Research Seminar Series 2023-2024

Inflamm-aging, Burn Trauma and the Gut-lung Axis

Liz Kovacs, PhD

Professor, Division of GI, Trauma & Endocrine Surgery
Vice Chair of Research

Immune Tolerance in Transplantation: CD3-Immunotoxin Induction

Christene A. Huang, PhD

Professor, Divisions of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Leveraging Institutional and National Data for Surgical Health Services Research

Robert Meguid, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research

Translating Science to Investigator Led Clinical Trials: An Immunologic Journey

Martin McCarter, MD

Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology

Translational Approaches to Thromboinflammation

Mitchell Cohen, MD

Professor, Division of GI, Trauma & Endocrine Surgery
Associate Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Science

Microbiome: Mucosal-Associated Invariant T-Cell Crosstalk in Melanoma Immunity

Richard Tobin, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology

Peripheral Glial Signaling Modulates Micturition and Bladder Pain

Alison Xiaoqiao Xie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Urology

Bleeding and Clotting: Trauma Clinical Trials of Calcium, Altitude, and Transfusion Effects

Frank Wright, MD

Associate Professor, Division of GI, Trauma & Endocrine Surgery

The Hepatic Response to Trauma/Burns

Juan-Pablo Idrovo, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of GI, Trauma & Endocrine Surgery

A Targeted Therapeutic Immunotoxin Development Platform: Leading Product–CC Chemokine Receptor 4-Interleuin 2 Bispecific Immunotoxin for Targeted Therapy of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Zhirui Wang, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor, Divisions of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Transplant Surgery

MicroRNAs Within Trophoblast Derived Extracellular Vesicles Inhibit Extravillous Trophoblast Invasion and Endothelia Angiogenesis in Fetal Growth Restriction

Chris Derderian, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Neuroimmune Effects of Coronaviral Infection on the Lower Urinary Tract Function

Anna Malykhina, PhD

Professor, Division of Urology

National Trends and Outcomes of Clinical Complete Response and Near Complete Response in Nonoperative Management of Stage II and III Rectal Cancers

Sam Lai, MD

General Surgery Resident

Burn Center Research: Current and Future Projects

Arek Wiktor, MD

Associate Professor, Division of GI, Trauma & Endocrine Surgery

Standardizing Pediatric Oncofertility Care for Children Diagnosed with Extracranial Solid Tumors

Kristine Corkum, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

University of Colorado Experience with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Richard Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS

Chair of Surgery and Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology

Outcomes and Policy Research in End-Stage Organ Disease, Transplantation and Population Health

Jesse Schold, PhD, MStat, MEd

Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery

Enteric Nervous System Development and Function

Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD

Professor and Division Chief, Pediatric Surgery