Program
2015
Wednesday, May 13th
12:00 PM

Optical Brain Imaging: Basic Principles, Neuroergonomic Applications and Clinical Solutions

Hasan Ayaz, Keynote Speaker, Drexel University

Philadelphia Campus

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Astrocytes Infected with Chlamydia pneumonia Alter Amyloid Processing Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Zein Al-Atrache, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ahmad Cader, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Susan Hingley, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah Appelt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Blood pressure vs altitude in hypertensive and non-hypertensive himalayan trekkers

T. Douglas Sallade, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jennifer Starling
David Young, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
David Twillman
Nirakan Regmi
Benoit Phelan
Purshotam Paudel
Sushil Pant
Matthew McElwee
Theodore McConnell
Luke Mather
Charles Duke

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Can cognitive decline be correlated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, inflammatory markers and amyloid in human blood?

Christine Hammond, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ahmad B. Cader, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
James R. Brandt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marisol Velez, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lauren E. Semler, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Morgan Marruso
Marcus Bell, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jenayle L. Smith, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nicol E. Joseph, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Katherine Galluzzi, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah Appelt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian J. Balin, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Cell adhesion and extracellular matrix proteins in cardiovascular development

Brendan S. Tanner, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dina Abdurahman, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dongwook Kim, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Raven Adams, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Laidlaw, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cathy J. Hatcher, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Characterization of peanut-reactive monoclonal antibodies

Peter Sullivan, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
S. Foster
Christopher Little, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Chikungunya Occurrence among a Religious Missions Trip to Haiti in the Summer of 2014 and Implications for Community Health

Veronica Williams, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jared Rutledge
Heather Brewer

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Comparing Two Different Intravenous Regimens of Tranexamic Acid in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty, and Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Mark Church, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Myron Szczukowski Jr.
Richard Mason
Laura Hanlon
Thomas Sisca

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Determining the role of ARD1 in SBMA

Abigail Lukasik, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erin Heine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Suzanna Hosein, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Daniel Simpson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Diane Merry
Wanguo Liu
Heather L. Montie, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Determining the role of SIRT3 in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Daniel Simpson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erin Heine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Heather Montie, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Development of a three dimensional cell culture model for primary human articular chondrocytes to test the efficacy of osteoarthritis treatments

Grace Bundens
Lawrence Miller
Richard Lackman
Ellen Cho
Sarah Chmielewski
LaBraya Milton
Mindy George-Weinstein
Marina D'Angelo, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Differentiating Between Simple And Complex Pediatric Musculoskeletal Extremity Infections: Identifying Predictors Early In The Hospital Course

Ian M. Pawasarat, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Catherine J. Fedorka
Emmalyn Sigrist, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lezhou Wu
Martin J. Herman

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Dust-Off the ECMO, My Patient Just Inhaled 1,1-difluoroethane

Robert A. Bassett, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michael Kowalski
William J. Borough
Steven J. Walsh

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Get the Right Fit: Strategies For Making Your Work More Visible

Stephanie Ferretti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Richard James, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Skye Bickett, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of astrocytes: the effects of co-infection on pathogen replication

Syed Jaffery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fiora Zoga, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Christine Hammond, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian Balin, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Susan Hingley, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Hostile Attribution Bias as a Predictor of ODD in Pediatric ADHD

Pevitr S. Bansal, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jenelle Nissley-Tsiopinish
Ricardo Eiraldi

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

IMP2 Expression in the Mouse Nervous System

Sarah E. Chmielewski, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Victoria Vinarsky, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ellen Cho, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Naomi Wiens, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kelly S. Lau
Irene Park
Justin Ross
Mei Xu, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Mdivi-1 exerts cardioprotective effects in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) when given at reperfusion.

Devon Stutzman, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Carly Schmidgall
Israel Benjamin, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cathy Hatcher, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon Young, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Measuring recovery in mitochondrial respiration after varying lengths of reperfusion time

Miraj Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Measuring the effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on range of motion in subjects with postural asymmetries in the posterior view: A potential implication for people with lateral spinal curvatures

Katherine Porpora, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerin Claeson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Naturalistic Clinical Decision Making by Emergency Department Staff and the Assignment of Suicide Risk Categories within an Urban Veteran Population.

