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Week Of April 29, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters is Awarded $925,000 by New York State
• Department of Physical Therapy Hosts 15th Annual Doctoral Project Presentation Day
• Historical Statues Re-Emerge

Week Of April 22, 2019, New York Medical College

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• NYMed Talks Highlights Success Through Diversity
• Lectureship Honors the Late Gabor Kaley, Ph.D.

Week Of April 15, 2019, New York Medical College

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• D.P.T. Class of 202 1 Marks Milestone at White Coat Ceremony
• NYMC Kicks Off Its Strategic Planning Process
• NYMC Stands out at Resident Research Day
• NYMC Shows Support for Autism Awareness
• SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers

Role Of Ribosome Recycling Factor As A Ribosome Releasing Factor, Yoshio Inokuchi, Fabio Quaglia, Akikazu Hirashima, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Hideko Kaji, A. Kaji

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Posters

The objective of this presentation is to study the in vivo actions of ribosome recycling factor (RRF) and compare them with those found in vitro. RRF is known to catalyze three separate reactions: release of tRNA and mRNA from the post-termination complex (PoTC), and splitting of the ribosome of the PoTC. To study the mechanism of RRF reaction in vivo, we used E. coli harboring temperature sensitive (ts) RRF and assayed by following downstream reading of translationally coupled ORF. At the non-permissive temperature, ribosomes remain on the termination codon of the junction sequence of coupled ORFs and translate downstream ORF …

Week Of April 8, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Members of the School of Medicine Class of 2020 Inducted into GHHS
• AOA Iota Chapter Hosts Annual Visiting Professor Lecture and Induction Ceremony
• NYMC Celebrates National Public Health Week
• Katharine Yamulla, M.A., Is Named Senior Director of Competency Based Assessment and Clinical Skills Education

Proceedings - Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine Eleventh Annual Medical Student Research Symposium, 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 Eleventh Annual Boonshoft School of Medicine Medical Student Research Symposium held on April 1, 2019.

Week Of April 1, 2019, New York Medical College

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• New York Medical College's Days of Giving Raises More Than $420,000 to Support the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders
• School of Medicine Welcomes Pamela A. Lucchesi, Ph.D., FAHA, as New Associate Dean of Faculty Development
• Maribel Giraldo, M.S., Joins the Purchasing Team as Assistant Director of Procurement Services

Week Of March 25, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Graduate Student Research Forum Displays a Broad Field of Research
• NYMC Hosts Fourth Annual HeLa Diversity and Inclusion Conference
• Center for Disaster Medicine Conducts Inaugural Tactical Emergency Casualty Course
• NYMC Welcomes AMSNY to Campus
• NYMC AMWA Chapter Hosts Annual Mentorship Dinner
• Alpha Omega Alpha Lecture Set for April 2

Apixaban Discontinuation Prior To Major Surgery: Results From A Prospective Single Center Study, Edwin Lam, Luis Eraso, Taki Galanis, Walter K. Kraft, Geoffrey Ouma, Lynda Thomson, Eugene Viscusi, Douglas Stickle, Jerald Z. Gong, Suzanne Adams, Geno Merli

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Posters

Primary Objective

• Estimate the proportion of patients who achieve a plasma apixaban concentration of/mL following at least 48 hours of discontinuation prior to surgery or invasive procedure

Secondary Objective

• Perioperative and follow up arterial or venous thromboembolic events, major bleeding, clinically significant non-major bleeding complications. Correlation of apixaban anti-Factor Xa (FXa) activity and plasma apixaban concentrations at pre-admission and prior to surgery

Week Of March 18, 2019, New York Medical College

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• It's A Match for School of Medicine Class 2019
• Renowned Neuroscientist to Address 31st Annual Graduate Student Research Forum
• SHSP Hosts Special Dean's Lecture

Week Of March 11, 2019, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Days of Giving Set for March 26 and 27
• School of Medicine Class of 2019 Gets Ready for Match Day

Week Of March 4, 2019, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Welcomes Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, Dean of the School of Medicine
• NYMC Honors the Legacy of Clarence Sumner Janifer Sr., M.D., Class of 1915
• Advanced Infant Patient Simulators Improve Access to Hands-On Pediatric Care Training

Week Of February 11, 2019, New York Medical College

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• George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Will Deliver the 160th Commencement Address
• Medical Student Research is Flourishing at NYMC
• NYMC Kicks Off Black History Month With Movie Screening
• Trumada Initiative Hosts Investor Club Presentation

Week Of February 4, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Mary M. Petzke, Ph.D., is Appointed Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research
• SHSP Hosts Seminar on "HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program"

Week Of January 28, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Heart Transplant Specialist to Address 23rd Annual Medical Student Research Forum
• HSL Pilots Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians

Week Of January 22, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Celia S. Freeman, M.B.A., Is Named Assistant Dean for Continuous Quality Improvement and Strategic Planning
• Center for Disaster Medicine Symposium Addresses Current State and Future Direction of Disaster Medicine and Preparedness
• NYMC Welcomes Senator Peter Harckham to Campus
• NYMC and TouroCOM Forge New Agreement for Admissions Interviews

Week Of January 14, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., Is Appointed Vice President for Research
• Movie Highlights the Importance of Open Access

Week Of January 7, 2019, New York Medical College

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• Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Mass Casualty Triage Training at Local Hospital
• Touro College of Dental Medicine Names Howard Israel, D.D.S., Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
• Touro College of Dental Medicine and the Westchester Institute for Human Development Sign Academic Affiliation Agreement

Metabolomic Analysis Of Urine From A Rat Model Relevant To Diabetes Using Nmr, Anna Hart

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

Developing A Mechanistic Understanding Of Crossmodal Reorganization Following Sensory Loss, Brainscan, Western University, Blake E. Butler, Brian Allman, Ravi Menon

Project Summaries

Our long-term goal is to understand how plasticity reshapes circuits in the brain in response to atypical early experiences. This will allow us to better understand how the Deaf brain processes the world around us, and will make clear the challenges that must be overcome to optimize the function of cochlear implants and prostheses designed to restore sensory functions more broadly.

