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Week Of December 14, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Summer Fellowship Pays Off in the Form of Published Research
• Department of Surgery Hosts Twelfth Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day
• D.P.T. Students Share Their Community Service Projects
• Department of Pediatrics Hosts Fifth Annual Assistant Professor Pediatric Research Symposium
• NYMC Serves Up International Food and Handicrafts
• P2P Committee Recognizes Role Models at NYMC

Progtar: A Database Of Prognostically Inversely Correlated Mirnas And Genes (Pics) In Multiple Cancers, Chirayu Pankaj Goswami

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Posters

ABSTRACT

PROGTar is a database of Prognostically Inversely Correlated miRNA-mRNA pairs (PIC’s) in 23 cancer types. Partner miRNA and mRNA in a PIC show inverse correlation of expression and opposite hazards. We analyzed miRNA and mRNA expression data downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) in a 3 step approach to identify PICs in different cancer types. In first step we performed correlation analysis between miRNAs and mRNAs for each cancer type. This was followed by performing hazard analysis separately for miRNAs and mRNAs using expression data and survival related clinical variables. In the third step we merged the correlation …

Week Of December 7, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Honored at WCA Annual Fall Leadership Dinner
• NYMC Hosts Music and Medicine
• HSL Hosts Shakespeare and the Four Humors Presentation
• Meet the Doctor Lecture Series Addresses Concussions in Youth Sports
• New York Blood Center Recognizes NYMC
• StuHE Hosts Public Health Career Mentor Session

Week Of November 16, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Amy S. Kahn Named Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
• BioInc@NYMC Welcomes Two New Clients
• Three High School Students Named Siemens Competition Semi-Finalists

Week Of November 9, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Penghua Wang, Ph.D., Identifies Protein that Fights Intestinal Bugs
• Changes are Coming to NYMC's Open Enrollment and Payroll
• The Flu Vaccine is Now Available in Health Services

A Phase I Study Of Ad5-Gucy2c-Padre In Stage I And Ii Colon Cancer Patients, Adam E. Snook, Trevor R. Baybutt, Michael J. Mastrangelo, Nancy L. Lewis, Scott D. Goldstein, Walter K. Kraft, Yaa D. Oppong, Terry Hyslop, Ronald E. Myers, Vitali Alexeev, Laurence C. Eisenlohr, Takami Sato, Scott A. Waldman

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Posters

Background

Ad5-GUCY2C-PADRE is a replication-deficient human type 5 recombinant adenovirus (Ad5) vaccine encoding guanylyl cyclase C (GUCY2C) fused to the PAn DR Epitope (PADRE). GUCY2C, a paracrine hormone receptor producing the second messenger cyclic GMP (cGMP), is selectively expressed by intestinal epithelial cells and a subset of hypothalamic neurons, but not other tissues. Importantly, GUCY2C is over-expressed in nearly all primary and metastatic human colorectal tumors. Preclinical studies in mice demonstrated selective tolerance of GUCY2C-specific CD4+ T cells, but not CD8+ T or B cells, necessitating inclusion of the exogenous CD4+ T helper cell epitope PADRE to maximize GUCY2C-specific CD8+ …

Week Of November 2, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Supporters Gather at Founder's Dinner
• School of Medicine Hosts Cardiovascular Translational Research Workshop
• Medical Student, Adrian Romero, is the Recipient of 2015 AMA Foundation
• SHSP Hosts Two-Day Asthma Institute
• NYMC Hosts Second Annual Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Mentoring Program
• More NYMC History Adorns Walls of BSB
• Speech-Language Pathology Students Lead Disabilities Awareness Challenge at Local Boy Scout Event
• Peer to Peer Committee Recognizes Role Models at NYMC

Week Of October 26, 2015, New York Medical College

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• William Campbell, Ph.D., Longtime, Celebrated NYMC Adjunct Professor, Wins Nobel
• Steven A. Wartman, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.C.P., Announced as 2016 NYMC Commencement Speaker
• Dean Miller Reports on LCME Mock Site Visit
• School of Medicine Launches Personal Accolades and Incidents Reporting (PAIR)
• Medical Student Brian Yum Selected Semi-Finalist in Essay Program
• D.P.T. Students Host Successful Race for Rehab
• NYMC Welcomes BOCES New Visions Health Students
• NYMC Sends Support to Liberia
• SHSP Welcomes New Cohort of Dr.P.H. Candidates

Week Of October 19, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Set to Honor Three at 2015 Founder's Dinner
• School of Medicine Announces New Administrative Appointments
• School of Medicine Retreat Highlights Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and the Education of Medical Learners
• NYMC Mourns the Death of Former Chancellor Rev. Msgr. James P. Cassidy, Ph.D.
• NYMC Steps Out to Fight Heart Disease
• NYMC Hosts 8th Annual Community Health Fair
• Good Food Farmers Network Deliveries to Campus Begin

