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FACULTY NOTES College of Medicine
Mark Andrews, PhD, wrote: Why Our Stomachs Growl – the Physiology of G.I. Activity, published in Downhome Magazine. Dr. Andrews was named to the Steering Committee of the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators and he is chairman of the Bylaws Committee of the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators. Paul A. Bialas, MD, was honored with the prestigious Laureate Award by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Kathleen Daniele, MD, was a National Finalist for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association Northrup Educator of the Year Award. Amber Eade, PhD, is on the editorial board and article editor of SAGE Open (a peer-reviewed open access journal). Dr. Eade is on the Board of Directors for Westmoreland Choral Society and an item writer for COMLEX Level I for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. Julie Freeman, JD, was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Greensburg (Pa.) Community Development Corporation. Irv Freeman, PhD, JD, is on the Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law for the American Bar Association. James Leiber, D.O., was recognized as a Sarasota Physician of Distinction by SCENE Magazine. Donald Linville, PhD, is on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association of Westmoreland County. Timothy Mietzner, Ph.D., co-authored Rational Design of Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Consisting Exclusively of Arginine and Tryptophan, and Their Activity Against MultidrugResistant Pathogens, published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Philip Miller, DO, MS (’13) co-authored the OMM E-Book. Amy Raimondi, MLIS, published CLP LYNCS: Bring a Library to the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Journal of Library Innovation. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Special Library Association, Pittsburgh Chapter. Ja’Nean Reay, PhD, co-authored two publications: The Anti-Tumor Effects of Adenoviral-Mediated. Intra-Tumoral Delivery of Interleukin 23 Require Endogenous IL-12, published in Cancer Gene Therapy and Addition of Peptide Therapy to Inhibit NF-kB Activation to AAV Serotype 9 Minidystrophin 28 LECOM CONNECTION | SPRING 2014 | LECOM.edu
Gene Transfer to Treat Muscular Dystrophy in mdx Mice published in Molecular Medicine. Nicole Temofonte, DO, is on the Health Care Subcommittee Overdose Task Force, for the Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission.
School of Pharmacy Hershey S. Bell, MD, MS MedEd, presented From the Front Porch to Rockville: Reflections on Health Care, at the 2014 Pharmacy Leadership Summit. At the Summit, Dr. Bell received a Certificate of Appreciation from Acting U.S. Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. Jack D. Caldwell, PhD, co-authored an article: Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Corticosteroid Binding Globulin as Major Effectors of Steroid Action for Elsevier Publishing. Sunil S. Jambhekar, PharmD, MS, co-authored Drug Dissolutions: Physicochemical Properties and Physiological Conditions, published in Drug Discovery Today. Alejandro Vazquez, PharmD, and Ryan Wargo, PharmD, co-authored: Experience with a StudentRun Patient Medication Assistance Service, published in Frontline Pharmacist. Julie Wilkinson, PharmD, represented LECOM School of Pharmacy at the Florida Pharmacy Association stakeholder meeting in Orlando, Fla.
LECOM Fitness and Wellness Center Tyler Travis, Director of the LECOM Fitness and Wellness Center, published an article: Fifteen People Worth Following on Twitter for the American Council on Exercise blog.
STUDENT NOTES
College of Medicine - Erie Campus Paul Chenowith (OMS3) received the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation A. Archie Feinstein Scholarship. He also received the American Osteopathic Association Guardian of the Profession Certificate and Honor Roll recognition for serving as the medical student representative for the American Osteopathic Association Council on Palliative Care Issues for 2013-2014. Caitlin C. Feth (OMS3) received a $2,500 Alliance Medical Education scholarship from the Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Bryan Fiema (OMS1) co-authored an article, which was published in the Blood Journal. The article is about biomarkers for the diagnosis of chronic graft vs. host disease in bone marrow
transplant patients Michael Ghassibi (OMS4) authored an article for the Opening Arthritis Journal. Benjamin Gough (OMS2) was recognized as Student D.O. of the Year for LECOM Erie and Seton Hill campuses. Sage Green (OMS2) represented LECOM at the Asbury Woods Annual Dinner, where LECOM students were honored as Volunteers of the Year. Matthew Heffernan (OMS1) co-authored five articles that appeared in the following publications: Wiley Online Library and the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Allen Shepard (OMS2) was named a 2014 Primary Care Interdisciplinary Leadership Institute Scholar.
College of Medicine - LECOM at Seton Hill Catherine Caponero (OMS3) was elected President of the National Student Society for the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
College of Medicine Bradenton Matthew Anderson (OMS2) received a $500 scholarship and the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Student Leadership Award. Kristen Balkam (OMS2) received the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Student Leadership and Sam Seltzer Legislative awards. Each recipient receives a $500 scholarship. Sarah Bonaffini (OMS1) was awarded a $500 Scholarship from the Student Osteopathic Medical Association for her essay entitled Vision of Osteopathic Medicine. David Deliberato (OMS3) received a $5,000 Scholarship from the Florida Hospital/East Orlando Osteopathic Foundation. Arianna Gianakos (OMS3) will present a research paper at the 16th Annual European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands May 14-17. She will also present a research paper at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Conference in Hollywood, Fla., May 1-3. Richard Haring (OMS3) presented on innovative approaches to problem solving in clinical and educational settings at the American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) meeting in Washington, D.C. and on the process of building the nation’s largest database of affordable healthcare services at the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research conference. Laura Jordan (OMS3) received the Student