Dr. Keila Lopez Named 2021 Paul V. Miles Fellow
February 10, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Kelia N. Lopez, CER Cohort 2, on being named the 2021 Paul V. Miles Fellow by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Erica Farrand Participates in Podcast for American Thoracic Society
February 10, 2021
Dr. Erica Farrand, RISE Cohort 8, participated in a podcast through the American Thoracic Society on Addressing Systemic Racism in Academia and the Impact on Early Career Faculty.
Dr. Ramon Lorca Published in Placenta
February 07, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Ramon Lorca, AGOLD Cohort 8, on his publication in Placenta.
Lorca RA, Houck JA, Laurent LC, Matarazzo CJ, Baker K, Horii M, Nelson KK, Bales ES, Euser AG, Parast MM, Moore LG and Julian CG. High altitude regulates the expression of AMPK pathways in human placenta (2021) Placenta 104: 267-276. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33472134/
Dr. Ramon Lorca Receives Two Grants
February 07, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Ramon Lorca, AGOLD Cohort 8, on receiving two grants.
NIH R03 HD101659 (PI: Lorca) 12/01/20-11/30/22
Myometrial artery potassium channel activity in intrauterine growth restriction pregnancy
This project will determine the role of K+ channels and intracellular Ca2+ in the regulation of myometrial artery vasoreactivity, both important contributors to uteroplacental perfusion, and, in turn, fetal growth.
20IPA35320027 (PI: Lorca) 01/01/21-12/31/22
American Heart Association - Innovative Project Award
Optogenetic control of vascular function during pregnancy
This project is aimed to develop a novel murine model of intrauterine growth restriction using optogenetics.
Dr. Sarah Commodore Gets Two Publications
February 07, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Commodore, AGOLD Cohort 8, on her two publications.
Parnian Kheirkhah Rahimabad, Thilani M Anthony, A Daniel Jones, Shakiba Eslamimehr, Nandini Mukherjee, Susan Ewart, John W Holloway, Hasan Arshad, Sarah Commodore, and Wilfried Karmaus. Nicotine and Its Downstream Metabolites in Maternal and Cord Sera: Biomarkers of Prenatal Smoking Exposure Associated with Offspring DNA Methylation. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Dec 20;17(24):9552. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249552 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33419350/
Sarah Commodore, Pamela L Ferguson, Brian Neelon, Roger Newman, William Grobman, Alan Tita, John Pearce, Michael S Bloom, Erik Svendsen, James Roberts, Daniel Skupski, Anthony Sciscione, Kristy Palomares, Rachel Miller, Ronald Wapner, John E Vena, Kelly J Hunt. Reported Neighborhood Traffic and the Odds of Asthma/Asthma-Like Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Multi-Racial Cohort of Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 31;18(1):243. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010243 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33396261/
Dr. Jennifer Honda Published in Multiple Journals
February 07, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Honda, AGOLD Cohort 8, for being published in multiple journals.
Cody M. Glickman, Ravleen Virdi, Nabeeh A. Hasan, L. Elaine Epperson, Leeza Brown, Stephanie N. Dawrs, James L. Crooks, Edward D. Chan, Michael Strong, Stephen T. Nelson, Jennifer R. Honda. Assessment of soil features on the growth of environmental nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates from Hawai’i. AEM Accepted Manuscript Posted Online 28 August 2020 Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.00121-20
Nabeeh A. Hasan,Grant J. Norton,Ravleen Virdi,L. Elaine Epperson,Charmie K. Vang,Brandon Hellbusch,Xiyuan Bai,Edward D. Chan,Michael Strong, Jennifer R. Honda. Measurable genomic changes in Mycobacterium avium subsp. Hominissuis after long-term adaptation in Acanthamoeba lenticulata and reduced persistence in macrophages https://jb.asm.org/content/early/2021/01/07/JB.00257-20
Jo Hendrix, L Elaine Epperson, David Durbin, Jennifer R Honda, Michael Strong. Intraspecies plasmid and genomic variation of Mycobacterium kubicae revealed by the complete genome sequences of two clinical isolates. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33355531/
Tru Tran, Stephanie N Dawrs, Grant J Norton, Ravleen Virdi, Jennifer R Honda. Brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue-pigments of nontuberculous mycobacteria. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33364537/
Jennifer R Honda, Yvonne L Chan, Eric I Tong, Megan Kawatachi, Ravleen Virdi, Grant J Norton, Stephanie N Dawrs, Nabeeh A Hasan, L Elaine Epperson, James T Crooks, Edward D Chan, Michael Strong. Inaugural nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease education and research conference, Honolulu, Hawai'i, February 1-2, 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33035706/
Dr. Stephanie Cook Receives NHLBI BioData Catalyst Award
February 06, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Cook, CVD Cohort 8, on receiving an NHLBI BioData Catalyst Fellows Program Award, for her project, "Understanding physiological dyregulation and health behavior pathways liking minority stress to carotid IMT, carotid plaque burden, and grayscale carotid texture features among Black men and women".
Dr. Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble Receives PCORI Award
February 06, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, FTG Cohort 7, on her Euguene Washington PCORI Engagement Award.
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Award Type: Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award
Title: Capacity Building to Create a Patient-Centered Research Dissemination Model
Amount: $250,000
Summary: This capacity building effort will work with sickle cell patients to: 1) increase knowledge and awareness of useful interventions on chronic disease management; 2) increase their recognition of their role in the translation of research to practice; 3) train partners to become a patient activist in the process of research dissemination; and 4) engage stakeholders as partners in the design and development of a patient-centered, scalable dissemination model
Dr. Alexandra Noel Published in Multiple Journals
January 26, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Noel, AGOLD Cohort 7, on her multiple publications.
Noël A, Hossain E, Perveen Z, Zaman H, Penn A. 2020. Sub-ohm vaping increases the levels of carbonyls, is cytotoxic, and alters gene expression in human bronchial epithelial cells exposed at the air-liquid interface. Respiratory Research, 21(1): 305. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33213456/
Pinkston R, Zaman H, Hossain E, Penn A, Noël A. 2020. Cell-specific toxicity of short-term JUUL aerosol exposure to human bronchial epithelial cells and murine macrophages exposed at the air-liquid interface. Respiratory Research, 21(1): 269. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33069224/
Szafran B, Pinkston R, Perveen Z, Ross M, Morgan T, Paulsen D, Penn A, Kaplan B, and Noël A. 2020. Electronic-cigarette vehicles and flavoring affect lung function and immune responses in a murine model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(17), E6022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32825651/
Dr. Kedir Turi Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
January 26, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Kedir Turi, AGOLD Cohort 7, for being published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Kedir N Turi, Christopher McKennan, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Brittney Snyder, Christine M Seroogy, Robert F Lemanske Jr, Edward Zoratti, Suzanne Havstad, Carole Ober, Susan Lynch, Kathyrn McCauley, Chang Yu, Daniel J Jackson, James E Gern, Tina V Hartert, ECHO-CREW investigators. Unconjugated bilirubin is associated with protection from early-life wheeze and childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021 Jan 9;S0091-6749(21)00002-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.12.639. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33434532/