VCOM 2025 Annual Report

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Carter ML , Seidemann RM, Newman JL, Reedy EA, Halling CL. Applied Expertise in Human Osteology: Legal and Educational Considerations in the United States. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Jul;187(3):e70091. PMID: 40658053. Cereghino C, Tiller K, Kang L, Michalak P , Weger-Lucarelli J. The recurrent Spike A222V mutation in SARS-CoV-2 enhances replication in primary deer lung cells. Virus Evol. 2025 Aug 5;11(1):veaf059. PMID: 40874095. Chamas H*, Hoffmann B, Millard J . Rectal Metastasis Causing Rectal Constriction From High-Grade Urothelial Carcinoma. Cureus. 2025 Feb 21;17(2):e79416. PMID: 40125201. Cobb HC*, Kaur K*, Everett AS*, Virgilio R . A Rare Case of Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma. Cureus. 2025 Sep 11;17(9):e92086. PMID: 41089105. Costa BM , Hines D, Phillip N , Boehringer SC, Anandakrishnan R , Council-Troche M, Davis JL. Preliminary pharmacokinetics and in vivo studies indicate analgesic and stress mitigation effects of a novel NMDA receptor modulator. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Apr;392(4):103401. PMID: 40086100. Costillo K*, Dooley T*, Grote A*, Jarzynka H*, Piron A*, Adabanya U, Overturf MD . Duplicated Right Testicular Artery: A Cadaveric Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2025 Nov 25;17(11):e97803. PMID: 41458745. Croker JA, Jones KA, Agarwal A, Redden DT , Kimberly RP. Grassroots: Leveraging mission aligned developmental programs to enhance the academic health center. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Aug 7;9(1):e187. PMID: 40979107. Daly PO*, Thomas R*, Cree M*, Kindred T*, Anand S*, Foretich P*, Rashid M*, Carpenetti TL . Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report. Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases. 2025 January 7;4(1). EID: 2-s2.0-85217832310. D’Arpa E*, Honeycutt M, Bhagtani H . Resulting Sequelae of an Immunosuppressive State in a Pediatric Patient Status Post Bone Marrow Transplant for the Curative Management of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Cureus. 2025 May 1;17(5):e83318. PMID: 40452675.

My aspiration to become an osteopathic physician stems from a deep appreciation for its holistic, patient-centered approach. I believe the body, mind, and spirit work together in the healing process. I envision practicing primary care, with a focus on internal medicine, in rural and underserved communities.”

Autumn Blackshear ’28 VCOM-Virginia, Latonya Hendricks, DO Memorial Scholarship

Dawud D, Kartamyshev M*, Kumar T, Bilal UM, Kang L, Abd Elmageed ZY . Targeting neutral sphingomyelinase 2 by cambinol decreases cell proliferation and migration of metastatic castration–resistant prostate cancer cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Nov;392(11):103739. PMID: 41151229. Dayal Aggarwal D, Mishra P, Patel Y, Singh M, Sharma V, Korol AB, Michalak P . Experimental evolution-induced transcriptome and phenotype responses of Drosophila melanogaster to novel thermal environments. J Exp Biol. 2025 Oct 1;228(19):jeb251365. PMID: 41058312. de-Dios T, Bonucci B, Barbieri R, Kushniarevich A, D’Atanasio E, Dittmar J , Cessford C, Solnik A, Robb JE, Warinner C, Oras E, Scheib CL. Bone Adhered Sediments as a Source of Target and Environmental DNA and Proteins. Mol Biol Evol. 2025 Sep 1;42(9):msaf202. PMID: 40856172. Dees K, Kabir K, Bahani R, Beskow C*, Blalock M*, Burton E*, Kranzlein J*, Pierson D*, Rice S*, Williams M*, Dugger KJ . Impact of physical and psychological stressors on tumor growth and immune

Diggins L*, Ross D , Bhanot S*, Corallo R*, Daley R*, Patel K*, Lewis O*, Donahue S*, Thaddeus J*, Hiers L*, Syed C*, Eagerton D, Mohanty BK . CD spectra reveal the state of G-quadruplexes and i-motifs in repeated and other DNA sequences. Biophys Rep (N Y). 2025 Mar 12;5(1):100187. PMID: 39608571. Distler KR, Kappers D, Hollingsworth JC . Patients’ Concerns for Hormone-Replacement Therapy for Menopause. Cureus. 2025 Nov 12;17(11):e96709. PMID: 41393611. El-Deeb EM, Moharram FA, Taha HS, Elgindi MR, Lai K-H, Ebrahim HY , Elsayed HE Phytochemical characterization and anticancer potential of Psidium cattleianum Sabine aerial parts’ n-hexane extract and its subfractions. PLoS One. 2025 Oct 27;20(10):e0335134. PMID: 41144437. Fannin E, Khan S, Nickols J, Douthit N , Clason J. Severe ammonia elevation in a cirrhotic patient due to Klebsiella bacteremia. CHEST. 2025;168(4):A2329–A2330. Farooq F*, Carlson D*, Risov D, F remarek N, Brolinson PG, Chung M , Flynn-Smith G, Wang V, Kozar A . Shear Wave Speed as a Biomarker for Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) Subjects with Thoracolumbar Fascia (TLF) Glide Impairment. PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation. 2025 Dec 9:17(S1): S40-S41. Ferreira LVO, Roballo KCS , Amorim RM. Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for peripheral nerve injuries: A promise or reality?. World J Stem Cells. 2025 Jun 26;17(6):107833. PMID: 40585952.

responses in breast cancer. Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2025 Oct 11;24:100322. PMID: 41211165.

Desai Y*, Patel P*, Lydon M*, Breiner M . Indirect Inguinal Hernia and Hiatal Hernia in an Elderly Female Cadaver: A Report of a Rare Case. Cureus. 2025 Jan 12;17(1):e77327. PMID: 39944458.