WHS Session A: Wound Healing Foundation Thomas K. Hunt Lecturer (non-accredited)

The Thomas K. Hunt Endowed Lecture was established in 2013 to honor the legacy of Dr. Hunt who is a leader in wound healing research and a founding member of the Wound Healing Society. The purpose of this lecture is to inspire and educate wound healing researchers on related research innovations. Every year an honorary speaker is chosen by the Wound Healing Foundation and not limited to those who are directly involved in wound healing research but includes investigators who demonstrate the ability to bridge scientific gaps and cross boundaries through the use of basic physiology to understand healing processes in multiple organ systems. Dr Schultz will discuss his pioneering work in discovering and developing techniques and products to improve wound repair in different tissue varieties. Utilizing his knowledge of biochemistry coupled with inflammation has led to multiple commercial products that reduce scar formation, reduce bacterial biofilm formation, debride necrotic tissue, and treat pulmonary infections in COVID patients. Dr Schultz’s research has explored new areas of in antimicrobial technologies that use the immune system pathways of the hosts to prevent or combat developing, persistent, or resistant bacterial infections.