For the University of Minnesota and the Department of Surgery, scientific investigation is inextricably linked to patient care. The Department of Surgery has a rich history of renowned basic and clinical science research, distinguishing itself as an academic and clinical center of excellence.
Both the University of Minnesota and the Department of Surgery rank extremely high in the number and amount of research grants, according to the National Science Foundation. We receive several million dollars each fiscal year in sponsored research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), internal allocations, and private donations. The Department of Surgery currently ranks 9th in NIH research funding among all departments of surgery in the nation.
2008 Department of Surgery
Resident Research Day
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
9:00 a.m. PWB 11-157
Basic Science
Mara Antonoff, M.D.
Triplolide Therapy Effectively Decreases Neuroblastoma Cell Viability. M Antonoff, D Borja-Cacho, Y Yokoyama, V Dudeja, D Saltzman, AK Saluja, SM Vickers
Amanda K. Arrington, M.D.
siRNA Based ERBB2 Suppression Decreases Cell Growth in ERBB2-overexpressing Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinomas. AK Arrington, J Davydova, E Brown, PS Dahlberg, SM Vickers, M Yamamoto
Sylvester Black, M.D., Ph.D.
IL-4 and IL-13 induction of a metabolic protection against the membrane attack complex of complement. S Black, B Benson, A Dalmasso.
Julie M. Gilkeson, M.D.
Hibernation-Based Therapy in A Large Animal Model of Hemorrhagic Shock. JM Gilkeson, K Mulier, GJ Beilman
Clinical Science
Robert E. Bulander, M.D.
The Rude Unhinging: A Study of Shock. RE Bulander
Shawn S. Groth, M.D.
Determination of the Ideal Number of Lymph Nodes to Examine to Optimize Survival in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Database. SS Groth, BA Virnig, BA Whitson, TE DeFor, Z Li, RA Kratzke, TM Tuttle, MA Maddaus
Wound infection following stoma closure by two techniques: a comparative study. TT Marquez, D Christoforidis, A Abraham, R Madoff, DA Rothenberger
Survival Rates of Patients with Distal Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Tumors: A Population-Based Analysis of Gastroesophageal Carcinomas. BA Whitson, SS Groth, Z Li, RA Kratzke, MA Maddaus
**Please note: The IRB now requires documentation of scientific review. Please visit our Research Resources page for more information.
Contact Information:
| Ashok K. Saluja, Ph.D. Professor and Vice-Chairman for Research E-mail: asaluja@umn.edu Phone: 612-624-4581 Fax: 612-624-8909 |
Toni R. Leeth, M.P.H. Department Research Coordinator E-mail: leeth002@umn.edu Phone: 612-625-1174 Fax: 612-626-0654 |
