Faculty National & International Seminars & Presentations

2006-2010

Akinbinu O, Siegel PB, Santo A, Lewis, Cline MA, and Wyeth RP. (2008, October) The vascular response to alpha-1 adrenergic stimulation differs in high and low weight chickens: implications for the development of a non-mammalian gender differentiating model of hypertension in obesity. Poster presented at the 113th Annual American Osteopathic Association Convention.

Anderson F. (2007, October) Clinical anatomy update. Platformpresentation attheAmerican Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference, Roanoke, VA.

Andersen F. (2008, February) Anatomy of the Head & Neck, Eddie Ferrell Sports Medicine Seminar – Virginia Tech Sports Medicine/Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Andersen F. (2008, March) Cadaver Workshop Series-Anatomy of the Back, Regional Healthcare Practitioners - APTA.

Barter K and Palmieri J. (2006, March, April) Gentamicin and the symbiotic relationship between francisella and acanthamoeba: The threat of an epidemiological crisis. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists and the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, TN.

Countermarsh-Ott S, Mustafa A, Holladay SD, Goff M, Witonsky S, Kerr R, Reilly C, Sponenberg P, and Gogal RM Jr. (2008, August) Developmental TCDD exposure induces autoimmune lupus in 36-week-old C57BL/6 Mice. 2008 Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Michigan State, July 31-August 3, Ann Arbor, MI.

Danelisen I, Lou H, Sharma A, and Signal PK. Altered retinoic acid signaling and apoptosis inadriamycin induced heart failure. Submitted to the International Meeting for Heart Research,Toronto, Canada, June 2006.

Eden K, Li L, Gan L, Gogal RM Jr, Sponenberg, and Reilly CM. (2008, August) Anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin in a murine model of autoimmune glomerulonephritis. 2008 Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Michigan State, July 31-August 3, Ann Arbor, MI.

Elswaifi SF, Palmieri JR, and Melissa Jamerson. (2009, November 18-22) The Effects of Salinity And pH on The Survival Of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Acanthamoeba Spp. Poster presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 58th Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC.

Gogal R, Mustafa A, Holliday S, Goff M, Witosnsky S, Kerr R, Relly CM, Sondnberg D, and Weinstein D. (2008) Developmental tetracholodibenxo-ppdioxidn exposure modulates postnatal lupus in SNF1 mice. Presented at The Biosymposia: Lupus Autoimmnity, September 8-9, La Jolla, CA.

Goodwin D, Strobl JS, Hrubec TC, Zajac A, and Lindsay DS. (2009, April 15-17) Effects of dopamine on the development of Toxoplasma gondii in cell cultures. Presented at the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Murray KY.

Gutierrez JC, Hrubec TC, Prater MR, Smith BJ, Freeman LE, and Holladay SD. (2006, August) Cardiovascular changes in 17-day-old fetuses of type one diabetic mothers using a mouse model [Abstract]. Presented at the XXVI Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists, Messina, Italy.

Gutierrez JC, Hrubec TC, Prater MR, Smith BJ, Freeman LE, and Holladay SD. (2007, April/May) Aortic and ventricular dilation and myocardial reduction in gestation day 17 ICR mouse fetuses of diabetic mothers: Improvement of fetal heart development with complete Freund’s adjuvant and interferon gamma. The FASEB Journal 21(6): A974. Presented at Experimental Biology 2007, Washington DC.

Gutierrez JC, Hrubec TC, Prater MR, Smith BJ, Freeman LE, and Holladay SD. (2007, June) Aortic and ventricular dilation in mouse fetuses of diabetic mothers: Improvement with maternal immune stimulation. Birth Defects Research A 79:421. Presented at the 47th Annual Teratology Society meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Hampton CE, Gabler HC, and Rzigalinski BA. (2006) Numerical simulation of a cellular-level experiment to induce traumatic injury to neurons. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium.

Hirst S, Seal S, and Reilly CM. (2008, April) CeO2 inhibits ROS activation in J774 cells. FASEB Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Hrubec TC, Li W, Yan M, Ye K, and Holladay SD. (2007, April/May) Gene expression changes in the developing neural tube from valproic acid and maternal immune stimulation treatments. The FASEB Journal 21(5): A226. Presented at Experimental Biology, Washington DC.