Gerd Naycock, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

New Protocol for Identifying the Anterolateral Ligament

Sean Matchett, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Joseph Guagliardo, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerin Claeson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Pilot study of symptom burden and quality of life among families of children in palliative care or hospice

Marci Z. Fults, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Samantha Manring
Sarah Snyder
Mary Jo Gilmer
Michelle Walsh
Janine Winters
Cynthia A. Gerhardt

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Postoperative Rehabilitation Strategies Used by Adults with Cochlear Implants

Natalie R. Capretta, BS; R. Capretta, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mark Pitt
Susan Nittrouer
Aaron Moberly

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Protein Kinase C (PKC) Delta Activator Attenuates NG-Nitro-L-Arginine-Methyl-Ester (L-NAME) Induced Leukocyte-Endothelial Interactions in Rat Mesenteric Post-Capillary Venules

Hung Pham, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amelie Bottex, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amber Koon, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jovan Adams, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon Young, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Quality of life and depression in persons with dysphagia: a post-acute brain injury rehabilitation sample

Jami Halpern
Leena Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Alison Tverdov
Kyle Haggerty
Karen Lindgren

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Regulation of Novel Cardiovascular Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Proteins

Kolby K. Nelson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Wiliam T. Wing, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grzegorz Gorski, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cathy J. Hatcher, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Regulatory Effects of ARV7 on Prostate Specific Antigen

Sarah Wilson, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dianzheng Zhang, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Roles of Zinc-binding Protein-89 and NF-kB in Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Expression in Response to Cytokines

Sara F. Seutter, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grzegorz Gorski, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Janny Chun, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Stephanie Scianni, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ruth C. Borghaei, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Service engagement and serious mental illness: The obstacles and barriers to attendance in a post-treatment recovery outpatient setting

Marisa J. Friedman, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Petra Kottsieper, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Stephanie Felgoise, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Catherine Barber

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Speech recognition and quality of life for adult cochlear implant users

Natalie R. Capretta, BS; R. Capretta, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Susan Nittrouer
Aaron Moberly

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Student-run activities decreasing stigma of mental illness among medical students

Victoria Lawn, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sarah Blondeaux, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Zachary Hermann, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah Appelt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

Targeting androgen receptor acetylation as a treatment for castrate-resistant prostate cancer

Erin Heine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Diane E. Merry
Karen E. Knudsen
Heather L. Montie, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

The cardioprotective effects of a NOX1 inhibitor, ML171, on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury

Ryan Remarcke, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shan Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Regina Ondrasik, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Issachar Devine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Chau, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Samir C. Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Colin Peters, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Edward Smith, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clifford Pang, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon Young, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

The cardioprotective effects of mitochondrial fission inhibitor, P110, on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury

Jonathan Vu, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ryan Remarcke, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Israel Benjamin, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Devon Stutzman, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Harsh Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
William Chau, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Samir Patel, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Colin Peters, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Edward Smith
Clifford Pang
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

The Effects of Modulating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Activity and Coupling in Coronary, Hindlimb, Renal, and Mesenteric Vascular Inflammation Models

Alexandra Lopez, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kerry-Anne Perkins, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amber Koon, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amelie Bottex, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Qian Chen, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Barsotti, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindon Young, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

The Relationship of Chlamydia antigen, AD-like pathology, and Inflammation in the brains of intranasally infected BALB/c mice: a comparative study

Brittany L. Kane, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lindsey V. Weidmann, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brian J. Balin, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Denah M. Appelt, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Justin H. Schripsema
Christopher L. Smith
Kyle Ramsey
C. Scott Little, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM

The Role of Tip60 in SBMA

Danielle Estrada
Erin Heine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grant Ziegler, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kyle Brockman
Craig Robson
George Zheng
Frank Dekker
Diane Merry
Heather Montie, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

1:00 PM