2017 Program Research Projects
Enhanced Neuroprotection with Dynamic Hypothermia Delivery for Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome. Daniel Callow*, Junyun He1, and Jia Xiaofeng2, 1Department of Neurosurgery and 2Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Monitoring the activity of a novel negative regulator of autophagy, USP24, using a betaine homocysteine methyltransferase fusion protein. Chukwugozie Ejeh*, Nivedita Hegdekar, Julia Peter, and Marta Lipinski, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Differential expression in the ventral pallidum after cocaine self-administration. Rachel Herman*, Michel Engeln, and Mary Kay Lobo, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Discovery of multiple lineages in the most evolutionarily conserved NK receptor family, NKp30. Morgan Janes*, Yuko Ohta, and Martin Flajnik, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
EVALUATION OF FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE WELLS AS AN IMPROVED IN VITRO PLATFORM FOR INVESTIGATING THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND BIOEFFECTS. SangHo Jee*, Pavlos Anastasiadis, Ali Mohammadabadi, and Victor Frenkel, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
IMMUNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF HIV-1 INFECTED TRANSGENIC RAT ASTROCYTES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NEUROTOXICITY. Adam Ketchum*, Ming Guo, and Walter Royal, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
RhoA manipulation in the nucleus accumbens has contrasting effects on stress-susceptibility in mice. Emily Larkin*, Megan Fox, and Mary Kay Lobo, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
GBA1 MUTATIONS INTERFERE WITH WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING AND LINEAGE DIFFERENTIATION IN GAUCHER IPSC-DERIVED NEURONAL PROGENITORS.; Robert Liu*, Ola Awad, and Ricardo Feldman, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Shigella in Bangladesh. Muftiat Ogunsanya*, David Rasko1, Tracy Hazen1, Jane Michalski1, and Dane Kania2, 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 2University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Characterization of FRET-based RhoA Biosensor. Mary Robichaux*, Nicole Snell, Shenq Huey Wong, and Megan Rizzo, Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Molecular characterization of Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 (MyD88) in relation to binding capabilities with small molecule inhibitors. Matthew Sherman*, Justin Montague1, and Greg Snyder2, 1Loyola University Maryland and 2Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Characterizing the changes in immune-related gene expression in the inner ear following noise exposure. Alok Shetty*, Beatrice Milon, Xiaoyu Zhang, and Ronna Hertzano, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
DOES NKX2-3 BIND TO INTRON 3 OF CPI-17? A CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION STUDY. Caroline Simon*, Steven Fisher1, and Jeanine Ursitti2, 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Medicine and 2Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Sex Differences in Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Behavioral Inhibition in Male and Female Rats. Somachukwu Umeozulu*, Kathy Kight1, Sara Stockman1, and Margaret McCarthy2, 2Department of Pharmacology, 1University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.