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MHSRS 2024 Award Winners

2024 MHSRS 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

  • Distinguished Service Award

    Roxana Lescano, JD, M.A.

    U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH
    Lima, Peru

  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military

    Lynette Hamlin, Ph.D., RN, CNM

    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Bethesda, MD

  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military

    Alyssa Davidson, Ph.D., Au.D

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    Bethesda, MD

  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team Academia/Industry

    Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative (FIPI) Team
    University of Colorado, Anschutz

    Emmy Betz, M.D., MPH
    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

  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team/Military

    Medical Assessment and Readiness System (MARS) Team
    WAMC, Fort Liberty, NC, and CHAMP, USU, Bethesda, MD

    Y. Sammy Choi, M.D.
    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

  • Outstanding Research Accomplishment Program Management - Honorable Mention

    PMS 408 Expeditionary Medical (ExMed) Team
    Washington Navy Yard, D.C.

    Mr. Montrell Smith
    Team Lead

2024 MHSRS 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 and 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

2024 MHSRS 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; 2Ophthalmology 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 DeMar, Ph.D.1, 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., and Kathryn Feltman, Ph.D.

    U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Novosel, AL, 36362.

MHSRS 2023 AWARD WINNERS

2023 MHSRS Distinguished Service and Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Richard D. Branson, MSc, RRT, FCCM, FAARC
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Distinguished Service Award

Thomas A. Davis, Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD

Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Individual Academia-Industry)

Steven E. Wilson, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team Academia-Industry)

SAVE O2 Research Team
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO

Adit Ginde, M.D., MPH
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team Military)

Millennium Cohort Program Team
Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA
VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Rudolph P. Rull, Ph.D., MPH
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team Military)

Command Readiness, Endurance, and Watchstanding Team
Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA

Rachel R. Markwald, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment (Team Program Management)

Broad Spectrum Snakebite Antidote Integrated Product Team
Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Ft. Detrick, MD

Kendra Lawrence, Ph.D., Lindsey Garver, Ph.D., Andrea Renner, M.S.
Team Lead

 

2023 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Ian H. Stanley, Ph.D.,
Department of Emergency Medicine & CU Anschutz Center for Combat Medicine and Battlefield (COMBAT) University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Lethal Means Safety Counseling Among Firearm-Owning US National Guard Personnel: Hyperarousal Symptoms as a Moderator of Treatment Outcomes

Second Place

Capt Zahari N. Tchopev, USAF
959 MDOS, San Antonio, Texas

Incidence and Clinical Features of Nightmare Disorder and Trauma Associated Sleep Disorder in U.S. Military Personnel with Sleep Disturbances

Third Place

Andrew R. Clark Ph.D.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

Combating Volumetric Muscle Loss: An Investigation of Two-Staged Treatment Strategy Utilizing an Acute Muscle Void Filler Followed by Delayed Definitive Treatment

Honorable Mention

Benjamin G. Adams, PT, DPT, Ph.D.
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA

Smitha Bhaumik, M.D.
University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Capt Jessie W. Ho, USAF
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

CPT Corey Keenan, USA
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX

Alice D. LaGoy, Ph.D.
Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA

Capt John A. Levasseur, USAF
Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, TX

Caitlin Ridgewell, Ph.D., MPH
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Samantha M. Riedy, Ph.D.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Silver Spring, MD

Umang Sharma, Ph.D.c
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX

 

2023 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

Evaluation of Shelf Stable Blood Products for Resuscitation in a Canine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock

Rebekah Ford, BS1, Nicole Ewer, BS1,Ranger Gunville1, Talli Hogen, DVM2, M. Austin Johnson, M.D.-Ph.D.1,Scott T. Youngquist, M.D.1 Emilee C. Venn, DVM.3, Thomas H. Edwards, DVM3, Guillaume L. Hoareau, Ph.D.-DVM1,2

1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; 2Nora Eccles-Harrison Cardiovascular and Research Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; 3U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

 

Poster Session 1

First Place

PFeasibility of Endovascular Localization of Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage Using Swine (Sus scrofa): A Pilot Study

Ashley Flinn, M.D.1, Theodore Hart, M.D.1, Jason M. Rall, Ph.D.2, Nola Shepard2, David S Kauvar, M.D.3, Marlin W. Causey, M.D.1

1Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, San Antonio, TX; 2Office of the Chief Scientist, 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX; 3Denver Health, Denver, CO

Second Place

Evaluation of Adaptive Closed Loop Hemorrhagic Shock Resuscitation Controllers

Syed A. Shah1, Saul J. Vega.1, David Berard1, Guy Avital2,3, Evan Ross4, Jose Salinas1, Eric J. Snider1

1Organ Support and Automation Technologies Group, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; 2Trauma & Combat Medicine Branch, Surgeon General’s Headquarters, Israel Defense Forces, Ramat-Gan 52620, Israel; 3Division of Anesthesia, Intensive Care & Pain Management, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel; 4Blood and Shock Resuscitation Group, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

Third Place

Classifying Severity of Burn Wounds in a Porcine Model Resulting from Microwave Energy Exposure Using Multispectral Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging and Machine Learning

Gordon T. Kennedy1, Robert H. Wilson1,2, William Voorhees3, Christine Kowalczewski5, Jason Payne3, Andrew Kowalczewski6, Chris Campbell1, Jeffrey Whitmore3, Randolph Stone II5, Robert Christy7, James E. Parker4, Anthony J. Durkin1,8

1Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA; 2Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA; 3Air Force Research Lab, 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Bioeffects Division, JBSA Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; 4General Dynamics Information Technology, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; 5U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX; 6Department of Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; 7Military Health Institute, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; 8Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA

Honorable Mention

Patient Handoffs in Austere Environments: Training Evaluation in a Field Exercise

Camilla C. Knott, Ph.D.1, Crystal Fausett, MS2, Jenna Korentstides2, Kerri Chik, MA1, Jasmine Proctor, MFA3, Adam Bacik, MSc3, Anna Grome, MA1, CAPT Sherri Rudinsky, M.D.4, CAPT Sean Conley, DO4, Joseph R. Keebler, Ph.D.2, CDR Lee W. Sciarini, PhD, MSc5, Joseph Lopreiato, M.D., MPH4

1TiER1 Performance, Washington, DC; 2Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; 3Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD; 4Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; 5Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA

Honorable Mention

Reliability of Continuous Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitoring in Healthy Participants During En Route Care Training

Maj William T. Davis, M.D.1,2,3, Capt Stephen Cunningham4, Chris Bennett1, Krystal Delgado1, Lt Col Theresa Bedford, Ph.D.4, Lt Col Derek Sorensen, M.D.4, Greg Burnett, Ph.D.4, Lt Col Joseph K. Maddry, M.D.1,3,5

1En route Care Research Center, 59th Medical Wing, Science & Technology, Defense Health Agency, San Antonio, TX; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX; 3Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University, San Antonio, TX; 4711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH; 5U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

 

Poster Session 2

First Place

Heart Rate Variability During Wake and Sleep in Veterans with Comorbid Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Natasha Recoder, BS1, Brittany R. Ligman, BS2, Mohini D. Bryant-Ekstrand, BS2, Miranda M. Lim, MD., Ph.D.3,4,5, Jonathan E. Elliott, Ph.D.2,3

1The Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Bethesda, MD; The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD; 2VA Portland Health Care System, Research Service, Portland, OR; 3Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, Portland, OR; 4Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences Portland, OR; 5VA Portland Health Care System, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center; Neurology; National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research

Second Place

Essential Amino Acid-Enriched Diets Alter Perceived Appetite and Fullness without Diminishing Energy Intake During Arctic Military Training

Jillian T. Allen1, Hilde K. Teien2, Adrienne Hatch-McChesney1, Nancy E. Murphy1, Christopher T. Carrigan1, Rita Tansø2, Svein Martini2, Pål Stenberg2, Arny A. Ferrando3, Jess A. Gwin1, Lee M. Margolis1, J. Philip Karl1, Stefan M. Pasiakos4, Emily E. Howard1

1Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA; 2Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway; 3University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; 4Military Performance Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA

Third Place

Medics’ Capacity for Delivering Behavioral Healthcare in Future Operating Environments: Is Burnout a Factor?

