VCOM 2016 Annual Report

Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. “ The professors I worked with fostered an environment where I could brainstorm with them. I know the word “research” can seem intimidating, but with guidance from experienced professors, it was manageable even amidst the rigors of our weekly academic schedule. ” - Reneé Rosati Class of 2016, VCOM–Carolinas Via Research Recognition Day Presentations (continued) Haas L, Loza B, Gregg RK . Mechanism of Ebola virus glycoprotein-mediated NK cell apoptosis. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Hammond S, Regna N, Chafin C, Reilly C . Conjugated linoleic acid reduces inflammation via PPAR- gamma in murine autoimmune glomerulonephritis. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA.

alters the balance of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the DSS induced colitis model. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Jackson L, Rohloff M, Thomas R, Ables AZ , Benyk H, Bungarz W. The relationship of pediatric obesity and non-pandemic influenza. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Johal K, Konnick D, Le I, Smith C, Meisha D, Hill B, Meacham S, Sutphin D . Personal hygiene in El Salvador: The Association of access to piped water and personal hygiene. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Johnson T , Graham B. Respiratory syncytial virus glycoproteins activate. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Johnson TR , Lee GP, Tressler K, Rangel D, Brough DE, Gail JG. Antibody-mediated protection from an adenovirus-vectored RSV vaccine. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Kane LT, Costa BM . A potential key to unlock neurological injury treatment: GLUN1,2&3 subunit containing triheteromeric NMDA receptors. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Kane LT, Costa BM . Identification of novel allosteric modulator binding sites in NMDA receptors: a molecular modeling study. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Kane LT, Monaghan DT, Costa BM . Analysis of NMDA receptor subunit ligand binding domain interactions in multiple conformations by molecular dynamics simulations. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Kasky R, Moyle M, Smith C, Green M, Meisha D, Hill B, Meacham S, Sutphin D . Bullying among school children in El Salvador: Associations between fighting behaviors, perceptions of school satisfaction, and quality of life. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Kelleher E, Meisha D . Assessing the use and perceived effects of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Kelley J, Immonen T, Fincher K, Jennings C, Meisha D, Sutphin D, Stoner A . Education and beliefs regarding safe drinking water and sanitation practices across selected communities in Veron, Dominican Republic. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA.

Harrison T . “…But you’re too active for that…” A unique presentation of an uncommon disease. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Hill B, Sutphin D, Meacham S, Coleman C, Garcia M . Methods of delivering public health messages to children in underserved areas of Honduras. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Hockey KS, Rzigalinski BA . Cellular osteopathic manipulation improves neuronal survival after traumatic brain injury and preserves intracellular free calcium homeostasis. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Hrubec TC , Melin VE, Shea CS, Potineni H, Sugrue JE, Shanteau P, Repine CM, Chapman TW. Changes in the level of neural tube defects with different environmental exposures. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Hrubec TC , Potineni H. Neural tube defects in mice provided surface water from sites along a river course: A synthesis of two stories. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Hrubec TC , Potineni H, Melin VE. Developmental and reproductive toxicities of QAC disinfectants are multigenerational. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Huston O, Lanier N, Gosal K, Olsen C, McCombs E, Sutphin D, Meacham S, Meisha D, Hill B . Environmental factors associated with dental hygiene knowledge in Dominican children: A cross-sectional study. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Hutton J, Milliron J, Abdul A, Regna N, Reilly C, Elswaifi S . The effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors on bacterial protein acetylation and mobility. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA.

Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA.

Goessl C, Meacham S . An assessment of lifestyle behaviors among patients with mental, metabolic and diabetic conditions in three southern Virginia hospitals. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Goessl C, Meacham S . Cancer death rates in coal mining counties of Virginia. Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Goessl CL , Meacham SL . Using precede- proceed health behavior theory to evaluate cardiovascular disease rates in Southwest Virginia. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Greenfield M, Kimball K, Meisha D, Sutphin D, Stoner A . Beliefs and educational access to safe drinking water practices and diarrheal illness in El Salvador. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Gregory BA, Park CJ, Thorpe CN , Rzigalinski BA . Actin dynamics in neuronal and glial cytoskeleton with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Presented at: 9 th Annual Via Research Recognition Day; 2014 Feb; Blacksburg, VA. Grogg C, Meisha D, Meacham S, Hill B . Lifestyle factors, Diabetes Mellitus, and hypertension in Virginia coal counties. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via Research Recognition Day. 2016 Feb 26; Blacksburg, VA. Guilford P, Ables AZ , Lujan HL, Cortright RN, DiCarlo SE, Augustyniak RA . Early intervention is preferable to remediation: The level of intrinsic motivation predicts academic success in male but not female students. Presented at: 10 th Annual Research Recognition Day; 2015 Feb 27; Blacksburg, VA. Gutierrez BR, Walding K, Gulati A, Prater MR, Johnson TR . Development of a rapid diagnostic assay for respiratory tract infection using differential patterns of pathogen-induced cytokine expression. Poster presented at: 11th Annual Via

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