College of Osteopathic Medicine announces 2015 Peter Morgane Research Fellowships
Sixteen students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) have been named Peter Morgane Research Fellows.
Contributions provided by Douglas Wood, D.O., Ph.D., FACOI, dean of COM, the Department of Biomedical Sciences, the Office of Research and Scholarship and the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences will enable the funding of the recipients’ research projects.
The 2015 Peter Morgane Research Fellows, their project titles and mentors are as follows:
Linsey Barker ‘18
An innovative new use for mass spectrometry: Efficient antibiotic resistance testing
Meghan May, Ph.D., COM
Catherine Bixby ‘18
Frequency and risk factors of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy in children-a preliminary chart review study
Ling Cao, M.D., Ph.D., COM
Jaimee Bogusz ‘18
Determination of PEBP as a novel target for anti-nociception and its signaling functions at the mu opioid receptor
John Streicher, Ph.D., COM
Sandi Chen ‘18
Effects of estrogen supplementation and overiectomy on performance in an attentional set shifting task: Effects of monoamines in the prefronal cortex
David Mokler, Ph.D., COM
Anisha Contractor ‘18
Is miRNA 146a a biomarker of risperidone induced hyperprolactinemia and increased metabolic risk?
Karen Houseknecht, Ph.D., COM
Michael Dearborn ‘18
Delta opioid receptor's role in treating breakthrough cancer pain
Tamara King, Ph.D., COM
Neil Devoe ‘18
Assessing bactericidal mechanisms of the novel antiseptic E-101 solution against MRSA and VRSA strains
Meghan May, Ph.D., COM
Daniel Eggleston ‘18
Neuronal primary cilia in hippocampus function: A biochemical/molecular biological analysis of mouse models of human ciliopathies
Kerry Tucker, Ph.D., COM
Divya Harpalani ‘18
Evaluation of sex differences in corneal afferent innervation in dry eye disease
Ian Meng, Ph.D., COM
Muzamil Jawed ’18
Resistance exercise in rheumatic disease
Clifton O. Bingham III, MD, John Hopkins Arthritis Center
Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., COM
James Jennings ‘18
Effects of forced exercise vs. voluntary exercise on cortisol levels in rat populations
Tamara King, Ph.D., COM
Travis Mattingly ‘18
Project title: GC-MS analysis of PBDE congeners in liver tissue
Mentor: Jerome Mullin, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, CAS
Tim Newell ‘18
Effects of prenatal protein malnutrition on the levels of dopamine transporters, norepinephrine transporters and 5--HT transporters in the brains of adult rats
David Mokler, Ph.D., COM
Paul Osterdahl Jr. ‘16
Rescue of beta-thalassemia (pro)erythroblasts via inhibition of leached lysosomal cathpesins
Don M Wojchowski, Ph.D., MMCRI
Jason Thole ‘18
High-throughput analysis of CB2 interactome using LUMIER bait and prey capture
Katherine Hanlon, Ph.D., COM
Pianpian Wu ‘18
Yunnan Pediatric Training and Evaluation Program
Robert Detrano, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Jack Williams, Ph.D., COM