Kristina Clarke-Walper1, George Mesias1, Joshua Wilk1, Mary Sampson2, Katie Nugent1

1Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 2TechWerks, Silver Spring, MD

Honorable Mention

Rapid Serial Visual Presentation: Mechanisms and Effects on Visual Search Performance in Complex Scenes

Krystina Diaz, BS, BA,1,2, Mark Becker, Ph.D.3, Chad Peltier, Ph.D.2, Jeffrey Bolkhovsky, Ph.D.1

1Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT; 2Leidos, Reston, VA; 3Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Honorable Mention

Implementation of Interventions for Prevention of Suicides and Other Harmful Behaviors

Adam Walsh, Ph.D.1, Peter Gutierrez, Ph.D.2, Brooke Heintz Morrissey, Ph.D.1, Joshua Morganstein, M.D.1

1Uniformed Services University, Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress; 2LivingWorks, Inc.

 

Poster Session 3

First Place

Wound Healing Promoted by Broad-Spectrum, Phage Structure Mimicking, Synthetic Antibacterial Nanoparticles as a Topical or an Intravenous Formulation, Which Cleared MDR ESKAPE Pathogens Induced Infections in Wound Models

Prakash D. Nallathamby1,2, Shaun Lee1,3, Johanna Olesk1, Conor Sheehan1, Deborah Donahue4, Victoria Ploplis4, Frank Castellino4

1Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health; 2Bioengineering Graduate Program – AME; 3Department of Biological Sciences; 4W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Second Place

An Automated, Virus Variant-Programmable, Surrogate Neutralization Test Is Qualitatively Comparable to the Gold Standard SARS-CoV-2 Cell-Based Neutralization Assay

Danielle Ali, MS1, Maggie L. Bartlett, Ph.D.1, Chris Heger, Ph.D.2, Francisco Ramirez2, Linwood Johnson1, Kevin L. Schully, Ph.D.1, Eric D. Laing, Ph.D.3, Wei Wang, Ph.D.4, Carol D Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.4, Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D.3, Stephanie A. Richard, Ph.D.3,5, Nusrat J. Epsi, Ph.D.3,5, Brian Agan, M.D.3, David Tribble, M.D., DrPH3, Mark Simons, Ph.D.3, Timothy H Burgess, M.D., MPH3, Edward Mitre, M.D.3, Simon Pollett, MBBS3,5, Darci R. Smith, Ph.D.1

1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick, Fort Detrick, MD; 2ProteinSimple, San Jose, CA; 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; 4Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD; 5Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD

Third Place

Regenerative Tracheal Implants from 3D-Printed Advanced Biomaterials with Integrated Decellularized Extracellular

Brad Young1, Lori Asarian, Ph.D.1, Keara Yaggy-McElroy1, Jon Burke2, Carolina Fuentes2, Ramille Shah, Ph.D.2, Daniel J. Weiss, Ph.D., M.D.1, Adam Jakus, Ph.D.2

1University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; 2Dimensions Inx Corp., Chicago, IL

Honorable Mention

Establishing Bionic Prosthetic Control in Individuals Receiving Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Pain Prevention

Jonathon S. Schofield1, Justin Fitzgerald1, Marcus A. Battraw1, Rachel M. Russo, M.D.2,3, Clifford Pereira, M.D.2, Andrew Li, M.D.2, Paul D. Marasco4, Wilsaan M. Joiner1

1University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA; 2University of California Davis, Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Sacramento, CA; 3United States Air Force, Travis AFB, CA; 4Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Honorable Mention

Force Health Protection: Understanding Emerging Health Risks in the Arctic and the Threat of Pathogen Reanimation from Melting Permafrost due to Climate Change

Anna Adetona1, Greg Durand1, Carl Blaesing1, Stephani Kim1, Rommel Zulueta1, Michael SanClements1,Rachel R. Spurbeck1, Lindsay A. Catlin1, Amy Vinturella1, Dylan Monahan1, Nora Catolico1, Adam Ronk1, Jessica Ruble1, Wayne Matheny2, Kathy Fullerton2

1Battelle Memorial Institute, Regional Sites and Columbus, OH; 2U.S. Medical Research and Development Command, Ft. Detrick, MD

MHSRS 2022 AWARD WINNERS

2022 MHSRS Distinguished Service and Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

CMSgt Dario Rodriquez, Jr. (RET), USAF
Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
Enroute Care Center Research Directory, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Distinguished Service Award

Frederick Brozoski, M.S.
Chief, Blunt Impact Injury Prevention Team, Principal Investigator, Injury
Biomechanics and Protection Group
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, AL

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

The Regional Hearing Conservation Program Team
Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Naval Submarine Base New London
Groton, CT

Jeremy Federman, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Academia-Industry

Noise Outcomes In Service Members Epidemiology (NOISE) Study Team
Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation R&D, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
Portland, OR
DoD Hearing Center of Excellence
San Antonio, TX

James A. Henry, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Academia-Industry

STRONG STAR Consortium Team

Alan L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Program Management

Rapid Opioid Contermeasure System Team
JPM, CBRN Medical Joint Program Executive Office for Checmical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense

Saumil Shah
Team Lead

 

2022 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

LTC Jonathan G. Yost, USA
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Ketamine Metabolite (2R,6R)-HNK Provides Pain Reduction via an AMPA Receptordependent Mechanism and Alters AMPA Recepceptor Expression in the vIPAG

Second Place

Dr. Rebecca E. Bieber
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Evaluating the Impacts of Hearing Protection on Fire Team Lethality, Survivability, Communication, and Mission Success in Dismounted Combat

Third Place

CPT Joshua M. Boster, USA
Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology of Deployed Military Personnel with Chronic Respiratory Symptoms from the STAMPEDE III Study

Honorable Mention

Jie Hui, Ph.D.
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

CPT Haana McMurray, USA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

CPT Andrea Moon, USA
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

Emily Stekl, B.A.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

Andrew Kubala, Ph.D.
Leidos, Inc., San Diego, CA; Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA

MAJ Julianna M. Jayne, USA
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA

LT Phillip Fry, USN
Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA

Alexandria V. Gonzalez, PsyD
James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital, Tampa, FL

Capt Brian P. Elliott, USAF
Wright Patterson Medical Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

 

2022 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

A Preliminary Description of the Health of Female Navy Divers: An Examination of Linked Medical, Personnel and Dive Log Data for 47 Female Divers Who Separated Between 2008 and 2018

Brian J. Maguire, Dr.PH, MSA1, Linda M. Hughes, M.S.2

1Leidos/ Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT; 2Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT

 