Hrubec TC, Li W, Yan M, Ye K, and Holladay SD. (2007, June) Changes in fetal gene expression from valproic acid and maternal immune stimulation treatments. Birth Defects Research A 79:352. Presented at the 47th Annual Teratology Society meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Jia Z and Misra HP. (2007, March) Role of Reactive Oxygen Species, NFkappa B and Casape-3 in Pesticide-induced Neuronal cell cytotoxicity. Presented at the 46rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Charlotte, NC.

Jia Z and Misra HP. (2007, May) Role of Reactive Oxygen Species, NFkappa B and Casape-3 in Pesticide-induced Neuronal cell cytotoxicity. Presented at the National Capital Area Chapter Society of Toxicology Symposium, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Hallur S, Zhu H, Li Y, and Misra HP. (2007, November) Potent Upregulation of Glutathione and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 by Alpha-lipoic Acid in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells: Protection Against Neurotoxicant-elicited Cytotoxicity. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of Society For Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Zhu H, Li Y, and Misra HP. (2007, November) The Role of Glutathione in 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione-mediated Cytoprotection Against Acrolein Toxicity in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of Society For Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Zhu H, Li Y, and Misra HP. (2007, November) Induction of Endogenous Antioxidants and Phase 2 Enzymes by 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione Affords Protection Against Oxidative Injury in Human Neuroblastma Cells. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of Society For Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Zhu H, Mahaney J, Li Y, and Misra HP. (2007, November) EPR Studies on the Superoxide-scavenging Capacity of the Nutraceutical Resveratrol. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of Society For Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Zhu H, Mahaney J, Trush MA, Misra HP, and Li Y. (2007, November) Generation of Superoxide from Reaction of 3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione with Thiols: Implications for Dithiolethione Chemo protection. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of Society For Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Washington DC.

Jia Z, Zhu H, Vitto M, Li Y, Misra HP (2008, November). Alpha-lipoic acid potently inhibits peroxynitrite-mediated dna strand breakage and hydroxyl radical formation: implications for the neuroprotective effects of alpha-lipoic acid. Presented at 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience November 2008, Washington, DC.

Kerger SR. (2006, May) What’s new in concussion evaluation. Presented at the 21st Annual AOASM Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Kerger SR, Kerger A, Pelegrin J, and Sells L. (2006, May) Manipulation for small physicians. Presented at the 21st Annual AOASM Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Laudermilch CL, Holladay SD, Sponenberg DP, Saunders GK, Ward DL, and Prater MR. (2006, March) Comparison of birth defect reduction due to non-specific immune stimulation with IFN-gamma in C57Bl/6N and CD-1 methylnitrosourea-exposed mice. Poster presentation at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Mahaney JE. (2010, January 21) Physical Mechanism of Calcium Transport Regulation in the Heart. Presentation to the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, MD.

Mallela M and Hrubec TC. (2009, November 19-22) Quantifying Apoptosis by flow cytometric methods in mouse embryos exposed to valproic acid. Presented at the 6th World Congress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Santiago, Chile.

Mallela MK, Przybyla J, Etzkorn FA, Blodgett DJ, and Hrubec TC. (2009,June27 – July 1) Characterization of teratogen present in tap water. Presented at the 49th Annual meeting of the Teratology Society meeting, Rio Grande, PuertoRico.

Mallela MK and Hrubec TC. (2007, April/May) Neural tube defects in CD-1 mice. The FASEB Journal 21(5): A227. Presented at Experimental Biology 2007, Washington DC.

Mallela MK and Hrubec TC. (2007, June) Anomalous neural tube defects in CD-1 mice. Birth Defects Research A 79:375. Presented at the 47th Annual Teratology Society meetin, Pittsburgh, PA.

Manari A, Mustafa A, Holladay SD, Goff M, Kerr R, Reilly CM, Sponenberg P, and Gogal RM Jr. (2008, August) Exacerbation of Lupus in 36-week-old SNF1 mice prenatally exposed to TCDD. 2008 Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Michigan State, July 31-August 3, Ann Arbor, MI.

Misra HP. (2010, January 11-13) Advances in Free Radical Research, Natural Products, Antioxidants and Radioprotectors in Health. Plenary Lecture, 9th Annual Meeting of the Society of Free Radical Research, Amala Cancer Research Center, Thrissur, Kerala, India.

Olgun S, Rzigalinski B, and Reilly CM. (2006, April) Cerium Oxide nanoparticles decrease inflammation in lupus mice. Presented at the American Association of Immunologists, Boston, MA.

Pajak T, Tooke-Rawlins D, Sutphin HD, Zalud-Cerrato S, Muller J. Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Emergency Response Model for Honduras Disaster Area and Future Mission Trips. Poster Presented to the Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, November 2009.

