Conference Schedule

Saturday, May 31, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Executive Committee Meetings
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
General Session Welcome and Introduction: Philip Efron MD, University of Florida
1:05 PM - 2:30 PM

MODERATORS
Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD
University of Maryland

Manabu Kinoshita, MD, PhD
National Defense Medical College, Japan
Plenary Session 1: Prehospital Trauma Resuscitation and Results of Recent Clinical Trials
Invited Presentation - Recent Clinical Trials of Blood Products for Prehospital Acute Trauma Resuscitation
Jason Sperry, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Invited Presentation - Capillary Perfusing Targeting Oxygen Transfer in Prehospital Shock Resuscitation
Martin Mangino, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Invited Presentation - Role of Coagulation Factor Concentrates for Trauma Resuscitation
Martin Schreiber, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

MODERATORS
Philip Efron, MD
University of Florida

Haicho Wang, PhD
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York
Top Rated Abstracts
Presentations TBD
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshment Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

MODERATORS
Hunter Moore, MD, PhD
Advent Health, Denver, Colorado
Plenary Session 2: Compare and Contrast - Coagulopathy of Trauma, Burns, Sepsis, TBI
Invited Presentation - Extracellular Vesicles in Coagulopathy
Basilia Zingerelli, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Invited Presentation - Role of Dysregulated Fibrinolysis in Multiple Disorders
E.E. Moore, MD, University of Colorado
Invited Presentation - Pediatric Coagulopathy of Trauma and Sepsis
Allison Nair, MD, University of California San Francisco
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

INTRODUCTION
Philip Efron, MD
University of Florida
Presidential Address

Haichao Wang, PhD
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

MODERATORS
Kalev Freeman, MD, PhD
University of Vermont
Mentoring Workshop


Sunday, June 1, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Poster Session 1
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

MODERATORS
CAPT Jacob Glaser, MD
US Navy

Emrys Kirkman, PhD
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, England
Plenary Session 3: Military, Disaster and Austere Environments - Novel Blood Products and Resuscitative Adjuncts
Invited Presentation - White Blood Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles: Recent Development and Medical Applications
Liangfang Zhang, PhD, University of California San Diego
Invited Presentation - Oxygen Carriers and Artificial Blood - Where are We?
Allan Doctor, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Invited Presentation - Requirements for Blood Products for Future Warfare and Disasters
Presenter TBD
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MODERATORS
Anthony E. Pusateri, PhD
59th Medical Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio
Keynote Presentation
Decoding the Resolution Response in Inflammation: Uncovers Novel Pro-Resolving Mediators that Reduce Infectious Inflammation, Pain and Protect Organs
Professor Charles N. Serhan, PhD, DSc
Simon Gelman Professor of Anaesthesia (Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology)
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Box Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presentations by and for Young Investigators
Presentations TBD
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

MODERATORS
Daniel Remick, MD
Boston University, Editor in Chief of the SHOCK Journal
State of the Journal - Most Downloaded Papers
Shock Journal Update 2025
Daniel Remick, M.D. Editor-in-Chief, Shock, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Most Downloaded Paper Presentation - Inhibition of Integrin VLA-3 and Tetraspanin CD151 Protects Against Neutrophil-mediated Endothelial Damage
Jonathan Reichner, PhD, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University
Most Downloaded Paper Presentation - Acetate Ringer's Solution Versus Normal Saline Solution In Sepsis: A Randomized, Controlled, Trial
Jing Zhang, M.D. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Most Downloaded Paper Presentation - Applying Transcriptomics and AI to the Bedside, a Journey in Sepsis Dynamics
Dr Asrar Rashid, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, United Aab Emirates
Most Downloaded Paper Presentation - Angiotensin II in the Treatment of Distributive Shock: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Eleni Xourgia, MD, MSc, University Clinic for Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Presentations TBD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

MODERATORS
Lauren Moffatt, PhD
Medstar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC

Manowar Aziz, PhD
Feinstein Institutes for Health Research, Northwell Health
New Investigator Competition
Presentations TBD
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

MODERATORS
Lauren Moffatt, PhD
Medstar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC

Manowar Aziz, PhD
Feinstein Institutes for Health Research, Northwell Health
Research Award Presentations
Japan Shock Society Award Presentation - Life/working Styles of Women Surgeons in Japan and the World
Dr. Kumiko Sekiguchi, Japan
Japan Shock Society Award Presentation - Persistent Inflammation, Immuno-suppression and Catabolism Syndrome
Dr. Azusa Kato, Japan
Presentations TBD
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

MODERATORS
Jeffrey Shupp, MD
Georgetown University, Maryland

Julia Bohannon, PhD
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
Plenary Session 4: Burn Resuscitation
Invited Presentation - Plasma-Inclusive Resuscitation and Refractory Shock (Title Pending)
Arek Wiktor, MD, University of Colorado
Invited Presentation - Contemporary Understanding of the Systemic Response to Burn Injury: What to Know to Improve Resuscitation Strategies
Vanessa Nomellini, MD, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Invited Presentation - Bundles of Joy? The Function of Extracellular Vesicles after Burn Injury
Robert Maile, PhD, University of Florida
Invited Presentation - Endothelial Dysfunction Fibrinolytic Pathology (Title Pending)
John Kubasiak, MD, Loyola University, Chicago
Invited Presentation - Coagulation after Burn Injury (Title Pending)
Maria Christina Bravo, PhD, University of Vermont
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Demystifying NIH Application Process


Sunday, June 2, 2025
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Fun Run

Wendy Walker, PhD
Mercer University, Georgia

Elisabetta Liverani, PhD
North Dakota State University
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Poster Session 2
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

MODERATORS
Mitchell J. Cohen, MD
Universtity of Colorado
Parallel Session 1a: Systems Biology, Computational and AI Approaches to Trauma, Burns and Sepsis Research
Invited Presentation - AI Approaches to Coagulation and inflammation biology
Mitchell J. Cohen, MD, Universtity of Colorado
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

MODERATORS
Daniel Remick, MD
Boston University, Editor in Chief of the SHOCK Journal
Parallel Session 1b: The Gut in Traumatic Hemorrhage, Burn, TBI, and Sepsis
Invited Presentation - Gut-Brain Axis after Burn Injury
Elizabeth J. Kovacs, PhD, University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz Medical Campus
Invited Presentation - Elizabeth J. Kovacs, PhD, University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz Medical Campus
Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

MODERATORS
Lucy Kornblith, MD
University of California San Francisco

Elisabetta Liverani, PhD
North Dakota State University
Parallel Session 2a: Platelets in Trauma and Sepsis
Invited Presentation - Post-injury Platelet Biology
Lucy Kornblith, MD, University of California San Francisco
Invited Presentation - Cold-store Platelets in Trauma Transfusion
Matthew D. Neal, MD, Universtiy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Invited Presentation - Sex Differences in Platelet Function During Sepsis
Elisabetta Liverani, PhD, North Dakota State University
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

MODERATORS
Vanessa Nomellini, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Marlene Starr, PhD
University of Kentucky
Parallel Session 2b: Novel Hypotheses, Models and Approaches in Shock Research
Invited Presentation - Getting with the Times: How to Move from Rodents to Humans or Large Animal Models
Marlene Starr, PhD, University of Kentucky
Invited Presentation - Nonhuman Primate Models for the Study of Human-derived Blood Products in Hemorrhagic Shock and Trauma
Clifford G. Morgan, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Invited Presentation - Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Donors to Study the Effects of Coagulation on Circulatory Arrest and Post Reperfusion on Abdominal Organs
Hunter Moore, MD, PhD, Advent Health, Denver, Colorado
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Free Afternoon/Committee Meetings


Monday, June 3, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Poster Session 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

