Foundation Basic Science Lecture
Foundation Basic Science Lecture
This lecture was established by a founding member (Robert Volz, President 1971 & 1972) of the Western Trauma to enhance the academic mission and provide valuable basic science information that is relevant to the field of trauma. It is a scheduled part of the annual meeting in which an invited speaker is chosen to discuss a specific basic research topic that has clinical relevance to the care of the trauma patient. Honoraria and expenses are paid by the Western Trauma Foundation as part of its mission to support the academic endeavors of the Western Trauma Association. These surgeon/researchers are selected by the program committee for their specific expertise and contributions to the knowledgebase in the field of trauma. This lecture is often a combination of translational as well as basic science research.
| Year | Lecturer | Lecturer Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD | Injury and Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction: Past, President, and Future |
| 2010 | Lawrence Diebel, MD | War and Peace at the Mucosal Surface: A Toll-Story |
| 2011 | Carl J. Hauser, MD | Inflammation After Injury: ...Sniffing the Trail from Femur Fractures to Formyl Peptides |
| 2012 | Frederick A. Moore, MD | Strategies for Translational Research |
| 2013 | Steven R. Shackford, MD | The Role of Hypertonic Saline Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: Size Matters |
| 2014 | Hasan Alam, MD | A Trauma Surgeon's Journey through the World of Basic Research |
| 2015 | Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD | Advanced Cellular Therapy for TBI |
| 2016 | Rosemary Kozar, MD | The Role of Resuscitation In the Endotheliopathy of Trauma and Shock |
| 2017 | Mitchell J. Cohen, MD | Translational Approaches to Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy |
| 2018 | Ernest E. "Gene" Moore, MD | Trauma Research: Trials and Tribulations of a Triceratops |
| 2019 | Timothy R. Billiar, MD | Trauma Immunology - A New Name for an Old Concept |
| 2020 | Martin A. Schreiber, MD | Stem Cells in Trauma: The Dawn Of a New Era |
| 2022 | Elizabeth J. Kovacs, PhD | Burns Are More Than Skip Deep: Systemic Inflammation After Injury in the Aged Involves the Gut-Lung Axis |