VCOM 2016 Annual Report

Scholarly Activities (2014-2016)

Faculty Publications Abe T, Loenneke J, Young K , Thiebaud R, Nahar V, Patterson K, Stover C, Ford M, Bass M, Loftin M. Validity of ultrasound prediction equations for total and regional muscularity in middle-aged and older men and women. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2015 Feb;41(2):557-64. PMID: 25444689. Abe T, Thiebaud R, Loenneke J, Young K . Prediction and validation of DXA-derived appendicular lean soft tissue mass by ultrasound in older adults. Age. 2015 Dec;37(6);114. PMID: 26552906. Abe T, Young K , Patterson K, Tribby A, Stover D, Lajza D, Geddam D. Influence of adipose tissue mass on DXA-determined appendicular lean soft tissue mass in middle-aged and older women. Age. 2015 Feb;37(1):9741. PMID: 25649708. Ables AZ , Bouknight PJ, Bendyk H, Alsip R, Williams J, Beagle R. Standardized blood glucose control in non-critically ill patients is associated with a decreased length of stay. Published ahead of print in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2016 March 16.

Kleven D, Mellor AL, Madaio MP, McGaha TL. Amino acid metabolism inhibits antibody-driven kidney injury by inducing autophagy. J Immunol. 2015 Jun 15;194(12):5713-24. PMID: 25980011. Chen XG, Jiang X, Gu J, Xu M, Wu Y, Deng Y, Zhang C, Bonizzoni M, Dermauw W, Vontas J, Armbruster P, Huang X, Yang Y, Zhang H, He W, Peng H, Liu Y, Wu K, Chen J, Lirakis M, Topalis P, Van Leeuwen T, Hall AB, Jiang X, Thorpe C , Mueller RL, Sun C, Waterhouse RM, Yan G, Tu ZJ, Fang X, James AA. The genome sequence of the Asian Tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, reveals insights into its biology, genetics and evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015 Nov 3;112(44) E5907-15. PMID: 26483478. Delmonico MJ, Beck DT . The current understanding of sarcopenia: emerging tools and interventional possibilities. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2015 Jul 15. doi: 10.1177/1559827615594343. El-Mahallawy H, El Basha NR, Zaki MM, El- Arousy M, Elswaifi SF, & Abo-hashem EM. A comparative study on enteric parasitic infections in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed children in Egypt. Comparative Clinical Pathology. 2014; 23:1509-14. doi: 10.1007/ s00580-013-1814-5. Elswaifi SF, Palmieri JR , El-Tantawy N, El-Hussiny M, Besheer T, Abohashem E. Comparison of microscopic and immunoassay examination in the diagnosis of intestinal protozoa of humans in Mansoura, Egypt. Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 2014 Aug; 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s12639-01400542-3. Elvington M1, Schepp-Berglind J , Tomlinson S. Regulation of the alternative pathway of complement modulates injury and immunity in a chronic model of dextran sulphate sodium- induced colitis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2015 Mar;179(3):500-8. PMID: 25293413. Empson YM, Ekwueme EC, Hong JK, Paynter DM, Kwansa AL, Brown C, Pekkanen A, Roman M, Rylander MN, Brolinson PG , Freeman JW. High elastic modulus nanoparticles: a novel tool for subfailure connective tissue matrix damage.” Translational Research. 2014 Sep; 164(3):244- 57. PMID: 24924347. Geers Childers KA, Palmieri JR . Factors contributing to high prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in children aged 2-15 years in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic. Reports in Parasitology. 2014 Dec; 2015(4): 1-5. doi: 10.2147/RIP.S68817. Geers Childers KA, Palmieri JR , Sampson M, Burnet D. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in children from Verón, a rural city of the Dominican Republic. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2014 Jul; 2014(5):45-53. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S64948.

Ichinose M, O’Leary DS. Hypertension impairs spontaneous baroreflex heart rate control during exercise and muscle metaboreflex activation (MMA) [abstract]. FASEB J, April 2014 28:1132.9. Barnhardt E, Gancar J, Gantan E, Keith M, Killingsworth J, Myles D , Cantrell K, Rishmawi S, Meisha D , Sahhar HS . Effectiveness of Heliox as adjunct therapy with High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) in Children with Respiratory Distress. eJournal of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians. 2015 Summer;7(4). Beck DT , Casey DP, Martin JS , Sardina PD, Braith RB. Enhanced external counterpulsation reduces indices of central blood pressures and myocardial oxygen demand in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 2015 Apr;42(4):315-20. PMID: 25676084. Beggs LA, Ye F, Ghosh P, Beck DT , Conover CF, Balaez A, Miller JR, Philips EG, Zheng N, Williams AA, Aguirre JI, Wronski TJ, Bose PK, Borst SE, Yarrow JF. Sclerostin inhibition prevents spinal cord injury induced bone loss. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2015 Apr;30(4):681-9. PMID: 25359699. Brenseke B, Bahamonde J, Talanian M, Kornfeind E, Daly J, Cobb G, Zhang J, Prater MR , Davis GC, Good DJ. Mitigating or exacerbating effects of maternal-fetal programming of female mice through the food choice environment. Endocrinology. 2015 Jan; 156(1):182-92. PMID: 25386832. Bungarz W, Little L, Rohloff M, Thomas R, Bendyk H, Ables AZ . The Relationship of Pediatric

Alba J, McGuire E, Steed R, Sahhar HS . Comparison and Evaluation of

Immunofluorescence Assay and Polymerase Chain Reaction methods in detecting Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric Patients. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2015 Dec;115(12):e104.

Augustyniak RA , Spranger MD, Abu-Hamdah R, Kaur J, Hammond RL, Sala-Mercado JA,

Obesity and Non-Pandemic Influenza. Osteopathic Family Physician. 2016; 8:12-14. Caldwell JD , Gebhart VM, Jirikowski GF. Estradiol’s interesting life at the cell’s plasma membrane. Steroids. 2016 Mar 24. PMID: 27018128. Chafin CB, Regna NL, Caudell DL, Reilly CM . MicroRNA-let-7a promotes E2F-mediated cell proliferation and NFκB activation in vitro. Cell Mol Immunol. 2014 Jan; 11(1):79-83. PMID: 24240124. Champion A, Goodwin T, Brolinson PG , Werre S, Prater M , Inzana T. Prevalence and characterization of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from healthy university student athlete. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 2014 Aug 2; 13(1):33. PMID: 25085442. Chaudhary K, Shinde R, Liu H, Gnana- Prakasam JP, Veeranan-Karmegam R, Huang L, Ravishankar B, Bradley J , Kvirkvelia N, McManamin M, Xiao W,

“ I have a passion for discovering and creating things that help enhance peoples’ lives. That’s what leads me to continue to pursue research. VCOM’s close collaboration with Virginia Tech and emphasis on excellence in teaching, make the college a unique place to pursue and perform research on a variety of topics including biomedical and educational research. ” - Shaadi Elswaifi, DVM, PhD Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, VCOM–Virginia

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