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Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 28, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 28, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Pathology faculty receive funding for breast cancer research

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 20, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 20, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Thakur presents at North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting
• Faculty Development Grand Rounds to begin Jan. 13
• Basic Medical Sciences students graduate, move on to new labs

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 15, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 15, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Sickle Cell Center leadership changes announced
• Center for Healthy Communities hosts first professional development forum
• Create a page in our 50th anniversary book
• Meet a Med Student: Yulong Huang
• USA grieves loss of Professor Emeritus Frank S.Pettyjohn, M.D.
• USA scientists win NIH grant to study ticks, leprosy

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 8, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 8, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Disaster healthcare preparedness director retires from USA
• Meet a Med Student: Meagan Jones
• Graduate student to train in clinical and translational research program
• MAA calls for 50 People of Influence Award nominations
• In Memoriam: Tony G. Waldrop, Ph.D. (1951-2022)

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - December 2, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the December 2, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• USA mourns the loss of Johnson Haynes Jr., M.D.
• Charles M. Baugh Lectureship set for Dec. 8
• Pathology research seminar to focus on community-based cancer screenings
• Whiddon College of Medicine faculty recognized as 'Top Profs'
• Study identifies potential biomarkers for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer

Seeing The Big Picture: System Architecture Trends In Endoscopy And Led-Based Hyperspectral Subsystem Intergration, Craig M. Browning

<strong> Theses and Dissertations </strong>

Early-stage colorectal lesions remain difficult to detect. Early development of neoplasia tends to be small (less than 10 mm) and flat and difficult to distinguish from surrounding mucosa. Additionally, optical diagnosis of neoplasia as benign or malignant is problematic. Low rates of detection of these lesions allow for continued growth in the colorectum and increased risk of cancer formation. Therefore, it is crucial to detect neoplasia and other non-neoplastic lesions to determine risk and guide future treatment. Technology for detection needs to enhance contrast of subtle tissue differences in the colorectum and track multiple biomarkers simultaneously. This work implements one …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 17, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 17, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Sharing stories of gratitude
• Study assesses clinical impact of targeted genomic profiling
• Meet a Med Student: Kara Nix
• Prakash awarded 2022 Mayer Mitchell Award for Excellence in Cancer Research
• Wattenbarger joins emergency medicine faculty

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 10, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 10, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Whiddon College of Medicine staff recognized at inaugural breakfast
• Mayer Mitchell Award to be presented to cancer researcher
• Meet a Med Student: Korey Shively
• Last call: Send us your stories of gratitude

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 3, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 3, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Alumna welcomes patients to new pediatrics clinic on Eastern Shore
• Help us celebrate 50 years of medical education
• Meet a Med Student: Natalie Simpkins
• Borchert named 2022 Scholar of the Year by Phi Kappa Phi chapter
• Clinical education coordinator recalls long recovery after accident

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 27, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 27, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Sports medicine physician and pediatrician joins faculty
• Emergency medicine welcomes pediatric emergency faculty
• Meet a Med Student: Karam Maatouk
• Medical alumni invited to Takeover Tuesday
• Now online: Read the new issue of USA Health magazine
• Employees and students cheer on the Jags at Game Day

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 20, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 20, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• What are you thankful for? Send us your stories!
• Donations begin for Operation Christmas Child
• Register Now: Sixth Annual Conference on Ethics and Opioids
• Hospitalist joins internal medicine faculty
• Meet a Med Student: Isabella Dinelli
• Pediatric emergency physician joins USA Health
• Whiddon College of Medicine to host 'Journey to a Ph.D.'

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 13, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 13, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Student-Run Free Clinic to offer free flu shots
• Arrieta named interim director of USA Center for Healthy Communities
• Surgery faculty discuss laser therapy for burns at national burn conference
• Leavesley to present on hyperspectral imaging for tissue diagnosis
• Interventional neurologist joins neurology faculty
• Meet a Med Student: Madison Hogans

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 7, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 7, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Hewes to present 'Spanish in Medicine'
• USA awarded NSF grant to study role of enhancer DNA sequences in gene expression
• Send us your stories of gratitude
• Alumni and students invited to tailgate Oct. 15
• New hospitalist joins internal medicine faculty
• Faculty invited to 'Lunch & Learn: Promotion and Tenure'

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 30, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 30, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Williams presents at national Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention
• Faculty members needed for academic coaching
• USA Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center named for Johnson Haynes, Jr., M.D.
• USA researchers uncover novel insights into mitochondrial diseases
• Register now: Paddle the Escatawpa River CME Conference

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 23, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 23, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Singh appointed to BCRFA Medical Advisory Council
• USA Health earns rectal cancer program accreditation
• Radiation safety officer to retire from USA
• Medical students volunteer at GO Run skin screening
• USA awarded $1.15 million to study impact of nicotine exposure on prostate cancer
• USA Health appoints new chief of anesthesia services
• Register now: USA Health Game Day set for Oct. 20

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 16, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 16, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• New neonatology division chief joins Children’s &Women’s Hospital
• USA Center for Lung Biology announces Murray Bander Faculty Development Award recipients
• Med students invited to attend GME virtual open house
• Borchert receives $1 million from National Science Foundation to study Salmonella survival
• Menger wins Young Neurosurgeon Award from Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - September 8, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the September 8, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Student-Run Free Clinic to host 5K
• USA basic medical sciences student selected for international policy fellowship network
• Meet a Ph.D. Student: Meredith Selby Gwin
• USA awarded $5.45 million to enhance Primary Care Pathway program

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - August 31, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the August 31, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Meet a Med Student: Naden Kreitz
• USA scientist receives $2.3 million grant renewal for flea pathogen research