Poster Session 1

First Place

Phase I Study of the Safety of Locally Delivered Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Promoting Corneal Repair: Early Results

Samer Habeel1, Mathew Margolis1, Rebecca Jung1, Grace Tu1, Seungwon An1, Reza Dana3, Bennie H. Jeng4, Sayan Basu7, Mark I. Rosenblatt1, Peiman Hematti5, Nadim Mahmud6, Charlotte E. Joslin1,2, Ali R. Djalilian1

1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago; 2Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago; 3Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School; 4Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland, Baltimore; 5Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, University of Wisconsin; 6Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago; 7LV Prasad Eye Institute

Second Place

Characterization of Non-Human Primate Whole Blood Cold Storage Coagulation Function

Alejandra Lorenzen, BS, Peter Hemond, BS, Mary Salas, MA, Kassandra Ozuna, MBA, Clifford Morgan, PhD, Leslie Neidert, PhD, Michael Tiller, MD

Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

Third Place

Bradykinin B2 Receptor Antagonist (Icatibant) Improves Survivability in Rats with Lethal Hemorrhagic Shock

Xiaowu Wu, MD, Daniel N. Darlington, PhD, Salgado L. Christi, BS,Tiffani C. Chance, PhD, Bin Liu, BS, Jeffrey D. Keesee, BS, Qingwei Zhao, MD, PhD, Stephen M. McBride, SPC, Andrew P. Cap, MD, PhD, James A. Bynum, PhD

Blood and Shock Resuscitation, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

Honorable Mention

Incorporating Clinician Accuracy and Uncertainty of Prehospital Injury Diagnosis Improves Clinical Validatity of a Decision Support System Without Compromising Performance of a Bayesian Network to Predict Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy

Jared M Wohlgemut, MSc1,2, Evangelia Kyrimi, PhD3, Andrea Rossetto, MBBS1,2, Rebecca S Stoner, MSc1,2, Erhan Pisirir, MSc3, William Marsh, PhD3, Zane B Perkins, PhD1,2, Nigel RM Tai, MS1,2,4

1Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK; 2Royal London Hospital, Barts NHS Health Trust, London, UK; 3Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK; 4Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre of Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK

Honorable Mention

Optimizing RNA Transfection and Cellular Engineering in Transfusable Platelets

Katherine Badior, PhD1, Jerry Leung, BSc2, Colton Strong, BSc2, Madelaine Robertson, BSc2, Pieter Cullis, PhD2, Dana Devine, PhD2,3, Eric Jan, PhD2, Christian Kastrup, PhD1,4

1Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI; 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; 3Canadian Blood Services, Vancouver, BC; 4Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

 

Poster Session 2

First Place

Transcriptomic Profiles Associated with the Development of Heterotopic Ossification in Combat Extremity Wounds

Simon Tallowin BMBS MSc1,2, Eric R. Gann PhD3, Felipe A. Lisboa MD1,3,4, Seth A. Schobel PhD1,3, Thomas A. Davis PhD1, Benjamin K. Potter MD1,4, Eric A. Elster, MD1,4

1Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; 2Academic Department of Military Surgery & Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK; 3Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD; 4Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Second Place

Blast Overpressure Environment Analysis of the M119 Howitzer at Varying Elevation Angles

Suthee Wiri,PhD, Craig Watry, MS, Jakob Brisby, MS, Ryan Schindler, MS, Sara Wofford, MS, Alex Ziegle, MS, Jasmyne Longwell

Applied Research Associates, Albuquerque, NM

Third Place

Measured Stiffness of Off-the-Shelf Carbon Fiber Ankle Foot Orthoses Depends on Test Alignment

Benjamin Shuman, BS1,2,3, Russell Esposito1,2,4

1RR&D Center for Limb Loss and Mobility, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA; 2DOD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence; 3The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.; 4Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Honorable Mention

Feasibility of a Head-Mounted Virtual Reality System (Fusion mVR) for Neurocognitive Eye Tracking within Military Medical Settings

Mark L. Ettenhofer, PhD1,2,3,4, Jenna Trotta, MS1,2,3, Stephanie Agtarap, PhD1,2,3, Lars D. Hungerford, PhD1,2,3

1General Dynamics Information Technology; 2Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence; 3Naval Medical Center San Diego; 4University of California, San Diego

Honorable Mention

The Complex Assessment of Military Performance for mTBI Assessment: Patrol Exertion Task Test-Retest Reliability

Mikalia Guard, SPT1, Courtney Harrison, MS1, Amy Cecchini, PT, DPT2, CDR Mike Krok, DPT3, Karen L. McCulloch, PT, PhD, FAPTA1

1Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 2Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA; 4Intrepid Spirit Center, Fort Bragg, NC

 

Poster Session 3

First Place

High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections at Both Genital and Extragenital Sites Among Female Military Personnel at Two U.S. Army Bases: Preliminary Results from the RV567 Efficacy Trial of an STI Prevention Intervention

Donn J. Colby, MD, MPH1,2, Trevor A. Crowell, MD, PhD1,2, Alexus Reynolds, MPH1,2, Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD3, Gina Wingood, ScD, MPH4, Adam M. Yates, PhD1,2, Shannon Clark, AAS5, Heather Follen, AA6, Maureen Sevilla, MPAS5, COL Paul Faestel, MD, MPH6, LTC Luke E. Mease, MD, MPH6, CPT Taylor P. Duplessis, MD6, COL Julie Ake, MD, MSc1,2, COL Anjali Kunz, MD6

1U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD; 2Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD; 3NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY; 4Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY; 5Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC; 6Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

Second Place

Gauging Operational Performance Based on Individual Cognitive Ability

Krystina Diaz1,2, Margaret Wise1,2, Sylvia Guillory, PhD1,2, David Gever1,2, Chad Peltier, PhD1,2, Jeffrey Bolkhovsky, PhD1

1Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT; 2Leidos, Reston, VA

Third Place

Antimicrobial Surface Coatings to Reduce COVID-19 Spread

Dorin V. Preda, PhD1, Zachary D. Whitermore, MS1, Peter A. Warren, PhD1, Min K. Song, PhD1, Alex W. Moerlein, MS1, Nathan R. Shipley, BS1, John H. Connor, PhD2, Scott Seitz, PhD2

1Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA; 2Boston University/National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston, MA

Honorable Mention

Method Development and Implementation of Genomic Wastewater Based Biosurveillance

Rachel R. Spurbeck, PhD, Lindsay Catlin, MS, Angela Minard-Smith, MS, Jared Schuetter, PhD

Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH

Honorable Mention

Recombinant Adenovirus-Like Particles (AdVLPs): Assessment of Immunogenicity of Monovalent and Polyvalent Vaccine Compositions

Hannah Mulhall Maasz, PhD; Kaitlyn Garvey; Matthew Resch, MS; Ke Wen, PhD; Ryan Mazboudi; Leslie Gallardo, MS; Jose M. Galarza, DVM, PhD

TechnoVax Inc., Elmsford, NY

MHSRS 2021 AWARD WINNERS

2021 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Patricia A. Deuster, Ph.D., MPH, FACS
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Distinguished Service Award

David Tribble, M.D., DrPH
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Academia/Industry

Christopher Connaboy, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military

LT Chad G. Peltier, USN
Naval Medical Submarine Research Laboratory, New London Submarine Base
Groton, Connecticut

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academia/Industry

Concussion Assessment Research and Education Consortium Team
Indiana University School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Michigan, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences

