Research Spotlights
- Pravin Goud, M.D., Ph.D
- Sep 12, 2007
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Pravin Goud, M.D., Ph.D., a fellow in the WSU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, was recently awarded a $30,000 competitive grant by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine-Ortho Women's Health. The grant, "Oocyte Maturation and aging in Endometriosis,” will investigate the role of free radicals in the causation of oocyte abnormalities in endometriosis.
Dr. Goud works in close collaboration with Michael Diamond, M.D.; Bernard Gonik, M.D.; Anuradha Goud, Ph.D.; and Husam Abu-Soud, Ph.D. Their research on the role of nitric oxide in oocyte aging has previously featured in the journal Biochemistry and has received national and international awards, including the Gordon Research Conference Award in 2005.
- Research Day Winners
- Sep 12, 2007
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Winners from the recent Minority Programs Research Day were recently announced. The event was sponsored by the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity and the WSU Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Programs. Two first-place winners and one second-place winner were named in the undergraduate division; one first-place winner and one second-place winner were named in the graduate division.
Pictured, from left to right- Denise Bronner, first-place winner in undergraduate division, IMSD/MBRS Program, for “Assessing Implant Wear-Induced Inflammation Using PET [11C] PK 11195 Imaging in a Rat Model of Knee Joint Replacement.”
- Jessica Martinez, first-place winner in undergraduate division, IMSD/MBRS Program, “The Impact of Biofilm Production on Outcomes of Patients with Complicated MRSA Bloodstream Infections.”
- Andrew Crawford, second-place winner undergraduate division, McNair Scholars Program, for “Complex of Helix 23 of the 16S Ribosomal Subunit of the 30 S Ribosome of E. coli with the S 11 Protein.”
- Ashok Kumar, Ph.D
- Aug 15, 2007
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Ashok Kumar, Ph.D., a WSU research scientist in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute (KEI), recently received a $20,000 Grant-in-Aid from Fight for Sight (FFS) research foundation for his proposal, “Modulation of corneal toll-like receptor mediated innate immunity under diabetic conditions.” FFS is a well-respected source of support within the vision research community. The goal of FFS’s Individual Grants Program is to provide support for young researchers investigating the causes, cures and treatments for blinding eye diseases. Dr. Kumar is among the 8 researchers awarded for funding this year from a total of 50 proposals received by FFS. Dr. Kumar received his postdoctoral training and continued working in the laboratory of Dr. Fu-shin Yu, professor and director of research at KEI and professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
- Department of Neurology
- Apr 12, 2007
- Three members of the WSU Department of Neurology recently received grants. Kenneth Maiese, M.D., professor of neurol Impacting Oxidative Stress and Cell Injury Through Novel Pathways. Paula Dore-Duffy, Ph.D., professor of neurology, received an $825,000 Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Center Research Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Joshua Adler, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology was awarded a three year, $426,000 grant by the U.S. Veterans Administration to study Modulation of Neuropathic Pain by Glial-derived Factors.
- Internal Medicine Residents
- Feb 7, 2007
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Several Sinai-Grace Hospital internal medicine residents have been selected to present at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, which will be in San Diego in April. They are:
- Vikas Veeranna, M.D., PGY2. Oral Case Report Presentation: "Asystole During Dipyridamole Administration."
- Saad Usmani, M.D., PGY3. Poster Basic Science Research Presentation: "Interplay of Nuclear Factor kappa B & RhoC GTPase in Inflammatory Breast Cancer."
- Ziad Zaky, M.D., PGY2. Poster Basic Science Research Presentation: "Biochemical Analysis of Amyloid Protein of Percutaneous Renal Biopsies."
- Krithi Ramesh, M.D., PGY2. Poster Clinical Research Presentation: "Effectiveness of Exenatide Therapy in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Ambulatory Practice."
- Melhem Solh, M.D., PGY2. Poster Basic Science Research Presentation: "Vitamin D3, Seocalcitol Differentiation in Breast Cancer Cell Lines and Quinine: Apoptosis and Differentiation in Breast Cancer Cell Lines."
- Vikas Veeranna, M.D., PGY2. Oral Case Report Presentation: "Asystole During Dipyridamole Administration."
- Scott Gruber, M.D.
- Jul 13, 2006
- Scott Gruber, M.D., recently reported that the data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients showed that during the past four years the Wayne State University/Harper University Hospital Solid-Organ Transplant Program ranked within the top 10 percent of the 250 renal transplant programs in the nation with regard to high-risk factors that predict a poorer transplant outcome. In addition, despite the challenges presented by these high-risk transplants, the length of stay for patients was one of the best in the country: three days for those who received transplants from deceased donors and five days for those who received transplants from living donors.