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Resident Research Day 2012 May 30, 3:00-5:00pm Kontos Medical Building, Room 104-105 MODERATOR: James Neifeld, MD Professor and Chairman of Surgery VCU Medical Center GUEST JUDGE: Patrick McGrath, MD Professor and Chief, General Surgery Department of Surgery Section Head, Surgical Oncology University of Kentucky College of Medicine VCU MEDICAL CENTER JUDGES: Arun J. Sanyal, MD Professor of Internal Medicine and Chair, Division of Gastroenterology—Hepatology and Nutrition   John Butterworth IV, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology     Presentations 10 minute presentations to be followed by 5 minutes of Q&A 3:00-3:05 James Neifeld, MD Opening Remarks and Introduction of Judges 3:05-3:20 Joseph Hartwich, MD PGY-4 General Surgery Resident The Effects of Irrigation on Outcomes in Cases of Perforated Appendicitis in Children   3:20-3:35 Christine Zoon, MD PGY-3 General Surgery Resident Adoptive immunotherapy with T-cells grown in alternate gamma chain cytokines IL-7, 15, 21: Increased lymphocyte expansion, T-cell effector differentiation and improved tumor cure rates 3:35-3:50 Andy Young, MD PGY-3 General Surgery Resident One Elevated Bladder Pressure Measurement May Not Be Enough to Diagnose Abdomnial Compartment Syndrome 3:50-4:05 Joseph Hartwich, MD PGY-4 General Surgery Resident HIF-1 Activation Mediates Resistance to Antiangiogenic Therapy in Neuroblastoma Xenograft   4:05-4:20 Poornima Vanguri, MD PGY-3 General Surgery Resident Flat Inferior Vena Cava: Indicator of Poor Prognosis in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients   4:20-4:35 Omar Rashid, MD PGY-4 General Surgery Resident Choice of the Right Translational Mouse Breast Cancer Model Matters: Subcutaneous Versus Orthotopic Implantation of Murine Breast Cancer Differentially Express Genes Important for Cancer Research and Drug Development 4:35-4:50 Barbara Adams, MD General Surgery Research Fellow The Preclinical Developement of an S1P Receptor Type 1 Targeting Agent   4:50-5:00 Closing Remarks top of page

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