VCOM Auburn Yearbook 2019

VCOM, Accepted Students Day “What is a D.O.?” 3/2018 ALOMA, VCOM Presentation, State Medical Meeting, 2/2018 Loachopoka Elementary School, Career Day, 3/2018 ALOMA, VCOM Presentation, 2/2018 Publication: Book Chapter accepted for publication May 2018 “Medical Education with Multicultural Perspectives: Cultivating Culturally Competent Future Physicians” Member Accepted to be a Member of the National Faculty in the Pathology Division of the Foundational Biomedical Sciences Department for the NBOME Service

Recognition Day, abstract and poster, 4/2019 “The Wearable Critical Task Trainer Project: Blending What is Real with What is Not for a Better Simulation Experience”, 2019 Via Research Recognition Day, abstract and poster, 4/2019 VCOM Auburn SOSA Surgical Conference: Acute Airway Management Workshop VCOM Mountain Medicine Conference: “Avalanche!!” Mass Casualty Incident Simulation VCOM Mountain Medicine Conference: Field Amputation Workshop VCOM Mountain Medicine Conference: Critical Procedural Skills Workshop 20th Special Forces Airborne Group Non Trauma Module Course: Acute Airway Management Workshop Publications/Research VCOM-Auburn: Field Amputations: A Scenario-Based Workshop for First Responders VCOM-Auburn: Interactive Emergency Medicine Residency Map Project VCOM-Auburn: Wearable Critical Task Trainer Project VCOM/Auburn University Department of Engineering: Mixed Reality Medical Education Software Applications Service on a committee/ board/council Department of Homeland Security Center for Domestic Preparedness—Medical Response to Overwhelming No-Notice Trauma Events, course development committee member VCOM Auburn Promotion Board VCOM Auburn Admissions Committee

3. Enhancement of odorant-induced responses in olfactory receptor neurons by zinc nanoparticles *Nilmini Viswaprakash, John C Dennis, Eleanor M Josephson, Edward E Morrison *Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Diabetes induced Memory Impairment **Sarrias Fabian, Gayani Nanayakkara, Parameshwaran K, *Nilmini Viswaprakash, Rajesh Amin * Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL, Dept. of Pharmacal Sciences, Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy J.J. White, DO, PhD, FACOEP Awards & Honors Army 20th Special Forces Airborne Group Certificate of Appreciation VCOM Faculty Instructor of the Block VCOM Wilderness Medicine Club Award of Appreciation Certifications, Fellowships or Degree completion Department of Homeland Security Center for Domestic Preparedness— Hospital Emergency Response Training Certification Conference participation Department of Homeland Security Center for Domestic Preparedness—Instructor VCOM Auburn SOSA Surgical Conference, airway workshop instructor VCOM Mountain Medicine Conference, founder/director VCOM Rescue Race, founder/director Presentations/Posters “Creating An Interactive Map of All Emergency Medicine Residencies with VCOM Graduates: Using Historical Alumni Data to Help Answer the Question, “Which Residency Programs Do You Recommend?”, 2019 Via Research Recognition Day, abstract and poster, 4/2019 “The Inaugural VCOM Mountain Medicine Conference: Teaching Medical Students from the Southeast about Altitude and Cold Environment-Based Emergencies in an Immersive Setting”, 2019 Via Research 4. The Molecular Mechanisms of PPAR γ Mediated Amelioration of

Assisted in the development of the Summer bridge program (on-line education portion)

Richard Virgilio, DO, MS Degree Completion Completed Masters of Science Degree in Clinical Molecular

Genetics from Northern Michigan University

Nilmini Viswaprakash VCOM Research Day Poster Presentations

1. G α I - Protein Subunits Inhibit

Olfactory Signal transduction Nilmini Viswaprakash*, Solomon Yilma, John C. Dennis, Edward E. Morrison and Vitaly Vodyanoy, * Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 2. Odorant Response Kinetics from Cultured Mouse Olfactory Epithelium at Different Ages in vitro Nilmini Viswaprakash, Eleanor M. Josephson, John C. Dennis, Solomon Yilma, Edward E. Morrison, Vitaly J. Vodyanoy Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, * Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, Al,

Guangming Wu, PhD, MS Awards and Honors

Biomedical Faculty of the Block (Block 2) – Class of 2022 Biomedical Faculty of the Block (Block 3) – Class of 2022 Biomedical Faculty of the Block (Block 5) – Class of 2021

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