13th Annual ACCM Research Day
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Over more than a decade now, Research Day has become entrenched in our department’s culture. It is well recognized for the quality of science presented and spirit of camaraderie that it engenders.

ACCM 2011 Research Awards

Cardiac and Vascular

First Place
Presenter: Gautam Sikka
Primary Investigator: Dan E. Berkowitz and Solomon H. Snyder

Secondary Place
Presenter: Katherine Heberlein
Primary Investigator: Nicholas Flavahan

Innovation in Education

First Place
Presenter: Julie HY Huang
Primary Investigator: Marie Hanna

Secondary Place
Presenter: Courtney Masear
Primary Investigator: Deborah Schwengel

Basic Neuroscience

First Place
Presenter: Zeng-Jin Yang
Primary Investigator: Raymond C. Koehler

Secondary Place
Presenter: Bindu Balakrishnan
Primary Investigator: Sujatha Kannan

Neuroscience-Clinical Insight

First Place
Presenter: Haley Goodwin
Primary Investigator: Marek Mirski

Secondary Place
Presenter: Robert G. Kowalski
Primary Investigator: Romergryko G. Geocadin

Pain

First Place
Presenter: Xinzhong Dong
Primary Investigator: Yun Guan and Srinivasa N. Raja

Secondary Place
Presenter: Fidelis E. Atianjoh
Primary Investigator: Yuan-Xiang Tao

Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

First Place
Presenter: Vinciya Pandian
Primary Investigator: Marek Mirski

Secondary Place
Presenter: Jessica George
Primary Investigator: Jessica George

Perioperative Medicine

First Place
Presenter: Yueying Zheng
Primary Investigator: Charles Hogue

Secondary Place
Presenter: Charles Brown
Primary Investigator: Charles Hogue

Pulmonary and Immunity

First Place
Presenter: Dolores Njoku
Primary Investigator: Dolores Njoku

Secondary Place
Presenter: Jeffrey Dodd-o
Primary Investigator: Jeffrey Dodd-o

Dr. Timothy Brennan, Vice Chair for Research Photo credit: Susan McClellen / The University of Iowa Guest lecturer Dr. Timothy Brennan, Vice Chair for Research; Dr. Samir D. Gergis Professor; and Interim Director of Pain Medicine at the University of Iowa Department of Anesthesia presented: "How Surgery Causes Pain."

Yuan-Xiang Tao (faculty organizer)
Claire Levine   Nick Flavahan   April Maith   Anissa Williams