The latest awards, grants and news from the research division of the Brigham and Women’s Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine.
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2020 Awards & Grants
2019 Awards & Grants
Mieke Soens – Foundation of Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) mentored research training grant (MRTG) for her work entitled “The Role of Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators in the Development of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain.” Her mentoring team is comprised of Drs. Serhan (primary) and Rathmell and Schreiber.
Vesela Kovacheva – Foundation of Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) mentored research training grant (MRTG) for her work entitled “Genome Wide Association Study of Patients with History of Postpartum Hemorrhage.”Her mentors are Richa Saxena, PhD, Brian Bateman, MD, MSc, and Kathryn Gray, MD, PhD.
Naida Cole – 2019 BWH Faculty Career Development Award for her project entitled “Second-line Uterotonics in Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”
Sara Seifert – 2019 Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Young Investigator Grant for her project entitled “Tranexamic Acid Administered After Delivery: Maternal Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Coagulation Status.” Her mentorship team consists of Drs. Michaela Farber, Brian Bateman, and Danni Carusi as well as Susan Goobie from Children’s Hospital.
Ethan Brovman – SCA Early Career Investigator Award for his presentation entitled “Risk Factors for Post-operative Reintubation after CABG: a bi-institutional study.”
Danny Muehlschlegel – Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) Kaplan Leadership Development Award.
Vesela Kovacheva – Spring 2019 Shark Tank Finalist – BWH Health & Technology Innovation Fund for her work on “Harnessing the superpower of machine learning to improve patient care during Cesarean Section.”
Ehren Nelson – HMS Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellow, 2019-2020
Project aims to create a hands-on, cadaver based simulation approach to learning at the Stratus Simulation Center for interventional pain management trainees.
Angela Nichols – HMS Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellow, 2019-2020
Project aims to create sustainable recycling practices in the operating room, beginning with anesthesia supplies.
Matt Grunert – HMS Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellow, 2019-2020
Project aims to create sustainable recycling practices in the operating room, beginning with anesthesia supplies.
Jinjun Shi – Idea Award with Special Focus (DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program)
“Combination of p53 mRNA Nanotherapy with Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer Treatment”
Lung Cancer Discovery Award (American Lung Association)
“Tumor Suppressor Restoration Sensitizes mTOR Inhibitor for Lung Cancer”
Alexander Arriaga – APSF/FAER Mentored Research Training Grant (MRTG)
“Increasing the Frequency of Debriefing after Perioperative Crises: Altering Trajectories that Impact Provider Burnout and Wellness.”
“Increasing the Frequency of Debriefing after Perioperative Crises: Altering Trajectories that Impact Provider Burnout and Wellness.”
Linda Aglio – Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Seed Grant “Predicting and Reducing Post-operative Opioid Consumption and Pain.”
Marc Pimentel – Site Director for the HMS Fellowship in Patient Safety and Quality, a CRICO grant.
Philipp Lirk & Christopher Connor – Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Seed Grant.
“Establishing an instrumented large animal model of compartment syndrome.”
Mieke Soens & Pankaj Sarin – Runner-up: Collaborative dinner to discuss proposal
“Development and Validation of a Deep Neural Network Model for Prediction of Severe Acute Post-operative Pain.
Deborah Culley
Congratulations to Deb Culley on receiving a grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her project titled “Cognition and the immunology of postoperative outcomes.”
Congratulations to Deb Culley on receiving a grant from National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her project titled “Cognition and the immunology of postoperative outcomes.”
This research study will investigate postoperative delirium in patients 70 years of age or older, undergoing elective primary lower joint replacement or spine procedures.
Lawrence Tsen
Congratulations to Lawrence Tsen on receiving a BWH Anesthesiology seed grant for his project titled “Investigation of Porcine Epidural and Spinal Spaces: Mechanism of Dural Puncture Epidural (DPE) Technique.”
Congratulations to Lawrence Tsen on receiving a BWH Anesthesiology seed grant for his project titled “Investigation of Porcine Epidural and Spinal Spaces: Mechanism of Dural Puncture Epidural (DPE) Technique.”
Charles Serhan
Congratulations to Charles Serhan on recently being recognized as an Expertscape expert in Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
Congratulations to Charles Serhan on recently being recognized as an Expertscape expert in Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
You can view the list of experts in Eicosanoids at this link: http://www.expertscape.com/ex/eicosanoids