding will be a consideration for these applications as the goal of We Care is to stimulate preliminary data for a larger NIH (or equivalent) proposal.

MCW Cancer Center Clinical Concept Award
2-year up to $150,000
Application Due: March 31, 2021

Researchers with relevant research from all areas of science are invited to apply to this RFA. Priority will be given to collaborations between basic or translational science, and population science or epidemiologic researchers who propose to study topics related to understanding or addressing cancer disparities. Inclusion of correlative studies that utilize MCW CC Shared Resources, especially those provided by the GSPMC (NGS such as genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic sequencing and bioinformatic analysis), are encouraged.

MCW Cancer Center NGS-Based Pilot Projects-Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Analysis Award
Sequencing through Bioinformatics projects will receive up to $15,000 for GSPMC services
Bioinformatics-only projects will receive up to $5,000 for GSPMC services
Application Due: March 31, 2021

To advance precision oncology and the molecular understanding of cancer, the MCW Cancer Center (CC), in partnership with the Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center (GSPMC), is inviting proposals for small-scale research projects that utilize any combination of the genomic, transcriptomic or epigenomic technologies and bioinformatics platforms available in the GSPMC. Responsive proposals will describe projects that either improve our understanding of cancer initiation, progression or therapeutic resistance or show promise to improve cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis or treatment.

Office of Research 2021 Program Project Formation Grant
Up to $150,000 per year for up to two years
LOI Due: March 31st, 2021
Applications Due: Monday, May 4th, 2021

The goal of the funding mechanism is that the research team is positioned to submit a competitive application for a program project or equivalent grant to NIH within 3 years of initiation of this award. Applications will be required to include at least 3 faculty members all collaborating to one overall project goal that will be funded and may also include funding for the development of cores that will be essential for the NIH submission. The application will require that the team describe the proposed structure of the NIH submission and how each of the individual elements will synergize with each other to achieve the goals of the project. Factors that will be considered in the evaluation of these projects will include the human health significance and innovation of the project; expertise and research accomplishments of the researchers; the strength of the research premise; and the need for additional funding to achieve extramural support.

Research Affairs Committee (RAC) New Faculty Pilot Grant
Up to $35,000 for one year
Application Due (eBridge): April 19, 2021

New Faculty (Pilot) Grants provide “seed” money for the initiation of new projects. The primary goal of the award is to help applicants obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for extramural funding (foundation, clinical trials, etc.). The application should contain an explanation of how the pilot project relates to plans for future research. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek mentorship from senior and successfully funded faculty members when writing the application.

Abstracts Alert

Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) Annual Meeting
September 16–19, 2021, St. Louis, MO
Abstract Deadline: April 2, 2021

• There is a 400-word limit for abstracts. No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title.
• Abstracts will be limited to a maximum of one (1) image. Tables may also be included in the abstract but any text in the tables will count towards the 400-word limit.

Abstracts must not have been submitted to a journal for publication, published previously or presented at a national or regional meeting prior to the 2021 meeting.

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Annual Meeting
November 3-6, 2021, Atlanta, GA
Abstract Deadline: April 5, 2021

To submit an abstract, you will need to access the online submission site through X-CD System. Of important note, STSA requires that all abstract authors (primary and co-authors) submit their commercial and financial disclosure information by the abstract submission deadline of April 5, 2020. Co-authors may login and complete their personal commercial relationship form. Only one form is required per author for the meeting.

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting
October 14-16, 2021, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract Deadline: April 30, 2021

• The abstract language is English
• The templates provided are the only format accepted please see “How to write and submit an EACTS Abstract” below.
• There should be no more than 8 authors
• Since the abstracts will be judged anonymously, the text may not reveal the institutional affiliation
• Mark the category which best describes the subject of your abstract. If the paper is to be considered for any award or prize, mark the corresponding field when submitting the abstracts.
• Each abstract submitted to the Association for possible presentation at the EACTS Annual Meeting must summarize an original contribution and must not have been submitted, presented, published or accepted for presentation or publication elsewhere.

Abstracts will not be accepted unless they are submitted according to the format and instructions described previously, and submitted using the online system no later than the dates given above.

The Panamerican Trauma Society (PTS) Congress
October 14-16, 2021, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract Deadline: May 3, 2021

The abstract should describe original research in trauma care, critical care, injury prevention, or burn care. The abstract must consist of original material not published prior to the PTS annual conference or previously presented in another national or international conferences. Local presentations are allowed.

