What's the Buzz? April 2024

April 2024

Honors & Awards

Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was appointed to a two-year term in the Technical Advisory Group on Salmonella Vaccines (TAG-SV) by the World Health Organization. He also was appointed to a three-year term on the Malaria Subcommittee of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Scientific Program Committee.

Milagritos Tapia, MD, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was awarded the Dean’s Faculty Award for Diversity and Inclusion on February 24, 2024, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine 2024 Diversity Dinner and Celebration.

Briana Tate, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, in the lab of Marcela Pasetti, PhD, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, won a Spring 2024 UMB-sponsored Postdoc Professional Development Award.

Promotions

Cinthia Beskow Drachenberg, MD, Professor, Department of Pathology, and Director, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, has been promoted to Professor Emerita effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Drachenberg began her career at UMMC as a resident in 1987. She was appointed Assistant Professor at UMSOM in 1992, promoted to Associate Professor in 1996, and promoted to Professor with tenure in 2002.

E. Adrianne Hammershaimb, MD, and Andrea Buchwald, PhD, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, have been promoted to Assistant Professor.

New Faculty

Qinghao Chen, PhD, joined the Department of Radiation Oncology on February 5, 2024, as an Assistant Professor. He will be working as a physicist at the department’s Shore Health location in Easton, MD. Dr. Chen completed his PhD in nuclear science and technology at Tsinghua University and a residency in medical physics at Washington University in St. Louis. His clinical expertise is in a wide range of external-beam therapies, with research interests including developing novel CT imaging systems for image-guided radiotherapy to improve image quality and reduce radiation dose.

In the News

Wilbur Chen, MD, MS, FIDSA, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was referenced by Business Insider in a first-person account of the experiences of a two-time clinical trial participant entitled “I made $9,450 and erased my credit card debt by joining 2 clinical trials. I just had to agree to get the flu and dysentery,” on February 23, 2024. He also was quoted in Time Magazine in a piece, “Why Older Adults Need Another COVID-19 Shot,” on February 29, 2024.

Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was recognized in Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s “State of the State” speech in February 2024 as the founder and CEO of NasaClip, which created a hands-free device to stop nosebleeds. Designed for use in the home and at childcare centers, schools, and athletic venues, NasaClip can help stop a nosebleed before it results in a trip to the emergency department.

Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was interviewed and quoted on February 29, 2024, by The Dispatch online in, “COVID Vaccine Study Prompts Misleading Claims About Potential Side Effects,” and was interviewed on March 1, 2024, by WBFF Fox45 Baltimore News, in a piece entitled “CDC: Norovirus Cases Rise in Northeast.”

Grants & Contracts

Ilia Baskakov, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurobiology, was awarded a competitive renewal of his NIH R01, “Role of Microglial Phagocytosis in Prion Disease.”

Gary Fiskum, PhD, M. Jane Matjasko Professor for Research in Anesthesiology and Vice-Chair, Research, was awarded a one-year, $167,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force for “The Effects of Long-Range Aeromedical Evacuation on Military Relevant Complex Injuries.” He also was awarded a one-year, $316,788 grant from the U.S. Air Force for “Genomics of Hypobaria Following Polytrauma.” Both grants were awarded from 2023 to 2024.

Miguel Lujan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Joseph Cheer's laboratory in the Department of Neurobiology, was awarded a K99 from NIDA to study "Postpartum Neurobiological Sequelae of Prescription Opioid Use During Pregnancy."

Sharon Tennant, PhD, FIDSA, Professor; Raphael Simon, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor; and Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, Distinguished Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, have been awarded Indian Patent Application Number: 201717038528, filed October 30, 2017, entitled "Compositions and Methods for Producing Bacterial Conjugate Vaccines.”

Presentations, Events, Lectures & Workshops

Anu Kewalramani, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting held in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 2024. The title of her talk was "Swallowed Steroids are First Line Therapy for Fribrostenotic Eosinophilic Esophagitis."

Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was an invited lecturer on “Climate Change, Health, and Society” at the University of Maryland, Baltimore's Health Impacts of Climate Change: Vector and Waterborne Infectious Diseases on February 26, 2024.

Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was an invited virtual speaker at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vaccine Policy Issues Course, presenting “Typhoid Vaccine Policy” on February 7, 2024. She also was an invited speaker at the Institut Pasteur Vaccinology Course 2024, presenting virtually on “COVID-19 Vaccines” on February 27, 2024, and was an invited speaker at the Vanderbilt Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds, presenting “The Urgency of Vaccine Development for Enteric Pathogens: Lessons Learned from Salmonella typhi” in Nashville, TN, on February 29, 2024.