Palmieri JR, Elswaifi SF, and Schwartz J. (2009, November 18-22) Ehrlichiosis: A Case Report From Lynchburg Virginia. Poster presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 58th Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC.

Palmieri JR and Elswaifi SF. (2009, November 18-22) Low Temperature Induces Trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. to Phagocytose Francisella tularensis, Explaining a Possible Mechanism of Survival During Winter. Poster presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 58th Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC.

Palmieri JR and Elswaifi SF. (2009, November 18-22) The Effect of Low Temperature on Excystment of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Species Acanthamoeba and Their Ability to Undergo Feeding Frenzy and Cannibalism. Oral presentation at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 58th Annual Meeting, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC.

Palmieri J, Barter K, Hricko M, and Pallott M. (2006, March, April) Low temperature induction of acanthamoebae trophozoites from dormant cysts influences their ability to phagocytize bacteria. Paper presented at the 2006 Joint Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, and the Association of Southeastern Biologists, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Gatlinburg, TN.

Peairs A, Cocco K and Reilly CM. (2008, September) Activation of AMPK inhibits inflammation in MRL/lpr mouse mesangial cells: Presented at the Biosymposia: Lupus Autoimmunity, September 8-9, La Jolla, CA.

Prater MR. (2009, June 6) Gestational Diet Influences Neonatal and Adult Skeletal Structure.Teratology Society, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Prater MR, Liang C, Decourcy C. (2009, June 6) High Saturated Diet Influences Gestational Diabetes, Placental Vasculopathy in C57BL/6 Mice. Teratology Society, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Prater MR, Pinn LC, Flood AE, Laudermilch CL, Tanner AE, and Holladay SD. (2006, March) Characterizing the role of maternal dietary antioxidants in immune regulation and placental and distal limb development in the mouse model. Poster presentation at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Prater MR, Pinn LC, Flood AE, Laudermilch CL, Tanner AE, and Holladay SD. (2006, July) The role of antioxidant therapy and immunomodulation in the prevention of birth defects and placental maldevelopment: a mouse model for preeclampsia? Poster presentation at the American Veterinary Medical Association, Honolulu, HI.

Reilly CM, Edelstein R, Radjavi A, Nath² N, and Giri² S. (2008, April) 5-Amino-4-imidazole carboxamide riboside (aicar) inhibits inflrmmatory mediator production in mesangial cells from MRL/LPR mice. FASEB Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Reilly CM, Olgun S, Thomas M, Radjavi A, and Mishra N. (2007) Trichostatin-A upregulates Fox-p3 expression in NZB/W mice. Arthritis Foundation Research Conference, Stonemountain, GA.

Rzigalinski BA. (2006, April) Cerium oxide nanoparticles increase lifespan and protect against free-radical mediated toxicity. Presented in 2006 for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA.

Rzigalinski BA. (2006, May) Nanomedicine – new developments in the room at the bottom. Invited talk, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Rzigalinski BA. (2006, September) Radical nanomedicine. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Neuroprotective Agents, Mackinac Island, MI.

Rzigalinski BA. (2007) Nanomedicine – The future of medical therapeutics. AOA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Rzigalinski BA. (2008, April) Future treatment of oxidative stress-related disorders with nanotechnology. 1st Annual Unither Nanomedical & Telemedical Technology Conference.

Rzigalinski, B.A. (2008) Cerium oxide nanoparticles in the treatment of mitochondrial Disorders. United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation International Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Rzigalinski BA. (2008) Traumatic brain injury at the cellular level – Going from the bedside to the bench. AOA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Stiltner B, Eric Goss E, Anderson F, and Hing-Har Lo MD. (2008 , September) CLINICAL ANATOMY: Superior Vena Cava obstruction. Abstract. Poster Presentation at the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association Annual Conference, Roanoke, VA. **First Place.

Strawn ET; Cohen C and Rzigalinski BA. (2006) Cerium oxide nanoparticles increase lifespan and protect against free-radical mediated toxicity. FASEB, San Diego, CA.

Strobl JS, Nikkhah M and Agah M. (2007, October) Application of microengineered silicon chips to the study of human metastatic breast cancer and responses to histone deacetylase inhibitors. AACR Conference on Advances in Breast Cancer Research: Genetics, Biology, and Clinical Applications, Abstract#6612 San Diego, CA.

