Program
2011
Wednesday, April 27th
12:00 PM

Research Day Welcome & Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Marina D'Angelo, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

12:00 PM - 12:04 PM

12:04 PM

Translational Research: Bridging the Gaps between Discovery and Practice

Shanaz Tejani-Butt PhD, Keynote Speaker, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Campus

12:04 PM

12:45 PM

The Role of Protein Kinase C Epsilon in the Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) during Oxidative Stress caused by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)

Edward S. Iames, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerry-Anne Perkins, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon H. Young PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

12:45 PM

1:30 PM

A Comparative Study of Cervical Hysteresis Characteristics after Various Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) modalities

Precious Barnes, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Analysis of Autophagy and Apoptosis Gene Regulation by Real-Time PCR (RT-PCR) in Neuronal Cells Infected with Chlamydia Pneumoniae

Annette K. Slutter, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah M. Appelt PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Case Report: Median Nerve Lipofibromatous Hamartoma

Elizabeth Adamov, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Chlamydia Pneumoniae Activates the Host Autophagic Pathway in Neuronal Cells Resulting in an Increase in Aβ 1-42 Processing

Juliana Zoga, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah M. Appelt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Comparing Inter-Examiner Reliability Levels when Diagnosing Male & Female Innominate Dysfunctions Using a Hemi-Pelvise Compression Lateralization Test and Pelvic Landmark Levels.

Nicole E. Myers, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael L. Kuchera DO, FAAO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Veronica Ferencz MBA, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jeffrey A. Nelson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Frank Casella MS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Effect of Prior Anterior Superior Iliac Spine Compression Testing on Second Assessor Findings: Implications for Inter-Examiner Reliability Testing

Frank Casella MS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael L. Kuchera DO, FAAO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jeffrey A. Nelson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Veronica Ferencz MBA
Nicole E. Myers, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Effect of Superoxide Reductase in Reducing Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Ralph McKenzie, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Georgia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Effects of Nicotine and Glucose on Production of Inflammatory Mediators in Response to IL-1 and LPS in Human Gingival Fibroblasts (HGF)

Sharlene Sanchez, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Effects of protein kinase C broad spectrum inhibitor Gö 6983 on real-time blood nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide release in femoral artery/vein ischemia and reperfusion

Kyle D. Bartol, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerry-Anne Perkins, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon H. Young PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Evaluating the Potential Role of the Small Metalloprotein, Pyrococcus Furiosus Rubredoxin, as a Targeted Cancer Therapeutic

Stewart Russ Richardson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Francis E. Jenney, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
David L. Blum, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ray L. Mernaugh, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Georgia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

In Vivo Reorganization of Alpha 1 Integrin in Developing Skeletal Muscle

Lindsay Periera, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Camille DiLullo PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Patrisia Mattioli, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Inter-Examiner Reliability of an Anterior Superior Iliac Spine Compression Test used to Lateralize Pelvic Somatic Dysfunction to the Right Side or Not

Frank Casella MS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael L. Kuchera DO, FAAO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicole E. Myers, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jeffrey A. Nelson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Veronica Ferencz MBA

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Kinesthetic Evaluation of Surgical Interventions To Improve Physiologic Performance

Erica L. Del Grippo BS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicole Alexander, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rhian Davies, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Charlotte H. Greene PhD

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Mining Semantic Relations from MEDLINE Citations: Identifying Potential Biomarkers for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Michael Cairelli, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Han Zhang, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Thomas Rindflesch, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Georgia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Regulation and Rose of Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) During Inflammation in Human Gingival Fibroblasts (HGF)

Sheedeh Madani, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michel Evans, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mariah Chambers MS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grzegorz Gorski MD, PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Laidlaw, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mansoor Madani, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ruth C. Borghaei PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Testing an Escherichia Coli Hydrogenase Knockout Mutant a Hydrogenase-Dependent Growth Condition

Hunter Wernick, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Francis E. Jenney, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
L. J. Ip, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Georgia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Real-Time Measurements of Blood Nitric Oxide (NO) and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Levels under Acute Hyperglycemia

Michael Minni, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kyle D. Bartol, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerry-Anne Perkins, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian Rueter, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Role of a Potential Glyoxalase Protein in Clostridium Difficile 630

Maria Siddiqi, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Francis E. Jenney, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Georgia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Uncoupling on Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions in Rat Mesenteric Postcapillary Venules

Maria Kern, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon H. Young PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian Rueter, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Edward S. Iames, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen PhD, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Use of Objective Data to Improve Interexaminer Reliability

Veronica Ferencz MBA, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Frank Casella MS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jeffrey A. Nelson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicole E. Myers, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael L. Kuchera DO, FAAO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia Campus

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM