Surgery Research Recognition Day
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
This spring, we are excited to bring together and showcase the work of our research technicians, residents, faculty, staff, and community partners at Surgery Research Recognition Day.
This event will highlight key advancements in basic, translational, clinical, and health informatics research, as well as research aimed at enhancing surgical training, and will reflect the depth of our department's research, its impact on patient care, and the collaborations that extend across the institution and beyond.
Award Nominations
Research staff excellence award: recognizes exceptional contributions to clinical and laboratory research studies within the Department of Surgery and celebrates research staff who demonstrate sustained excellence in protocol implementation, team management, and complex problem-solving.
Research support excellence award: celebrates individuals who go above and beyond in award management, regulatory support, and fostering collaboration to enhance the rigor and feasibility of research projects.
Research mentoring award: honors faculty members who provide exceptional mentorship to students, trainees, and early-career faculty, guiding them toward independent research careers and academic success
Further details on agenda will be shared closer to the date. Nominate a deserving colleague today and help us recognize those driving innovation in surgical research!
Award Nominations Are Now Closed.
Abstract Submissions
Eligibility:
All faculty, staff, students, and community researchers are invited to present their work. As in past years, we hope to have broad representation from each division and invite our adjunct faculty members to participate.
Authors will be notified upon acceptance of their selection for a 5-10 minute oral presentation or 3-5 minute rapid fire digital poster presentation based on indicated interest. The first author will receive an acceptance email detailing the presentation type and preparation instructions. Conventional posters will be available for viewing during networking and lunch sessions. Further details on agenda will be shared closer to the date.
Abstract Submissions Are Now Closed.
Abstract Posters Winners Archive
2023
Clinical/Education Research
"The Importance of p12INK4a: A Biomarker of Frailty in Liver Transplant Recipients"
Travel Award: $1,000
"Chemically induced perimenopause increases MAP in a salt sensitive model of hypertension."
Travel Award: $750
"Missing, not Forgotten: Missing Data by Cancer Center Accreditation in Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results"
Travel Award: $500
"The Development of a Novel CTLA-4lg Fusion Protein for use in Non-Human Primate Transplant models"
Travel Award: $500
Basic/Translational Research
"Intestinal Inflammation has a Greater Impact on Female Fertility than Natural Microbial Exposure in a Co-housed Mouse Model"
Travel Award: $1,000
"Multi-Tissue-Organoid Derived Exosomes for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis"
Travel Award: $750
2022
Clinical/Education Research
"Assess readability of FDA labeling for breast implants"
Travel Award: $1,000
"Loss of Protection from Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in T-cell Deficient SSCD247-/- Rats Enables the Isolation of the Pathological Effects of Renal T-cells from Hypertension"
Travel Award: $750
"Characterization of gut microbiome on tacrolimus metabolism in transplanted nonhuman primates"
Travel Award: $500
Basic/Translational Research
"Evaluation of Minnesota Score in the Allocation of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During Resource Scarcity"
Travel Award: $1,000
"The Impact of the Kras and ApcΔ468 Oncogenes on the Colorectal Cancer Microbiome"
Travel Award: $750