VCOM 2022 Annual Report

Funded Research and Grants (continued)

Al Kozar, DO • ICTAS Targeted Opportunity for Proposals: Musculoskeletal ultrasound machine learning project. Dr. Kozar is an investigator on this Virginia Tech award. Martin Levine, DO • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Rural Residency Planning and Development Program. Dr. Levine is the VCOM PI on this project awarded to the Family Health Center. Angelica Perry, DO • American Osteopathic Association

• Department of Education (CARES Act): Support for VCOM Pandemic related Expenditures. Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO • Health Resources and Services Administration (Subcontract to Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority): Model State Supported Area Health Education Center (AHEC). • Virginia State Office of Rural Health: Healthcare Interprofessional Rural Immersion Program for Students. Abraham Hardee, DO, PhD serves as faculty on this project. VCOM Funded Seed Grants New in 2022 (Start date: 7/1/21) Auburn Campus Darren Beck, PhD • REAP: Targeted Drug Delivery of a Novel Selective Liver Receptor Agonist for Preventing Liver Fibrosis. Danielle McCullough, PhD serves as a Co-PI on this project as do faculty from AU Engineering and AU Pharmacy. • VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program: Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone to Prevent Cognitive Decline of Reproductive Senescence and Alzheimer’s Disease – Year 2. Dr. Beck serves as Co-PI with a collaborator at AUCVM. Program: Regulatory Interactions of Adipocytes and B Lymphocytes. Dr. Brewer serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborators at AUCVM and AU School of Pharmacy. Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD • VCOM AUBE (matching funds from Joseph Brewer, PhD • VCOM & AUCVM One Health

Detection of Urinary Tract Infections Using Magnetostrictive Particle Biosensor Technology. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI with Kari Dugger, PhD in partnership with their collaborator at AU Engineering. Kari Dugger, PhD • VCOM AUBE (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering): Rapid Detection of Urinary Tract Infections Using Magnetostrictive Particle Biosensor Technology. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI with Kari Dugger, development of a home intervention program. Dr. Edison is Co-Pi with his collaborator at AU School of Nursing. Faculty from AU College of Education and AU Engineering serve as investigators. Annie Kirby, PhD • REAP: Targeted Drug Delivery of a Novel Selective Liver Receptor Agonist for Preventing Liver Fibrosis. Dr. Kirby serves as Co-PI with a colleague from AU Nursing. Katie Wolter, MD; Heidi VanderVelde, DO; Gary Mount, PharmD and faculty from AU Nursing and School of Education are investigators on this project. Carolinas Campus Stephan Brown, MD, PhD • VCOM & VMCVM One Health Program: Deciphering Complex Regulatory Mechanisms Targeting Noncanonical NF-kB Signaling During Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Brown serves as Co-PI in partnership with Jon Hagar, PhD and a collaborator at VMCVM. PhD in partnership with their collaborator at AU Engineering. Joseph Edison, DO • REAP: Exploration of objective diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome of the low back and

(AOA): Manual Drainage of the Gallbladder: Alleviating

gastrointestinal symptoms in older adults with gallbladder dysfunction.

Al Kozar, DO serves as an investigator on this project.

Chris Reilly, PhD • National Institutes of Health: Selective HDAC6 inhibition deceases B cell activation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Virginia Tech is the

prime recipient of this award. • National Institutes of Health: Mechanistic role of probiotic

Lactobacillus reuteri in autoimmune lupus. This grant was awarded to Virginia Tech’s VMCVM and Dr. Reilly is an investigator. Beverly Rzigalinski, PhD • American Osteopathic Association

(AOA): 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.

Chuck Swaha, CPA, CGMA • Department of Education (CARES Act): VCOM Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Request. • Department of Education (CARES Act): VCOM Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Request.

Patrick Fisher, PhD • REAP: Effects of plant based AdipoR1 agonists on Insulin

Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering): Rapid

independent Glucose Regulation in Human Skeletal Muscle and Liver Cells.

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