Society of Asian Academic Surgeons (SAAS) Annual Meeting
September 25-26, 2021, Chicago, IL
Abstract Deadline: May 19, 2021

You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system (you will be required to set up an account first): https://saas2021.exordo.com
*Please note that if you created an account in Ex Ordo for a previous meeting, the same username and password can be used

SAAS does allow the presentation of work that has been presented at other meetings, but not published or under consideration for publication at the time of submission. Each presenting author will be limited to two abstracts. Submission to the Journal of Surgical Research, the official publication of SAAS, is recommended, but not required.

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

Optimizing the fellowship interview process: Perspectives from applicants and program directors of the comprehensive endocrine surgery fellowship program. Surgery. (Drake FT, Lyden ML, Kuo JH, Shen WT, Morris-Wiseman LF, Carty SE, Wang TS)

Cost-effectiveness analysis of universal germline testing for patients with pancreatic cancer. Surgery. (Krepline AN, Geurts JL, George B, Kamgar M, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Griffin MO, Evans DB, Tsai S, Kim RY)

Injury Severity and Hospital Resource Utilization: A Review of Current Trauma Triage Activation Criteria. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Morris R, Karam BS, Murphy P, Jenkins P, Milia D, Hemmila M, Haines K, Puzio T, de Moya M, Tignanelli C)

Cumulative GRAS Score as a Predictor of Survival After Resection for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Analysis From the U.S. Adrenocortical Carcinoma Database. Annals of Surgical Oncology. (Baechle JJ, Marincola Smith P, Solorzano CC, Tran TB, Postlewait LM, Maithel SK, Prescott J, Pawlik T, Wang TS, Glenn J, Hatzaras I, Shenoy R, Phay JE, Shirley LA, Fields RC, Jin L, Abbott DE, Ronnekleiv-Kelly S, Sicklick JK, Yopp A, Mansour J, Duh QY, Seiser N, Votanopoulos K, Levine EA, Poultsides G, Kiernan CM)

Two-Stage Hepatectomy for Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multi-institutional Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. (Chavez MI, Gholami S, Kim BJ, Margonis GA, Ethun CG, Tsai S, Christians KK, Clarke C, Mogal H, Maithel SK, Pawlik TM, D'Angelica MI, Aloia TA, Eastwood D, Gamblin TC)

A Randomized Trial of Modified Prolonged Exposure to Prevent the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients Hospitalized With Traumatic Injuries. Journal of Traumatic Stress. (Larsen SE, Hunt JC, Geier T, Heyrman K, Schumann N, Brandolino A, Timmer-Murillo S, Bergner C, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA)

Temporary mechanical circulatory support prevents the occurrence of a low-output state in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: A case series. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. (Smith NJ, Ramamurthi A, Joyce LD, Durham LA, Kohmoto T, Joyce DL)

Safety, Tolerability, and Outcomes of Enteral Nutrition in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. [Review] Nutrition in Clinical Practice. (Davis RC 2nd, Durham LA 3rd, Kiraly L, Patel JJ)

The Utility of Preoperative Tumor Markers in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Primary Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: an Analysis from the US HIPEC Collaborative. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. (Fackche N, Schmocker RK, Kubi B, Cloyd JM, Ahmed A, Grotz T, Leiting J, Fournier K, Lee AJ, Powers B, Dineen S, Veerapong J, Baumgartner JM, Clarke C, Gamblin TC, Patel SH, Dhar V, Hendrix RJ, Lambert L, Abbott DE, Pokrzywa C, Lafaro K, Lee B, Zaidi MY, Maithel SK, Johnston FM, Greer JB)

N-acetyl-lysyltyrosylcysteine amide, a novel systems pharmacology agent, reduces bronchopulmonary dysplasia in hyperoxic neonatal rat pups. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. (Teng RJ, Jing X, Martin DP, Hogg N, Haefke A, Konduri GG, Day BW, Naylor S, Pritchard KA Jr)

Developing Research Potential and Building Partnerships: A Report of the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course at the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa. Journal of Surgical Research. (Long KL, Galukande M, Kyamanywa P, Tarpley MJ, Dodgion C, Global Affairs Committee of the Association for Academic Surgery)

Impact of resection margin on outcomes in high-grade soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity-A USSC analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. (Chouliaras K, Patel N, Senehi R, Ethun CG, Poultsides G, Grignol V, Gamblin TC, Roggin KK, Fields RC, D'Agostino R Jr, Levine EA, Cardona K, Votanopoulos K)

Factors Associated With Torsion in Pediatric Patients With Ovarian Masses. Journal of Surgical Research. (Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Aldrink JH, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright TN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium)

Venous insufficiency, lymphocutaneous fistula, and use of autologous blood. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques. (Srinivasan A, Alizadegan S)

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