Week Of October 5, 2015, New York Medical College

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• School of Medicine Retreat Focuses on Diversity and Inclusion
• Late 19th Century Prize Microscopes Return to NYMC
• Historic Finds Now on Display in Sunshine Heritage Hall
• NYMC Seeds Selected for the Flu Vaccine
• NYMC Recognizes Three Decades of TB and HIV Lectures
• Meet the Farmers of the Good Food Farmers Network

We Are… Bridging Medicine And Science, Vol. 1, Issue 4, Fall 2015, Marshall University Biomedical Sciences

We Are... Bridging Medicine Science

No abstract provided.

Week Of September 28, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Celebrates Wellness Week
• NYMC Welcomes Claudette Killian, M.B.A., as Purchasing Specialist
• Be Part of the Farm-to-Campus Initiative

Week Of September 14, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Dean Miller Hosts School of Medicine Retreat
• Adam D. Hammerman Named VP for Financial Operations
• NYMC Joins the Good Food Farmers Network

Week Of September 8, 2015, New York Medical College

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• 7 Dana Road Gets the Gold
• Medical Students Share Their Summer Service Learning Experiences
• NYMC Joins the Good Food Farmers Network
• Save the Date for the 2015 Westchester County Heart Walk
• TouroOne Finance is Successfully Implemented
• Dr. Amler Briefs Albany on Recent Asthma Achievements

Week Of August 31, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Achieves Top ACCME Accreditation
• CrisisManager Makes Campus Debut
• GSBMS Hosts Fourth Annual STAR Student Research Forum
• Karen Sanders, M.D. '77, deputy chief academic affiliations officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Visits NYMC
• NYMC Joins the Good Food Farmers Network
• High Schoolers Visit NYMC for Insider's View of Medicine

Week Of August 24, 2015, New York Medical College

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• School of Medicine Class of 2019 Embarks on their Journey to Medicine at the White Coat Ceremony
• NYMC Celebrates Walkway Ribbon Cutting
• NYMC Celebrates Faculty Authorship
• D.P.T. Class of 2015 Achieves 100 Percent First-Time Passing Rate on the National Licensure Exam
• GSBMS Welcomes New Cohort of Ph.D. Candidates

Week Of July 27, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Public Health Program Passes the Test... with Flying Colors
• School of Medicine Class of 2017 Transitions to the Clinical Years
• NYMC Hosts 16th Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Memorial Lectureship
• NYMC Reaches Out to Nepal
• NYMC Hosts Open Door Family Medical Centers Summer Students
• Lawrence Shapiro, M.D., Is Named Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

Week Of June 29, 2015, New York Medical College

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• New Campus Walkway is Now Open
• NYMC School of Medicine Pilots "The Healer's Art" Program
• Dr. Halperin Hosts Chancellor's Circle Reception
• Dr. Miller Hosts Special Dean's Lecture
• Department of Family and Community Medicine Hosts Annual Faculty Development and Appreciation Dinner
• Office of Medical Education Hosts Preceptor Appreciation Banquet
• NYMC Welcomes Class of 2018 D.P.T. Students
• Students Take a Study Break with Leonard

Week Of June 1, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Bids Farewell to the Class of 2015
• AOA Iota Chapter Hosts Annual Lecture and Induction Ceremony
• School of Medicine Class of 2018 Hosts 27th Annual Convocation of Thanks
• SHSP Hosts Third Annual Research and Scholarship Day
• Department of Family and Community Medicine Presents Third Annual Research Day
• Department of Pediatrics Hosts Fifth Annual Paul K. Woolf, M.D., Pediatric Trainee Research Day
• NYMC Inducts Inaugural Members of Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
• LEND Graduates 19 From Interdisciplinary Leadership Program
• NYMC Hosts AHA Research Reception
• Students Host Annual Health Fair
• NYMC Shows Support for the National Alliance on Mental …

Week Of May 18, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Dr. Jan K. Richardson Will Address the Class of 2015
• NYMC Celebrates 27th Annual Employee Recognition Program
• View the NYMC Corporate Citizenship Award Video
• NYMC Ranks in Top Ten Med Schools with the Most Applicants

Week Of May 11, 2015, New York Medical College

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• Office of the Registrar Rolls Out Self-Service Portal for Students
• Peer to Peer Committee Recognizes Role Models at NYMC
• NYMC Unveils Historic Letter by Charles Darwin
• Four Faculty Members are 2015 Healthcare Heroes

