Faculty State & Regional Presentations

2006-2011

Alford L, Goodwin D, and Hrubec TC. (2008, August). Attempted demonstration of Toxoplasma gondii DNA using PCR on the brains of fetal mice obtained from mothers given immune stimulating agents prior to being infected during pregnancy. Presented at the McNair/MAOP Summer Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Ballard L, and Hrubec TC. (2008, August). Maternal immune stimulation has the potential to decrease behavioral side effects of Toxoplasma gondii. Presented at the McNair/MAOP Summer Research Symposium,Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Dyer C, MD, Brolinson PG, DO, Sukpraprut S, PhD, and Wennell R. (2011, April) Evaluation of Postural Stability Among NCAA Division I College Athletes using Isobalance 2.0© Force Plate Technology: An Analysis of Virginia Tech Athletes over the 2009-2010 Seasons. Presented at the 26th Annual Clinical Conference of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM), Providence, RI. (First place award winner)

French M, Goodwin D, Reinoso V, and Hrubec TC. (2009, July 31) The Effect of Maternal Immune Stimulation on the Behavior of Mice with Congenital Toxoplasmosis. Presented at the McNair/MAOP Summer Research Symposium. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Presentation and Poster.

Green JWN OMSII, McVay DP OMSIV, Stoeckle DB and Danelisen I. (2008) A Case presentation on the rare neoplasm, retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma. Poster presented at VOMA Fall 2008 CME Conference Keeping Your Patient “Fit for Life”

Garland K, Horton G, Olsen J, Roech E, Grisso R, and Wyeth RP. (2006, May) A human heart transport unit. Presented at the Virginia Academy of Science, Annual Scientific Meeting, Blacksburg, VA.

Goodwin D, Strobl JS, Hrubec TC, Zajac A, and Lindsay DS. (2008, September). Evaluation of the mood stabilizing agent valproic acid as a preventative for toxoplasmosis in mice and activity against tissue cysts in mice. Presented at the Deans Forum on Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Gutierrez JC, Holladay SD, Hrubec TC, Freeman LE, Smith BJ, and Prater MR. (2007, November). Prenatal heart changes in fetuses of CD1 diabetic mothers: Potential relationship to dysregulated apoptosis. Presented at the 20th Annual Research Symposium, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA.

Gutierrez JC, Hrubec TC, Prater MR, Smith BJ, Freeman LE, and Holladay SD. (2007, May). Aortic and ventricular dilation and myocardial reduction in gestational day 17 ICR mouse fetuses of diabetic mothers: Improvement of fetal heart development with complete Freund’s adjuvant and interferon gamma. Presented at the 19th Annual Research Symposium, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA.

Hrubec TC, Ballard L, Goodwin D, Chavan V, Lindsay DS, and Holladay SD. (2008, September). Gestational outcome of congenital toxoplasmosis is improved with maternal immune stimulation. Presented at Deans Forum on Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Kerger SR. (2006, March) Family practice osteopathic manipulative medicine board review course. Lecture and workshop presented to third year osteopathic family practice residents of the Center of Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) System, Columbus, OH.

Kerger SR, Kerger A. (2006, March) Roanoke College – introduction to osteopathy. Roanoke College, Salem, VA.
Mallela MK, Etzkorn FA, Przybyla J, Gutierrez JC, and Hrubec TC. (2008, November). Municipal tap water as a cause of neural tube defects in mice. Presented at the 20th Annual Research Symposium, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA.

Mallela MK and Hrubec TC. (2007, February) Anomalous neural tube defects in CD-1 mice. Paper presented at the Deans Forum on the Environment, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Mallela MK and Hrubec TC. (2007, May) Anomalous neural tube defects in CD-1 mice. VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Research Proceedings 19:18. Presented at the 19th Annual Research Symposium, Blacksburg VA.

Noss M and Danelisen I. (2008) Menopausal hormone replacement therapy and cancer risks. Poster presented at VOMA Fall 2008 CME Conference Keeping Your Patient “Fit for Life”

Olgun S. (October 2006) Nanoparticles Lower Oxidative Stress Parameters in Lupus Mice. VCOM Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA.

Olgun S. (October 2008) Left Occipital Brain Abscess of Unknown Etiology. VCOM Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA.

Palmieri J, Cacioppo J, Tooke-Rawlins D, and Willcox J. (2006, November) Bioterrorism: International problem, rural solution. Presented at the Virginia Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Natural Bridge, VA.

Prater MR. (2009, February 6) Developmental Origins of Skeletal and Cardiovascular Disease VCOM-Radford Research Meeting, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA.

Prater MR. Nutritional aspects relating to the developmental origins of health and disease. Presented at the 2008 VCOM Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA.

Smusz T. (2006, October) Palliative care: Challenges for pharmacists. Presented at the Annual Fall Seminar of Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Norfolk, VA.

Strobl JS. (2006) Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Novel Anti-Toxoplasma gondi Chemotherapeutics. Carilion Biomedical Institute Collaborative Research Program: Infectious Disease Focus, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Strobl JS. (2006) Management of Toxoplasma Gondii Infections Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, VA.

Strobl JS. (2008) Cells and Bridges: Use of Microenginering in Cancer Drug Discovery Department of Biology, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Strobl J, Nagarkatti R, and Rathore D. (2008) Nullscript, an apicomplexan selective inhibitor. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Abstract#27, April 16-19, Furman University, South Carolina.

Strobl J, Ramakrishnan G, Lahlou R, Cassell M, Goodwin D, Reilly C, and Lindsay D. (2006) Histone Deacetylases as a new therapeutic target in pathogenic protozoan parasites [Abstract]. Carilion Biomedical Institute Infectious Disease Conference.

Sukpraprut S, PhD, and LaValley MP, PhD. (2010, August) Estimation of an Unitless Effect Size using the Probability that Treatment is Better than Control in Clinical Trials with Continuous Outcomes and Meta-Analysis. Presented the Symposium at Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Sukpraprut S, PhD, and LaValley MP, PhD. (2011, March) Estimation of the Probability that Treatment is Better than Control in Clinical Trials with Continuous Outcomes. Presentation atthe 26th Annual Conference of the Eastern North American Region and International Biometric Society (ENAR), New Orleans, LA.

Sukpraprut S, PhD, Waalen J, MD. (2011, August) Inferential Statistics and Specific Statistical Test. Presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Preventive Medicine Board Review Course of the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), Crystal City, VA.

Sutphin D, PhD Tooke-Rawlins D, DO, Sukpraprut S, PhD, Muller J, MA, and Grohs C, MURP. (2011, August) Global Health Curriculum Continuum. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), an International Association for Medical Education. Vienna, Austria.

Tait J, DO, Nottingham Q, PhD, Harrall J, DO, Vardy T, DO, Dietter D., ATC, Mike Goforth M., ATC, Brolinson PG, DO, and Sukpraprut S, PhD. (2010, April) Force Plate Measurement of Postural Control in Division I College Football Players. Presented at the 25th Annual Clinical Conference of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM), Orange County, CA. (First place award winner)

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