ISAP 2025 Abstract Awards

ISAP is pleased to announce the 2025 abstract awardees. The posters will be presented during the 2025 annual meeting on October 10, 2025 immediately before the ASA meeting in San Antonio, Texas, USA.  The authors receive a monetary award.

2025 Abstract Awards

1st Place 

Modulation of functional connectivity by propofol, dexmedetomidine, and fentanyl: A randomized controlled 7 T functional MRI study in healthy young adults

Presenting Author: Keith M. Vogt, MD, Ph
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2nd Place 

Brain modulation by sevoflurane and nitrous oxide during memory encoding and periodic painful stimulation: A 3 T functional MRI study in healthy young adults

Presenting Author:  Derrick Liu, BS, MS,
The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Columbus, OH, USA

3rd Place - tie

Propofol Enhancement of Slow Wave Sleep as a Putative Mechanism for Treating Depression in Older Adults: A Pilot Study

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Presenting Author:  Ben Julian Palanca, MD, PhD, MSCI
Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA and Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

3rd Place - tie

Pharmacological Effects of a New Halogenated Methyl-Ethyl Ether in Rats

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Presenting Author:  Joseph F. Antognini, MD, MBA
Expanesthetics, Inc. Davis, CA, Former Professor, UC Davis; Davis, CA