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Members
of NYCOM's Anatomy Department presented new research at the
68th annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
in Cleveland, Ohio, October 15-18. |
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All of
these presentations focused on aspects of development, evolution,
or ecology in extinct animals.
(pictured from left to right)Drs. Nikos Solounias, Matthew
Mihlbachler, and Brian Beatty all presented their work on
fossil mammals, and Drs. Sunny Hwang and Robert Hill presented
research on dinosaurs. |
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NEUROSCIENCE NEWS |
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NYCOM Neuroscience faculty members, Dr.
Torre and Dr. Leheste coauthored a Journal article
on "ChIP-Cloning approach linking SIRT1 to transcriptional
modification of DNA targets" in the Journal BioTechniques.
Congratulations!
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A
ChIP-cloning approach linking SIRT 1 to transcriptional modification
of DNA targets/German Torres, Patrick D. Frisella, Salman
J. Yousuf, Samina Sarwar, Lauren Baldinger, Sherry M. Zakhary,
and Joerg R. Leheste/
/BioTechniques for Preclinical Development 2/: pp S12-S14
(2008)
The abstract is freely accessible here |
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Anatomy
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Dr.
Matthew Mihlbachler, Assistant Professor of
Anatomy, has published a major monograph on the anatomy
and evolution of the Brontotheriidae, an extinct family
of hoofed mammals that once roamed North America and
Asia.
The book-length work represents the culmination of nearly
ten years of scientific research conducted in museum
collections around the world. Mihlbachler, along with
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Dr. Sunny Hwang, is currently on an expedition
to Mongolia's Gobi desert with a team of paleontologists
searching for fossil remains from the dawn of the age
of mammals. |
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NEURO
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NYCOM
Neuroscience Fellow, Joey M. Mancuso,
had the distinct honor of being awarded a scholarship from
the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program (PASP). The award is sponsored
by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR).
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The
program hosted a four day symposium in Washington D.C. from
June 26, 2008 through June 29, 2008 which helps to educate and
prepare students across all health professions for careers in
health policy/prevention. |
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This
year seven osteopathic medical students were awarded of the
50 participants selected! At the end of the symposium, students
return to their communities to engage in a health promotion
project powered by a microgrant from APTR. |
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Joey’s long
term goal is to structure a health insurance company whose primary
goal is care and not profit. In the short term, she is working
with Dr. Linda Friedman, PhD, and other students in Dr. Friedman's
Neuroscience lab in NYCOM II to construct a survey on the prevalence
of pediatric epilepsy on Long Island to establish medical needs. |
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NYCOM's
Neuroscience department faculty member, Dr. Joerg Leheste,
presented an abstract titled:
"Identification of DNA Targets
For SIRT1 in Human Cells"
at the annual meeting of The Association for
Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida (April 27th - May 1st). |
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NYCOM
is proud of its Class of 2008 Graduates!
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The Hooding
ceremony was held at the Lincoln Center on May 17th, 2008
The Convocation was celebrated on the Old Westbury Campus
on May 18th, 2008 |
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Congratulations!
Best wishes! |
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| Research@NYCOM |
| Even
whales (used to) get the bends |
Modern whales are amazing divers. Unlike people,
the whales don't get "the bends", the
pain and problems we suffer from if we surface
too fast after a dive. Was this always true? Did
early whales get the bends? Dr. Brian L. Beatty
(NYCOM ) and Dr. Bruce Rothschild (University
of Kansas) have done some sleuthing across time
to figure out some answers. They looked for signs
of pathology associated with the bends in over
1300 skeletons of modern and fossil whales. This
meticulous search has provided evidence of bends
in some of the early whale fossils. Some of those
whales did get the bends. Detailed analysis shows
that different families of modern whales have
independently developed mechanisms to combat the
bends.
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Dr. Beatty says of his paleontology research
at NYCOM: "I am getting to do what
I have wanted to do since I was a kid".
Congratulations to Dr. Beatty and Dr. Rothschild!
