September 19, 2025

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• Faculty Mentorship/Student Help: The Division of Research has an established process for 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 is updated weekly. | More Information

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Upcoming Events

• HRPP Professionals Meetings
  • Tuesday, September 30 | Custom Devices, Compassionate Use, & HDE/HUDs
  • Tuesday, October 28 | Spooky Stories from the HRPP
  • Tuesday, December 2 | QA/QI, Case Reports and NHSR Projects
• Research Connection Series
  • Beginner Series
    • Thursday, Oct. 9 | IRB Submissions Part 1
    • Thursday, Nov. 13 | IRB Submissions Part 2
    • Thursday, Dec. 11 | OCRICC
  • Intermediate/Advanced Series
    • Thursday, Oct. 9 | Reliance Part 2
    • Thursday, Nov. 13 | MCW QA/I Team & Post Approval Monitoring
    • Thursday, Dec. 11 | Consent & Enrollment of Vulnerable Research Participants

GRANT$ Alert

American College of Surgeons 2026-2028 Faculty Research Fellowship
$40,000/year for 2 years
GCO deadline: 5 business days prior to app due
Application due: September 2025, date TBD

New for 2025: Franklin H Martin Award and C. James Carrico Award for Trauma and Critical Care. For Fellows or Associate Fellows who have completed chief residency year or fellowship training within the preceding 5 years and have a faculty appointment. Minimum 50% effort toward research project.

Cardiovascular Research Center MPI Pilot Award
$30,000 for 1 year
No GCO
Application due: October 1, 2025

MPI team must represent a new collaboration (either PIs who have not obtained a MPI grant and/or those who have collaborated before but project is a new direction. Use award to acquire preliminary data, fund early-stage ideas, proof-of-concept, high risk/high reward projects with a team science approach.

Cardiovascular Research Center JIT Pilot Award
$15,000 through June 30, 2026
No GCO
Application due: October 1, 2025 (2nd cycle) and February 1, 2026 (3rd cycle)

Funding to address questions/concerns in summary statements for "near mis" applications. Must have applied for an R01 or equivalent, R21, or K award OR a non-profit with total cost of greater than $200,000/year. "Not Discussed" grant applications are not eligible. 

Comprehensive Injury Center Seed Grants
$25,000 for 1 year
No GCO
Application due: October 1, 2025

Funding for an injury-related seed project that focuses on a topic across the T0-T5 continuum of research and must focus on injury disparities.

Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Application period: September 1, 2025 to November 20, 2025

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The Extramural LRP repays up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. Research funding from NIH is not required to participate in the Extramural LRP. LRP awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career.

Abstracts Alert

Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting
April 11-15, 2026 | Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract deadline: September 25, 2025

Abstract submissions: Original Scientific Research and Educational Exhibit

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) Annual Meeting
March 19-22, 2026 | Miami, FL
Abstract deadline: October 3, 2025

Presentation Types: Oral Presentation; Mini Oral/ePoster; Advanced Practice Provider Paper; Video (7 minutes)

American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Annual Meeting
May 6-9, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Abstract deadline: October 6, 2025

Abstract Categories: Abdominal Wall defects; Advocacy; Basic Science; Critical Care; Colorectal Diseases including anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung disease; Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; ECMO and extracorporeal support; Education; Endocrine surgery; ERAS; Ethics; Fetal/Developmental Biology; Gastrointestinal Clinical Pediatric Surgery, other than colorectal; General Clinical Pediatric Surgery; Global; History; Innovation; Minimally invasive surgery; Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Nutrition; Obesity; Oncology; Practice (business of pediatric surgery, professional considerations, etc.); Quality and Safety; Thoracic Clinical Pediatric Surgery; Tissue engineering; Trauma; Other

Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting
March 5-7, 2026 | Phoenix, AZ
Abstract deadline: October 13, 2025

Submission Categories: Breast; Colorectal; Endocrine/Head & Neck; Hepato-pancreato-biliary; Melanoma; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies; Quality Improvement/Clinical Outcomes; Sarcoma; Thoracic; Upper Gastrointestinal (lips to ileocecal valve, including esophagus and stomach); Disparities in Surgical Oncologic Care 

Southwestern Surgical Congress (SWSC) Annual Meeting
April 12-15, 2026 | Tucson, AZ
Abstract deadline: October 27, 2025

Presentation Types: Oral; Video; Mini Oral

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

Systems-based care of the injured child: Technical report. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Flynn-O'Brien KT, Srinivasan V, Fallat ME)

Systems-based care of the injured child: Policy statement. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Flynn-O'Brien KT, Srinivasan V, Fallat ME)

The mitochondrial catastrophe induced by NUPR1 inhibitors as a novel strategy to fight against cancer. [Review]. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology. (Iovanna J, Neira JL, Abian O, Campoy AV, Xia Y, Rizzuti B, Peng L, Lomberk G, Urrutia R, Santofimia-Castano P)

Utilizing Intraoperative Trauma Video Review to Assess Operating Room Preparedness for Emergent Trauma Surgery Cases. Journal of Surgical Research. (Caswell C, Butak W, Wilson D, Gellings J, Tatakis A, Farah A, Jankowski C, Vala R, Milia D, Holena D)