Can Self-Efficacy Training Improve Memory And Functional Activation In Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment? A Proof-Of-Concept Intervention Study, Brainscan, Western University, Lindsay Nagamatsu, Derek Mitchell, Paul Minda, Amer Burhan, Becky Horst

Project Summaries

The goal of this study is to examine the changes in brain activity after a memory self-efficacy training program to better understand the mechanisms of memory self-efficacy. We will conduct a proof-of-concept six-week memory self-efficacy intervention in older adults with MCI, in order to demonstrate that self-efficacy impacts brain function. This will allow us to determine whether self-efficacy interventions may be a potential strategy for combating AD in the future.

Developing And Validating Tools To Assess Higher Level Cognition In Children And Adolescents, Brainscan, Western University, Bobby Stojanoski, Marc Joanisse, Ryan Stevenson, Cambridge Brain Sciences Inc.

Project Summaries

Collaborating with CBS, we will create a unique platform for understanding, detecting and predicting delays in cognition during the formative period from childhood to adolescence. The aim of this project is to develop and validate a battery of tests specifically for children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 15 to measure various aspects of higher-level cognitive abilities. These include short-term and episodic memory, planning, reasoning, verbal abilities and executive functioning (those processes necessary to control behaviour, such as controlling attention and inhibition, working memory, reasoning and problem solving).

Multi-Area Organization Of Saccade-Evoked Traveling Waves, Brainscan, Western University, Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Lyle Muller, Adam Williamson

Project Summaries

In this project, we will employ new, large-scale electrophysiological recording techniques to sample widely across the visual system. It will allow us to test our hypothesis that neural traveling waves coordinated across multiple areas contribute to perceptual stability during eye movements. Using our newly developed signal processing technique to track traveling waves moment-by-moment in noisy multichannel data, we will detect and quantify them across multiple visual areas.

Detecting Fine-Grained Population Codes In Human Prefrontal Cortex, Brainscan, Western University, Marieke Mur, Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Ravi Menon, Joe Gati

Project Summaries

In this project, we will develop techniques for improving our measurement resolution so that we can gain access to prefrontal population codes. We will combine high-field fMRI with pattern analysis techniques to unlock population coding in the prefrontal cortex. This is essential for understanding how the brain supports higher-order cognition, and ultimately, for treating dysfunctions of cognitive flexibility in the clinic.

The Risk Of New-Onset Epilepsy And Refractory Epilepsy In Older Adult Stroke Survivors, Jorge G. Burneo, Tresah C. Antaya, Britney N. Allen, Andrea Belisle, Salimah Z. Shariff, Gustavo Saposnik

Neuroepidemiology Research Unit Project Summaries

Research Summary: Key Findings

• Stroke is a common cause of epilepsy in older adults, but little is known about stroke-related epilepsy or its outcomes in this population.
• 1.1% of older adult stroke survivors developed epilepsy in this study, of whom 12.9% developed refractory epilepsy, indicating that this population is particularly responsive to treatment.
• Over 85% of deaths in this population are not due to stroke or epilepsy.

Antibacterial Efficacy Of Nanocarriers Designed To Target Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Anna Mcalpin

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of Protein Involved In Hemolysis Expressed By Sneathia Amnii, A Pathogen Of The Female Urogenital Tract, Gabriella Gentile, Lizette Carrasco, Amy Stanford, Kimberly Jefferson

Graduate Research Posters

Sneathia amnii is a poorly characterized gram-negative anaerobe that commonly colonizes the vagina. It has been linked to many obstetric disorders, including preterm labor, preeclampsia, and chorioamnionitis. S. amnii lyses human red blood cells, and we aimed to identify the hemolysin. We identified two genes that appear to encode transporter and effector components of a two-partner secretion system. The putative effector, which we refer to as SaFHA, contains a domain with amino acid similarity to the filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) of Bordetella pertussis and its predicted structure suggests it may form a transmembrane channel or pore. Thus, we hypothesized that SaFHA …

Fusion, 2019, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

Fusion

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Rivaroxaban And Warfarin In The Prevention Of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, Philip J. Heiden

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

The purpose of this systematic literature review is to determine the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) compared to warfarin (Coumadin), for the long term prophylaxis of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE). Rivaroxaban was chosen as the primary representative of factor Xa inhibitors because of its simplistic once a day dosing regimen. The PubMed database was extensively searched, using a variety of key terms, from September 10 to November 30, 2018. Works chosen include propensity-matched cohorts, retrospective studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. All of which were published within the last 10 years; sources dated prior to 10 years were excluded. Studies …

Benefits Of Hpv Vaccination In Adolescent Males, Budd Theriot

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, affecting approximately 75-80% of young adults at some point in their lives, and it is also known to be directly related to several forms of cancer including cervical, vaginal, penile, anal, oral, and oropharyngeal cancer. Vaccination against several high-risk strains of HPV first became available in the U.S. in June of 2006 and has been proven to be effective in creating antibodies against several strains of high-risk HPV, potentially decreasing and preventing more than 30,000 new cases of HPV related cancers each year. Despite this fact, HPV vaccination …