On The Cutting Edge | February 2025

February 21, 2025

Award Announcements

Congratulations!

Comprehensive Injury Center - Seed Grants

Creating a Medical-Legal Partnership between Legal Action of WI and Adult and Pediatric Trauma Quality of Life Clinics

Mary "Libby" Schroeder, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Comprehensive Care Model for Firearm Injury Patients: Evaluating the Continuum of Care on Mental Health Outcomes

Sydney Timmer-Murillo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Research Affairs Committee - New Faculty Pilot Grant

The role of chemotherapy-induced liver damage in pancreatic cancer liver metastasis

Nikki Lytle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology

📢 Submit Letter of Intent by Friday, February 28th!

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In Case You Missed It

Faculty Mentorship/Student Help: The Division of Research is implementing initiatives to organize the process of matching research residents and medical students with faculty members for research opportunities. These opportunities are to be strictly for volunteer work done by the student. Specifics on task work is completely up to the faculty member’s discretion. If you are interested in mentoring, please fill out this Qualtrics survey.
NIH Scientific Data Sharing Website: Whether you are involved in an NIH-funded project and want to understand which sharing policies apply to your research and how to comply, or you are a researcher looking to access scientific data from NIH-affiliated repositories, this site is for you. | More information
Department of Surgery Intranet Site: Funding Opportunities, Cultural Complications/Grand Rounds/Quality Minute presentations, Surgery Sparks of Gratitude, Global Surgical Programs, Finance/Reimbursement links, DOS Phone list, and resources for logos/fonts/templates. | More Information
Abstract Deadlines and Meeting List: List will be updated each week.| More Information

Department of Surgery Lab Directory

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Staff Feature

Upcoming Events

CTSI ClinicalTrials.gov Training
- Protocol Registration and Results Reporting System (PRS) | March 11, 2025
CTSI Research Coordinator Enrichment Series
- Study Closeout Logistics | February 27, 2025

SurPASS Tip of the Month

**Update your NIH Biosketch to SciENcv before JUNE submissions**

NIH is updating its requirement for Biosketches and Other Support documents effective May 25, 2025.

NIH will require the use of Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) to complete the Biosketch and Other Support to produce digitally certified PDF(s) for use in application submission.
NIH will also require all Senior/Key Personnel to enter their ORCID ID into SciENcv in the Persistent Identifier (PID) section of the Common Forms. NIH will require all Senior/Key Personnel to link their ORCID ID to their eRA Commons Personal Profile. For information on linking an ORCID ID to the eRA Commons Personal Profile see the ORCID ID topic in the eRA Commons online help.

Starting May 25, 2025, NIH will no longer accept the current NIH Biosketch or NIH Other Support documents. The process to complete your Biosketch in SciENcv may take 2-5 hours the first time. After that, you will only need to update as necessary.

**Please reach out to Lynn Cummings, Grants Operations Coordinator, if you would like to get a head start before your next application to convert your Biosketch to the SciENcv required form!**

Clinical Research Tip of the Month

Data Use Agreements (DUAs)

A DUA is a contractual agreement that covers the transfer of non-public, restricted, data. MCW requires a DUA when we provide data that:

Is HIPAA-protected or constitutes a Limited Data Set (LDS);
Contains Protected Health Information (PHI);
Was collected under a sponsored research agreement that limits disclosure of data.

When MCW is the recipient of such data, the MCW Grants and Contracts Office (GCO) defers to the providing organization regarding whether a DUA is required.

When MCW is providing the data, GCO prepares the DUA upon request of the MCW provider investigator and negotiates terms with the recipient organization. Once the terms are agreed upon, the MCW provider investigator signs the agreement and it is forwarded to GCO to obtain MCW institutional signature. DUA requests are prepared and submitted in eBridge, under the “Agreements” tab.

If you will be receiving or sharing de-identified data for human subject research, only a de-identified data agreement is required by the IRB. A template is provided and this agreement does not need to be reviewed by GCO.

GRANT$ Alert

Cardiovascular Center Keelan Research Foundation Award
$75,000 for 1 year
Application due: March 18, 2025

Eligibility is for an Assistant Professor without current R01-equivalent funding.

Cardiovascular Center Sally Bentley ESI Pilot Award
$20,000 for 1 year
Application due: March 18, 2025

Eligibility is for an Assistant Professor without current R01-equivalent funding to acquire preliminary data, early stage ideas, and/or answer important research questions related to cardiovascular health or disease.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Budget commensurate with project
3 year award period
Rolling deadline - submit LOI then invited to submit full proposal

Evidence for Action - research to advance racial equity; Pioneering Ideas - build a culture of health

Abstracts Alert

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting
September 27-October 1, 2025 | San Francisco, CA
Abstract deadline: February 25, 2025

Abstract Categories: Breast Cancer; Central Nervous System; Digital Health Innovation and Informatics; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Genitourinary Cancer; Gynecological Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Health Services Research/Global Oncology; Hematologic Malignancies; International/Global Oncology; Lunch Cancer/Thoracic Malignancies; Nonmalignant Disease; Nursing and Supportive Care; Palliative Care; Patient Reported Outcomes/QoL/Survivorship; Patient Safety; Pediatric Cancer; Professional Development/Medical Education; Biology - Radiation and Cancer Biology; Physics - Radiation and Cancer Physics; Sarcoma and Cutaneous Tumors

Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) 2025 Vascular Scientific Sessions
September 18-21, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA
Abstract deadline: March 3, 2025

