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Joseph Edison, DO • REAP: A feasibility and pilot study of a multiple component mobile aid pain reduction intervention to decrease myofascial pain syndrome. Dr. Edison serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU. Joshua Hollingsworth, PhD • REAP: A Multiple Health Behavior Change Program for Uncontrolled Hypertension with Osteopathic Medical Students as Health Coaches: A Feasibility Study. Anna Kirby, PhD; Mary Ann Taylor, PhD; Katie Wolter, MD and Rekha Lall, MD serve as investigators on this project.

Bill Pearson, PhD • REAP: Autonomic Realignment Approach to Myofascial Pain Elimination. Dr. Pearson is Co-PI on this project with a collaborator from the Hope Institute for Human Performance. Multidisciplinary Approach to Increasing Breastfeeding Rates in Minority and Underserved Communities. Dr. Commander serves as Co-PI of this project along with a faculty member AU School of Nursing. Anna Kirby PhD. Joshua Hollingsworth, PhD and Mayra Rodriguez, PhD are investigators on this study. Katie Wolter, MD • REAP: Community-Based

expansion process for cell-based immunotherapy.

Luciana Schwab, PhD • REAP: Identification of hypoxic response intermediates with relevance to breast cancer survival by analysis and validation of Hif 1-alpha target genes implicated in mammary gland tumorigenesis. • VCOM/SRHS: Local and systemic inflammatory response in open abdomen surgeries using vacuum assisted closure with or without continuous irrigation direct

peritoneal resuscitation. Dr Schwab serves as a PI along with a physician from the Spartanburg Regional Health System.

David Kashmer, MD • REAP: Archive Core/VCOM Collaboration

Louisiana Campus

Carolinas Campus

Zakaria Abd Elmageed, PhD • REAP: Small extracellular vesicle stromal interaction promotes aggressive phenotypes in prostate cancer cells. Lin Kang, PhD serves as a co-investigator on this project.

Krit Ritthipichai, PhD • REAP: Developing a robust and efficient ex vivo canine T-cell

The 2004 ribbon-cutting for VCOM's first dedicated research space in the RBII building in Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, VA.

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