PCOM - Research and Scholarly Activity

The list below includes active faculty projects with extramural funding. Those with "CCDA"in the Sponsor column are currently being conducted with support through the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation endowment. For additional information on a faculty member's interests, please follow the link to their departmental Web page.

Principal Investigator	Sponsor	Project Title
D. Appelt, Ph.D.	CCDA	Effects on the apoptotic markers following a Chlamydial infection in neurons and astrocytes: Implications for Alzheimer?s disease
B. Balin, Ph.D.	Osteopathic Heritage Foundation CCDA	Endowment for Aging Research Analysis of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and Alzheimer's disease pathology in the human olfactory system
R. Borghaei, Ph.D.	NIH	IL-1 regulation of MMP-1 and MMP-3 genes in gingival and synovial fibroblasts
B. Buxton, Ph.D. (Georgia campus)	Pearson Benjamin Cummings	Interactive CD-ROM on the immune system for undergraduate physiology textbooks
M. D'Angelo, Ph.D.	CCDA	Hypertrophic chondrocytes produce a large latent TGFb complex that includes MMP13
R. DiTomasso, Ph.D.	Pew Charitable Trusts	Enhancing behavioral health service delivery for vulnerable adults at the PCOM Healthcare Centers
S. Felgoise, Ph.D.	Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation CCDA	Measuring quality of life in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Quality of life, coping, and psychological well-being in children with LQTS and their primary caregivers
K. Galluzzi, D.O.	CCDA	The physician's role in death: Utilizing the SP program to bring issues to life
S. Hingley, Ph.D.	Penna. Dept. of Health CCDA National Multiple Sclerosis Society	Entry mechanisms of mouse hepatitis virus, a model for multiple sclerosis Development of a real-time PCR assay for the investigation of viral entry mechanisms Neural cell tropism of mouse hepatitis virus (subcontract)
M. Kuchera, D.O.	Philadelphia Health Care Trust; Herb & Karen Lotman Foundation American Osteopathic Association	Function, quality of life, and possible mechanisms of action in the adjunctive care of patients with Parkinson's Dseae treated with whole body, periodic acceleration &/or OMT: Pilot studies Documenting mechanics and mechanisms in pedal pump OMT
C.S. Little, Ph.D.	CCDA	Development and immune modulation of peanut allergy in BALB/c and C3H/HeJ mice
E. Mochan, Ph.D., D.O.	Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation	Culturally sensitive obesity interventions
H. Morris, D.O., M.P.H.		Develop and refine a curriculum to integrate information mastery skills into a third-year Family Medicine rotation
M. Owen, Ph.D., J.D. (Georgia campus)		Nervous and humoral control of resistance arteries
J. Simelaro, D.O.	Genentech	Epidemiologic study of Xolair (omalizumab): evaluating Clinical Effectiveness in Long-term Safety in patients with moderate to severe asthma
Y. Tomes, Ph.D.	Christian and Mary Lindback Foundation	Creating a Cognitive Style Model for Academic Success
L. Young, Ph.D.	NIH CCDA	In vivo and ex vivo mechanisms related to eNOS uncoupling during reperfusion Administration of protein kinase C beta II inhibitor during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy reduces free radical production
D. Zhang, Ph.D.	Penna. Dept. of Health	Role of nutrition in prostate cancer

Sponsored Research and Scholarly Activity

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