Research and Grants Furthering the Pursuit of Innovation and Exploration in Healthcare and Education
An important resource for students, faculty and staff, the Office of Research provides support and guidance for research activities, such as statistical consulting, an intramural grant program, and a searchable database of extramural grant opportunities.
Publications Amanda Brooks, PhD, Director of the Office of Research and Scholarly Activity, and Benjamin Brooks, PhD, Assistant MSBS Program Director, have received FDA approval to begin human clinical trials of their invention, EP Granules with Tobramycin™. This is a synthetic calcium-salt resorbable bone void filler that is designed to provide eight-week delivery of an antibiotic in a local targeted region, while allowing growth of new bone. It is designed to fill a major void in our current treatment of orthopedic infections. Dr. Amanda Brooks also co-authored "Probing Clinical Relevance: Establishing the Efficacy of C. Novyi Against a Panel of 2D Cultured Pancreatic Cancer Cells," which was published in Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. The study explores the impact of cancer cell lines co-cultured with Wild -Type C. novyi to establish efficacy of this oncolytic bacteria in a monolayer culture.
Joshua Clason, OMS IV, Margaret Liederbach, OMS IV, Nathan Balkman, OMS IV, Edwin Davis, OMS IV, Isain Zapata, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research and Statistics, and Nena Mason, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology, Anatomy, and Ultrasound, were published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery for their research entitled, "The Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Knee Arthrocentesis Training Using Formalin-Embalmed Cadavers." The study assessed the feasibility and efficacy of using formalin-embalmed human cadavers in the instruction of ultrasound-guided knee arthrocentesis to medical trainees.
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Christian Clodfelder, OMS III, Spencer Cooper, OMS III, Jeffrey Edwards, OMS III, Joshua Kraemer, OMS III, Rebecca Ryznar, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, and Anthony J. Laporta, MD, FACS, Director of Military Medicine Program, published an article in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine titled "Delays in care for Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic." The study examined the outcomes of patients who were treated emergently for myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes during the pandemic compared to the year previous, finding that although emergency department volume was significantly lower during the early stages of the pandemic, mortality from cardiac events increased despite similar ejection fractions at discharge. David Forstein, DO, FACOG, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Provost, published an article titled "Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Selection of Obstetrician-Gynecologists," in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The article concluded that the biases and structural racism embedded in the evaluation of medical students, screening of residency applicants, and structuring of interview processes must be examined. "This is the time to boldly move toward a more equitable selection of the physicians that our patients need to achieve health equity." Eric Haskell, MPAS '21, and Darcy Solanyk, PAC, MS, Associate Program Director for PA Program, published "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence in Recreational and Professional Alpine Sports" in The Avalanche Review. Previous studies have shown increased
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