Week Of April 27, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Receives the Business Council of Westchester Corporate Citizenship Award
• NYMC Celebrates Earth Day
• Doctoral Projects Demonstrate Breadth and Depth of Physical Therapy
• New York Mets Tickets Raffle Winner

Week Of April 20, 2015, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Welcomes New BioInc Client
• Town Hall Meeting Keeps NYMC Community Informed about Project Enterprise
• FCM and PT Team Up for an Interprofessional Education Opportunity
• Construction is Set to Commence for New Walkway to Provide Better Campus Connectivity
• College Community Rallies to Help Medical Students Displaced by Off-Campus Fire
• LCME Standard of the Week

Proceedings - Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine Seventh Annual Medical Student Research Symposium: Celebrating Medical Student Scholarship, Office Of Research Affairs, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Medical Student Research Symposium Proceedings

The student abstract booklet is a compilation of abstracts from students' oral and poster presentations at Wright State University's Seventh Annual Boonshoft School of Medicine Medical Student Research Symposium held on April 8, 2015.

Developing Burrowing As A Non-Evoked Readout Assessment For Novel Analgesic Drug Efficacy, Kayla Lindros, Denise Giuvelis, Ed Bilsky

Neuroscience Student Research Posters

Traditional drug development efforts to diminish the problem of chronic pain rely heavily on pain-evoked assays that can yield false positives, leading to confounding assessments of novel drugs. To avoid this, we are looking at burrowing as a novel readout assessment of analgesic efficacy. Preliminary data shows that induction of post-surgical pain reduces this innate behavior by about 35%. In attempt to increase this number, we tested a variety of additional parameters. Blue pads, placed at the bottom of each chamber in order to reduce the sound made when gravel is displaced, increased baseline amounts roughly 40%. Conversely, neither sex …

Fusion, 2015, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

Fusion

No abstract provided.

The Metabolism Of Alcohol: Risk And Protective Factors, Sydney E. Levan, Amy Adkins, Danielle Dick, Karen G. Chartier

Undergraduate Research Posters

Purpose: Abstract for poster submission to VCU Poster Symposium for

Undergraduate Research and Creativity

Title: The Metabolism of Alcohol: Risk and Protective Factors

Background: In 2002, it was reported by the National Institutes of Health that

60.3% of college aged students (18-22) drank alcohol in the past month of being

asked, as compared to 51.9% of those not in college. They also found that 20% of

college students met the criteria for at least one alcohol use disorder (AUDs)1.

Many genes have been linked to an increased risk for AUDs and how individuals

with various ethnic backgrounds respond to alcohol. …

Use Of Oxytocin As A Preventative Treatment For Ptsd, Laurel V. Kovalchick

Undergraduate Research Posters

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder triggered by experiencing a traumatic event. PTSD causes recurrent flashbacks of traumatic memories that lead to over-consolidation. Memory over-consolidation prevents extinction of emotional and physiological responses to the memory. Because individuals can respond differently to stress and frightening experiences, no measures are currently practiced to prevent PTSD. By studying the changes in the brain during PTSD and after stress, it can be hypothesized that treatments that regulated HPA axis activity may prevent PTSD symptoms if applied soon after stress. Risk of developing PTSD is associated with abnormal cortisol and norepinephrine levels …

Amla Enhances Autophagy And Modulates Beta Amyloid Metabolism In An In Vitro Model Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Elham Teimouri, Prashant Bharadwaj, Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith, Paul Fraser, Giuseppe Verdile, Ralph N. Martins

ECU Posters

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by extensive neuronal loss associated with increased accumulation of the beta amyloid (Aβ) protein. Reducing production, preventing aggregation and improving clearance of Aβare areas of active research in the development of therapeutic agents to ameliorate neurodegeneration in AD. The Indian plant amla (Emblicaofficinalis), commonly known as Indian gooseberry, has widely been utilized in traditional Ayurvedic medicine preparations in the treatment of a variety of disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and diabetes: accumulating evidence also suggests that amla may be beneficial in AD. Amla exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic mechanisms and …

Feasibility Of Integrating Tripterygium Wilfordii Into Modern Cancer Therapy For Increased Efficacy And Minimal Toxicity, Ngoc T. Vo

Undergraduate Research Posters

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. and millions of novel cancer cases are being diagnosed each year. While chemotherapy and ionizing radiation are effective treatments against these malignant tumors, the adverse effects that accompany such treatments are devastating. In order to find alternative treatment methods with less side effects, we turn to Eastern herbal medicine. Recent scientific research has found that Tripterygium wilfordii, an herbal medicine traditionally used to treat inflammation in China, contains compounds (triptolide and celastrol) that prevent the growth of solid tumors, induce apoptosis, and prevent metastasis of developed tumors. Investigations …