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Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about exceptional cardiothoracic research at Monday afternoon’s 20th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum, which showcases top research by residents.
Co-chairs Dao Nguyen, MD, of the University of Miami Health System and Frederick Y. Chen, MD, PhD, of Tufts Medical Center, along with members of the AATS Research Scholarship Committee reviewed the submitted manuscripts and will judge the oral presentations to select the winner of a prestigious $5,000 cash prize. The competition is limited to original work presented by residents in cardiothoracic surgery and/or residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation in North America.
“The competition is fierce as all the abstracts were of the highest scientific caliber and the committee had a hard time selecting the final top six to include in the final program,” he said. “It is a great honor for resident trainees to give a podium presentation of their research works at the top international meeting in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, such as the AATS.”
The individual presentations are the work of one to three years in the laboratory and represent the specialties’ best non-clinical research, Dr. Chen added.
“The top prize is the most prestigious prize for any postdoctoral research fellow in thoracic surgery and marks them as someone who will likely become a leader in the field,” he said.
Attendees will get the chance to hear a wide diversity of research on Monday, including two abstracts focused on cardiac surgery research, one of which centers on the genetic basis of aortic aneurysm, and another that focuses on cell therapy to rescue heart function following ischemic injury, Dr. Nguyen said. Four abstracts focus on thoracic surgery research, one of which relates to oncology, one that focuses on tissue engineering, one that pertains to lung transplantation, and one that applies the concept of lung perfusion to rehabilitate borderline lung donor graft to restore lung function affected by sepsis.
“These research projects are at the cutting edge of innovation,” Dr. Nguyen said.
Monday’s forum will kick off with a research paper entitled “Mutations in ROBO4 Lead to the Development of Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm,” presented by Hamza Aziz, MD, of Duke University.
Next, Jarrod Predina, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will present research that describes how “Targeted Near-Infrared Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Can Identify Residual Disease During Pulmonary Resection,” followed by an analysis on how “Delivery of Endothelial Progenitor Cells with Injectable Shear-Thinning Hydrogels Maintains Ventricular Geometry and Normalizes Dynamic Strain to Stabilize Cardiac Function Following Ischemic Injury,” presented by Ann C. Gaffey, MD, also of the University of Pennsylvania.
Attendees will also hear a presentation entitled “Targeted Cell Replacement in Human Lung Bioengineering,” by Brandon A. Guenthart, MD, of Columbia University. Stephen Chiu, MD, of Northwestern University, will then present his research paper called “Donor-derived Non-Classical Monocytes Mediate Primary Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Recruiting Recipient Neutrophils via Toll-Like Receptor-dependent Production of MIP-2 .”
Finally, attendees will hear about how “In Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury,” presented by J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, of the University of Virginia.
Dr. Nguyen encourages all meeting attendees to attend the forum to learn about the forefront of cardiothoracic surgery research performed by the future generation of the specialty and to “give the trainees all the support and accolades that they and their lab mentors all deserve.”
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about exceptional cardiothoracic research at Monday afternoon’s 20th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum, which showcases top research by residents.
Co-chairs Dao Nguyen, MD, of the University of Miami Health System and Frederick Y. Chen, MD, PhD, of Tufts Medical Center, along with members of the AATS Research Scholarship Committee reviewed the submitted manuscripts and will judge the oral presentations to select the winner of a prestigious $5,000 cash prize. The competition is limited to original work presented by residents in cardiothoracic surgery and/or residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation in North America.
“The competition is fierce as all the abstracts were of the highest scientific caliber and the committee had a hard time selecting the final top six to include in the final program,” he said. “It is a great honor for resident trainees to give a podium presentation of their research works at the top international meeting in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, such as the AATS.”
The individual presentations are the work of one to three years in the laboratory and represent the specialties’ best non-clinical research, Dr. Chen added.
“The top prize is the most prestigious prize for any postdoctoral research fellow in thoracic surgery and marks them as someone who will likely become a leader in the field,” he said.
Attendees will get the chance to hear a wide diversity of research on Monday, including two abstracts focused on cardiac surgery research, one of which centers on the genetic basis of aortic aneurysm, and another that focuses on cell therapy to rescue heart function following ischemic injury, Dr. Nguyen said. Four abstracts focus on thoracic surgery research, one of which relates to oncology, one that focuses on tissue engineering, one that pertains to lung transplantation, and one that applies the concept of lung perfusion to rehabilitate borderline lung donor graft to restore lung function affected by sepsis.
