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Kelly Babineaux, MD
School of Medicine
Surgery

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hand Injuries
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hand Deformities





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Gunshot Wounds to the Hand (GSW)Hand Hand Surgery

Last Updated: 02/07/2019

Wayne Backes, PhD
School of Medicine
Pharmacology / Medical School Administration
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cytochrome P450 Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System Environmental Illness Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)Membrane Microdomains Toxicology
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cancer Initiation Kinetics

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer Chemical Cross-linking Chemical Cross-linking Immunoprecipitation Enzyme kinetics Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins
Unique Equipment Used:
	Bacterial Cell Incubator - Refrigerated FPLC HPLC PCR Thermocycler Stopped Flow Spectrophotometer UV/Vis Absorbance/Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System Cytochrome Reductases Cytochromes b5 Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)Membrane Microdomains NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase Oxidoreductases Particulate Matter Protein Interaction Mapping Protein-Protein Interactions

Last Updated: 02/20/2019

Ludmila Belayev, MD
School of Medicine
Neurosurgery / Neuroscience Center of Excellence/ Neurology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH DOD Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Preclinical Studies on Stroke Preclinical studies on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Stroke
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Brain Infarction

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Animal Experimentation Fluid Percussion Injury Model in Rats Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats and Mice
Unique Equipment Used:
	Microscopy, Confocal
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Behavior Behavioral Research Blood-Brain Barrier Brain Tumor Magnetic Resonance Imaging Models, Animal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Last Updated: 02/20/2019

Amit Bhandutia, MD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Orthopedics Spine
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Orthopedic Procedures

Last Updated: 03/31/2024

Robert Blem, MD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology - Lafayette

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Ophthalmology

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Slit Lamp


Keywords Associated with Work:
	Gratis Faculty Ophthalmology Retina Vitreous Body

Last Updated: 02/25/2019

J. Philip Boudreaux, MD
School of Medicine
Surgery

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Endocrine Surgical Procedures
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Practice Guideline

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Laparoscopy Lymphatic Mapping Radioguided Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Unique Equipment Used:
	Microwave Nanoknife Neoprobe
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Carcinoid Tumor Carcinoma, Islet Cell Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Intestine, Small Liver Lymph Node Excision Mesentery Neoplasm Metastasis Neuroendocrine Tumors Oncology Service, Hospital Organ Transplantation Pancreas

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Carmen Canavier, PhD
School of Medicine
Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hippocampus neuroscience nonlinear dynamics phase resetting Substantia Nigra synchronization Ventral Tegmental Area

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	high performance computing linear stability theory
Unique Equipment Used:
	linux cluster
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Computational Biology

Last Updated: 08/16/2017

Gregory Casey, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Peripheral Nervous System
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Massage





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Anatomy

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Michael Cook, MD
School of Medicine
Surgery
Grant Review Committees Served on: Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery and Cardiac Risk Bariatrics Cutis Graft Hernia Repair Foregut Surgery Hernia Robotic Surgery





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery and Cardiac Risk Bariatrics Cutis Graft Hernia Repair Esophageal Motility Disorders Gastroesophageal Reflux Hernia Robotic Surgery Surgical Technology Vagus Nerve

Last Updated: 03/29/2024

Robert Cork, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy / Anatomy and Cell Biology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Anatomy
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Embryonic Structures



Unique Equipment Used:
	3D Reconstruction Software
Keywords Associated with Work:
	3D Reconstruction from Serial Sections Developmental Biology Embryo, Mammalian Human Embryology

Last Updated: 02/15/2017

Judy Crabtree, PhD
School of Medicine
Genetics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Leiomyoma Uterine Fibroids Uterine Leiomyoma
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Obesity Obesity, Abdominal Obesity, Morbid Renal Cell Carcinoma



Unique Equipment Used:
	Eker rats
Keywords Associated with Work:
	CARM1 DNA Methylation Epigenetics MEN1 menin Methylation microRNA Myometrium Pancreas Uterus

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Vinod Dasa, MD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Arthritis Bone Regeneration Cartilage Diseases Infection Inflammation





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthroplasty, Replacement Cartilage Diseases Cartilage, Articular Infection Orthopedic Procedures Osteoarthritis, Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Sports Medicine

Last Updated: 02/15/2019

John England, MD
School of Medicine
Neurology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Neuromuscular Diseases
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Peripheral Nerves