Kelly Westlake, PT, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, was an invited speaker at the Encompass Health 44th Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference held on January 20, 2024. The title of her talk was "Reactive Balance Control and Training in Parkinson's Disease."

Gentry Wilkerson, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was a panelist for “Buprenorphine Treatment after Opioid Overdose,” a discussion that focused on the opioid crisis in Maryland as well as best practices, presented by the Maryland chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians via Zoom on January 29, 2024.

The 2023 Anesthesiology Research Retreat was held on December 1, 2023, at the UMB Campus Center. The retreat encouraged collaboration and knowledge sharing among basic scientists and clinical researchers. More than 70 people attended the event, which featured 36 oral and poster presentations by students, fellows, and junior faculty.

Several members of the Department of Radiation Oncology presented research findings at the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, which was held February 29 - March 3, 2024, in Phoenix, AZ.

Jason Molitoris, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, presented “Early Outcomes for a Single-Arm Phase I/II Trial of Selective Avoidance of Nodal VolumEs at Minimal Risk (SAVER) in the Contralateral N0 Neck of Patients with p16-Positive Oropharynx Cancer.” Among the co-authors were Matthew Ferris, MD, Assistant Professor, Rebecca Krc, MD, Resident; Tiffani Tyer, Nurse Practitioner; Jenna Jatczak, Associate Chief of Proton Dosimetry; Kara Lehman, Dosimetrist; and William F. Regine, MD, Professor.
Dr. Krc also presented “Outcomes and Genomic Landscape of Patients Treated with Re-Irradiation for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer Using Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy: The Maryland Proton Treatment Center Experience,” with department co-authors William Mendes, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher; Jason Molitoris, MD, PhD, Associate Professor; Matthew Ferris, MD, Assistant Professor; Yang Song, PhD, Senior Bioinformatic Analyst; Amol Shetty, PhD, Lead Bioinformatics Software Engineer; Kai Sun, PhD, Statistician; William F. Regine, MD, Professor; and Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD, Professor.

The Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science was well represented at the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) annual Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), which was held in Boston, Massachusetts, February 15 - 17, 2024.

Odessa Addison, DPT, PhD, Associate Professor, and Gad Alon, PT, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus, gave a presentation titled, "Electrical Stimulation Programs to Enhance the Recovery of Geriatric and Home Health Patients," while at CSM.
Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor, presented the APTA Acute Care Lecture Award Presentation titled, "More Than Discharge Recommendations: Acute Care PTs and Patient-Centered Outcomes during Care Transitions," during the CSM conference.
Dr. Falvey also presented the platform presentation titled, "Association of Physical Function with Hospital Readmissions Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review" and participated in the educational session titled "Past the Breaking Point? Student Financial Strain During Physical Therapy Education."
Rachel Reoli, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor, gave a presentation titled, "Value-based Care in Pediatrics: A Rehabilitation Framework for Acute Pediatric Patients."

Poster presentations at CSM included:

Ruth Akinlosotu, PT, MPH, PhD Student: "Can Practice Schedule Augment Motor Learning of Reactive Balance Responses in Parkinson’s Disease?"
Nesreen Alissa, PT, MS, PhD Student: "Reach-to-Grasp Reactive Balance Training during Concurrent Cognitive Task in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study."
Raziyeh Baghi, MPT, PhD Student: "Effects of Elliptical Training on Knee Adduction Moment and Function in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis."
Katie Dondero, MS, ACSM-CEP, CSCS, PhD Student: "Acute Changes in Muscle Thickness and Quality Following Dynamic Bodyweight Exercise in Recreationally Trained Adults."
Ben Friedman, DPT, PhD Student: "Self-Reported Barriers to Healthy Eating and Exercise in Older Veterans with Dysmobility."
Abby Guise, SPT '24, and Linda Horn, PT, DScPT, MHS, Assistant Professor: "Novel Use of LymphaTouch® to Treat Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy: A Case Study."
Simon Ho, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor: "Postural Control Correlates with Locomotor Efficiency during the 6-Minute Walk Test in Children."
Shabnam Lateef, MS, PT, PhD student: "Effect of Ankle Foot Orthoses in Tibialis Anterior Activity during Voluntary Lateral Stepping in Chronic Stroke."
Emily McCarthy, PT, DPT, PhD Student: "Vestibular Function and Balance in Children."
Lindsey Mathis, DPT, PhD Student: "Associations Between Peak Expiratory Flow, Racial Identity, and Community Mobility Among Older Adults."
Sanjana Rao, MPT, PhD Student: "Validation of Robot-Based Kinematic Assessment of Upper Extremity Reach Movement."
Robert Rowland, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor: "Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for an Achilles Tendon Rupture."
  Lane White, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor: "Assessing Confidence in Acute Care across the Doctor of Physical Therapy Curriculum."

