Conference Program


8:00AM Continental Breakfast and Poster Session
Towsley Lobby
8:30AM Introduction
Dow Auditorium
Michael W. Mulholland, M.D., Ph.D.
Frederick A. Coller Professor of Surgery and
Chairman, Department of Surgery
8:35AM Scientific Session I
Dow Auditorium
Moderator: Diane M. Simeone, M.D.
Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery and Molecular & Integrative Physiology and
Associate Chair for Research

Basal Contractile Function in Myocytes Expressing Cardiac Troponin I Ser43/45 Mutations
- Margaret Westfall, PhD

Selenium Binding Protein 1 expression is decreased during esophageal adenocarcinoma development and potentiates selenium-mediated cisplatinum chemosensitivity in vitro
- Amy Silvers, PhD

Dissociation of E-Cadherin and β-catenin in a mouse model of total parenteral nutrition (TPN): a mechanism for the loss of epithelial cell proliferation and villus atroph
- Yongjia Feng, MD, PhD

Component Separation Technique with Underlay Acellular Dermal Allograft (AlloDermTM ) for the Reconstruction of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects
- Mazen S. Harake, MD

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Resuscitation of Donors after Cardiac Death Improves Immediate Graft Function
- Junewai L. Reoma, MD

Predictors of Re-excision Among Women Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery for Cancer
- Jennifer Waljee, MD

Radiotherapy Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Intratumoral Dendritic Cell Vaccination in a Liver Tumor Model
- Seagal Teitz-Tennenbaum, MD

Expression of ZAG is Regulated by Histone Deacetylation in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Autoantibody Production Predicts Survival
- Christopher Seder, MD

Autophagy as a Mechanism of Melanoma Cell Survival and Maintenance
- Keith G. Wolter, MD

The effect of ATDC expression on Gemcitabine-induced apoptosis and ATR-mediated DNA repair
- Dawn M. Barnes, MD
10:45AM Break
Towsley Lobby
11:00AM Poster Presentation Rounds
Towsley Lobby
12:00PM Lunch
Towsley Lobby
12:45PM Scientific Session II
Dow Auditorium

Tumor-induced Immune Suppression of In Vivo T Effector Cell Priming is Mediated by the B7-H1/PD-1 Axis and TGF-β
- Shuang Wei, PhD

In Vivo Electrophysiologic Properties of Poly 3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene (PEDOT) in a Biosynthetic Nerve Interface
- Brent Egeland, MD

Early uPA Independent Experimental Thrombus Resolution: MMP2 as an Alternative Mechanism
- V. Sood, BS

Induction of memory IL-17+ T cell trafficking and expansion by IFN-γ: Mechanism and pathological relevance
- Ilona Kryczek, PhD

Ghrelin Attenuates the Effects of Inflammation on Neurons in the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus
- John B. Ammori, MD
1:50PM Break
Towsley Lobby
2:00PM Awards Presentation
Dow Auditorium
Michael W. Mulholland, M.D., Ph.D.

Young Investigator Award
Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells Dictate Resistance to Ionizing Radiation and Chemotherapy
- Cheong Jun Lee, MD

James W. Crudup Award
Activation of the melanocortin-4 receptor mobilizes intracellular free calcium in immortalized hypothalamic neurons
- Erika Newman, MD
2:30PM Keynote Address
Dow Auditorium

Tails from the deep: Learning about pancreatic cancer from mouse and zebrafish embryos
- Stephen D. Leach, MD