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Electromyography


Keywords Associated with Work:
	Chairman,

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Jason Gardner, PhD
School of Medicine
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Extracellular Matrix Fibroblasts Heart Failure
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Particulate Matter Smoke Inhalation Injury Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Lysyl Oxidase activity assay - tissue and cellular Mouse models of cardiac disease Rat models of cardiac disease
Unique Equipment Used:
	Pressure-volume Conductance Catheterization Transonic doppler flow probe Ultrasound echocardiography
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Extracellular Matrix Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibroblasts Heart Failure Nicotine Particulate Matter Receptors, Estrogen Ventricular Function

Last Updated: 02/16/2017

Sonia Gasparini, PhD
School of Medicine
Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Dendrites Dendritic Integration Synaptic Transmission Voltage-dependent Ion Channels
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Memory Neuronal Plasticity Temporal Lobe

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	brain slice electrophysiology optogenetics viral injections
Unique Equipment Used:
	multi-photon imaging microscope

Last Updated: 08/16/2017

Lisa Harrison-Bernard, PhD
School of Medicine
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Kidney
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cardiovascular Physiological Processes

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Videomicroscopy of renal microvasculature
Unique Equipment Used:
	Immunofluorescent Microscopy
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Physiology

Last Updated: 03/02/2017

Laura Hetzler, MD
School of Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cleft Deformities Facial Paralysis Facial Reanimation

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Dual Innervation Techniques for Facial Paralysis


Keywords Associated with Work:
	Cleft Deformities Facial Nerve Facial Paralysis Facial Reanimation Rhinoplasty Skin Cancer Reconstruction of the Head and Neck

Last Updated: 08/18/2017

Andrew Hollenbach, PhD
School of Medicine
Genetics
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH DOD Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Muscle, Skeletal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Melanocytes Melanoma, Experimental



Unique Equipment Used:
	FPLC analysis Hunter Thin Layer Chromatography
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Gene Expression Profiling Gene Expression Regulation Genomics Muscle, Skeletal Phosphorylation Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar

Last Updated: 02/17/2017

Song Hong, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH DOD Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Diabetic Complications; Diabetic Neuropathy; Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy; Insensate Diabetic Neuropathy G-protein-coupled Receptor, GPCR; Lipid Mediator Signaling; Akt; PI3K; Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor, PPAR Lipid Mediators; Neurotrophic Lipid Mediators; Inflammation-Resolving Lipid Mediators; Resolvins; Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators (SPMs)Macrophage Neurotrophic Functions Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration; Angiogenesis; Lipid Biochemistry; Lipid Biology; Mediator-Lipidomics; Inflammation; Retinal Degeneration Wound Healing; Chronic wounds of the aged; Neuroischemic Wounds; Ischemic Wounds; Venous Chronical Wounds; Pressure Ulcers; Severe Burn Wounds; 3rd Degree Burn Wounds; Deep Burn Wounds
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Acute Renal Failure Carotid Plaque Diabetic Neuropathy; Diabetic Retinopathy





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adoptive Immunity Adult Stem Cells Akt Alzheimer Disease Angiogenesis Axons Burn Trauma Burn Wounds Cell Migration Assays, Leukocyte Chemotaxis, Leukocyte Choroidal Neovascularization Chronic Inflammation Chronic Inflammation-Resolving Lipid Mediators Dementia Dendritic Cell Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetic Foot Diabetic Foot Ulcers Diabetic Nephropathies Diabetic Neuropathies Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Fatty Acids, Omega-3 G-protein-coupled Receptor, GPCR Inflammation Inflammation Mediators Inflammatory Pain Innate Immunity Ischemic Wounds Large Nerve Fibers Lipid Mediator Signaling Macrophage Macrophage Activation Master Cell Mesenchymal Stem Cells Monocytes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)Nerve Fibers Nerve-endings Neuroischemic Wounds Neuronal Outgrowth Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Neuropathic pain Neuroprotectins/Protectins Omega-3 Fatty Acids Pain Peripheral Neurons Peroxisome Preoliferator-activated Receptor, PPAR PI3K Platelet Pressure Ulcers Resolvins Severe Burn Wounds Small Nerve Fibers Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediator, SPM Stem Cell Factor Venous Leg Ulcer Venous Ulcers Wound Closure Techniques Wound Healing Wound Infection

Last Updated: 03/21/2019

Minghao Jin, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Leber Congenital Amaurosis Photoreceptor Cells Phototransduction Retina Retinal Pigment Epithelium Retinitis pigmentosa Visual cycle
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Retinitis

