VCOM 2024 Annual Report

Carolinas Campus

Savannah Newell, PhD • REAP: Seeing the invisible: An examination of the microvasculature of the spinal and paraspinal regions using a latex injection method. Along with Dr. Newell, other Co PIs are Jenna Dittmar, PhD; Uzochukwu Adabanya, MD; and Matthew Overturf, PhD. Matthew Overturf, PhD • REAP: Seeing the invisible: An examination of the microvasculature of the spinal and paraspinal regions using a latex injection method. Along with Dr. Overturf, other Co-PIs are Uzochukwu Adabanya, MD; Savannah Newell, PhD; and Jenna Dittmar, PhD.

microvasculature of the spinal and paraspinal regions using a latex injection method. Along with Dr. Dittmar, other Co-PIs are Uzochukwu Adabanya, MD; Matthew Overturf, PhD; and Savannah Newell, PhD. Hassin Ebrahim, PhD • Delta-CRP: Dual Targeting of mTOR and PCSK9 for the Control of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Dr. Ebrahim and a colleague at the ULM College of Pharmacy are Co-PIs. Zakaria Abd Elmageed, PhD • Delta-CRP: Preclinical model for targeting SUMOylation pathways in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. Dr. Elmageed serves as Co-PI on this project along with a collaborator from the ULM College of Pharmacy. Lin Kang, PhD • Delta-CRP: Targeting SUMOylation Pathway To Sensitize Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells To Enzalutamide Treatment. Dr. Kang and a collaborator from the ULM College of Pharmacy are Co-PIs. Pawel Michalak, PhD • REAP: NextGen Surveillance for Vector-borne Disease across VCOM’s Central America and Caribbean Regional Network. Dean Sutphin, PhD (VCOM Virginia) and Lin Kang, PhD are investigators.

Bidyut Mohanty, PhD • REAP: Novel nucleic acid protein interactions in neural disorders ALS-FTD. Dr. Mohanty is the PI, and David Eagerton, PhD serves as an investigator. Lisa Carroll, MD • REAP: Measuring the Impact of Sleep Hygiene on Chronic Disease Management: A Community Focused Study. Uzochukwu Adabanya, MD • REAP: Seeing the invisible: An examination of the microvasculature of the spinal and paraspinal regions using a latex injection method. Along with Dr. Adabanya, other Co-PIs are Matthew Overturf, PhD; Savannah Newell, PhD; and Jenna Dittmar, PhD. Stephen DiGuiseppe, PhD • VCOM/VMCVM One Health Louisiana Campus

Virginia Campus

Ramu Anandakrishnan, PhD • REAP: Preliminary clinical validation of a blood-based

screening panel for non small cell lung cancer.

Robin Varghese, PhD is an investigator on this project. Carrie Champine, DO • REAP: A Pilot Study for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis Through Detection of Circulating Endometrial Cells and Biomarkers. Jim Mahaney, PhD serves as Co-PI. Blaise Costa, MPharm, PhD • VCOM/VMCVM One Health Program: Evaluation of

Program: Therapeutic Potential of Interleukin 21 in Alphavirus-Induced Chronic Arthritis. Dr. DiGuiseppe serves as Co PI on this project along

with a collaborator from the VMCVM. Kasia Michalak, MS is an investigator. Jenna Dittmar, PhD • REAP: Seeing the invisible: An examination of the

(continued)

RESEARCH 121