VCOM 2016 Annual Report

A D V A N C I N G R E S E A R C H

“ I feel the osteopathic principles and environment of VCOM in thinking about the patient as a whole person, with multiple complex systems that work together, facilitate my thinking about research on the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis and how they can be interrupted to restore health. ” - Teresa R. Johnson, MS, PhD Discipline Chair for Microbiology and Immunology, VCOM–Virginia

Vickers P , Vickers J. Necrotizing fasciitis. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Walding K, Gutierrez BR , Johnson TR. Development of molecular vaccines against common nosocomial pathogens. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Wallace A, Giraldo L, Ortiz M, Vuyyuru S, Lee M, Walji S, Godiwalla R, Rossi M, Gestenacker D, Rishmawi S , Meisha DE, Sahhar HS. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) management and through put time in the Emergency Department. Poster presented at: Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP) and Pediatric Students Research Forum. 2015, Sep 5; Orlando FL. Wang A , Meisha D, Meacham S, Hill B. Evaluating the association between occupation status and coal miner, gender, lifestyle and chronic lung disease in southwest Virginia region. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Weirath MD, McPherron A, Collins S, Rogers M, Diaz C . Surgical repair of proximal hamstring avulsion in a collegiate wrestler. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA.

at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA.

Tongbram V, Sengupta N, Gaudig M, Sidhu M, Exuzides A, Colby C, Van Sanden S, McGovern A . Comparative effectiveness of treatments for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (R/R MCL), using matching adjusted indirect comparison. Presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 17 th Annual European Conference, Amsterdam RAI: November 8-12, 2014. Tsionsky M, Danhauser SD, Dichoso T, Le C, Masiewicz S, Ross S, Syed S , Meisha D, Sutphin D. Public knowledge of infectious disease transmission methods in rural Honduras. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Tyson A , Sahhar H, Duncan S, Wahlstrom AA. New Insight to the Cause of Oculo-Auriculo- Vertebral Spectrum [case report]. Presented at: ACOP Spring Conference. 2015 Apr 30-May 3; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Uspal J , Brown SL, McKinney CE. Creating and characterizing human induced pluripotent stem cells reprogrammed from peripheral blood mononuclear cells to develop disease models. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA.

Valdez JG, Glover VK, Carter MD, Calcutt MW, Abiria SA, Lundberg CJ , Williams TV, Cooper MK. Identification of hedgehog pathway responsive glioblastomas by isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Van Duyn L , Walker K. Case report: Bilateral Luxatio Erecta: A review of literature for mechanisms of injury of bilateral inferior shoulder dislocations and its associated injuries. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA.

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