VCOM 2020 Annual Report

Funded Research and Grants 2019-2020 Virginia Campus (continued)

Beverly Rzigalinski, PhD • American Osteopathic Association: Biochemical effects of osteopathic manipulation on neuronal function and survival. Ward Stevens, DHSc • Wythe-Bland Foundation: The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Physician Educator Retention Program. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO • Health Resources and Services Administration (Subcontract to Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority: Model State Supported Area Health Education Center (AHEC). VCOM Funded Seed Grants New in 2019 (Start date: 7/1/19) Auburn Campus Darren Beck, PhD • VCOM REAP Award: Iatrogenic cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction in patients with breast cancer after combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Two faculty from AU Electrical and Computer Engineering are Co-PIs on this project.

• Orbit Genomics: Compute pancreatic cancer risk loci using Orbit Genomics algorithms and approach.

Award: Phage-peptide constructs as substitute for anti-cancer monoclonal antibody therapy: CD47-based model. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM. Two faculty from AUCVM serve as investigators. • VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program Award: Antigenic and genetic evolution of influenza A viruses in the presence of preexisting homologous or heterologous immunity in the porcine model. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM. • VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program Award: Improved surveillance of mosquito-borne arboviruses in Alabama to promote effective prevention. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM. clinical tool for neuropathic grade assessment. Dr. Commander serves as Co-PI of this project along with a faculty member from AU Mechanical Engineering. Wei Liu, PhD, Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD, and a faculty member from AU Mechanical Engineering are investigators on this study. Josh Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD • VCOM REAP Award: Minute calisthenics: A daily, habit-based, bodyweight resistance-training program. Kaelin Young, PhD, and a faculty member from AU Kinesiology are co-investigators. Jon Commander, MD • VCOM REAP Award: A novel

Al Kozar, DO • ICTAS Targeted Opportunity for

Proposals (funding through Virginia Tech): Musculoskeletal ultrasound machine learning project. Pawel Michalak, PhD • U.S. Geological Survey (funding through Virginia Tech): Hawaiian hoary bat conservation genetics: diet composition and population structure. • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (funding through Virginia Tech): Development of an eDNA protocol for detecting candy, variegate and Kanawha darters. • Virginia Museum of Natural History (funding through Virginia Tech): Genomics of two tree squirrels: Sciurus niger and S. carolinensis. Ann Peton, MPH • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): National Center for Rural Health Works. Subaward from the National Rural Health Association. Chris Reilly, PhD • National Institutes of Health (funding to Virginia Tech): Effect of maternal immune factors in shaping the infant gut microbiota. • National Institutes of Health (funding to Virginia Tech): Mechanistic role of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri in autoimmune lupus.

Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD • VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program

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