Thomas W. McAllister, M.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

Integrated Platform for Clinical Assessment and Monitoring Research Team
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Army Public Health Center and Hearing Center of Excellence

Douglas S. Brungart, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

Green-X Research Team
Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton

Michael D. Reddix, CDR(ret), USN, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/SARS-C0V-2

Laura E. Lamb, Ph.D.
Beaumont Health
Royal Oak, Michigan

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines Team
Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland

CDR Andrew G. Letzia, USN
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/SARS-CoV-2

Operational Infectious Diseases Laboratory Team
Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California

Christopher A. Myers, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/SARS-CoV-2

The Epidemiology, Immunology and Clinical Characteristics of Emerging Infectious Diseases with Pandemic Potential COVID-19 Cohort Team

Uniformed Services University Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program
Team Lead

2021 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Finalists

Alexander J. Kersey, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland

Shoaib Ashraf, DVM, PhD
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Rafael Veraza, Ph.D.
UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine
San Antonio, Texas

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Philip Spreadborough, Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

LCDR Matthew J. Montgomery, USN
Navy Medical Research Unit-3, Sigonella, Italy
Naval Operational Support Center, San Jose, California

Laura Kraemer, M.D.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California

Kristen Marie Manto, B.S., Ph.D. (c)
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Hershey, Pennsylvania

MAJ Jacqueline N. Messenger, USA
University of Texas-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

LCDR Matthew J. Carr, USN
Trauma Surgery Department
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, California

LT Joe Gehrz. M.D., U.S. Navy
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California

MHSRS 2020 AWARD WINNERS

2020 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Michael A. Dubick, Ph.D.
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
San Antonio, Texas

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military Senior Researcher

Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D.
Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military Junior Researcher

LT Luke A. Beardslee, MC, USN
Naval Medical Submarine Research Laboratory
New London Submarine Base
Groton, Connecticut

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Academia-Industry

Jessica Gill RN, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

Sheila Peel, Ph.D.
 Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

The Combat Trauma Research Group Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

LCDR Sean Stuart, MC, USN
 Team Lead

2020 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Finalists

Jess A. Gwin, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Belcamp, MD

CPT Brooke A. Pati, MC, USA
Department of Clinical Investigation and Department of General Surgery
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

Patrick M. Ketter, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX

Capt Douglas E. Deever, USAF, MC
Pulmonary/Critical Care Department, Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX

CPT Rowan R. Sheldon, MC, USA
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA

Shawn R. Eagle, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Concussion Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Pittsburgh, PA

Erin M. Miller, ATC, Ph.D. (c)
Baylor University - Keller Army Community Hospital Division 1 Sports Physical Therapy
Fellowship, West Point, NY
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT

Yuanyuan Gao, Ph.D. (c)
Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Colleen M. Castellani, B.S.
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Natick, MA

Kara Ashcraft
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO

Maj Patrick L. Short, USAF, MC
Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, MD

CDR Lalon M. Kasuske, NC, USN
Naval Medical Readiness Training Command Portsmouth, Virginia
National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,
Bethesda, MD



MHSRS 2019 AWARD WINNERS

2019 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Amy B. Adler, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist for the Center of Military Psychiatry & Neuroscience
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Silver Spring, Maryland

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military

Paul M. Sherman, M.D.
Director, Neurological & Neuroradiology Research
USAF School of Aerospace Medicine,
711 Human Performance Wing
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Academia-Industry

CDR Ian L. Valerio, M.D., USNR
Chief, Division of Burn, Wound, & Trauma
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Professor, Departments of Plastic & Reconstructive, Orthopedic,
& General Surgery
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Small Team/Military

Hazard Recognition Team
711 Human Performance Wing, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
Christin Duran, Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Large Team/Military

Zika Purified Inactivated Virus Team
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland

Kayvon Modjarrad, M.D., Ph.D.
Team Lead

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/
Academia-Industry

San Antonio Whole Blood Consortium, San Antonio, Texas

Donald Jenkins, M.D.
Team Lead

CAPT Anita C. Bacher, USN
Award for Excellence in Nursing Research

LTC Gordon F. West, USA

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2019 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Captain Kaitlin Morte, USA
Madigan Army Medical Center
Takoma, Washington

Outcomes Following Trauma Related to Gender: A Matched Analysis of Military Service Members in the Department of Defense Trauma Registry

Second Place

Teryn Roberts, Ph.D.
The Geneva Foundation
Takoma, Washington

Evaluation of Tethered-liquid Perfluorocarbon Coating for Heparin-free Extracorporeal Life Support: A 72-hour Life Support Intensive Care Unit Study

Third Place

Captain Carl Beyer, USAF
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento,
California, and David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, California

Risk Factors for Persistent Opioid Use and Clinically Recognized Opioid Abuse Following Battle Injury in United States Military Personnel

Honorable Mention

MAJ Megan Donahue, USA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

MAJ Julianna Jayne, USA
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts

Casey Straud, Psy.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Capt Adam Dulberger, USAF
David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA

LTC Ann Ketz, USA
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

CPT Colin Harrington, USA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland

Sahil Bajaj, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

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2019 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best-In-Show

A Descriptive Study of U.S. Special Operations Command Fatalities, 2001-2018
Presentation Author: Dr. Russ Kotwal
Joint Trauma System, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas

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Poster Session 1

First Place

Spatiotemporal Profiling of Bacterial Communities and Interpersonal Interactions to Capture Transmission Events
Presentation Author: Dr. Briana Vecchio-Pagan
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland

Second Place

In vitro Validation of Genetic Elements Conferring Neuronal Hypoxia Tolerance using CRISPR/Cas9 System and Microelectrode Arrays
Presentation Author: Dr. Oksana Pavlyuk
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH and UES Inc., Dayton, Ohio

Third Place

Enhanced Non-invasive Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Sensory Restoration and Neuropathic Pain Treatment
Presentation Author: Mr. Andres Pena
Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Honorable Mention

Use of Mobile Technology Paired with Heart Rate Monitor to Remotely Quantify Behavioral Health Markers among Military Reservists and First Responders
Presentation Author: Dr. Maria Davila
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

In-office, In-home, and Telebehavioral-health Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-related PTSD: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Presentation Author: Dr. Alan Peterson
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

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Poster Session 2

First Place

Rapid Intramuscular Administration of TXA Results in Equivalent Total Drug Exposure and Reversal of Hyperfibrinolysis in a Swine Controlled Hemorrhage Model
Presentation Author: Captain Marguerite Spruce, USAF
USAF David Grant Medical Center Clinical Investigation facility, Travis AFB, California

Second Place

Cold-stored Platelets Have Better Preserved Contractile Function in Comparison to Room Temperature-stored Platelets over 21 Days
Presentation Author: Dr. Prajeeda Nair
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Third Place

Associations between an Integrated Musculoskeletal Risk Mitigation Program and Self-Reported Pain during U.S. Military Training
Presentation Author: Carolyn Dartt
Henry M. Jackson Foundation and the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

Honorable Mention

Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Provides Relief of Chronic Pain to Enable Improvements in Function Following Amputation
Presentation Author: Dr. Steven Cohen
Walter Reed National Military Medicine Center, Bethesda, MD

Gastroesophageal Resuscitative Occlusion of the Aorta
Presentation Author: Mr. Brendan McCracken
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

MHSRS 2018 AWARD WINNERS

2018 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

COL Michael P. Kozar, USA
Director, Military Infectious Diseases Research Program
Fort Detrick, Maryland

