Departmental News
Student Awarded AANA Research Grant
November 2009
Jessica Ouyang, a student in our Ph.D. program is a recipient of the prestigious American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation grant for her project titled: "Impact of isoflurane and sevoflurane on cortical activity: in vivo multi-channel exlectrophysiology studies and implications in monitoring consciousness".
Jessie joined our PhD program while still completing her MS in the CRNA program which was awarded in August 2008. She is now a practicing nurse anesthetist while working with her research advisor, Dr. Jinsheng Zhang (Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders & Otolaryngology), to conduct her dissertation research. Jessie is being academically mentored by Dr. Steve Cala.
Congratulations Jessie!
Dr. DiCarlo talks with Local News - Are Marathons Safe Events for your Health
October 2009
Stephen DiCarlo, PhD, spoke with Channel Four news after the sudden deaths at Detroit's Free Press Marathon over the weekend. (Click here to watch his interview).
Graduate Student Research Day 2009
September 2009
Seven Physiolgy students presented their research during the 13th Annual Graduate Student Research Day held Thursday, September 17, 2009. The list of physiology participants are:
- Doug Atchison - (mentor: William Beierwaltes, Ph.D.) “Inhibition of NaCl Reabsorption with Furosemide Decreases Renal Cortical Interstitial Calcium while Stimulating Plasma Renin Activity.”
- Paulo Caceres Puzzella - (mentor: Pablo Ortiz, Ph.D.) “cAMP Stimulates NKCC2 Insertion and Trafficking via PKA in the Thick Ascending Limb.”
- Paulo won 1st Place in the Oral Presentation Division
- Matt Coutsos - (mentor: Donal O'Leary, Ph.D.) “Does Muscle Metaboreflex-Induced Coronary Vasocontriction Limit Increases in Ventricular Performance During Dynamic Exercise?”
- Joe McClure - (mentor: Tadeusz Scislo, M.D., Ph.D.) “Sinoaortic Denervation Differentially Reverses Iliac, Renal, and Mesenteric Vasoconstriction Evoked by Stimulation of A1 Adenosine Receptors in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract (NTS).”
- Tim McFarland - (mentor: Steve Cala, Ph.D.) “Reversal of Hypertrophy-dependent Retention of Calsequestrin in Endoplasmic Reticulum using Protein Kinase CK2 Inhibitors.”
- Nick Mischel - (mentor: Patrick Mueller, Ph.D.) “Physical Inactivity Dependent Neuroplasticity in the Rat RVLM: A Link to Neurogenic Hypertension.”
- Jeff Szymanski - (mentor: Donald DeGracia, Ph.D.) “HuR Regulation of HSP70 Expression During Brain Reperfusion.”
Congratulations to all for an exciting day!
Student wins MD/PhD program's 10th fellowship
Prognosis Headlines September 2009
Jeff Szymanski, a student in the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s M.D./Ph.D. dual-degree program, is a recipient of the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award individual pre-doctoral fellowship award (F30) from the National Institutes of Health.
Jeff, who is conducting his dissertation research under the mentorship of Donald DeGracia, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Physiology, received the award for his research titled “HuR Regulation of HSP 70 in Brain Reperfusion.”
The fellowship provides funding for Szymanksi’s graduate training and for the remainder of his medical school training.
Ambika Mathur, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Combined Degree Programs and Postdoctoral Affairs, said that with this most recent award, students in the M.D./Ph.D. program have received 10 extramural fellowships.
ALUMNI - NEWS
Allen Silbergleit, M.D., (& Ph.D.) Clinic Day set for St. Joseph Mercy Oakland St. Joseph Mercy Oakland will host its 52nd annual Allen Silbergleit, M.D., PhD, Clinic Day on Nov. 18 in the This year’s topic, “21st Century Trauma Care,” includes presentations on advances in medicine and surgery given by four distinguished visiting professors. The program begins at 7:30 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast and concludes with a luncheon and a discussion with speakers at 12:30 p.m. (read more)
(PhD-1965; Advisors: Drs. Seegers & Pfiffner)
Prognosis October 2009
Dr. Thomas Sanderson to be honored at the American Heart Association National Meeting in Orlando
(PhD-2007; Advisor: Dr. Gary Krause)
Dr. Thomas Sanderson, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University, is to be honored at the National American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida this November. Dr. Sanderson won the Best Abstract Award for his abstract titled: "Mitochondrial Opa1 Dissociation Mediates Cristae Remodeling and Cytochrome C Release Following Global Brain Ischemia."
Congratulations Dr. Sanderson!
Dr. Gerald Shulman is Inaugural Cowgill Professor
(PhD-1979; Advisor: Dr. Piero Foa)
New Haven, Conn. - Dr. Gerald I. Shulman, who has been named the inaugural George R. Cowgill Professor of Physiological Chemistry, is an internationally known diabetes researcher. He focuses his studies on understanding the cellular mechanisms of insulin resistance, the role of the liver and muscle in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, and the benefits of exercise in the management of the disease. His laboratory pioneered the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and other non-invasive technologies used to study the complex molecular pathway that leads to insulin resistance in humans. His findings have led to the discovery of a novel mechanism involving alterations in intracellular fat metabolism as the major cause of insulin resistance in liver and muscle.... media-newswire.com/release_1084761.html
(Picture courtesy of Yale University. To view more information regarding Dr. Shulman and his research, please visit his website at: http://www.med.yale.edu/cmphysiol/faculty/facultypages/shulman.html)