Mutational landscapes of HNF MODY gene products display a wide distribution with functional implications. Endocrine Connections. (Chi YI, Urrutia R)

A mixed methods study to understand the role of knowledge in transition among youth with sickle cell disease. Blood Advances. (Singh A, Dasgupta M, Nataliansyah MM, Steiner N, Karst J, Miller M, Field JJ, Azul M, Pezzin LE, Brandow AM)

Gut microbiome and bile acid changes after male rodent sleeve gastrectomy: what comes first?. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative & Comparative Physiology. (Welsch EC, Barron MR, Storage KM, Kazen AB, Aboulalazm FA, Kirby JR, Kindel TL)

Understanding the heterogeneity of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. [Review]. Translational Oncology. (Iovanna J, Fraunhoffer N, Urrutia R, Dusetti N)

Neurocognitive correlates of end-stage organ dysfunction: the role of Transplant Neuropsychology. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology: Official Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. (Jennette K, Szymkowicz SM, Messerlie A, Price JS)

Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Ethnic Diversity with Failure to Rescue in Curative-intent Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Population-based Cohort Study. Annals of Surgery. (Bondzi-Simpson A, Ribeiro T, Covelli A, Lofters A, Sutradhar R, Snyder RA, Clarke CN, Coburn NG, Hallet J)

Characteristics of Transfusion and Association With Oncologic Outcomes in Hepatoblastoma Resection. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. (Polites SF, Aldrink JH, Lautz TB, Vierkant RA, Ragan MV, Reiter A, Chen SY, Kim ES, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Fleming AM, Murphy AJ, Roach JP, Radhakrishnan S, Kastenberg ZJ, Piche N, Osman Y, Iii HNL, Tracy ET, Favela J, Le HD, Marquart J, Craig B, Lal DR, Seemann N, Petroze R, Rich BS, Glick RD, Selesner L, Yoo A, Fialkowski E, Brown EG, Boehmer C, Dasgupta R, Langham MR Jr)

Exosomal ALPPL2 and THBS2 as biomarkers for early detection and disease monitoring of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. British Journal of Cancer. (Halder K, Borazanci EH, Jameson GS, Lin W, Vrana A, Cridebring D, Tsai S, Aldakkak M, Evans DB, Hayashi M, Tanaka H, Kanda M, Goel A, Von Hoff DD, Han H)

An evaluation of emergency general surgery 30-day readmissions: Are they preventable?. American Journal of Surgery. (Turner H, Wilson D, Johnson A, Tentis M, Trevino C, Morris R, Holena D, Murphy P)

A Frostbite Treatment Guideline for Pediatric Patients. Journal of Burn Care & Research. (Schuh JM, Abebrese EL, Morrison Z, Salazar JH)

The educational foundation for acute care surgery: Evolution of the specialty. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Lilienstein JT, Murphy P, Pathak A, de Moya MA, Sarani B, Savage SA)

Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors Related to Preoperative and Postoperative Groin Pain in Inguinal Hernia Repair. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. (Zhou J, Xu SY, Goldblatt MI)

Tiny Beads, Big Problems: Water Bead Ingestions-A Case Series. Children. (Schuh JM, Olson HM, Leack KM, Kovacic K, Maloney C, Salazar JH)

Take charge during treatment: a protocol for a pilot study to evaluate the impact of exercise on cardiovascular biomarkers among black and white breast cancer patients undergoing treatment. Cardio-Oncology. (Do Couto N, Hidde M, Grigoriadis G, Sparapani R, Durand M, Widlansky M, Jankowski C, Berendt M, Canales B, Golus S, Norwood Toro LE, Laud P, Kong A, Hoskins K, Lewandowski D, Phillips SA, Gutterman DD, Kriegel AJ, Beyer KMM, Beyer AM, Stolley M)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques. (Schoephoerster CT, Mace JE, Dyer MR, Schilling K, Rossi PJ)

Reconsidering the Timeline: Delayed Cosyntropin Stimulation Testing in Adrenalectomy Patients Receiving Perioperative Steroids. The American Journal of Surgery. (Kumar AL, Taylor GA, Wang TS, Dream SY)

Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in Nepal: A cross-sectional study. Vascular. (Wilson DJ, Gellings JA, Flanagan C, Bhatt S, Vaidya S, Malinowski M, Man Karmacharya R, Klinger DE)

The SAGES masters program: top 10 seminal articles for laparoscopic fundoplication. Surgical Endoscopy. (Remulla D, Ivary S, Menzo EL, Puri R, Gould JC, Beffa LR)

Conference Proceedings for the 2024 Design for Implementation: The Future of Trauma Research and Clinical Guidance Conference Series. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Wilson DJ, Gellings JA, Zavala G, Steiner A, Kwan BM, Bixby PJ, Price MA, Villarreal CL, Moreno AN, LaGrone LN)

Reversing PAI-1 deficiency in blood using mRNA lipid nanoparticles. Molecular Therapy Methods & Clinical Development. (Ferraresso F, Skaer CW, Badior K, Pulente SM, Paul M, Ketelboeter L, Chen THS, Cullis PR, Gupta S, Shapiro A, Mulvihill EE, Kastrup CJ)

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