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military

COL Andrew P. Cap, MC, USA
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Academia-Industry

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Small Team/Military

USAF Enroute Care Research Center
Joint Base San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Maj Joseph Maddry, USAF
(Team Lead)

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Large Team/Military

Combat Trauma Research Group
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

LCDR Micah J. Gaspary, USN
(Team Lead)

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/
Small Team/Academia-Industry

Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Australian Defence Force, & CLIP Investigators

Col Michael Reade & Associate Prof Denese Marks
(Co-Leads)

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/
Large Team/Academia-Industry

Military Suicide Research Consortium

Peter M. Gutierrez, Ph.D. & Thomas E. Joiner, Ph.D
(Co-Directors)


2018 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Keisuke Kawata, Ph.D., ATC.
Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Association of Increased Serum S100B Levels with High School Football Subconcussive Head Impacts

Second Place

CPT Joshua L. Fenderson, MC, USA
Blood Research Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Fort Sam Houston, TX
Hemostatic Characteristics of Thawed Pooled Cryoprecipitate Stored for 35 Days at Refrigerated and Room Temperatures

Third Place

CPT Michael Derickson, MC, USA
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA
Life Saving Surgical Procedures in Blackout Conditions Using Night Vision Technology: Come to the Dark Side


2018 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

Rapid Potent Synthetic synDNA Vaccine Platform to Accelerate Protection from Infectious Diseases for the Warfighter
David B. Weiner, PhD1, Ami Patel, PhD1, Emma Reuschel, PhD1, Sagar Kudchodkar, PhD1, Jean Boyer, PhD2, Kate Broderick, PhD2, Kar Muthumani, PhD1, Mark Bagarazzi, MD2, Scott White, MD, Joel Maslow, MD3, Laurent Humeau, PhD2, Pablo Tebas, MD4

1Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 3GeneOne Life Science, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 4The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Poster Session 1

First Place

Risks, Assets, & Timing: The Impact of Deployment Characteristics on Military Spouses’ Readiness for Future Deployments

Sabrina Richardson, PhD1, Kelly A. Woodall1, Jaqueline C. Pflieger1, Lyndon Riviere2, Valerie A. Stander3

1Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc, Bethesda, MD, 2Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, 3Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA

Second Place

Impact of Hypoxia on Brain Activity & Flight Simulation Performance

Sabrina Drollinger, MS1, CAPT G. Merrill Rice, DO, MPH2, Dallas Snider, PhD3, LT Christopher Greil, PhD1, LCDR Frank Bogni, MD1, Jeffrey Phillips, PhD4, Steven Linnville, PhD1, Katherine Marco1, Anil Raj, MD4, Margaret Freyaldenhoven4

1Naval Medicine Operational Training Center, Pensacola, FL, 2Naval Aviation Schools Command, Pensacola, FL, 3University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, 4Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL

Third Place

Exposure to Intense Noise Causes Acute Vestibular & Balance Loss

W. Michael King, PhD, Richard Altschuler, PhD, Courtney Stewart, PhD

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Honorable Mention

Dietary Interventions Protect Against Blast-Induced Neurotrauma in an Animal Model

Tonia S. Rex1, Alexandra Bernardo-Colon1, Victoria Vest1, Adrienne Clark1, John Clifton1, Ryan Dahl1, Bohan Kim1, Fiona Harrison2

1Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN, 2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Challenges in Automating the Characterization of Burn Injuries for Pre-Hospital Care

Gregory Rule, MS, PE1, Christopher Argents, PhD2, Jeremy C. Pamplin, MD, FCCM, FACP3, Maria Serio-Melvin, MSN4, Sena R. Veazey, MS4, Craig A. Fenrich4

1Applied Research Associates, Inc, San Antonio, TX, 2Applied Research Associates, Inc, Raleigh, NC, 3Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, 4U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

Poster Session 2

First Place

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History Predicts Relationship Between Reduced Grey Matter Volume & Visual-Sensory Performance in Special Operations Forces Personnel

Cassie B. Ford, PhD1, Michael J. Cools, MD1, LTC Stephen M. DeLellis, MPAS, PA-C2, CPT Marshall L. Healy, APA-C2, Robert H. Lutz, MD3, COL Shawn F. Kane, MD4, COL James H. Lynch, MD2, Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC1

1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC, 3Duke University, Durham, NC, 4Special Warfare Medical Group, Fort Bragg, NC

Second Place

Pain & Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the US Military Population: A Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Study

Michelle Hoot, PhD1,2, Harvey Levin, PhD3,4, Austin Smith, BS1,2, Gary Goldberg, MD1,5, Elisabeth Wilde, PhD3,4, William Walker, MD1,2,5, Tracy Nolen, PhD6, Norma Pugh, MS6

1Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 2Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center, Richmond, VA, 3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 4Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, 5Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 6RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC

Third Place

Ex-Vivo Normothermia Hyperbaric Perfusion for 24 Hours Mitigates Reperfusion Injury in Porcine Vascular Composite Allotransplantation

Nicholas L. Robbins, DO1,3, Matthew J. Wordsworth, MA, MRCS1, Michael R. Sippel, MD1,3, Bijaya K. Parida, PhD1, Jennifer M. Cox, BS1, Vijay S. Gorantla, MD, PhD1,4 George E. Wolf, MD2, Warren C. Breidenbach, MD1, Col Michael R Davis, MD1,2, Col Erik K. Weitzel, MD1,2

1RESTOR™ Program, 59th Medical Wing, JBSA Lackland AFB, TX, 2San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, 3University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 4Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Honorable Mention

The Relationship Between Perceived Burden & Health-Related Quality of Life in Caregivers of Military Service Members & Veterans Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Tracey Brickell, PsyD1-4, Noelle Carlozzi, PhD6, Louis French, PsyD1-4, Sara Lippa, PhD1-3, Rael Lange, PhD1-3,5

1Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center, Bethesda, MD, 2Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 3National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Bethesda, MD, 4Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 5University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) Alters Intracranial Pressure & Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Zachary Bailey1, Katherine Cardiff1, Xiaofang Yang1, Janice Gilsdorf1, Deborah Shear1, Todd Rasmussen2, Lai Yee Leung1,2

1Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, 2Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

MHSRS 2017 AWARD WINNERS

2017 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Frank K. Butler, Jr. MD
Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Chairman, Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Joint Trauma System, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military/Active Duty

MAJ Steven Schauer, MC, USA
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Military/Civilian

Michael J. Morris, M.D.
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual/Academia

Veena Taneja, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academia-Industry

Acute Care Covering for Severely Injured Limbs Project Team

Erik Edwards, Ph.D. (Team Lead)
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military/First Place

Occupational Physical Assessment Team

Marilyn Sharp, M.S. (Team Lead)
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military/Honorable Mention

Hantavirus Team

Connie Schmaljohn, Ph.D. (Team Lead)
U.S. Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Ft. Detrick, MD

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military/Honorable Mention

Multi-Channel Negative Wound Pressure Device Team

Calvin Griner, M.P.A. (Team Lead)
U.S. Air Force Medical Support Agency, Falls Church, Virginia


2017 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Lauren Cornell, M.S.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX
Utility of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Endothelial Transplantation in an Ex-vivo Model

Second Place

LT Jenny M. Held, USN
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA
Insertional Safety, Device, Stability, and Decompression Efficacy of Alternative Decompression Devices for Tension Pneumothorax: Results of Complementary Studies Using Human Cadaver and Yorkshire Swine Models

