Dr. Aziz Ghahary (Plastic Surgery) and his team have received an award from the first ever Innovator’s Challenge where researchers pitch their ideas in a Dragon’s Den like competition. Dr. Ghahary received $100,000 (includes the Bradshaw Prize based on audience votes) to continue developing an infection-fighting liquid skin substitute made of natural skin proteins. Called MeshFill, the substitute can be poured over a burn, diabetic or pressure wound. Within 20 minutes of application to the wound site, it solidifies at body temperature to create a scaffold over which skin cells can travel preventing infection and allowing the skin to close.