Abstract Categories: Aging; Aortic disease; Arterial disease; Basic & translational science; Cerebrovascular disease; Devices, technology & digital health; Diabetes; Disparities & vascular disease; Epidemiology; Exercise, nutrition, & prevention; Genetics; Health policy & vascular disease; Hypertension; Lipids; Lymphedema & lipedema; Obesity; PAD & CLTI; Pulmonary embolism & CTEPH; Rare vascular disorders; Thrombosis & anticoagulation; Vascular disease in women; Vascular oncology; Vascular ultrasound; Venous disease

American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2025
October 4-7, 2025 | Chicago, IL
Abstract deadline: March 3, 2025

Submission Categories: Bariatric/Foregut; Breast; Cardiac Surgery; Colon and Rectal Surgery; Endocrine; Ethics; General Surgery; Geriatric/Palliative Care; Global Surgery & Humanitarian Outreach; Health Services Research; Hepatobiliary and Pancreas; Military; Neurosurgery; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Ophthalmic Surgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Pediatric Surgery; Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery; Surgical Education; Surgical Oncology; Thoracic Surgery; Transplantation & Tissue Engineering; Trauma/Burn/Critical Care; Urological Surgery; Vascular Surgery

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2025 Annual Symposium
November 15-19, 2025 | Atlanta, GA
Abstract deadline: March 19, 2025

Submission Types: Paper; Student Paper; Podium Abstract; Poster; Panel; Informatics Debate; Systems Demonstration; Tutorials (formerly known as Didactic Workshops); Collaborative Workshop

New England Surgical Society (NESS) Annual Meeting
September 19-21, 2025 | Portland, ME
Abstract deadline: March 24, 2025

Abstract Categories: Basic Science; Clinical Burns/Trauma/Acute Care; Clinical GI; Clinical Cancer; Clinical Pediatric Surgery; Clinical Transplantation; Clinical Endocrine Surgery; Clinical Plastic Surgery; Clinical Cardiothoracic/Vascular; Clinical Surgical Specialties (i.e. Urology, Neurosurgery, Other); Quality of Life and/or Patient-Reported Outcomes; Outcomes Studies of Patient Management; Education and Residency Training Issues; Social and Ethical Issues in Surgery; Other

Eastern Vascular Society (EVS) Annual Meeting
September 4-7, 2025 | Nashville, TN
Abstract deadline: April 1, 2025

Topics: Open and Endovascular Aortic Repair; Basic Science; Carotid Artery Interventions; Peripheral Arterial Open Procedures; Peripheral Endovascular Procedures; Venous Disease; Vascular Lab; Dialysis Access; Other

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

An Analytical Approach that Combines Knowledge from Germline and Somatic Mutations Enhances Tumor Genomic Reanalyses in Precision Oncology. Journal of Computational Biology. (DeVoe E, Reddi HV, Taylor BW, Stachowiak S, Geurts JL, George B, Shaker R, Urrutia R, Zimmermann MT)

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons guidelines development: Clinical Practice Guideline Update Standard Operating Procedure. Surgical Endoscopy. (Calabrese EC, Kumar SS, Kohn GP, Maddern G, Babidge W, Slater BJ, Kindel TL)

Bowel Function and Quality of Life Outcomes in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Watch-and-Wait vs. Total Mesorectal Excision. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. (Parikh TN, Peterson KJ, Brazauskas R, Calata JF, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ)

Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder at the Porta Hepatis Causing Hepatic Artery Stenosis and Cholestasis. The American Journal of Case Reports. (Rawashdeh B, Papageorge C, Al-Adwan Y)

Firearm injury survivors report extreme high risk for poor physical and mental health outcomes early after hospital discharge necessitating multidisciplinary care. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Biesboer EA, Brandolino A, Tomas CW, Johnson IR, deRoon-Cassini T, Timmer-Murillo S, Schroeder ME, DeMoya M, Trevino C)

Characterizing the Impact of Race and Contemporary Redlining on Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Locoregional Therapy Among Older Women With Breast Cancer. Advances in radiation oncology. (Beltran Ponce S, Canales B, McGinley EL, Yen TWF, Tarima S, Zhou Y, Bikomeye JC, Beyer KMM)

Discovery of a MET-driven monogenic cause of steatotic liver disease. Hepatology. (Pinto e Vairo F, Zimmermann MT, Wagenknecht J, Jorge SD, Tian S, Vierkant RA, Luehrs AC, Milech de Assuncao T, Mathison A, Atwal PS, Cao Y, Allen AM, Klee EW, Urrutia R, Lazaridis KN)

Perinatal Mental Health Disorders and Resilience in Patients with Fetal Anomalies. American Journal of Perinatology. (Timmer-Murillo SC, Mowrer A, Rundell MR, Jazinski-Chambers K, Pina I, deRoon-Cassini TA, Wagner AJ)

Assessing ChatGPT's Capability in Addressing Thyroid Cancer Patient Queries: A Comprehensive Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Journal of the Endocrine Society. (Gorris MA, Randle RW, Obermiller CS, Thomas J, Toro-Tobon D, Dream SY, Fackelmayer OJ, Pandian TK, Mayson SE)

A comparison of traumatic injury characteristics in rural and urban adults living in Wisconsin. Journal of Rural Health. (Kallies KJ, Koehne WJ, Tomas CW, Tarima S, Beckman MA, Beyer KM, Cassidy L)

Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. (Wunker C, Kumar S, Hallowell P, Collings A, Loss L, Bansal V, Kushner B, Zoumpou T, Kindel TL, Overby DW, Chang J, Ayloo S, Sabour AF, Ghanem OM, Aleassa E, Reid A, Rodriguez N, Haskins IN, Hilton LR, Slater BJ, Palazzo F)

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