Community Service

More than 200 PTs, PTAs, SPTs, and SPTAs were in Annapolis on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, advocating issues important to the profession. The Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science’s DPT Classes of 2025 and 2026 participated, along with faculty members including Vincent Conroy, PT, DScPT, Assistant Professor; Roy Film, PT, MPT, DPT, FAAOMPT, Assistant Professor; Linda Horn, PT, DScPT, MHS, Assistant Professor; Rachel Skolky, PT, MSPT, DPT, Assistant Professor; Sarah Smith, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor; and Rachel Reoli, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore Health Alliance on January 24, 2024, hosted a Dinner and Learn Session for 19 neighbors from West Baltimore to raise awareness about fall prevention. Vincent Conroy, PT, DScPT, Assistant Professor, and Linda Horn, PT, DScPT, MHS, Assistant Professor, both from the Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, gave a short presentation on the topic of Falls Prevention.

Publications

Omer Awan, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, was the last author of “Mandatory Wellness Lectures and Exercises: Helpful or Harmful?” which was published in February 2024 in Academic Radiology.

Kaysee Baker, MS, Director of Clinical Research Operations; Caitlin Eggleston, Senior Research Manager; Sally Cheston, MD, Associate Professor; Elizabeth Nichols, MD, Associate Professor; Sarah McAvoy, MD, Associate Professor; and Melissa Vyfhuis, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, all with the Department of Radiation Oncology, were among the authors of “Psychosocial Factors that Influence a Woman's Decision to Enroll in a Clinical Trial - Implications on How to Improve Clinical Trial Enrollment Among Black Women,” which was published on February 20, 2024, ahead of print in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

Soha Bazyar, MD, Resident, and Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD, Professor, both with the Department of Radiation Oncology, were among the authors of “Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer,” which was published on February 15, 2024, ahead of print in Current Opinion in Oncology.

Andrea Berry, MD, Associate Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was among the co-authors of “Parents' Trust in COVID-19 Messengers and Implications for Vaccination,” which was published in the March 2024 issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Maureen Black, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, was a co-author on seven papers published in January and February 2024:

“Studying the Impact of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies on Childhood Obesity, Health Behaviors, and Disparities in an Observational Cohort: Protocol for the COVID-19 Family Study,” published in Contemporary Clinical Trials on January 4, 2024.
“Psychometrics of Psychosocial Behavior Items Under Age 6 Years,” published in Infant Mental Health Journal on January 4, 2024.
“Indigenous Children: Opportunities for Early Childhood Development through Book-sharing,” published in Lancet Global Health on January 12, 2024.
“Es Nino o Nina? Gender Differences in Feeding Practices and Obesity Risk among Latino Infants,” published in Current Developments in Nutrition on February 9, 2024.
“Preschoolers’ Self-regulation and Behavior Problems in the Midst of Caregiver Depression and Chaos,” published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics on February 20, 2024.
“Childcare Centre Attendance and Health, Growth, and Development among Children Aged 0-3 Years in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Systematic Review,” published in the Journal of Global Health on February 23, 2024.
“A Nurturing Care Perspective on Bundling Interventions,” published in the Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology on February 27, 2024.

Kimberly Boswell, MD, Assistant Professor, and Quincy Tran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, both with the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the co-authors of “Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Obstetric Patients Transferred Directly to Intensive Care Units,” which was published online February 15, 2024, in Acute and Critical Care.

Aldo Camargo, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow; Gianpaolo Del Mauro, MS, Research Fellow; and Ze Wang, PhD, Professor, all with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, were the co-authors of “Task-induced Changes in Brain Entropy,” which was published in February 2024 in the Journal of Neuroscience Research. Dr. Camargo was first author and Dr. Wang was last author.

Separately, Dr. Wang was among the co-authors of “Automated Quality Evaluation Index for Arterial Spin Labeling Derived Cerebral Blood Flow Maps,” which was published in February 2024 in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

James Campbell, MD, MS, Professor, and E. Adrianne Hammershaimb, MD, Assistant Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were among the co-authors of “Self-administered versus Clinician-performed BinaxNOW COVID Rapid Test: A Comparison of Accuracy,” which was published in Microbiology Spectrum on March 5, 2024.