Third Place

Kate Zeigler, BS
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
Clearance of Rabies-Like Lyssavirus Infection via Antibody Therapy Post-central Nervous System Invasion


2017 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

Service Members and Veterans with Transhumeral Osseointegration: Initial Rehabilitation Experiences from the DoD OI Program at WRNMMC
Michelle Nordstrom, Mark Beachler, Joe Butkus, Annemarie Orr, Brad Hendershot, Barri Schnall, Stanly Breuer, Paul Pasquina, Benjamin Potter, Jonathan Forsberg, Chris Dearth

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Poster Session 1

First Place

Adaptive Vacuum Suspension for Optimal Residual Limb Health and Prosthetic Function
Matthew Wernke, Alexander Albury, Cameron Rink, Christopher L. Dearth, Chandan K. Sen, James Colvin

Second Place

Toward the Rational Design of Advanced Broad Host Range Therapeutic Bacteriophage Cocktails
Mikeljon Nikolich, Andrey Filippov, Kirill Sergueev, Akhil Reddy, Jenny He, Amanda Roth

Third Place

Fluid Deprivation Exacerbates Renal Dysfunction and Under-Perfusion in a Porcine 40%
TBSA Burn Model
Belinda I. Gómez, Tony Chao, Joshua S. Little, Matthew K. McIntyre, Michael A. Dubick, David M. Burmeister

Honorable Mention

The Effect of Prolonged Activity and Lower Limb Trauma on Variable Terrain Walking Stability
Riley C. Sheehan, Christopher A. Rabago, Kelly A. Ohm, and Jason M. Wilken

Targeted Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Chronic TBI Produce Improved Sleep Status:
A TEAM-TBI Study
Ryan Soose, Tina Harrison, Kathryn Edelman, Allison Borrasso, Jane Sharpless, Dana Williams, Valerie Reeves, Dan Pultz, Ron Poropatich, Sue Beers, Anthony Kontos, Micky Collins, Walter Schneider, David Okonkwo

Poster Session 2

First Place

Comparison of Direct Site Endovascular Repair Utilizing Expandable PTFE Stent Grafts Vs. Standard Vascular Shunts in a Porcine (Sus Scrofa) Model
Anders J. Davidson, Lucas P. Neff, J. Kevin Grayson, Nathan F. Clement, Erik S. DeSoucy, Meryl A. Simon-Logan, Christopher M. Abbot, James B. Sampson, Timothy K. Williams

Second Place

Providing Evidence-based Treatments for PTSD and the Risk of Secondary Traumatic Stress: Results from the PTSD Clinicians Exchange
Elizabeth A. Penix, Kristina Clarke-Walper, Ashley M. Magnavita, Erica Simon, Samantha Regala, Kile Ortigo, Josef I. Ruzek, Raymond C. Rosen, Joshua Wilk

Third Place

Feasibility and Validation of a Reusable Perfused Human Cadaver Model for Trauma, General Surgery, and Vascular Surgery Training
Jenny M. Held, Travis Polk

Honorable Mention

Effect of Hypoxia on Porcine and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Ben Antebi, Kerfoot P. Walker III, Arezoo Mohammadipoor, Andriy I. Batchinsky

Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation for Treatment of Brain Injury:
Results from a Limited Clinical Evaluation
Victor Convertino, Anja Metzger, DaiWai Olson, Stephen Figueroa, Farid Sadaka, Katie Krause, Robert Neumann, Keith Lurie

MHSRS 2016 AWARD WINNERS

2016 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Steven P. Cohen, MD, Col, USA (ret)
Professor & Chief of Pain Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore. MD

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Military/Individual

LT Francis “Jay” Haran, MSC, USN
Research Psychologist
Naval Submarine Research Laboratory, Groton CT

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academic

Kayvan Najarian, PhD (Team Lead)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

CAPT Mark Riddle, MC, USN (Team Lead)
Naval Medical Research Center

2016 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Maj Neil Eisenstein, BMBCH MA(Oxon) MRCS
Royal Center for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Heterotopic Ossification – A Novel Way to Treat and Prevent This Military “Epidemic”

Second Place

Kristen M. Reddoch, PhD
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

Platelet Additive Solution (PAS) & Storage at 4 degrees C Protect Platelets From Induction of Apoptosis Compared to Storage at Room Temperature or in Plasma Feasibility of 15-Day Platelet Storage

Third Place

CPT Michael S. Lallemand, USA
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA
No IV, No Problem: Intraosseous Administration of Tranexamic Acid is as Effective as Intravenous in a Porcine Hemorrhage Model

2016 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

An Ex-Vivo ECMO Model Generates Pro-thrombotic Platelet-Derived Micro-particles

Andrew D. Meyer, MD, MS1,2, Anjana Raghunath, MS1, Robin Kamucheka2, Armando Rodriquez2, Crystal Lafleur2, Bijaya K. Parida, PhD2, Michael Scherer2, Andriy I. Batchinsky, MD3, Leopoldo Cancio, MD2, Andrew P. Cap, MD, PhD2
1University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 2US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, 3The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma WA

Poster Session 1

First Place

Evaluation of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides as Topical Anti-Infectives with Broad-Spectrum Activity against Combat-Related Bacterial & Fungal Wound Infection
Louis E. Clemens, Kathryn Woodburn, Jesse Jaynes, Mina Izadjoo, Ed Lim

Second Place

Dynamic Modeling of Fibrinolysis using Reduced Order Effective Kinetic Models
Adithya Sagar, Thomas Orfeo, Kathleen Brummel-Ziedins, Rachel LeCover , Jeffrey Varner

Third Place

Non-Invasive Detection of Laser-Induced Retinal Injury in a Multi-Exposure Model
Melissa Naiman , Rachida Bouhenni, Jeffrey Dunmire, Ying Liu, Qundeel Rafiq, David Gothar, Rafat Ansari, Deepak Edward

Honorable Mention

Antimicrobial Biomaterial for Infection Control and Improved Healing of Soft Tissue Trauma
Christopher Miller, Tanvi Karnik, Michael Jerram, Barnaby May, Brian Ward

Examination of Psychosocial Factors in Offender and Non-Offender Army Populations with and without Combat Experience
Stephanie Traynham, Colby Mathews, Amanda Hayes

Poster Session 2

First Place

Toward Automated Detection of Perihepatic and Perisplesnic Hematomas: The Use of 3D Ultrasound
Mariya Gusman and Shane B. Anderson

Second Place

Physiological Effects of ‘Pre-Hospital’ Resuscitation with HBOC Compared to Saline & Packed Red Cells: Plasma in Two Models of Severe Injury
Emrys Kirkman, Kenneth Burhop, Sam Hutchings, Peter Mahoney, Kim Vandegriff, A Walker, S Watts

Third Place

The Impact of Transport Time on Outcomes Following Evacuation from Point of Injury
Joseph K. Maddry, Crystal Perez, Stephanie S. Russell, Lauren Reeves, Alejandra Mora, Tuan Le, Vikhyat Bebarta, MD

Honorable Mention

There’s an APP for that: A Handheld Smartphone-based Infrared Imaging Device to Assess Adequacy and Level of Aortic Occlusion in the Setting of Profound Shock Physiology
Kyle K. Sokol, George E. Black, Sandra B. Willey, Kevin Kniery, Matthew J. Eckert, Matthew J. Martin

