A festive interior view of the Johns Hopkins hospital atrium during Research Day, featuring a large, decorated holiday tree in the background with scientific posters and event signage in the foreground.

ACCM Research Day is an exceptional forum to share insights and innovative research from the past year. Gathering the brilliant minds of the Johns Hopkins ACCM family in one location catalyzes creative thinking, fosters collaboration, and fuels innovation. Together, we aim to fulfill the ACCM mission of becoming a global leader in discovery, innovation, education, and professional development.

This was our 27th Annual Research Day and the theme was “Genomics and Personalized Medicine in Anesthesiology and Critical Care”. Congratulations to all who participated as we showcased the amazing research happening in our department.

Basic Science: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary

A researcher standing by a digital monitor and presenting her scientific poster titled "Role of LOXL2 and shift to androgen signaling in the post-menopausal female vasculature" at the Basic Cardiovascular & Pulmonary poster session.

Tied: 1st: Travis Brady

Meta-analysis of aging mouse aortic smooth muscle cell transcriptome 1st: Marta Martinez Yus

Loxl2+/-females are protected from the detrimental vascular remodeling caused by aging and ovariectomy

2nd: Diego Almodiel

Macrophage Targeting of Dendrimer Conjugated PPAR-a/y Agonist Prompts Metabolic and Cognitive Improvement

Basic Science: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary 2

A researcher smiling while presenting a digital poster titled "Coadministration of Detemir-Tesaglitazar with Semaglutide Increases Therapeutic Benefit" at the ACCM Research Day.

1st: Diego Almodiel

Coadministration of Dendrimer-Tesaglitazar with Semaglutide Increases Therapeutic Benefit and Blunts Weight Regain After GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Termination

Tied 2nd: Marta Martina Yuz

Role of LOXL2 and shift to androgen signaling in the post-menopausal female vasculature

2nd: Winson Lam

Human resistin is critical to SARS-CoV-2 induced cytokine storm and predicts mortality

Basic Neuroscience 1

1st: Swati Agarwal

Synaptic PDZ2-Mediated Interactions in Anesthetic Neurotoxicity: Mechanisms Linking Inflammasome Activation, BBB Integrity, and Cognitive Dysfunction

2nd: Ahmed Bakare

T Cell-Dependent Modulation of Pain Behaviors in a Rat Model of Recurring Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Basic Neuroscience 2

1st: Eva Anchekova

Effects of Focal Cerebral Ischemia and Phenylephrine on CO2 Coupling and Cerebral Perfusion in Neonatal Piglets

2nd: Nicole Beaubien

Mechanistic Insights into Anesthesia-Induced Synapse Loss in Murine Neuron-Glia Co-cultures

Clinical Research 1

1st: Chinwendu Amazu

The effects of one-time intra-operative dose of Methadone during minimally invasive hysterectomy in reducing opioid prescription

Tied 2nd: Sarvin Sasannia

White Matter Hyperintensity and Brain Volume Changes are Associated with Cognitive Decline Tianyue Zhu

Improve STS Risk Score Prediction for Postoperative Length of Stay after Major Cardiac Surgery with Liver and Metabolic Disease Parameters

Clinical Research 2

1st: Pooja D O’Neil

Chocolate or Sevoflurane? Facilitating More Pleasant Inhalational Inductions

Tied 2nd: Sarvin Sasannia

Microscopic diffusion anisotropy as a predictor of cognitive decline in asymptomatic adults Victoria Surma

Effect of RBC transfusion on cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen after congenital cardiac surgery

Clinical Research 3

1st : Laura Chin

Suprazygomatic maxillary nerve blocks and opioid reduction in primary palatoplasty Tied 1st: Andrea Chernau

Intraoperative ketamine use and postoperative outcomes in children with obstructive sleep apnea Undergoing adenotonsillectomy: A retrospective chart review

2nd: Daniel Forsman

Noninvasive multimodal monitoring links hypoperfusion to early microcirculatory dysfunction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Critical Care 1

1st: Kerry Delvin

TEMPO: Establishing Practice Guidelines for Delivery of Music Therapy in Neurocritical Care Settings

2nd: Lisa Hwang

Association of hemolysis with major adverse kidney events in children on ECMO

Critical Care 2

1st: Zoe Soule

Energy Expenditure in the ECMO Patient: Validation of Bedside Capnometry and Fick-Based Methods for Individualized Nutrition Assessment

2nd: Leon Fan

Hospital Frailty Risk Score as a Predictor of Key Clinical Outcomes in ECMO Patients

Informatics, AI, Engineering, & Technology

1st: Chris Acha BS

Tubular biosensors for critical care 2nd: Siyu Wang

Digital Holographic Imaging as a Noninvasive Alternative to Arterial Lines: Comparative Validation Over Intact Skin and Exposed Arteries

Informatics, AI, Engineering, & Technology

1st: Katie O’Conor

Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG)x JHM ACCM Tied 2nd: Jenny Schramm

Machine learning predicts post-operative necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with congenital heart disease

2nd: Alessandro Ascani Orsini

Biaural beats as Bedside Arousal Probe for Conscious Perception Across Hemispheres

Pain & Regional Anesthesiology

1st: Ankit Uniyal PhD

Targeting Tmem100-Mediated TRPA1 Regulation at Central Terminals of DRG Neurons for Neuropathic Pain Relief

Tied: 2nd Maria Paula Avalos

Efficacy studies of Adalimumab-conjugated PAMAM hydroxyl dendrimer in a humanized mouse model of Rheumatoid arthritis

2nd Javier Allende Labastida

The novel glucose dendrimer ketorolac conjugates are safe and effective in treating inflammatory pain in a rat model of paw edema

Quality Improvement & Health Systems/Services

A group of researchers and faculty members engaged in a discussion in front of a digital poster titled "Complications as Determinants of Hospital Mortality in the Adult ECMO Population" during the Quality Improvement session at ACCM Research Day.

1st: Lori-Ann M. Edwards MBBS

Implementation of universal quantitative neuromuscular blockage monitoring in an academic pediatric center Divya Manikandan

Tethered in Place: Equipment-Related Barriers to Early Mobility in PICUs

Quality Improvement & Health Systems/Services

1st: Kerry Delvin

Live interactive music therapy across the perioperative continuum: A scoping review 2nd: Sophia Yu

Development of a Novel Ophthalmic Anesthesia Curriculum for an Ophthalmology Residency Program


ACCM Research Day 2025 Faculty Hosts

Samarjit Das, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Joseph Walpole, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Resident Research Award, smiling while holding his award certificate in a modern hospital atrium. He is wearing blue surgical scrubs and a white medical lab coat.Joseph Walpole, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiac Anesthesia
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine