Congratulations to everybody who presented at the American College of Surgeons Florida Chapter’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Research Symposium, held May 3-4 in Tampa, Florida.
Presenters from the department, all of whom were finalists in the basic science session, were general surgery residents Angel Charles, M.D., and Michael John Fassler, M.D., and postdoctoral research fellow Miguel Angel Hernández-Ríos, M.D.
Special congratulations to Dr. Charles, whose presentation won first place in the basic science category!
Thank you as well to associate professors Ruchir Puri, M.D., and Shaikh Ha, M.D., who served as moderators for the podium competition.
Read on for information on each of the abstracts.
Angel Charles, M.D. Prevotella melaninogenica (Pm) is commonly isolated from the lungs after inhalation injury, and its products immunologically reprogram innate immune cells
Miguel Angel Hernández-Ríos, M.D. Single-cell transcriptome profiling of monocytes reveals unique mechanisms that may downregulate antigen presentation in neonates.
Michael John Fassler, M.D. PCSK9 inhibition attenuates experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm formation.
