Dr. David M. Burmeister is an Associate Professor at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA. His primary scientific interests are translational, and include the role of fluid resuscitation in organ (dys)function and inflammation, burn wound healing and diagnosis, and the role of the microbiome on physiological homeostasis. His doctoral studies were performed at the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine and examined successful, age-dependent, regeneration of the urinary bladder after surgical trauma.