Zhonghui Guan, MD
University of California, San Francisco
“Contribution of Histone Acetylation in Inflammatory Pain”
Mentor: Allan I. Basbaum, PhD, FRS

Christopher G. Hughes, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“The Role of Endothelial Dysfunction in Intensive Care Unit Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Impairment”
Mentor: Pratik P. Pandharipande, MD

Erik B. Kistler, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
"A Novel Strategy for the Identification and Treatment of Gut-Derived Inflammatory Mediators Responsible for the Pathogenesis of Circulatory Shock"
Mentor: Piyush M. Patel, MD

Jennifer K. Lee, MD
Johns Hopkins University
“The Effects of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, and Re-warming on Cerebrovascular Autoregulation”
Mentor: Raymond C. Koehler, PhD

Jochen D. Muehlschlegel, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Identification of Cardiac Specific ANRIL Splice Variants”
Mentor: Jonathan G. Seidman, PhD

Ben Julian A. Palanca, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine
“Neural Correlates of Anesthetic-induced Unconsciousness in fMRI and EEG Signals”
Mentor: Marcus E. Raichle, MD

Jing Wang, MD, PhD
New York University Medical Center
“Chronic Pain Increases Calcium Permeable AMPA Receptors, Which in Turn Regulate Anhedonia and Vulnerability to Addiction”
Mentor: Edward B. Ziff, PhD

Julian S. Bick, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“Incorporation of Basic Transesophageal Echocardiography Training into Anesthesiology Residency”
Mentor: Bernhard Riedel, MB, ChB, FCA, MMed, FAHA, PhD

Pornswan Ngamprasertwong, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
“Effect of Maternal Anesthesia on Fetal Outcomes in Sheep Model”
Mentor: Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD