VCOM 2023 Annual Report

Funded Research and Grants (continued)

Evaluation (SSAFE): A Pilot Study. Dr. Turnbull serves as Co-PI along with Stephanie Aldret, DO; Randy Aldret, EdD; Travis Smith, DO and John Lipka, MD.

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 Lactobacillus reuteri in autoimmune lupus. This grant was awarded to Virginia Tech’s VMCVM and Dr. Reilly is an investigator. 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. • 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. prime recipient of this award. • National Institutes of Health: Mechanistic role of probiotic

VCOM Funded Seed Grants

Virginia Campus

Michael Breiner, MD • Ethicon US: VCOM Advanced Suturing Clinic for Residents & Medical Students. This is an ongoing program that has supplied suture equipment since 2015. P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO • Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Seed Fund: Transcriptomic changes induced by eccentric muscle-tendon loading using a murine model of Achilles tendinopathy. Dr. Brolinson is an investigator on this project run through Virginia Tech. Blaise Costa, MPharm, PhD • National Institutes of Health, R15: To Study Mechanisms of a Non Pharmacological Treatment Strategy for Alzheimer’s disease. Hope Tobey, DO, P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO and several VMCVM collaborators are investigators on this project. • American Osteopathic Association (AOA): Clearance of brain metabolic waste in a natural animal model of Alzheimer’s disease by cranial osteopathic manipulation. P. Gunnar Brolinson, DO and Hope Tobey, DO are investigators on this project. Proposals: Musculoskeletal ultrasound machine learning project. Dr. Kozar is an investigator on this Virginia Tech award. Angelica Perry, DO • American Osteopathic Association (AOA): Manual Drainage of Al Kozar, DO • ICTAS Targeted Opportunity for

New in 2023 (Start date: 7/1/22)

Auburn Campus

Darren Beck, PhD • REAP: The Effects of Extracorporeal Magnetic Innervation (ExMI) on Myostatin and Vastus Lateralis Muscle. Dr. Beck serves as Co-PI with a collaborator at Auburn University. Joseph Brewer, PhD • VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program: Adipocyte-Mediated Regulation of B cell Function. Dr. Brewer serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM.

Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD • VCOM & AUCVM One

Health Program: Extracellular Vesicle Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotide Antiviral Therapy for Neuropathic Encephalitis. Dr. Brock serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM.

Daniel Cawley, DC • VCOM/AUBE: Multifidus

mitochondria function and non specific chronic low back pain. Dr Cawley serves as a PI along with a faculty member from the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

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