VCOM 2016 Annual Report

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

Faculty Name

Project Title

VCOM Students

Chevon Thorpe, PhD

GUY-1 conferred female lethality: Mechanism and application for mosquito control

Richard Wyeth, PhD

Aging and gender in cardiac and cardiovascular disease

Clinical Research Faculty Name Jennifer Albrecht, DO

Project Title

VCOM Students

Division I collegiate athlete performance in relation to ferritin levels: A retrospective review Atypical presentation of anterior ankle impingement in high jumper Biomechanical basis of pediatric mTBI due to sports related concussion Valgus extension overload in young gymnast leading to osteochondritis dissecans of the left capitellum DOD-NCAA Grand Challenge: Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) consortium Gender differences in the performance response to brace wear following ACL reconstruction Environmental impact on testosterone changes in male medical students Iron grip strengthening device for rehabilitation, injury prevention and athletic improvement Prolotherapy, a novel use in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with multidirectional Instability

Luke Perry, Abigail Russell

Gunnar Brolinson, DO Gunnar Brolinson, DO

Gunnar Brolinson, DO

Gunnar Brolinson, DO Mark Rogers, DO Gunnar Brolinson, DO Mark Rogers, DO

Cathy Callahan, MD, MPH Neonatal abstinence syndrome early warning system Brian Dickens, DO

James Bardwell, Shawn Esperti

Brian Dickens, DO Mark Rogers, DO Brad McCrady, DO

Michael Mabry, Gianni Ricci, Evin Guilliams, Katie Kennedy

James Palmieri, PhD James Palmieri, PhD

Nanotrap tick-panel test development

Potential damage to nerve cells due to antibodies from a patient infected with Lyme disease

Elliot Martin

James Palmieri, PhD

Pediatric Lyme disease in Southwest Virginia

Matt Case, Kenneth McArtan

James Palmieri, PhD

Undetected Lyme disease in populations in Southwest Virginia, leading to delayed treatment and an increased incidence of chronic infection Detecting clinically significant cardiac abnormalities with pre- participation ECGs in college athletes Iron supplementation and performance in Division I Athletes Pilot Study - novel therapeutic strategies for treatment of Alzheimer disease BATIDAV: Berberine adjunct treatment in Diabetes and vascular disease A prognostic study of sentinel lymph node micro metastases in women with clinical T1 or T2 NO MO breast cancer PolyMA adjunct myeloma study

Kenneth McArtan, Luke Perry, Emily Martin

Mark Rogers, DO

Mark Rogers, DO Hope Tobey, DO

Rick Williams, MD Rick Williams, MD

Katie Kennedy

Robert Williams, MD

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