VCOM 2025 Annual Report

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July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 VCOM Internally Funded Research (continued)

Hope Tobey, DO REAP: Decoding Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: Mouse Model Development and Clinical Diagnosis in Southwest Virginia. Blaise Costa, PhD, MPharm; Ramu Anandakrishnan, PhD; David Lander, MD; and Chunxiao “Belinda” Zhang, MD are investigators. Robin Varghese, PhD VCOM/ICTAS: Acute Effects of Routine Head Impact Exposure in Sports: Pupillary Light Reflex and Saliva-Based Biomarkers. Dr. Varghese and a colleague from Virginia Tech Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics serve as Co-PIs. Gunnar Brolinson, DO and Kelly Roballo, DVM, PhD are investigators. This is a 1:1 funding match program with Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.

July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 VCOM Internally Funded Research Auburn Campus Darren Beck, PhD

myofascial pain syndrome. Dr. Edison serves as Co-PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU College of Nursing. Faculty from AU College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Kinesiology, and Physics served as investigators. Joshua Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD VCOM/HCOP: Development and Pilot Testing of Specific, Automated, and Personalized Virtual Health Behavior Change Programs in Primary Care Clinics and Community Pharmacies. Annie Kirby, PhD, RD; Rekha Lall, MD; Johnny Stackhouse, DO; Katie Wolter, MD; and Phillip Snider, DO serve as investigators on this project. Melanie Hyte, PharmD VCOM/HCOP: Investigation of antimicrobial resistance in dog urinary pathogens: Implications for One Health. Dr. Hyte is Co PI on this research with colleagues from AU Harrison College of Pharmacy and AUCVM. Annie Kirby, PhD, RD Katie Wolter, MD REAP: Nourish Moms and Babies Through Nutrition Education. Bill Pearson, PhD REAP: Medical Education and Research in Compassionate Integration (MERCI) Chronic Pain Clinic. Investigators on this project are David Redden, PhD; Annie Kirby, PhD, RD; Josh Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD; Mary Piscura, PhD; Daniel Cawley, DC; Kevin Hayes, DO; and Phillip Snider, DO. Mary Piscura, PhD REAP: Enhancing STEM Access: Summer Enrichment Experiences and Mentorship for

REAP: The Combined Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation and Resistance Exercise to Improve Vascular Health in Older Adults. Dr. Beck serves as Co-PI with a collaborator at Auburn University. Daniel Cawley, DC VCOM/AUBE: Unraveling the Mechanism of OMT on Brain Structure and Function in Primary Headache Patients: A Pilot Study. Dr Cawley serves as a PI along with a faculty member from the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Kevin Hayes, DO and David Redden, PhD are investigators on this research. Nathan Douthit, MD VCOM/AUBE: Advanced Gel Models for Ultrasound Education. Dr Douthit serves as a PI along with a faculty member from the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Kari Dugger, PhD Kenneth Harris, MD REAP: Comparing the small intestinal and fecal microbiomes in preeclamptic and normotensive patients using the Small Intestinal Microbiome Aspiration capsule. Investigators are R. Kraig Smith, MD and David Redden, PhD. Joseph Edison, DO REAP: A feasibility and pilot study of a multiple component mobile-aid pain reduction intervention to decrease

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I want to work collaboratively with patients, assuming

that the most effective healthcare stems from teamwork and shared responsibility. To provide the most genuine and highest quality of care, I believe becoming an osteopathic physician will provide me with the skills and knowledge needed to serve the profession and my passion for helping others.”

Rural High School Students. Mary Ann Taylor, PhD

REAP: A Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Yoga Intervention in Heart Failure Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Dr. Taylor and a colleague from AU are Co-PIs, and Darren Beck, PhD is an investigator on this project.

Anthony H. Jackson, IV ’28 VCOM-Carolinas, William G. Anderson, DO Scholarship