Wengen Chen, MD, PhD, Professor, and Vasken Dilsizian, MD, Professor, both with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, were co-authors on an Expert Consensus Document entitled “18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context: ASNC Imaging Indications (ASNC I2) Series Expert Consensus Recommendations from ASNC, AATS, ACC, AHA, ASE, EANM, HRS, IDSA, SCCT, SNMMI, and STS,” which was published in March 2024 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Wilbur H. Chen, MD, MS, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was among the co-authors of “Fourth Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Meeting, CHIM Regulatory Issues, May 24, 2023,” which was published in Biologicals on February 10, 2024.

Dr. Chen was also among the co-authors of “Safety and Immunogenicity of a Delayed Heterologous Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Vaccine Boost Following Different Priming Regimens: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” which was published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases on February 14, 2024.

Myeongjin Choi, DVM, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, first author, along with Mohammed Amin, MSc, PhD, Research Associate; Sharon Tennant, PhD, FIDSA, Professor; Raphael Simon, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor; and Alan Cross, MD, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were among the co-authors of “The O-glycan is Essential for the Induction of Protective Antibodies against Lethal Infection by flagella A-bearing Pseudomonas aeruginosa,” which was published in Infection and Immunity on February 23, 2024.

Lynda Coughlan, PhD, Assistant Professor, first author, and Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were co-authors of “Outpacing Antiviral Resistance: New Treatments for Influenza Virus Infection,” which was published in Lancet Infectious Diseases on February 5, 2024.

Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, was the senior author of the publication entitled "Trajectories of Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries," which was published in the Journal of Neurotrauma on February 19, 2024.

Dr. Falvey was also a co-author of "The Impact of Mobility Technicians on Mobility Rates for Hospitalized Adults in a Large Academic Medical Center," which was published in the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy on February 13, 2024. Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science co-authors on the publication included Chris Wells, PT, PhD, Associate Professor (Adjunct Faculty I); Linda Horn, PT, DScPT, MHS, Assistant Professor; and Afnan Gimie, BS, former PTRS Research Assistant.

DeAnna Friedman-Klabanoff, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, first author, along with Andrea Berry, MD, Associate Professor; Mark Travassos, MD, MSc, Associate Professor; Marcela Pasetti, PhD, Professor; and Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were co-authors of “Recombinant Full-length Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite Protein-based Vaccine Adjuvanted with GLA-LSQ: Results of Phase 1 Testing with Malaria Challenge,” which was published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on February 8, 2024.

Gregory Jasani, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was a co-author of “Trends and Characteristics of Terrorist Attacks Against Nightclub Venues Over 5 Decades,” published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness on January 30, 2024.

Karen Kotloff, MD, Distinguished Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was among the co-authors of “Identifying Delays in Healthcare Seeking and Provision: The Three Delays-in-Healthcare and Mortality among Infants and Children Aged 1-59 Months,” which was published in PLOS Global Public Health on February 8, 2024.

Dr. Kotloff was also among the co-authors of “Durability of Protection Against COVID-19 Through the Delta Surge for the NVX-CoV2373 Vaccine,” which was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases on February 19, 2024.

Guang Li, PhD, Assistant Professor; Elana Beth Smith, MD, Associate Professor; and David Dreizin, MD, Associate Professor, all with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, were among the co-authors of “An ASER AI/ML Expert Panel Formative User Research Study for an Interpretable Interactive Splenic AAST Grading Graphical User Interface Prototype,” which was published in Emergency Radiology on February 2, 2024. Epub ahead of print. Dr. Dreizin was the last author.

Carmen Mannella, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology and Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, was co-author of “PMF-seq: A Highly Scalable Screening Strategy for Linking Genetics to Mitochondrial Bioenergetics,” which was published in Nature Metabolism on February 27, 2024.

Sarah McAvoy, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, was among the authors of “Patient Education Practices and Preferences of Radiation Oncologists and Interprofessional Radiation Therapy Care Teams: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Strategies for Effective Patient Education Delivery,” which was published on March 2, 2024, ahead of print in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.

Brian McNeilly, MD, former Department of Emergency Medicine Resident, was first author of “Assessment of a Behavioral Health Emergency Response Diversion (BHERD) Program,” which was published in the February 2024 issue of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Co-authors included Associate Professors Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH, and Benjamin Lawner, DO; Assistant Professors Jennifer Guyther, MD, and Gregory Jasani, MD, all with the Department of Emergency Medicine; and Jake Miter, Quinita Garrett, Wayne Harris, and Shannon Sullivan from Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc., and Baltimore City Fire and Police Departments.

