VCOM 2020 Annual Report

RESEARCH

Carolinas Campus

Wei Liu, PhD • VCOM AUBE Award (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn School of Engineering): Evaluating the effect of Tai Chi on muscular imbalance in females aged 50 and over using magnetic resonance imaging. Dr. Liu serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU Mechanical Engineering. Danielle McCullough, PhD • VCOM AUBE Award (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn School of Engineering): Novel engineered nanoparticle based drug delivery and biosensing assay system for in vivo prostate cancer treatment and monitoring. Dr. McCullough serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU Materials Engineering. Darren Beck, PhD, and a faculty member from AU Harrison School of Pharmacy are investigators. Richard Virgilio, DO • VCOM AUBE Award (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn School of Engineering): Identifying and mitigating the underlying causes of physician and nurse burnout at UAB Health System. A collaborator from AU Industrial Systems Engineering serves as Co-PI, and a faculty member from AU Industrial Systems Engineering is an investigator on the project.

Scott Gutovitz, MD • VCOM REAP Award: Prevalence of methicillin resistant Staph aureus over time in resident physicians. Katherine Jamison, PharmD, is the project Co- PI. Faculty from Orange Park Medical Center and Memorial Health University Medical Center are investigators. Zoltan Hajdu, MD • VCOM REAP Award: Origin of the left common carotid artery from the brachiocephalic trunk results in increased endothelial thickening facilitated by bone marrow-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells. Tom Lindsey, DO • VCOM REAP Award: Impact of the Eustachian Tube Traction Technique on Post-Tonsillectomy Otalgia and Inflammation. Bethany Powers, DO, Serves as Co-PI on this project. Jillian Bradley, PhD, is an investigator as are faculty from Clemson University and Nova Southeastern University. Bethany Powers, DO • VCOM REAP Award: Impact of the Eustachian Tube Traction Technique on Post-Tonsillectomy Otalgia and Inflammation. Tom Lindsey, DO, is Co-PI on this research. Jillian Bradley, PhD, is an investigator as are faculty from Clemson University and Nova Southeastern University.

Stephan Brown, MD, PhD • VCOM REAP Award: Effects of Tolylfluanid on differentiating Cardiomyocytes: Can exposure to the environmental endocrine

disruptor Tolylfluanid during cellular differentiation significantly reduce the glycolytic capacity of fully differentiated cardiomyocytes during hypoxic stress? • VCOM & VMCVM One Health Program Award: Elucidating Mechanisms Modulated by NIK and Non-Canonical NF- κ B Signaling In Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Brown serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at VMCVM. Jeff Cashman, DO • VCOM REAP Award: Closed Loop Referral System. Dr. Cashman is a Co-PI on this project with a colleague from the Georgia Skin Cancer Clinic. Natalie Fadel, PsyD • VCOM REAP Award: A Mental Health and Wellness App for Osteopathic Medical Students. Alexis Stoner, PhD is the Co-PI on this project. Skip Garner, PhD, serves as an investigator on the project.

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