“These research projects are at the cutting edge of innovation,” Dr. Nguyen said.
Monday’s forum will kick off with a research paper entitled “Mutations in ROBO4 Lead to the Development of Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm,” presented by Hamza Aziz, MD, of Duke University.
Next, Jarrod Predina, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will present research that describes how “Targeted Near-Infrared Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Can Identify Residual Disease During Pulmonary Resection,” followed by an analysis on how “Delivery of Endothelial Progenitor Cells with Injectable Shear-Thinning Hydrogels Maintains Ventricular Geometry and Normalizes Dynamic Strain to Stabilize Cardiac Function Following Ischemic Injury,” presented by Ann C. Gaffey, MD, also of the University of Pennsylvania.
Attendees will also hear a presentation entitled “Targeted Cell Replacement in Human Lung Bioengineering,” by Brandon A. Guenthart, MD, of Columbia University. Stephen Chiu, MD, of Northwestern University, will then present his research paper called “Donor-derived Non-Classical Monocytes Mediate Primary Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Recruiting Recipient Neutrophils via Toll-Like Receptor-dependent Production of MIP-2 .”
Finally, attendees will hear about how “In Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury,” presented by J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, of the University of Virginia.
Dr. Nguyen encourages all meeting attendees to attend the forum to learn about the forefront of cardiothoracic surgery research performed by the future generation of the specialty and to “give the trainees all the support and accolades that they and their lab mentors all deserve.”
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about exceptional cardiothoracic research at Monday afternoon’s 20th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum, which showcases top research by residents.
Co-chairs Dao Nguyen, MD, of the University of Miami Health System and Frederick Y. Chen, MD, PhD, of Tufts Medical Center, along with members of the AATS Research Scholarship Committee reviewed the submitted manuscripts and will judge the oral presentations to select the winner of a prestigious $5,000 cash prize. The competition is limited to original work presented by residents in cardiothoracic surgery and/or residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation in North America.
“The competition is fierce as all the abstracts were of the highest scientific caliber and the committee had a hard time selecting the final top six to include in the final program,” he said. “It is a great honor for resident trainees to give a podium presentation of their research works at the top international meeting in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, such as the AATS.”
The individual presentations are the work of one to three years in the laboratory and represent the specialties’ best non-clinical research, Dr. Chen added.
“The top prize is the most prestigious prize for any postdoctoral research fellow in thoracic surgery and marks them as someone who will likely become a leader in the field,” he said.
Attendees will get the chance to hear a wide diversity of research on Monday, including two abstracts focused on cardiac surgery research, one of which centers on the genetic basis of aortic aneurysm, and another that focuses on cell therapy to rescue heart function following ischemic injury, Dr. Nguyen said. Four abstracts focus on thoracic surgery research, one of which relates to oncology, one that focuses on tissue engineering, one that pertains to lung transplantation, and one that applies the concept of lung perfusion to rehabilitate borderline lung donor graft to restore lung function affected by sepsis.
“These research projects are at the cutting edge of innovation,” Dr. Nguyen said.
Monday’s forum will kick off with a research paper entitled “Mutations in ROBO4 Lead to the Development of Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm,” presented by Hamza Aziz, MD, of Duke University.
Next, Jarrod Predina, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will present research that describes how “Targeted Near-Infrared Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Can Identify Residual Disease During Pulmonary Resection,” followed by an analysis on how “Delivery of Endothelial Progenitor Cells with Injectable Shear-Thinning Hydrogels Maintains Ventricular Geometry and Normalizes Dynamic Strain to Stabilize Cardiac Function Following Ischemic Injury,” presented by Ann C. Gaffey, MD, also of the University of Pennsylvania.
Attendees will also hear a presentation entitled “Targeted Cell Replacement in Human Lung Bioengineering,” by Brandon A. Guenthart, MD, of Columbia University. Stephen Chiu, MD, of Northwestern University, will then present his research paper called “Donor-derived Non-Classical Monocytes Mediate Primary Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Recruiting Recipient Neutrophils via Toll-Like Receptor-dependent Production of MIP-2 .”
Finally, attendees will hear about how “In Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury,” presented by J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, of the University of Virginia.
Dr. Nguyen encourages all meeting attendees to attend the forum to learn about the forefront of cardiothoracic surgery research performed by the future generation of the specialty and to “give the trainees all the support and accolades that they and their lab mentors all deserve.”