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - August 26, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the August 26, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Contest supports Student-Run Free Clinic
• Register now: 30th annual OB-GYN conference
• Meet a Med Student: Jerry Andrews
• Faculty, staff and students present at international conference on Alzheimer’s disease
• CCTS Training Symposium set for Sept. 14-16

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - August 19, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the August 19, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• New students begin Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program
• Whiddon College of Medicine announces leadership changes in Department of Internal Medicine
• Cooper recognized for top academic performance in doctoral program
• Meet a Ph.D. Student: Christian Macarilla

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - August 12, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the August 12, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• USA receives $2.6 million grant to study infection dynamics of an emerging tick-borne virus
• Summer research award winners announced
• Researchers identify novel independent regulator of colon cancer angiogenesis
• Meet a Med Student: Justin Penninger
• Precision Medicine Traveling Exhibit coming to USA Biomedical Library

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - August 4, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the August 4, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Register now: Opioid Awareness Summit set for Aug. 26
• Meet a Ph.D. Student: Takreem Aziz
• Alexeyev to present on mitochondrial DNA
• Williams named assistant dean for institutional and academic success
• Department of Urology established at Whiddon College of Medicine; interim chair appointed
• Lin awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to further study cognitive deficits in pneumonia patients

How Valuable Are Clinical Neuropsychological Assessments? A Meta-Analysis Of Neuropsychological Tests With Comparison To Common Medical Tests And Treatments, Murphy N. Harrell

<strong> Theses and Dissertations </strong>

There has been a general decrease in neuropsychological assessments at a time when medical diagnostic technology and treatments have expanded, leading to a faulty assumption that medical tests and healthcare treatments provide more reliable or valid data than psychological assessments. A landmark report from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Psychological Assessment Work Group (PAWG) found that validity coefficients for many psychological tests were indistinguishable from those of medical tests (Meyer et al., 2001). An updated systematic review of the advancement in neuropsychological testing is essential to the continued advancement of the value of neuropsychological assessment in healthcare. This meta-analysis sought …

Role Of Type 4 Phosphodiesterases In Thermoregulation And Salivation In Mice, Abigail Grace Boyd

<strong> Theses and Dissertations </strong>

Type 4 cAMP phosphodiesterases (PDE4s) comprise a family of four isoenzymes, PDE4A to D, that hydrolyze and inactivate the second messenger cAMP. Non/PAN selective PDE4 inhibitors, which inhibit all four subtypes simultaneously, produce many promising therapeutic benefits, such as anti-inflammatory or cognition- and memory-enhancing effects. However, unwanted side effects, principally, nausea, diarrhea, and emesis, have long hampered their clinical and commercial success. Targeting individual PDE4 subtypes has been proposed for developing drugs with an improved safety profile, but which PDE4 subtype(s) is/are actually responsible for nausea and emesis remains ill defined. In mice treated with PAN-selective inhibitors, there is substantial …

An Examination Of Sex-Differences In Quadriceps Fatigability During High- And Low-Intensity Contractions, Katie G. Kennedy

<strong> Theses and Dissertations </strong>

The purpose of the current study was to compare sex-differences in quadriceps fatigability following both high- and low-intensity repeated, isometric contractions. Twenty-four (12 males, 12 females) participants completed two experimental visits consisting of repeated, isometric contractions of the knee extensors at 30% (LT) and 70% (HT) of maximal voluntary force (MVIC) until failure. Prior to, and immediately following the fatiguing contractions, strength, voluntary activation (VA), and peak twitch torque (PTT) were assessed while measuring surface electromyographic amplitude of the vastus lateralis (VLAMP) and vastus medialis (VMAMP ). Fatiguing bouts were assessed via mean torque (TQMEAN), total repetitions completed, torque coefficient …

Infection And Transmission Determinants Of Flea-Borne Rickettsioses, Hanna J. Laukaitis

<strong> Theses and Dissertations </strong>

The genus Rickettsia is comprised of Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacteria that are spread by hematophagous arthropods. Elucidating the factors conferring rickettsial virulence has perplexed investigators for decades, complicated by the lack of efficient genetic tools necessary to uncover rickettsial- and vector-specific factors contributing to persistence. The advent of transposon mutagenesis has enabled the field to make vast developments in uncovering novel rickettsial mechanisms utilized in various host backgrounds. Thus, the aim of this study was to generate Rickettsia felis transposon mutants and characterize novel phenotypes associated with genetic disruption in an arthropod background. Distribution of rickettsiae is reliant on the …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 28, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 28, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Meet a Med Student: Jonathan Trinh
• Whiddon College of Medicine welcomes largest incoming class
• Participants needed for NIH-sponsored research project on long COVID
• Whiddon College of Medicine alumni win Nappie Awards
• Macaluso recognized for service to American Society for Rickettsiology

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 21, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 21, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Meet A Med Student: Claire Cawthon
• USA Health offers molecular testing for chronic myeloid leukemia monitoring and treatment efficacy
• Blair-Elortegui named DIO for USA Health

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 14, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 14, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Summer Medical Student Research Day set for July 22
• Meet a Med Student: Kahlea Haladwala
• Medical student presents cardio-oncology research at national conference
• Gastroenterologist, alumna joins internal medicine faculty
• Graduate medical education programs receive initial accreditation, reaccreditation

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 8, 2022, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 8, 2022 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents include:

• Mental health conference and community talk to feature Temple Grandin on July 29
• Research presentations explore genomic instability in cancer
• Calling all alumni: Send us your photos
• Meet a Med Student: Elizabeth Statham
• Pathology announces winners of Allan Tucker Pathology Resident Research Forum