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Andrew Mays
By Andrew Mays, PharmD, Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Mississippi
A.S.P.E.N. is dedicated to the advancement of clinical nutrition and metabolism through original research to advance patient care. Through various awards and grants, the A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation and A.S.P.E.N.’s Research Section continue to ensure the pioneers of nutrition support are recognized for their dedication to the development of clinical nutrition.
Candidates for the 2016 Harry M. Vars Award presented their manuscripts on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Premier Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session and Vars Award Competition at Clinical Nutrition Week in Austin, Texas. The intensive competition was moderated by Dr. Anne Tucker and Dr. Lauren Beckman.
The winner of the Vars Award was announced by Dr. Peter Nichol, Vice Chair of A.S.P.E.N.’s Research Committee, during the Rhoads Lecture on Tuesday, January 19. The 2016 Promising Investigator Award, which is the award given to the runner-up to the Vars Award, was also announced.
2016 Vars Candidates
Kenneth Christopher, MD, Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
“Plasma Metabolome Alteration in Critical Illness According to Nutrition Status: A Cohort Study”
Gillian Fell, MD, PhD, Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
“A Comparison of Fish Oil Sources for Parenteral Lipid Emulsions in a Murine Model”
Ajay Jain, MD, Pediatrics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
“Preserved Gut Microbial Diversity Accompanies Upregulation of TGR5 and Hepatobility Transporters in Bile Acid Treated Animals on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)”
David Lim, MDCM, Med, Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Differential Effects on Intestinal Adaptation Following Exogenous Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Therapy With and Without Enteral Nutrition in Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome”
Michael Paris, MSc, Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
“VALIDation of Bedside Ultrasound of Muscle Layer Thickness of the Quadriceps in the Critically Ill Patient (VALIDUM Study): Preliminary Results”
2016 Harry M. Vars Award Winner
Congratulations to Dr. David Lim for his abstract titled “Differential Effects on Intestinal Adaptation Following Exogenous Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Therapy With and Without Enteral Nutrition in Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome”
2016 Promising Investigator Award Winner
Congratulations to Michael Paris for his abstract titled “VALIDation of Bedside Ultrasound of Muscle Layer Thickness of the Quadriceps in the Critically Ill Patient (VALIDUM Study): Preliminary Results”
It was also announced that $6,065 was raised for the Rhoads Research Foundation through the 2016 Silent Auction. To make a donation to the Foundation, please click here.
We all look forward to reading each investigators manuscript in a future issue of the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN). Please join me in congratulating them on their hard work in advancing nutrition care.
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