October 2026

AY '26-'27 Goals

• Submit a manuscript for publication
  • Meet w/ Nina
  • Identify two journals (plan A and plan B) to submit Brandon's study to. Understand their submission requirements. Write up the introduction for the study in LaTeX, formatted and tailored appropriately for each journal.
• Submit RISE 1 application
  • Narrow down research directions and goals
  • Literature review to refine research aims
  • Identify mentors and institutional resources
• Identify additional funding sources and apply
• Start recruiting a research team

10/2

• E-mailed slides to Nina and followed up on study
• Texted Brandon about which journals to submit to
• Does TIVA prevent cancer recurrence? Head of Huntsman anesthesia did a cancer anesthesia fellowship and researched this a bit. Though he's now burned out on research, he's the guy to talk to about what's already been done or not.

CLAN

• Definitely want to continue/finish the alpha entrainment analgesia study.
  • Successfully entrain alpha. What were we doing wrong? Is there anything in the literature that can guide a protocol modification?
  • Can I somehow incorporate withdrawal thresholds?
  • Make it multi-center
  • Power analysis based on pilot study
  • Systematic review and meta analysis
• What are the EEG effects of benzos, opioids, precedex, and their respective reversal agents?
• What are the EEG effects of IV caffeine or methylphenidate? Do these cause emergence agitation?
• What is known about the EEG signature of methohexital?

CO2

• Does permissive hypercapnia improve hemodynamic stability, improve oxygen delivery to tissues, deepen anesthesia, and speed recovery?

Depression

• Do ketamine, TIVA w/ propofol, TIVA w/ remimazolam, psychedelics, or burst suppression modulate the post-operative risk of depression?