See New Scientist's coverage of this work here
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Academic
Medicine Fellow Salvatore Docimo, along with medical
student Dellene Kornitsky (OMS-I), Dr. David Elkowitz,
DO
(Dept. of Biomedical Science) and Dr. Bennett
Futterman, MD (Depts. of Anatomy and Biomedical
Science) recently published a paper entitled "Surgical
treatment for acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis:
patient selection, surgical options, complications,
and outcome". Download a pdf of this article
by clicking here. |
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The
2008 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric
Association was held in Washington DC from May
3 to May 8. Christine Curcio, fourth year NYCOM
Neuroscience Fellow, presented a poster on her
research entitled "Epigenetic mechanisms
underlying the antidepressant effects of Ketamine".
Christine's work in Dr. German Torres' lab was
very well received and generated much interest
among both physicians and scientists in the field.
She is currently preparing her paper for publication. |
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NYCOM's
White Coat Ceremony - April 14, 2008
NYCOM's White Coat Ceremony is the presentation
of white coats to second year medical students,
and represents the transition from classroom
to clinical exercises.....watch
video
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| Neuroscience
News |
The joint
meeting between the American Physician Scientist
Association (APSA), The Association of American
Physicians (AAP) and the American Society
for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), was held
in Chicago on April 25-27. The program was
designed to appeal to a wide range of clinical
and translational researchers and was attended
by MD/PhD students from around the country,
as well as, a diverse group of elite physicians
and researchers. Neuroscience fellow, Yasmine
Khalil, presented a poster on "Age
and Time Dependent effects of Seizures on
Proliferation in the Juvenile Period". |
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Yasmine does
research in Dr. Linda Friedman's lab and
she was one of only three Osteopathic presenters
and her work was very well received. This
meeting gave her a chance to represent NYCOM
and to introduce our newly established masters
degree program to a national audience. She
had a wonderful time and was very proud
to represent NYCOM's Neuroscience and Fellowship
programs. |
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Congratulations
to the National Student DO of the
Year who is NYCOM's very own: |
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Brad
Landry
The
selection process was very competitive
this year, as there were many well
qualified nominees.
As
the national recipient, Brad has
received a plaque at the AACOM/AODME
meeting in St. Louis.
Congratulations
Brad!
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Neuroscience
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NYCOM’s
Neuroscience department is proud to announce
that Academic fellow (2009), Grace LaTorre,
has been awarded a SOMA Research Fellowship
for her project in entitled “Neuroprotective
Effects of Cranial Osteopathy on the Brain
after Juvenile Seizures”. This award
is funded by The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
in conjunction with The Osteopathic Research
Center for $2,000 per year. Grace will be
mentored by Dr. Linda Friedman. |
Grace
also was recently selected to present another
project entitled “Effects of Craniocervical
Treatment on Circulating Glucocorticosteroids
and Cell Proliferation in the Developing
Hippocampus" at the 2008 American Academy
of Osteopathy Convocation in Dallas Texas.
This project was also funded by the SOMA
research Fellowship awarded to Neuroscience
fellow Toni Webster last year. |
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addition, NYCOM’s Neuroscience department
Academic fellow (2009), Sherry Zakhary,
has also been awarded a SOMA Research Fellowship
for a project entitled “Amelioration
of oxidative stress and motor deficits with
osteopathic manipulative treatment in a
mouse model for human Parkinson's Disease”.
Sherry will be mentored by Dr. Joerg Leheste. |
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NYCOM
Professor writes the book on
Manual Medicine!
Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar, Professor and Chair of
the OMM Department, has just published a groundbreaking
new book, Musculoskeletal Manual Medicine. Written
with five international colleagues, the book
integrates manual medicine into the diagnosis
and clinical management of musculoskeletal disorders
and pain syndromes.
The coherent, comprehensive and interdisciplinary
approach makes this book a landmark in the field.
