BSM - Dr. Johanna Elumn Promoted to Assistant Professor and Receives K01
October 16, 2023
Dr. Johanna Elumn, BSM Cohort 8, was promoted to Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.
She has also received a K01 from NHLBI, "Incarceration, Sleep Health, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk".
AGOLD - Dr. Tiffany Sanchez Published in Environmental Health Perspectives
October 16, 2023
Dr. Tiffany Sanchez, AGOLD Cohort 10, was recently published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
McGraw KE, Nigra AE, Klett J, Sobel M, Oelsner EC, Navas-Acien A, Hu X, Sanchez TR.Blood and Urinary Metal Levels among Exclusive Marijuana Users in NHANES (2005-2018). Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Aug;131(8):87019. doi: 10.1289/EHP12074. Epub 2023 Aug 30. PMID: 37646523; PMCID: PMC10467359.
This publication has been covered by the following news outlets since publication:
1. NBC NEWS: Marijuana users found to have lead and another heavy metal in their blood and urine
2. CNN: Marijuana users have more heavy metals in their bodies - CNN
3. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20230831234116-marijuana-users-have-more-heavy-metals-in-blood/
4. USA Today: Cannabis users have much more lead and cadmium in their blood and urine, study finds
5. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Higher Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Blood, Urine of Regular Marijuana Users
6. NY Post: Marijuana users have higher levels of heavy metals in blood: study
7. THE GUARDIAN: Young people, pregnant women and drivers should avoid cannabis – study - The Guardian
8. The Independent: Marijuana users have higher levels of toxic metals in blood and urine, study finds
9. DAILY MAIL: Stoners have toxic metals in their blood: Marijuana smokers have dangerous levels of lead ...
10. IRISH EXAMINER: Teens and young adults should avoid cannabis — major new review recommends
11. Forbes: Marijuana Smokers Have Higher Levels Of Toxic Metals In Tests, Study Suggests
12. THE HILL: Marijuana users have elevated levels of heavy metals in their blood, urine: study | The Hill
13. Futurism: Scientists Find That Weed Is Leaving Heavy Metals in Your Body
14. Interesting Engineering: Blazing could increase the levels of heavy metals in blood
15. PainRelief.com: Cannabis Use May Expose Users to Lead and Cadmium/
16. Analytical Cannabis: Cannabis Consumers Have More Heavy Metals in Their Blood, Study Finds
Assistant Professor Position, Immunology and Microbiology - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
October 16, 2023
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Department: Immunology and Microbiology
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Position #: 00813650 – Requisition #:30833
Job Summary: The Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates with strong research plans in the general fields of Immunology and Microbiology and at the intersection of infection and host response are encouraged to apply. Examples of research areas of particular interest include virus/host response, mucosal immunity and response to mucosal infections, computational immunology, vaccine biology, and inflammatory or immune responses to infections and cancer. Preferred candidates will have well-developed interdisciplinary research plans that employ innovative approaches with human or animal models to study mechanisms of immunity to pathogens or cancer.
RISE - Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall's Research Featured in Penn Medicine News
October 16, 2023
Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall's, RISE Cohort 5, research was recently featured in Penn Medicine News.
$19 Million from NIH Establishes Maternal Health Implementation Science Hub at Penn Medicine
CVD - Dr. Roger McIntosh Receives R01
October 11, 2023
Dr. Roger McIntosh, CVD Cohort 8, recently received the NOA from NHLBI for his R01 grant titled "Psycho-neuro-immune Mechanisms Linking Stigma and Discrimination to Carotid Plaque Formation in Persons living with HIV".
FTG - Dr. Martha Kenny Receives K01
October 11, 2023
Dr. Martha Kenney, FTG Cohort 7, was recently awarded a K01.
Title: Predictors of Pain Severity and Pain-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Grant Number: K01-HL169339-01
Award Date: 8/10/2023
Project Dates: 8/15/2023 – 7/31/2028
FOCUS – Dr. Francisco Contijoch Promoted to Associate Professor
October 11, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Francisco Contijoch, FOCUS Cohort 7, on promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Bioengineering and Department of Radiology at the University of California San Diego
CVD - Dr. Olamide Alabi Has 4 Recent Publications
August 07, 2023
Dr. Olamide Alabi, CVD Cohort 8, has had 4 recent publications, two of which were partially funded from her SRP.
Health Equity Journal: Alabi O, Hunt KJ, Patzer RE, Henry Akintobi T, Massarweh NN. Racial Differences in Vascular Assessment Prior to Amputation in the Veterans Health Administration. Health Equity. 2023 May 26;7(1):346-350. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0004. PMID: 37284536
*this was partly funded by SRP
JAMA Surgery: Alabi O, Beriwal S, Gallini JW, Cui X, Jasien C, Brewster L, Hunt KJ, Massarweh NN. Association of Health Care Utilization and Access to Care With Vascular Assessment Before Major Lower Extremity Amputation Among US Veterans. JAMA Surg. 2023 Jun 1;158(6):e230479. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0479. Epub 2023 Jun 14. PMID: 37074700
*this was partly funded by SRP
Seminars in Vascular Surgery Journal: Meena RA, Sharifpour M, Gaddh M, Cui X, Xie Y, Di M, Brewster LP, Duwayri Y, Alabi O. COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism portends worse survival. Semin Vasc Surg. 2021 Sep;34(3):117-124. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34642031
Journal of Vascular Surgery: Brathwaite S, West-Livingston L, Williams D, Blakely C, Rice J, Alabi O. Moving forward: Recommendations to overcome existing structural racism. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Aug;74(2S):47S-55S. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.03.053. PMID: 34303459
CVD - Dr. Olamide Alabi Promoted to Associate Professor
August 07, 2023
Dr. Olamide Alabi, CVD Cohort 8, was promoted to Associate Professor at Emory University effective September 2023.
Dr. Alabi also received Emory University School of Medicine, Dean's Teaching Award Recipient for 2023
CVD - Dr. Wissam AbouAlaiwi Published in Brain Sciences Magazine
August 07, 2023
Wissam AbouAlaiwi, CVD Cohort 10, recently had a paper titled "COVID-19 and Neurological Manifestations" published in Brain Sciences Magazine