College of Medicine
Larson Lab
Led by Shawn D Larson · Surgery
What we study
The Larson Lab studies pediatric trauma, burns, sepsis, and surgical care in children. Research focuses on improving outcomes through advanced treatments like ECMO and minimally invasive techniques.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis by Therapeutic Targeting of MDSCs
Investigating how to reduce sepsis in newborns by targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells.
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Recent papers, explained
- Supravesical hernia in a five year old male: a case report
2026 · Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Describes a rare case of a supravesical hernia in a five-year-old boy.
- Circumferential neck burns in children from mobile phone chargers and metal Necklaces: A case series
2026 · Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Describes two cases of neck burns in kids from phone chargers and metal necklaces.
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- Preterm birth skews the developmental trajectory of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the first 48 hours of life: single-cell transcriptomics and inferred intercellular communication
2026 · Molecular Medicine
Studies immune cell changes in preterm babies compared to full-term babies.
- Elective Pediatric Surgery in 1350 COVID-Positive Children: A Multiyear National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – Pediatric Analysis of 30-Day Outcomes
2026 · Journal of Surgical Research
- Moderate pediatric burn injury is associated with reduced monocyte HLA-DR expression and heightened whole-blood LPS-induced TNF-α responses
2026 · Frontiers in Pediatrics
Finds immune changes in kids with moderate burns that may raise infection risk.
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