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Truly a global effort,
more than 20 authorities from many continents
have contributed to this 800-page book. Thousands
of images and careful design keep the information
clear and accessible |
“We have worked
on this project for more than a decade. We wanted
the book to be comprehensive, practical and useful”
Dr. Gilliar says. “A book like this is really
a labor of love. The long hours and steady work
has paid off; it is a very satisfying result.” |
The book is on the
market in Europe already and will be in the US
stores by May, 2008. The reaction to the book
from academics and practicing clinicians has been
uniformly positive. This book is expected to have
a significant impact on how musculoskeletal medicine
is taught and practiced. Work on the next edition
has already begun. |
Dr. Gilliar is co-author/editor
of more than ten books and many scientific articles.
Congratulations Prof. Gilliar! Well done! |
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Dr. Gilliar’s
is an NYIT family: his wife is a student in the
School of Architecture/Interior Design and a member
of NYIT’s award winning Solar House team.
We cannot wait to see what their son does when
he gets to NYIT in another 12 years. |
Other NYCOM faculty-authored
Medical textbooks include “An Osteopathic
Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment” by
Schiowitz and DeGiovanna and “ Fundamentals
of Clinical Medicine” by H. Chaudhry et
al. |
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Christine Curcio’s poster: "Expression Profile of Bag-1"
and the authors were listed as Christine
Curcio MS IV, Brian H. Hallas PhD, German
Torres PhD.
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Lauren Baldinger’s poster “Induction of heat shock
proteins in the neurovascular network”
and the authors were listed as Lauren
Ballinger M.S. IV, Brian H. Hallas, PhD.,
Janet Chabla M.D.
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Yasmine
Khalil presented the poster:
"Long and short term effects
of early life seizures on hippocampal
neurogenesis" The authors were
listed as Toni Webster MS V, Jennifer
Avallone, D.O., Michael Kantowitz,
Brian H. Hallas, PhD. and Linda K.
Friedman, PhD. |
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Grace La
Torre does work on Epilepsy
research in Dr. Friedman’s lab
in the Neuroscience department and
was one of the three NYCOM students
who presented who were not a fellow.
Grace presented the poster: "Comparison
of Dendritic Spine Density and Branching
in the Hippocampal Pyramidal and Granual
Cells after Single vs Multiple Early-Life
seizures” and the authors are
Grace LaTorre OMSII, Janet Chabla,
M.D., German Torres, PhD., Linda FriedmanPhD.
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SOMA
at AOA |
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Lydia Kasper,
OMS II, recently presented a poster titled,
“Anatomical Variance of Deep Ulnar Nerve and its Effect
on Surgical Carpal Tunnel Release” |
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(photo by Mostafa M. Rezk, OMS II) |
She presented at the 11th Annual
National SOMA Research Symposium, Sunday, September 30th in
San Diego, California.
Lydia completed this research as an independent research project
mentored by Dr. Brian Beatty in the Department of Anatomy this
summer. This work is being submitted to the journal Clinical
Anatomy. |
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Faces
in the Field |
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Neuroscience fellow
Alex Scumpia's latest paper entitled
"Re: Psammomatous choroid plexus papilloma:
Three cases with atypical characteristics |
(Tena-Suck ML
et al. Surg Neurol 2006; 65:604--610), by Jonathan
T. Morgan, Alexander J. Scumpia, Frank U. Breuer,
and Mark B. Eisenberg" has been accepted
for publication in Surgical Neurology. |
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Alex
is NYCOM's top published fellow.
View his 2007 publications.
Click HERE. |
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Toni Webster, one
of the Neuroscience and Histology Fellows of 2008,
has been selected by the American Epilepsy Society
(AES) as one of eighteen |
Young Investigator
Travel Awardees for their convention.
This will fund her attendance of the 61st Annual
Meeting of the AES held in Philadelphia from November
30 to December 4 this year.
Toni will be presenting a poster entitled “Long
and Short-term Effects of Kainate-induced Status
Epilepticus on Hippocampal Neurogenesis”.
Work culminating in this poster was completed
with Jennifer Avallone, NYCOM alumna and Fellow
‘07, Michael Kantrowitz, NYCOM medical student,
and Dr. Linda K. Friedman, NYCOM Neuroscience
and Histology Associate Professor, within Dr.
Friedman’s laboratory within the Neuroscience
Department at NYCOM. |
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