
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

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

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

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
Joseph Walpole, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiac Anesthesia
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine