VCOM 2020 Annual Report

Auburn Campus Funded Research and Grants 2019-2020 intolerance. Dr. McCullough is a co- investigator on this VAMC project, and is the VCOM PI.

group testing. Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH, and Adrienne Ables, PharmD, MS, serve as investigators. Jillian Bradley, PhD • American Osteopathic Association (AOA): The effect of facial effleurage on acute rhinosinusitis. Matthew Cannon, DO; Randy Gregg, PhD, and Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH, are investigators on this project. Michael Flynn, PhD • Ardmore Institute of Health: Memorial operation wellness (MOW) program. Dr. Flynn, HCA South Atlantic, is adjunct faculty at VCOM. Administration (HRSA): VCOM Fellowship for Primary Care Transformation Leaders. Investigators on this grant are Adrienne Ables, PharmD, MS; Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH; Gunnar Brolinson, DO, and other faculty contributing are Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, and Ward Stevens, DHSc. Petra Warren, DO • South Carolina Private Foundation (funding to the Gaffney Senior Center): The Cherokee County pre-medical clinic. • Carolinas Simulation Center • South Carolina Private Foundation: Simulation Center ultrasound equipment. Ron Januchowski, DO • Health Resources and Services

Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD • Arthrex: Quantification and qualification of stem cells after

Kaelin Young, PhD • Peanut Institute (subcontract with Auburn University): Peanut protein supplementation to augment muscle growth and improve markers of muscle quality and health in older individuals. • Ritual Vitamins (subcontract with Auburn University): A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled, parallel group study on effects of a multiple vitamin/mineral/ omega-3 fatty acid supplement on nutrient status/functionality, subjective perception of mood/energy/mental/ skin health, and gene expression in adult women. • Increnovo, Inc. (subcontract with supplementation on immune status and muscle damage after exercise stress. • ImpediMed: Detecting muscle tissue and bone mineral content loss, growth, and maintenance at the cellular, segmental, and total- body level using bioimpedance spectroscopy using the SOZO and SFB7 devices. Auburn University is a subcontractor to VCOM on this project. • Auburn University Internal Grants Program (IGP): Biomechanics, biomarkers, and MRI: A three-pronged approach to predicting anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Dr. Young is an investigator on this project. Lindenwood College): Impact of baker’s yeast on B-glucan

peripheral mobilization and harvest for orthopedic point of care applications. This research is in collaboration with Andrews Research and Education Foundation. Courtney Gamston, PharmD • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Foundation (ASHP): Assessment of the ability of a web- based application that incorporates elements of gamification to identify opportunities for healthcare intervention in an ambulatory care pharmacy clinic setting. Josh Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD, and Liang Shan, PhD, are investigators on this project. Auburn University Pharmacy Health Services is a subcontractor. Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award: Real time biofeedback Tai Chi training for knee osteoarthritis: A feasibility study. • NextFlex in collaboration with Department of Defense (funding through Auburn University): Failure modes in wearable performance monitors. Dr. Liu serves as the VCOM PI for this research out of Auburn University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. • National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (Harvard Medical School): What is the extent to which people with MS utilize complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? Danielle McCullough, PhD • Providence, RI VA Medical Center, Clinical Science Research & Wei Liu, PhD • National Institutes of Health K23,

Carolinas Campus Student Award

Carolinas Campus

Kyle Burke, Class of 2021 • American Osteopathic Association

(AOA) Student Research Training Grant: The effect of facial effleurage on complement C3 in patients with acute rhinosinusitis. Jillian Bradley, PhD, serves as faculty mentor on this project.

Robert Augustyniak, PhD • American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): Development and validation of a tool to assess non-cognitive skills in medical students using collaborative

Development Program: Role of skeletal muscle mitochondrial supercomplexes in exercise

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