Stobl J, Seibert C, Cassell M, Rosypal A, and Lindsay DA. (2007) A new toxoplasmis drug pharmacophore, 5-nitroso-8-quinolinol (NSC382). Keystone Symposia, Drugs Against Protozoan Parasites, Abstract #219, January 28 – February 1, Tahoe City, CA.

Sutherland E., Sutphin, HD, Redican KJ, Burton JK, Rawlins FA. (October 2008) Telesonography Adoption and Use To Improve the Standard of Patient Care within a Dominican Community. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual AOA Research Conference: Las Vegas, NV.

Sutphin HD, Marchant M, Mack T, Richardson B, Hunnings J, Muller J, Gilmore J, Smith G. FAEIS International Program Database: The National Database for International Programs in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Human Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Poster Presented to the Outreach NOW Conference at Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, VA, September 2009.

Sutphin HD. The Global Seminar Model for Virtual International Collaboration. Poster Presented to the Outreach NOW Conference at Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, VA, September 2009.

Sutphin, HD. (2009, April) Global Network for Health and the Environment: A Novel Approach to Education and Diagnostics. Presented at the Unite for Sight Conference at Yale University: New Haven, CT.

Sutphin, HD. (2008, November) Global Research, Extension and Teaching in Higher Education: The FAEIS International Program Database. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges: Chicago, Illinois.

Sutphin, HD. (2008, June) Partnerships between 1862 and 1890 Institutions for Developing Model Case Studies on Food Safety and Human Nutrition. Poster presented at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture / Science and Education Research Development, 54th Annual Conference: Logan, UT.

Sutphin, HD, Tooke-Rawlins D, Zalud-Cerrato, S. (2008, October) Model Global Seminar for Health and the Environment for Latin and American Medical Education. Presented at the 12th North American Higher Education Conference: Monterrey, Mexico.

Sutphin HD, Zalud-Cerrato S. (2009, April) Global Network: A Novel Approach to Education and Diagnostics. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting: Bethesda, MD.

Sutphin HD, Zalud-Cerrato S. (2009, April) The Global Seminar: Improving interactions and building learning communities globally and locally. Presented at the Conference on Higher Education and Pedagogy at Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, VA.

Thomas M, Peng S. Radjavi A, and Reilly CM. (2008, April) TSA inhibits inflammation in increases FOXP3 expression in T regulatory cells in SLE mice. FASEB Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Tooke-Rawlins D, Sutphin HD, Willcox J, Muller J, Zalud-Cerrato S. Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Global Health Model (GHM). Poster Presented to the 11th Annual International Seminar and Poster Session of the AOA Bureau of International Osteopathic Medical Education and Affairs, New Orleans, LA, November 2009.

Tooke-Rawlins, D. (2006, October) Osteopathic outreach in El Salvador, Guatemala & the Dominican Republic. Paper presented at the Annual Osteopathic International Alliance Conference and General Meeting, Schlangenbad, Germany.

Tooke-Rawlins D. (2009, April) Innovative Approach to Addressing Global Health Disparities through a Global Health Leadership Training Program in Latin America. Presented at the Unite for Sight Conference at Yale University: New Haven, CT

Tooke-Rawlins D. (2009, April) Innovative Global Health Leadership Training Program in Latin America to Address Global Health Disparities. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting: Bethesda, MD.

Tooke-Rawlins D, Sutphin HD, Zalud-Cerrato S. (2009, April) Global Partnerships and Engagement in Osteopathic Medical Education. Poster presented at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting: Bethesda, MD.

Toops KA, Hrubec TC, and Holladay SD. (2006, April) Diabetes induced orofacial clefts are not affected by maternal immune stimulation [Abstract]. Presented at Experimental Biology 2006, San Francisco, CA.

Toops KA, Hrubec TC, and Holladay SD. (2006, June) Orofacial clefts induced by diabetes are not affected by maternal immune stimulation. Presented at the Teratology Society 46th Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.

Wunsch MJ. (2006, April) The neurobiology of opiate addiction and its treatments. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Wunsch MJ. (2006, June) Teaching medical students addiction medicine: A four year curriculum. Poster presented at the American Academy of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Wunsch, MJ. (accepted for presentation) OxyContin use and misuse in rural Western Virginia: Identification of the screening instruments, the prescription misuse index, among substance abuse patients, pain patients, and criminal justice participants. Abstract to be presented at the 38th Annual Medical Scientific Conference: Miami, FL, April 2007.

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2006-2010