MODERATORS
Judith Hellman, MD
University of California San Francisco

Kartik Rajagopalan, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Parallel Session 3a: Neuroendocrine-Immune Axis in Shock and Sepsis
Invited Presentation - Modulation of Peripheral Inflammation by Endovanilloid and Endocannabinoids - CNS - Mediated Anti-inflammatory Effects
Judith Hellman, MD, University of California San Francisco
Invited Presentation - Sepsis-Associated Brain Injury
Raj Aneja MD, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

MODERATORS
Scott C. Brakenridge
Universtity of Washington

Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD
Duke University, North Carolina
Parallel Session 3b: Phenotypes, Endotypes and Precision Medicine
Invited Presentation - Use of In Silico Models to Identify FDA Approved Therapeutics to Target Specific Neutrophil Phenotypes in Sepsis - a Precision Medicine Approach
Laurie Kilpatrick, PhD, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Invited Presentation - Vascular Endothelial Endotypes in Sepsis
Eric Schmidt, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts
Invited Presentation - Bioinformatics Approaches
Douglas Brubaker, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

MODERATORS
Samithamby Jeyaseelan, DVM, PhD
Louisiana State University
Parallel Session 4a: Immune and Cellular Dysfunction in Sepsis
Invited Presentation - Generation of Chronic Innate Exhaustion Memory and Long-term Disease Complications of Sepsis
Liwu Li, PhD, Virginia Tech University
Invited Presentation - Alcohol, Sepsis and Drunk Macrophages
Vidula Vachharanjani, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Invited Presentation - Cellular Senescence in Sepsis
Raghavan Pillai Raju, PhD, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

MODERATORS
Kalev Freeman, MD, PhD
University of Vermont
Parallel Session 4b: Endotheliopathy Mechanisms and Resuscitating the Endothelium
Invited Presentation - Defining the Endotheliopathy of Hemorrhagic Shock and Trauma with an Eye on the Acute Response of the Epithelium to Injury
Shibani Pati, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco
Invited Presentation - Current Model of SHINE Endotheliopathy Driving Progressive Organ Failure, Mortality and Therapeutic Strategies
Kalev Freeman, MD, PhD, University of Vermont
Invited Presentation - Emerging Role of Endothelial Metabolism in Endotheliopathy and Coagulopathy of Trauma
Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Boxed Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MODERATORS
Wendy Walker, PhD
Mercer University, Georgia
Value of Diversity in Medical Education and Shock Research
Value of Diversity in Medical Education
Priya Sinha Garg, MD, Boston University, Massachusetts
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
1:30 PM -2:30 PM

MODERATORS
Scott C. Brakenridge, MD
Universtiy of Washington
Update on DoD and NIH Funding
Invited Presentation - Priorities and Opportunities in DoD Research Funding
Sylvain Cardin, PhD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Invited Presentation - Priorities and Opportunities in NIGMS Funding Programs
Rochelle Long, PhD, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Invited Presentation - Priorities and Opportunities in NHLBI Funding Programs
Guofei Zhou, PhD, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Rockville, Maryland
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Refreshment Break
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MODERATORS
Linda Sousse, PhD
UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Plenary Session 5: Everything Extracorporeal: A Translational Look at ECMO
Invited Presentation - The Use of AI in ECMO Prediction Models for Mortality and Bleeding
Linda Sousse, PhD, Institute for Extracorporeal Life Support, San Antonio, Texas
Invited Presentation - Extracorporeal Blood Purification Therapies
Vedran Prumezic, MD, PhD, University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Invited Presentation - Veno-Venous ECMO and Patient Selection
David Furfaro, MD, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Invited Presentation - Presentation TBD
Presenter TBD
Oral Abstract Presentations TBD
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

MODERATORS
Lauren T. Moffatt, PhD
Medstar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC

Manowar Aziz, PhD
Feinstein Institutes for Health Research, Northwell Health
Dinner and Awards Banquet
Awardees to be Announced