Impact of Austere Environmental Conditions on the Accuracy of the ABORhCard®
Vincent L. Duncan, Wilbur W. Malloy

Poster Session 3

First Place

Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening: Evidence for an Emerging Tool to Augment Current mTBI Assessments
Anthony P. Kontos, Michael W. Collins, Anne Mucha, Alicia Sufrinko, Melissa Womble, Jamie McAllister, RJ Elbin, Joseph Furman, Cara Troutman-Enseki, Valerie Reeves, Cyndi Holland, Greg Marchetti, Erin Reynolds

Second Place

Validation of Visual Objectives Biomarkers for Acute Concussion
Jose E. Capo-Aponte, Wesley R. Cole, Thomas A Beltran, David V. Walsh, Joseph Y. Dumayas

Third Place

Longitudinal Investigation of Neurotrauma Serum Biomarkers, Behavioral Characterization, and Brain Imaging in Soldiers Following Repeated Low-level Blast Exposure (New Zealand Breacher Study)
​Gary H. Kamimori, Christina R. LaValle, James R. Stone, Walter Carr, Charmaine M. Tate

Honorable Mention

Biomechanical Outcomes of Unilateral Limb Lengthening Procedures for Service Members with Bilateral Transfemoral Amputations: A Case Series
​Barri L. Schnall, Elizabeth M. Bell, Benjamin K. Potter, Jean-Claude G. D’Alleyrand

Biomarker Levels of Aß and Tau Correspond to PET Imaging of Amyloid and FDG in Chronic TBI Patients
David Okonkwo, Nora Presson, Davneet Minhas, Brian Lopresti, Charles Laymon, James Mountz, Chester Mathis, Julie Price, Ava Puccio, Kathryn Edelman, Steven Benso, Anthony Kontos, Michael Collins, Walter Schneider, Milos Ikonomovic

MHSRS 2015 AWARD WINNERS

2015 MHSRS Distinguished Service/Individual/Team Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Jay A. Johannigman, Col (USAFR), MD
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Academic/Individual

Kia M. Washington, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh VA
Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Military/Individual

LTC Andre Cap, USA, MC
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academic

Levi J. Hargrove, PhD (Team Lead)
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, Il

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academic Honorable Mention

John D. Childs, PhD (Team Lead)
USA Medical Department Center & School Health Readiness COE, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military

COL Emil Lesho, MC, USA (Team Lead)
Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository & Surveillance Network/ARMOR Program

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Military Honorable Mention

David D. Luxton, PhD (Team Lead)
National Center for Telehealth and Technology

2015 MHSRS Young Investigator Competition Awards

First Place

Surg Lt CDR, Ed Barnard, FCEM
Selective Aortic Arch Perfusion for the Reversal of Hemorrhage-Induced Traumatic Cardiac Arrest in a Swine Model of Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage

Second Place

CPT George E. Black, MC, USA
Suspension of Biologic Time in Severe Hemorrhagic Shock: Pilot Study Results from the Biochronicity Project

Third Place

Srinivas Laxminarayan, PhD
Preventing Heat Injuries by Predicting Individualized Human Core Temperature

2015 MHSRS Poster Awards

Best In Show

A Probabilistic Concussion Model Relating Head Impact Kinematics to Internal Axonal Level Injury and Clinical Outcomes for Interpretation of Wearable Sensor Data

Laurel Ng, PhD*, Melissa Gibbons, PhD, Vladislav Volman, PhD, Pi Phohomsiri, PhD, Darrell Swenson, PhD, Jianxia Cui, PhD, James Stuhmiller, PhD L-3 Communications, San Diego, CA

Poster Session 1

First Place

Evaluation of an Integrative PTSD Treatment Program for Active Duty Service Members
Salvatore Libretto, PhD*, Sandra Gordon, BA, CPC, Lara Hilton, MPH, Courtney Boyd, MA, Weimin Zhang, PhD, Kimberly McConnell,EdD Samueli Institute, Alexandria, VA

Second Place

Establishing Large Scale Data Repositories in a Military Health Care Setting
John Evans, LCDR1*,Carol Jones, MS1, Debra Murphy, PhD2, Thomas DeGraba, MD2
1Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, NC
2National Centers of Excellence

Third Place

Immune-Masking of Thrombosomes: Trehalose Stabilized Platelet-Derived Hemostatic Agent
Glen Michael Fitzpatrick, PhD1*,​Arthur Bode, PhD1, Veronica Ortiz, SBB2, Janelle Ober1
1Cellphire Inc., Rockville, MD
2George Washington University, Washington, DC

Honorable Mention

Transient Alterations of Cutaneous Sensory Nerve Function by Non-Invasive Cryolipolysis
Emilia Javorsky MD, MPH*,Arthur Bode, PhD, Lilit Garibyan MD, PhD, Laura Cornelissen PhD, William Sipprell MD, Joachim Pruessner, Sarina Elmariah MD PhD, Tuan Luo MD, Ethan A. Lerner MD, PhD, Yookyung Jung PhD, Conor Evans PhD, David Zurakowski PhD, Charles B. Berde MD, PhD, R. Rox Anderson MD
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Pelvic Fracture Is Strongly Associated with Lower Limb Traumatic Amputation in Combat Related Blast – A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study
Ed Barnard, FCEM1,2*,​Victoria Ganem, RN1, Alejandra Mora, BS1, Vikhyat Bebarta, MD1
1US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX
2Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport, United Kingdom

Poster Session 2

First Place

ion of Kollidon VA64 in the WRAIR PBBI Model: Studies from the Operation Brain Trauma Therapy
Krista Caudle1,Stefania Mondello2, Janice Gilsdorf1, Frank Tortella1, Deborah Shear1
1Walter Reed Army Insttiute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
2Univ of Messina, Italy

Second Place

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a Point-of-Care Diagnostic for Infection in Wound Effluent
Nicole J. Crane, PhD1,2,3*,Shubha Yesupriya, BS1, Meron Ghebremedhin, MS1,3
1Naval Medical Research Center
2USUHS, Bethesda, MD
3Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD

Third Place

Assessing Objective Neuromarkers in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment
Brennan Cox, PhD1*,​Katherine Service, BS1, Seth Reini, PhD2, Weimin Zheng, PhD1
1Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA
2Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Panama City Beach, FL

Honorable Mention

Differential Contributions of Platelets and Fibrinogen to Early Hyperfibrinolysis During Hemorrhage and Shock and Its Correction with Small-Volume IV Bolus of 7.5% NaCl Adenosine, Lidocaine and Mg2+ (ALM)
Geoffrey P. Dobson, PhD*,Hayley L. Letson, MSc
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Penetrating Ballistic-Like Brain Injury in Rats
Sindhu Madathil, PhD*,​Lai Yee Leung, PhD, Katherine Cardiff, BS, Xiaofang Yang, BS,Frank Tortella, PhD,
Deborah Shear, PhD, Ying Deng-Bryant, PhD
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

Poster Session 3

First Place

Burn Scars Modulation Through Laser Deliver of Stem Cells
Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Menocal1*,M. Salgado1, R.J. Christy2, S. Becerra2, J. Gil1, A. Candanedo1, S. Natesan2, J. Valdes1,
M. Solis1, C.I. Schulman1, J.S. Waibel1, S.C. Davis1, E.V. Badiavas1
1University of Miami, Miami, FL
2US Army ISR, San Antonio, TX

Second Place

Skin Regeneration Using Dermal Substrates that Contain Autologous Cells and Silver Nanoparticles to Promote Bactericidal Activity - In vitro Studies
Michael Zieger, PhD1*,Rahim Rahimi, MS2, Manuel Ochoa, MS2, Gonzalo Campana, MD1, Sunil Tholpady, MD, PhD1,
Rajiv Sood, MD1, Babak Ziaie, PhD2
1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
2Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Third Place

Fleet Disease/Non-Battle Injuries and ICD-9 Diagnosis Code Matching in Theatre Medical Data
Chelsea Saia, MPH*,​ina Luse, MPH
Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Portsmouth, VA

Honorable Mention

Antibiotic-Loaded Keratin Hydrogels as a First-line Therapy for Battlefield Burns
Daniel Roy, PhD1,2*,Christine Kowalczewski, PhD1,2, Kameel Isaac, BS1, Luke Burnett, PhD2, Seth Tomblyn, PhD2,
Robert Christy, PhD1
1US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX
2KeraNetics, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC

Global Health Engagement Missions: Lessons Learned Aboard U.S. Naval Hospital Ships-A Qualitative Analysis
SCDR Heather King, NC, USN, PhD, CRNA1*,CAPT (ret.) Patricia Kelley, NC, USN, PhD, RN, FNP, GNP, FAANP2, CAPT (ret.) John Malone, MC, USN1, CAPT Christine Johnson, MC, USN1, CDR Gregg Montalto, MC, USN1, Monique Bouvier, RN, PNP1, Michael Coronado1
1Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
2US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development, Washington, DC

MHSRS 2014 AWARD WINNERS

Distinguished Service Award

John Parrish, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Individual

LTC Brett Freedman, MC, USA Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Intramural

CDR Jonathan Forsberg, MC, USN (Team Lead) Naval Medical Research Center
Team Members: Jonathan Forsberg, Benjamin Kyle Potter, Eric Elster, Tom Davis,
Nicole Crane, Dane Hope, Elizabeth Polfer, Keith Alfieri, Korboi Evans, Fred O’Brien

Outstanding Research Accomplishment/Team/Academic

M. David Rudd, PhD
University of Memphis (Team Lead) Team members: M. David Rudd, PhD (University of Memphis) and Craig J. Bryan, PhD (University of Utah)

Young Investigator Competition

First Place

Lt Joseph D. Roderique, USN, MD
 Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA

MHSRS-828
Evaluation of High-Dose Hydroxocobalamin and Ascorbic Acid as an Injectable Antidote
for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Second Place

Ms. Somayyeh Mossadegh, BM
 Royal Air Force, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, United Kingdom

MHSRS-56
A Novel Anatomical and Physiological Scoring System for Military Pelvic
and Perineal Blast Injuries Shows Significantly Superior Predictive Outcomes
Than Current Scoring Systems; Injury Severity score-ISS, New ISS, Trauma ISS, Revised Trauma Score

Third Place

Ernesto Lopez, MD
 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

MHSRS-900
Nebulized Epinephrine Limits Pulmonary Vascular Hyperpermeability to Water
and Proteins in Ovine Burn and Smoke Inhalation Injury

American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Region 13 Resident Presentations

Basic Science Category

CPT Jonathan J. Sexton, USA Administration of FTY720 During Tourniquet-Induced Hind Limb
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Attenuates Morbility and Mortality

Clinical Science Category

Capt Dylan Pannell, Canadian Forces

Factors Associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Amongst
Canadian Armed Forces Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan

Poster Competition

Gold/1st Place

MHSRS-829
Stem Cell-Derived Inner Ear Organoids for High-Content Drug Screening
Karl Koehler, PhD1 Xiao-Ping Liu, PhD2, Andrew Mikosz, BA1, Jeffrey Holt, PhD2, Eri Hashino, PhD1
 1 Indiana University School of Medicine2 Harvard Medical School

Silver/2nd Place

MHSRS-341
 Can Mathematical Models Help Diagnose Lower-airway Lung Diseases?

Bora Sul1, Anders Wallqvist1, Michael Morris2, Jaques Reifman1, Vineet Rakesh1*
1
Biotechnology HPC Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine & Adv Technology Research Center,
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, USA
2 Department of Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
*Presenter

Bronze/3

MHSRS-1190
 Inter-observer reliability of reporting of Injury Severity Scoring following combat trauma;
different perspectives, different values?
Iain M Smith, MB BChir, MSc, MRCSEd1,2,3, David N Naumann MB, BChir, MRCS1, Paul Guyver, FRCS4, Jonathan Bishop, PhD3, Jonathan B Lundy, MD5, Douglas M Bowley, MBBS, FRCS1
1 Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
2 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital
3NIHR Surgical Reconstruction & Microbiology Research Centre4
Institute of Naval Medicine
5 United States Army Institute of Surgical Research<

Honorable Mention

MHSRS-123
Investigation of the concussion mechanism:  An end-to-end model that translates
external measures to internal neurologic injury for head impact
Dr. Laurel Ng, Melissa Gibbons, PhD, Pi Phohomsiri, PhD, Vladislav Volman, PhD, Jianxia Cui, PhD, Darrell Swenson, PhD, David Shelley, PhD, Jessica Wong, MS, Kiran Mathews, MS, James Stuhmiller, PhD L-3/ATI

MHSRS-515< Blunt Impacts to the Back: Biomechanic and Injury Response for Model Development
Jason Forman, PhD1, John Paul Donlon1, Brandon Perry1, Kyvory Henderson1, David Lessley, PhD1,
Rob Salzar, PhD1, Tim Walilko, PhD2
1 University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics
2 Applied Research Associates

MHSRS-1069
Changes in Barometric Pressure Alter Susceptibility to Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity

Heather E. Held, PhD1, Raffaele Pilla, PhD1, Csilla Ari, PhD1, Tina Fiorelli, PhD2, Carol S. Landon1, Jay B. Dean1
Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Hyperbaric Biomedical Research Laboratory, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2 Molecular Medicine, Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

MHSRS-992
 Evaluation of Prehospital Pelvic Binder Usage in US Military Casualties with Pelvic Fractures
Col Chetan U. Kharod MD, MPH1, LTC Creighton C. Tubb, MD2 COL Kirby Gross, MD3, COL (ret) John F. Kragh, Jr, MD4

1 San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Military EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Assistant Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD2 San Antonio Military Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 3 U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Joint Trauma System, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX4 U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Damage Control Resuscitation, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX

MHSRS-64
 Lumbar Spine Postures in Marines During Simulated Operational Conditions
David Berry2, Karen Kelly, PhD1, Ana Rodrigues-Soto2, Sara Gombatto, PhD3, Rebecca Jaworski, PhD1, Sam Ward, PT, PhD2

1Department of Warfighter Performance, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA
2 Departments of Radiology, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
3 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

MHSRS-717
 Heat and Perspiration Management System for Prosthetics
Matthew Jorgensen, Josh Charest, Michael Leddy, Andrew Frazier

Johns Hopkins University

MHSRS-993
 Delivering Oxygen in High Altitude Helicopter MEDEVAC Missions

Charles Paschal, Christine Wasner CTR, Nicolle Perez CTR, William Sovitsky, Brian Dacanay CTR, Henry Kobrinski PA-C

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, Ft. Detrick, MD