| Departmental Research Conference |
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Date: Weds, March 24
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Departmental library room 1263 CSB |
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| Faculty Research |
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GRACE ARTEAGA |
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Current Research: Mouse myocyte isolation from different transgenic models.
Protocols with murine cardiac tissue in vitro to test the effect of new
types of inotropic drugs in myofilament function.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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NAGAMANI BELIGERE |
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Current Research: Developmental follow-up and home-visiting program, which
started in January 1997.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Contact Dr. Beligere |
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RAMA BHAT |
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Current Research: 1. Management of pain in newborn and follow up of infants
in N.E.O.P.A.I.N trial. 2. Ontogeny of opiate receptors in newborn rats
exposed to cocaine and morphine. 3. Motor and cognitive function assessment
of rat pups exposed to cocaine and/or opiates in utero.
Resident Participation: No Develop Resident Project: No |
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ARTHUR FRANK |
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Current Research: 1. Rotavirus and combination vaccines – clinical
trials. 2. Epidemiology of MRSA.
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Possibly |
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PATRICIA HANNON |
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Current Research: 1. Residents as teachers. 2. Enhancing residents’
skills in breastfeeding management.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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KAREN HAYANI |
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Current Research: 1. Use of antibiotic-coated central venous catheters
in critically ill children. 2. Participation in multi-center pediatric HIV
studies (WITS – Women and Infant Transmission Study – and ACTG
– AIDS Clinical Trial Group.)
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Possibly |
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GEORGE HOGANSON |
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Current Research: 1. Molecular-genetic studies of biochemical-genetic
diseases. Currently working on: Phenylketonuria (PKU) and Canavan Disease.
2. Bone mineralization in PKU.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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AI-XUAN L HOLTERMAN |
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Current research: 1) Molecular mechanisms for biliary disease
pathogenesis:
hepatocyte transcription factors and target genes regulation during liver
regeneration and fibrosis in animal model of biliary obstruction by commmon
bile duct ligation. Other interests 2) Development of a virtual library
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teaching interactive embryology and congenital malformations 3) Alveolar
breath analysis by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry for a non
invasive diagnosis of intestinal ischemic injury.
Resident participation: Yes but encouraged to seek own extramural funding
(P.I. will help). Develop resident project: no |
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ALLEN HORWITZ |
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Current Research: Molecular testing in preimplantation and prenatal diagnosis.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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JORDAN HUPERT |
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Current Research: 1. Lead poisoning, clinical epidemiology, decision
analysis. 2. Evidence Based Medicine Education Program.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Possibly |
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EUNICE JOHN |
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Current Research: 1. Endothelium in shock hypoxia. 2. Cyclosporin toxicity
and endothelium receptors. 3. Cytokinesis in hypoxia and hypotension of
sepsis. 4. Renal function in sepsis in piglets. 5. Hypothermia and organ
injury.
Proposed Research: Testicular torsion; pathopysiological changes and conservative
treatment.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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RICHARD LABOTKA |
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Current Research: 1. Erythrocyte-anion-transport protein evaluated with
nuclear magnetic spectroscopy. 2. Covalent hemoglobin modifiers evaluated
with nuclear magnetic spectroscopy. 3. Basic and clinical research into
new therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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L. GERARD NIEDERMAN |
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Current Research: 1. Epidemiology of childhood homicide. 2. Educational
evaluation.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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PETER NORONHA |
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Current Research: 1. Literacy development in children and families. 2.
Educational interventions and methodologies.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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SONGYA PANG |
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Current Research: 1. Exploring molecular and metabolic etiologies of 3-beta-hydroxysteroid
dehydrogenase deficiency and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and exploring interrelationship
between Premature Pubarche and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome from childhood
to adulthood. 2. The development of gene therapy for Congenital Adrenal
Hyperplasia in an animal model.
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Contact Dr. Pang |
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C. LUCY PARK |
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Current Research: Asthma pathogenesis, pharmacotherapy, physician education,
patient education, health care delivery for underserved areas, and outcomes
evaluation.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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KENNETH RICH |
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Current Research: Perinatal HIV-1 infection natural history; pediatric
and perinatal HIV-1 treatment and prevention studies; immune function in
pregnant women HIV-1 infected and uninfected women.
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Possibly |
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CARLOS RUIZ |
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Current Research: 1. Percutaneous implantation of valves in valveless
conduits. 2. Percutaneous completion of total cavo-pulmonary connection
in a swine model. 3. AstraZeneca – safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,
and dose ranging study of Toprol-XL in hypertensive pediatric subjects.
4. Validating on-line 3D reconstruction by EBTA on patients with congenital
heart disease.
Resident Participation: Possibly (excluding 3) Develop Resident Project:
No |
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MARY LOU SCHMIDT |
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Current Research: 1. Children’s Oncology Group Neuroblastoma Clinical
Trials. 2. Health-related quality of life in Survivors of Neuroblastoma
(supported by the American Cancer Society). 3. Medical ethics including
end-of-life issues.
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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RUTH SEELER |
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Current Research: Guides PGY 1’s in grand rounds topics, presentation,
and discussion.
Resident Participation: No Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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CHRIS STAHL |
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Current Research: 1. Adolescent obesity and its complications, especially
Type 2 diabetes and menstrual disorders. 2. STIs in chronically mentally
ill youth. 3. Under development: contraceptive methods for adolescents with
chronic disease (especially DMPA for teens with sickle cell anemia); office-based
fitness assessment, and physical activity counseling for teens.
Resident Participation: Yes Develop Resident Project: Yes |
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PETER VARGA |
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Current Research: 1. Marfans syndrome. 2. Hyperlipidemia. 3. Biochemical
markers of myocardial injury.
Proposed Research: Cardiac imaging in experimental heart failure.
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Contact Dr. Varga |
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DHARMAPURI VIDYASAGAR |
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Current Research: Supervises and/or participates in most of the neonatology
research (see information on Drs. Bhat, Kamath, Raju.)
Resident Participation: Possibly Develop Resident Project: Contact Dr. Vidyasagar |
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SAUL WEINER |
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Current Research:
Access to care for uninsured patients; physician-patient communication.
Resident Participation: Yes |
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