MHSRS 2024 Award Winners
Distinguished Service and Team Awards
Distinguished Service Award
Craig D. Shriver, M.D. FACS, COL (Ret)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda, MD
Distinguished Service Award
Roxana Lescano, JD, M.A.
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru
Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military
Lynette Hamlin, Ph.D., RN, CNM
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda, MD
Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military
Alyssa Davidson, Ph.D., Au.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda, MD
Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team Academia/Industry
Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) Team
University of Colorado, Anshutz
Emmy Betz, M.D, MPH
Team Lead
Team Lead
Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team/Military
Long-Term Immunity Against Novel and Known Strains of SARS-CoV-2 (LINKS-COVID) Study Team
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit INDO PACIFIC
LT Huy Nguyen, USN
Team Lead
Team Lead
Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team/Military
Medical Assessment and Readiness System (MARS) Team
WAMC, Fort Liberty, NC; CHAMP, USU, Bethesda, MD
Y. Sammy Choi
Team Lead
Team Lead
Outstanding Research Accomplishment Program Management
Analyzer Traumatic Brain Injury - Field Deployable
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Ft. Detrick, MD
Mr. Damien J Hoffman
Team Lead
Team Lead
Outstanding Research Accomplishment Program Management - Honorable
PMS 408 Expeditionary Medical (ExMed) Team
Washington Navy Yard, DC
Mr. Montrell Smith
Team Lead
Team Lead
Young Investigator Competition Awards
First Place
Amy Stahl, Au.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Acute Neurological Effects of Repeat Low-Level Blast Exposure
Second Place
LCDR Kezia Edmonson, USN
Naval Medical Leader & Professional Development Command, Bethesda, MD
Mental Health Disparities in Military Affiliated vs. Civilian Adolescents: Analysis of 2015-2019 NSDUH Data
Third Place
MAJ Bobby Zhang, USA
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Saving Limbs and Lives: A Novel Percutaneous Vessel Occlusion Device to Combat Junctional Hemorrhage in Trauma
Honorable Mention
Olivia Tran, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX
Isabella McKinney, B.S.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Miryam Pando, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX
Lydia Hellwig, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
CPT Joseph Marotto, USA
Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA
Poster Awards
Best in Show
Retinal Dose Response from Exposure to the Supercontinuum Generated by a NIR Femtosecond Laser
Xomalin G. Peralta1; Joseph E. Clary1; Amanda M. Peterson1; Matthew J. Macasadia1; Harvey M. Hodnett1; Maximilllian V. Hart1; Amanda J. Tijerina2; Gary D. Noojin3; Brian J. Lund1; Semih Kumru3; Francesco J. Echeverria3; Charles Schwarten3; Emily M. Corbin3; Emily N. Boice3
1SAIC, Inc., JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX; 2Conceptual MindWorks, Inc., JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX; 3Air Force Research Laboratory, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX
Poster Session 1
First Place
Comparing Resuscitative Strategies in a Canine Hemorrhage Model and the Potential Effect on Glycocalyx Damage
Alan Weaver Jr., Ph.D.1; Kim Hildreth, MS1; Charnae Williams1; Christina Duncan1; Emilee Venn, DVM, MS, DACVECC1; Rebekah Ford2; Nicole Ewer2; Guillaume Hoareau, DVM, Ph.D. VACVECC, DECVECC2; Thomas Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVECC1
1U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX; 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Second Place
Pirfenidone Inhibits Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Modulates Growth Factor/Cytokine Secretion in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium During Wound Healing
Shoulei Jiang, Ph.D.1; Christina L. Rettinger, Ph.D.1; Annette Rodriguez, Ph.D.3; Marcus H. Colyer, M.D.2; Heuy-Ching Wang, Ph.D.3
1The METIS Foundation, San Antonio, TX; 2;Ophthalmology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA; 3Naval Medical Research Unit - San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Third Place
Force-Sensing Needle Probe for Robotically Enabled Percutaneous Intervention
Joshua S. Werblin, MS1; Shawn T. Moynihan, MS1; Samuel B. Kesner, PhD1; Brian A. Telfer, PhD1; Gregory R. Dion, MD2
1MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA; 2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Honorable Mention
CT Imagine Assessment of Conventional and Multi-Frequency Ventilation in a Porcine Model of Acute Lung Injury
Jian Gao1; Emmanuel A. Akor1; Andrea F. Cruz1; Bing Han1; Junfeng Guo1; Monica L. Hawley2; Sarah E. Gerard1; Jacob Herrmann1,2; Eric A. Hoffman1,2; David W. Kaczka1,2
