Faculty Research Fellows Are Announced

The ACS awarded four Faculty Research Fellowships for 2023–2025. The fellowships assist surgeons in the establishment of their research programs under mentorship, with the goal of transitioning to independent investigators. The fellowship award—$40,000 per year for each of 2 years—is supported through the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College.

Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship

• Joal Beane, MD, FACS, The Ohio State University, Columbus
  Discipline: Surgical oncology
  Research title: Alternative RNA Splicing of ENAH By IWS1 Promotes Invasion and Metastases in Human Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma

James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care

• Amelia W. Maiga, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  Discipline: Acute care surgery
  Research title: Predicting Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury

Undesignated Fellowships

• Jose Diaz-Miron, MD, FACS, University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
  Discipline: Pediatric surgery
  Research title: Understanding Variation and Clinical Factors Associated with the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children
• Sean Polster, MD, The University of Chicago Medical Center, IL
  Discipline: Neurologic surgery
  Research title: The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Radiation Necrosis

An open call for applications for the next cohort will begin in October. The closing date for completed applications and all supporting documents is December 15, 2023. More information is available at facs.org/faculty-research-fellowships.