Meeting Report of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research: Summary of Presentations, Labs, and Workshops, Focusing on Experimental Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, October 4–6, 2017

ABSTRACT

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Surgical Research was held from October 4 to 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting welcomed >160 participants from 27 different states and five countries representing the organization's diverse membership of technicians, veterinarians, medical doctors, and biomedical researchers. The Academy's annual meeting is focused on promoting the advancement of professional and academic standards, education, and research related to the art and science of experimental surgery. Presentations included four invited keynote speakers and 30 selected lectures and posters. A primary strength of the meeting was that lectures were complimented with practical sessions that included four wet lab and two dry lab half-day courses. Likewise, participants were brought together in workshops emphasizing research workflow from starting experimental design to readying results for publication. In this report, we present the highlights from this meeting and some selected abstracts that illustrate the diverse scientific expertise of the Academy and progress in surgical research.

Keywords::

• Academy of Surgical Research
• meeting report
• certification
• surgical techniques
• animal models
• refinement

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We gratefully acknowledge Jim Manke and Kathy Schlieff, Association Solutions, for outstanding meeting coordination and ongoing association management. We thank the corporate partners, exhibitors, and sponsors who made this meeting possible with their generous contributions. We thank the ASR Board of Directors, President Jon Ehrmann, President-Elect Jennifer Sheehan, Liaison Officer Heather Bogie, Secretary/Treasurer Jan Bernal, Immediate Past President Lisa Johnson, Directors at Large Melanie Graham, Marlo Volberg, Tracy Ziegelhofer, Jose Negron-Garcia, Leslie Stoll, and Jen Sweet. We thank the workshop leaders referred in this manuscript and all of the excellent volunteers who made our wet labs and foundation auction possible. Finally, we thank our meeting presenters and participants that joined together in a network of deep expertise and talent.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the meeting report. Selected abstracts present original contributions by the presenting authors indicated.