Burn and Surgical Research at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Clinical, Translational, and Basic Science Aimed at Improving Patient Care
Laboratory
Current Studies
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Wound Healing
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Burns and Surgical Wounds
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Other Traumatic Wounds
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Other Dermal Injury/Disease
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Hypertrophic scarring
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Natural History of Scar Formation and Scar Characterization
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Pressure Therapy
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Cutaneous Infection
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Host and Pathogen Interactions and Innate Immunity
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Antibiotic Treatments
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Virulence Factors and Superantigens
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Multi-drug Resistant Species
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Burn and wound topical therapies
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Dressings
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Topical Healing Accelerants
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Burn wound progression
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Systems Biology of Trauma
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Systemic Responses To Burn Injury
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Electrical Injury
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Coagulopathy as a Result of Trauma/Burn
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PTSD
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Techniques
The FBSRL has experience and expertise in the following areas, which are the primary areas of research focus and interest:
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Histology
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Molecular Biology
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Mammalian Cell Culture
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Bacteriology
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Non-invasive Imaging
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Model Development and Characterization