VCOM 2024 Annual Report

VCOM Seed-Funded Research (continued)

Robin Varghese, PhD • REAP: Understanding mechanisms by which MmuPV1 E6 promotes proliferation. Ramu Anandakrishnan, PhD is an investigator on this project. VCOM Seed Funded Research July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 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. David Redden, PhD serves as an investigator. Nathan Douthit, MD • REAP: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Medical Education. Daniel Cawley, DC; Jos Edison, DO; and David Redden, PhD are investigators. Joseph Edison, DO • REAP: Examining Inter rater reliability of palpation and microvascular flow of myofascial trigger points- A continuation study. Dr. Edison serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU. Auburn Campus Daniel Cawley, DC • VCOM/AUBE: Multifidus mitochondria function and

Annie Kirby, PhD, RD • REAP: Does EVOO induce gene and metabolic changes in healthy subjects with Alzheimer’s disease family history? A randomized clinical trial. Dr. Kirby serves as Co-PI with a colleague at AU, and Josh Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD; Darren Beck, PhD; and David Redden, PhD are investigators.

safety, pharmacokinetics and analgesic efficacy of novel NMDA receptor modulator on Canis Familiaris (Dogs). Dr. Costa serves as Co-PI on this project with a faculty member from VMCVM. Jim Mahaney, PhD • REAP: A Pilot Study for the Diagnosis of

Endometriosis Through Detection of Circulating Endometrial Cells and Biomarkers. Carrie Champine, DO serves as Co-PI.

Carolinas Campus

Natalie Fadel, PsyD • VCOM/SRHS Program:

Shannon Murray, PhD • REAP: A Platform for

An Eating Disorder Prevention Training Program for Medical Students and Residents. Dr. Fadel’s Co-PI is a clinician at SRHS, and Alexis Stoner, PhD and David Redden, PhD (VCOM Auburn) are investigators. Bidyut Mohanty, PhD • REAP: Mechanisms of genome protection at noncanonical DNA structures.

Screening Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cell Therapies Across Tumor Types. Robin Varghese, PhD is an investigator on this project. Chris Reilly, PhD • VCOM /VMCVM One Health Program: Targeted NIK Deletion in Myeloid Cells and B Cells in MRL/lpr Lupus Mice. A collaborator from VMCVM serves as Co-PI with Dr. Reilly on this project. Kelly Roballo, DVM, PhD • VCOM/ICTAS Matching Program: Investigating the inflammatory response in the chronic phase of induced blast spinal cord injury. Dr. Roballo serves as Co-PI with a colleague from Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics. This is a 1:1 funding match program with Virginia Tech.

Louisiana Campus

Dinesh Aryal, PhD • Delta-CRP: Heme oxygenase as a potential biomarker for hypertension elicited during chronic metabolic acidosis. Dr. Aryal and a collaborator at ULM College of Pharmacy are Co-PIs.

Stephen DiGuiseppe, PhD • REAP: Investigating the contribution of aberrant

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