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Year	Recipient	Title	Institution	Mentor
2012	Sean Whelan, MD	Regulation of Sepsis-Induced Mitochondrial Respiration/Biogenesis by a Nitric Oxide, Carbon Monoxide Pathway	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD
2011	Yan T. Ortiz-Pomales, MD	Efferent Vagal Nerve Stimulation Abates Acute Lung Injury In Post-Hemorrhagic Shock	University of California San Diego	Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD
2010	Matthew D. Neal, MD	Tlr4 Induced Autophagy Increases Bacterial Internalization By Enterocytes	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	David J. Hackam, MD, PhD
2009	Todd W Costantini MD	Gut Barrier Injury Is Associated With Activation Of Enteric Glia Cells	University of California San DIego	Raul Coimbra MD, PhD
2008	David Kaczorowski	Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) mediates complement factor B upregulation through MAP Kinases p38 and JNK	University of Pittsburgh	Timothy Billiar, M.D.
2007	Olga Zaborina, Ph.D.	Novel PSTS-mediated Appendages on Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa confer Enhanced Virulence against the Intestinal Epithelium	University of Chicago	John Alverdy M.D.
2006	Joseph Cuschieri, M.D.	Acid Sphingomyelinase Is Required for LPS- Mediated Macrophage Activation	University of Washington
2005	Maheswari Senthil, M.D.	Intravenous Injection of Trauma-Hemorrhagic Shock Mesenteric Lymph Causes Lung Injury that is Dependent upon Activation of the Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathway	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	Edwin Deitch M.D.
2004	Carl I. Schulman, M.D.	The Effect of Antipyretic Therapy Upon Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized, Prospective Study	University of Miami	Nicolas Namias, M.D.
2003	Charles H. Cook, M.D.	Lung Injury Caused by Cytomegalovirus Reactivation In Immunocompetent Hosts Prevented by Ganciclovir	Ohio State University	Ronald Ferguson, MD, Ph.D.
2002	Mark Lyte, Ph.D.	Stimulation of Staphlococcus Epidermidis Growth and Biofilm Formation by Catecholamine Inotropes	Hennepin County Medical Center
2001	Conor J. Shields, M.D	Attenuation of pancreatitis-induced pulmonary injury to aerosolized hypertonic saline	Cork University Hospital	H. Paul Redmond, M.D.
2000	Shubin Liu, M.D.	Hepatocyte Toll-like Receptor 2 Expression in Vivo and in Vitro: Role of Cytokines in Induction of Rat Toll2 Gene Expression by LPS	University of Pittsburgh	Timothy Billiar, MD
1999	Thomas G. Gleason, M.D.	Prediction Of Poorer Prognosis By Infection With Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Positive Cocci Than By Infection With Antibiotic-Sensitive Strains	University of VIrginia	Timothy Pruett, M.D.
1998	Bradley S. Taylor, M.D.	The role of Protein Phosphatases in the Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Rat Hepatocyte	University of Pittsburgh	David Geller, M.D.
1997	Thomas G. Gleason, M.D.	Hemolytically Active (Acylated) Alpha-hemolysin Elicits Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) But Augments The Lethality Of Escherichia Coli By An IL-1 And Tumor Necrosis Factor-independent Mechanism	University of VIrginia	Timothy Pruett, M.D.
1996	Brian G. Harbrecht, M.D.	Glucagon Inhibits Hepatocyte Nitric Oxide Synthesis	University of Pittsburgh	Timothy Billiar, MD
1994	Alfred Ayala, Ph.D., MS	Mechanism Of Enhanced Susceptibility To Sepsis Following Hemorrhage: Interleukin (IL)-10 Suppression Of T-cell Response Is Mediated By Eicosanoid Induced IL-4 Release	Michigan State University	Irshad Chaudry, MD
1993	David A. Geller, MD	Differential Induction Of Nitric Oxide Synthase In Hepatocytes During Endotoxemia and The Acute- phase Response	University of Pittsburgh	Timothy Billiar, MD
1992	Wolfgang Ertel, MD	Modulation of macrophage membrane phospholipids increases Il-1 & prevents CMI suppression during hemorrhagic shock	Michigan State University	Irshad Chaudry, MD