The James W. Crudup Award is presented annually by the faculty of the Department of Surgery to the Chief Resident who has demonstrated the most outstanding accomplishments in research during residency training. This year's winner was Timothy Frankel, MD.

Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS

The Young Investigator Award is presented annually to a surgery fellow, resident, graduate or medical student who has demonstrated originality and scientific merit in research conducted during the time of the their appointment or period of study in the Department of Surgery. This year's winner was Benjamin Levi, MD.

Christopher J. Pannucci, MD, MS

Presented to a Graduate Student or Medical Student who has demonstrated originality and scientific merit in research

Jay S. Lee, BS

• Filip Bednar, MD, PhD - Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Mediates the Aggressiveness of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

• Meredith Collins, BS - Kras Dependency in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
• Ilona Kryczek, PhD - Human Th17 Cells Have Stem Cell-like Features and Promote Long-term Tumor Immunity
• Jun Cheng, MD, PhD - Long-term Transgene Expression Mediated by Adenovirus in Islet Transplantation: Characterizations and Impacts
• Sagar Deshpande, BS - Parathyroid Hormone Improves Stem Cell Therapy Mitigation of Radiation Induced Non Union in the Murine Mandible
• Weizhen Zhang, MD, PhD - Regulation of Gastric Nesfatin-1/NUCB2 by mTOR signaling
• Ryan A. Orizondo, BSE - Mucus Detachment During Simulated Perfluorocarbon Ventilation
• Ben Jacobs - Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients with Severe ARDS due to 2009 H1N1 Influenza A: Role of Prophylactic Anticoagulation