Neeraja Murali, DO; Afrah Ali, MBBS; Benoit Stryckman, MA; and Mark Sutherland, MD, Assistant Professors; Lauren Day, MD, Resident; Zachary Dezman, MD, MS, Clinical Associate Professor; Daniel Lemkin, MD, and Quincy Tran, MD, PhD, Associate Professors; all with the Department of Emergency Medicine, were among the authors of “Assessing Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events among Patients with Chest Pain and Cocaine Use Using the HEART Score,” which was published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine on February 3, 2024.

Vishwa Parekh, PhD, Assistant Professor; Florence Doo, MD, Assistant Professor; and Paul Yi, MD, Assistant Professor, all with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, were among the co-authors of “General-Purpose Large Language Models versus a Domain-Specific Natural Language Processing Tool for Label Extraction from Chest Radiograph Reports,” which was published in January 2024 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Epub ahead of print. Dr. Yi was the last author.

Marcela Pasetti, PhD, Professor, and Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were co-authors of “Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination and Prevention of Symptomatic Infection in Infants,” which was published in Pediatrics on March 1, 2024.

Rekha Rapaka, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, was among the co-authors of “A Risk Profile Using Simple Hematologic Parameters to Assess Benefits From Baricitinib in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-2,” which was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on February 27, 2024.

William F. Regine, MD, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, was among the authors of “Practice Patterns of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Practice Survey,” which was published in the February 2024 eCollection of Advances in Radiation Oncology.

Charina Reyes, MD, and Debbie Badawi, MD, both Assistant Professors in the Department of Pediatrics, were among the co-authors of "Collaborative Program to Support Parents of Black Children Awaiting a Developmental Evaluation," which was published in Pediatrics on January 9, 2024, in collaboration with Sarah Dababnah, PhD, and Wendy Shaia, EdD, researchers from the School of Social Work.

Sanjit Roy, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow; Tijana Dukic, Research Specialist; Binny Bhandary, Research Specialist; Narottam Lamichhane, PhD, Associate Professor; Jason Molitoris, MD, PhD, Associate Professor; and Hem Shukla, PhD, Assistant Professor, all with the Department of Radiation Oncology, were among the authors of “SOX2 and OCT4 Mediate Radiation and Drug Resistance in Pancreatic Tumor Organoids,” which was published in Cell Death Discovery on March 1, 2024.

Rosangela Salerno-Goncalves, PhD, Associate Professor; Jayaum Booth, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor; Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, Distinguished Professor; and Marcelo Sztein, MD, Professor, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, were among the co-authors of “Early Host Immune Responses in a Human Organoid-Derived Gallbladder Monolayer to Salmonella Typhi Strains from Patients with Acute and Chronic Infections: A Comparative Analysis,” which was published in Frontiers in Vaccinology on February 26, 2024.

Flaubert Tchantchou, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, was among the authors of “Hippocampal Vulnerability to Hyperhomocysteinemia Worsens Pathological Outcomes of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats,” which was published in the Journal of Central Nervous System Disorders on March 6, 2023.

Phuoc Tran, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, was among the authors of “The Potential Contribution of Radiopharmaceutical Therapies in Managing Oligometastatic Disease,” which was published on February 15, 2024, ahead of print in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Dr. Tran was also among the authors of “Salvage Therapy for Prostate Cancer: AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline Part I: Introduction and Treatment Decision-Making at the Time of Suspected Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy,” which was published on February 19, 2024, ahead of print in The Journal of Urology. On the same date, the journal published parts II and III of these influential guidelines, “Treatment Delivery for Non-Metastatic Biochemical Recurrence After Primary Radical Prostatectomy” and “Salvage Therapy After Radiotherapy or Focal Therapy, Pelvic Nodal Recurrence and Oligometastasis, and Future Directions,” respectively.

Quincy Tran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, was the first author of “Air or Ground Transport to the Critical Care Resuscitation Unit: Does It Really Matter?” which was published February 8, 2024, online in the Air Medical Journal. Co-authors include Daniel Haase, MD, Associate Professor; Rose Chasm, MD, and Lucas Sjeklocha, MD, Assistant Professors, with the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Tim Windsor, MD, and David Gatz, MD, Assistant Professors, and Dan Gingold, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, all with the Department of Emergency Medicine, are among the authors of “A Woman with Right Upper Extremity Paralysis,” which was published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine Reports on March 3, 2024.

Baoshe Zhang, PhD, Associate Professor; Giovanni Lasio, PhD, Associate Professor; Shifeng Chen, PhD, Professor; and Joubin Nasehi Tehrani, PhD, Assistant Professor, all with the Department of Radiation Oncology, were among the authors of “Assessing Quality Assurance of Multi-Leaf Collimator Using the Structural Similarity Index,” which was published on February 12, 2024, ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.