1The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 2OscillaVent Inc., Iowa City, IA
Honorable Mention
Systemic Safety of Nitric Oxide-Eluting Lung Support System for Heparin-Free ECLS
Teryn R. Roberts, Ph.D.1,2; Yanyi Zang, Ph.D.1; George T. Harea1; Brendan M. Beely, RRT1; Daniel S. Wendorff1; Antoine Persello, Ph.D.1; Jacob Callahan1; Brittany Ogozaly1; Patrick Maffe3; Hitesh Handa, Ph.D.3; Andriy I. Batchinsky, M.D.1,2
1The Geneva Foundation, San Antonio, TX; 2University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, TX; 3University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Poster Session 2
First Place
Acute Proteome Changes in the Brain and Plasma of Ferrets after Blast Exposure
James DeMar1; Lily Neff, Ph.D.1; Joshua Stephenson, B.S.1; Ida Crespo Rosales, B.S.1; Nicholas Gary, B.S.1; Shataakshi Dahal, Ph.D.1,2; Sujith Sajja, Ph.D.1; Joseph Long, Ph.D.1; Aarti Gautam, Ph.D.1; Rasha Hammamieh, Ph.D.1
1Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 2Katmai Government Services, Orlando, FL
Second Place
Anger Predicts Future Suicide Attempts Beyond Current Suicide Risk
Michael L. Crowe, Ph.D.1,2,3; Jaclyn C. Kearns, Ph.D.1,2,3; Daniel J. Lee, Ph.D.1,2,3; Terence M. Keane, Ph.D.1,2,3; Brian P. Marx, Ph.D.1,2,3
1VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; 2National Center for PTSD,, Boston, MA; 3Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Third Place
A Data-Driven Method for Setting Thresholds for Blast Exposure in Training and Operations
Walter Carr, Ph.D.1; Jonathan Salib, M.S.1; Maciej Skotak, Ph.D.1; Anthony Misistia, M.S.1; Ilsse Maxwell, B.S.1; Alis Kranfli, B.S.1; Devon Kulinski, AuD2; Douglas Brungart, Ph.D.2; Angela Boutte, Ph.D.1; John King, Ph.D.1,3; Bradley Garfield, M.A.1; Brian Johnson, Ph.D.1; Jeffrey Nemes, B.S.1; Ping Wang, Ph.D.1; Ethan Hernandez, SGT1; Crystal Cerda, SSG1; Gary Kamimori, Ph.D.1; Jon McRae, B.S.4; John O'Donnell, M.S.5; Amit Bagchi, Ph.D.5; Christina LaValle, M.S.1
1Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 2Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; 3Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN; 4Mercer University School of Medicine, Columbus, GA; 5Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
Honorable Mention
Utilizing Ensemble Models to Predict Suicide Among Service Members and Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Isabelle Wal; Melinda Tung; Jesus Caban
Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems, Enterprise Intelligence and Data Solutions Program Management Office
Honorable Mention
Efficacy of Tailored Sexual Assault and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs at the United States Air Force Academy
Shannon M. Blakey, Ph.D.1; Marni L. Kan, Ph.D.1; Emily A. Schmied, Ph.D.2; Nichole S. Scaglione, Ph.D.3; Colleen J. Watson1; Kristen N. Henretty, M.A.1; Randall P. Eckhoff1
1RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC; 2San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; 3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Poster Session 3
First Place
Predicting Circadian Phase Through Actigraphy in a Military Operational Context
Sarah Chabal1,2,3; Olivia Walch4; Rachel Markwald1; Evan Chinoy1
1Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA; 2Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT; 3Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA; 4Arcascope
Second Place
Effects of the Timing of Physical Training on Sleep, Fatigue, and Performance in Soldiers
Erin V. Paulus, Ph.D.; Kathleen Huang; Kristian Krslovic; MAJ Rachell L. Jones, Ph.D.; Kajsa Carlsson; Tina Burke, Ph.D.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
Third Place
Reducing Excessive Posttraumatic Scaring in Musculoskeletal Tissue and Peripheral Nerves Through Collagen Fibrillogenesis Targeting
Andrzej Fertala, Ph.D.1; Andrzej Steplewski, Ph.D.1; Jolanta Fertala, Ph.D.1; Mark Wang, M.D., Ph.D.1,2; Michael Rivlin, M.D.1,2; Pedro Beredjiklian, M.D.1,2
1Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 2Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia,PA
Honorable Mention
SPR206: A Novel Polymyxin with Broad-spectrum Gram-negative Efficacy has Potent Synergy with FDA-approved Antibiotics
Ashelyn Sidders, Ph.D.1; Stephen Hur1; Timothy Fitzgerald1; Giovanna Castellanos1; Nicole Cotroneo2; Brian Kane, Ph.D.2; Ting Wong, Ph.D.1; Mariel Escatte, M.S.1; Yonas Alamneh1; Daniel Zurawski, Ph.D.1
1Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 2Spero Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Honorable Mention
Evaluating Aviators' Situational Awareness and Workload Using Physiological Metrics
CPT Matthew D'Alessandro, Ph.D.; Ryan Mackie, M.S.; Michelle Duffy, Ph.D.; Chris Aura, M.S.; Kathryn Feltman, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Novosel, AL, 36362.