Our 45th Annual Meeting in Coronado was an absolute success! Congratulations to all of the award winners.

Best Overall Award
Jessica Cao, MD – University of Chicago Medicine
Abstract 03: Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis enhances pathogen-mediated coagulopathy via shifts in quorum sensing and microbial metabolites

Best Non-Doctorate Award
Fadi Khalaf – McMaster University
Abstract 07: Cross-Platform Metabolomic Profiling Uncovers Prognostic Serum Biomarkers of Sepsis Risk in Burn Patients

Best Innovation Scientific Excellence Award
Heather Grubbs, MD – University of Oklahoma
Abstract 10: Inflammatory Dysregulation and Persistent Epigenetic Modifications of A20 in Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Best Translational Scientific Excellence Award
Stephanie Wojtowicz-Piotrowski, PhD – McMaster University
Abstract 04: The Role of Adipokines in Mediating Immuno-metabolic Crosstalk in Burn Sepsis

Best Basic Scientific Excellence Award
Christine Rodhouse, MD – University of Florida, Health Science Center
Abstract 06: Age-Dependent Remodeling of Splenic Immune Responses in Murine Sepsis Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Best Clinical Scientific Excellence Award
Anne Jeckovich, MD – McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Abstract 21: Is Pre-Laparotomy CT-Derived Body Composition Associated with Surgical Site Infections after Trauma? An Exploratory Analysis

The Sawyer Award
Julia Frebault, MD – University of Minnesota
Abstract 02: Microbiota Transplantation Therapy Opposes Oral-Gut Translocation in Colorectal Surgery Patients

The Susman Award
Dante Yeh, MD, FACS, FCCM – Denver Health
Abstract 01: Complex & Simple Appendicitis: REstrictive or Liberal postoperative Antibiotic eXposure (CASA RELAX) using Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Response Adjusted for Duration of Antibiotic Risk (RADAR): a multicenter Bayesian randomized controlled