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. Andrew Merelman, OMS II, presented at The Big Sick, a conference about critical care and emergency medicine. His talk was on an airway management procedure called ketamineonly breathing intubation, which involves the use of ketamine as a sole agent to facilitate intubation in an awake patient. "It went very well [and] was well-received. The conference was excellent, with many extremely knowledgeable speakers and informative lectures at in incredible venue."
Sarah Szybist, OMS III, Renato Rapada, DO '19, and Anthony LaPorta, MD, FACS, Course Director for the Military Medicine Program, published research in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The research, "Effect of Immersion Trauma Training on Resiliency and Hardiness in Military Medical Personnel," describes a study of military medical students who took the Hardiness Resilience Gauge to assess changes in stress before and after trauma training. W. Tyler Crawley, OMS III, and Cyprien Jungels, OMS III, presented research at the annual COSGP Winter Research Symposium. Their research, "Îą-Tocopheryl Succinate Sensitizes the Human Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin and Reduces Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity," discusses the cardiotoxicity in breast cancer chemotherapy. SDs Crawley and Jungels were also chosen as the overall winners of the conference!
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Haseeb Rahat, OMS II, and Jacob Stuppy, OMS III, gave presentations at American Federation of Medical Research's Western Medical Research Conference. SD Rahat presented, "Metabolomic Characterization of Hepatic Steatosis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome;" SD Stuppy presented, "Increased de Novo Lipogenesis in Hepatics Steatosis Regardless of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Status." "We do biomedical research in the endocrinology lab at Childrens Hospital with our mentor Dr. Melanie Cree-Green," says SD Rahat. Jing Gao, MD, Associate Professor of Ultrasound, and Rebecca Ryznar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, were the recipients of the RVU Faculty Research Recognition Award, which was given by the IRB and Research Advisory Committee. The award was created to recognize faculty members who advance the University's mission of supporting research through education, student mentorship, and collaboration. "Drs. Gao and Ryznar have conducted more research that involved mentoring a multitude of students than any other faculty this year," said Laura Dement, MA ED, Compliance Specialist. Elias Leavitt, OMS III, and William Suddarth, OMS II, competed at the International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Research Forum. SD Leavitt received first place for "Hyper Realistic Immersion Training Directly Improves Resilience in Medical Personnel"; SD Suddarth received second place for "Vital Sign Monitoring and Demographic Comparison of Paramedics in Warm Zone Active Shooter Drills." (Read more on Page 18.)
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