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	cis-trans-Isomerases
Unique Equipment Used:
	Agilent 1100 liquid chromatography Electroretinography (ERG)NEPA21 Electroporator
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Color Vision Color Vision Defects Retina Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells Retinal Dystrophies Retinal Pigment Epithelium Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells Retinoids

Last Updated: 02/21/2019

Stephen Kishner, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Education, Medical, Graduate Electromyography Low Back Pain Muscle Spasticity Neck Pain Pain Radiculopathy Sciatica Ulnar Neuropathies
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Amputation Stumps Braces Brain Injury, Chronic Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Stenosis Stroke

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Phenol
Unique Equipment Used:
	Electromyography EMG Nerve Conduction
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Back Pain Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Electromyography Injections, Intra-Articular Low Back Pain Mononeuropathies Muscle Spasticity Myofascial Pain Syndromes Neck Pain Nerve Compression Syndromes Pain Radiculopathy Sciatica Ulnar Neuropathies

Last Updated: 02/08/2019

Peter Krause, MD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Arthritis Fracture Fixation Hepatitis C Pelvic Bones Wounds, Gunshot





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Fracture Fixation Hepatitis C Pelvic Bones Wounds, Gunshot

Last Updated: 12/08/2018

Thomas Lallier, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy / Oral & Craniofacial Biology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cell Aging Cell Differentiation Cell Migration Assays Cell Movement Cell Response to Drugs Cell response to smoking Cell Survival Dental Implants Periodontal ligament fibroblast Smoking
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Embryonic Structures Histology

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Cell Culture Techniques Microscopy, Fluorescence
Unique Equipment Used:
	BSL-2 Biosafety Cabinet Fluorescent Microplate Reader - BioTek Synergy2 Inverted Fluorescent Microscope - Zeiss Primovert Thermocylcer - MJ Research PTC-100
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Antigens, CD11a Antigens, CD11b Antigens, CD11c Cell Adhesion Collagen Connective Tissue Cells Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Integrin alpha Chains Integrin alpha1 Integrin alpha2 Integrin alpha3 Integrin alpha4 Integrin alpha5 Integrin alpha6 Integrin alphaV Neural Crest Osseointegration Osteogenesis Platelet Membrane Glycoprotein IIb

Last Updated: 03/27/2024

Jennifer Lentz, PhD
School of Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hair Cells, Auditory Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Microscopy Molecular Biology Neurophysiology
Unique Equipment Used:
	Electrophysiology Microscopy, Confocal
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Hearing Loss, Central Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Presbycusis Retinal Degeneration Usher Syndromes

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Si-Qiong Liu, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Electrophysiology Neuronal Plasticity Receptors, AMPA Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors, Kainic Acid Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Synaptic Transmission
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cerebellum



Unique Equipment Used:
	Electrophysiology
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Neuronal Plasticity Receptors, AMPA Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors, Kainic Acid Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Synaptic Transmission

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Jesus Lovera, MD
School of Medicine
Neurology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Brain atrophy Catechin Cerebrospinal Fluid Epigallocatechin Gallate Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy MicroRNA Multiple Sclerosis n-acetyl-aspartate Neuroprotective Agents Polyphenon E SIENA Testosterone





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Multiple Sclerosis Neuromyelitis Optica

Last Updated: 06/19/2020

Belinda Mantle, MD
School of Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Airway Problems Allergy and Sinus Disease Epistaxis Hearing Loss Pediatric Patients with ENT Problems Recurrent Ear Infections Sleep Disordered Breathing Tonsil Hypertrophy Tonsillitis Voice Disorders
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Assessment of Infants with Hearing Loss: Early Detection and Intervention Head and Neck Manifestations of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Pediatric Hearing Loss Secondary to Head Trauma





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adenoids Allergies Breathing Issues Ear Infections Hearing Loss Otolaryngology Palatine Tonsil Pediatrics Tonsil Hypertrophy

Last Updated: 03/13/2019

Luis Marrero, PhD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics / Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapy for arthritis Assessment of osteoarthritis-attributable myopenia Cannabinoid-based management of pain and inflammation in arthritis Histopathology of non-neoplastic and cancer lesions Repair and regeneration in limb trauma and ischemia reperfusion injury
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cancer biology and prognosis Energy metabolism in tissue salvage

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	ATP In Vivo Electrophysiology Biophotonic Imaging In Vivo Deconvolution Microscopy Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Histopathology Scoring Hyperbaric Oxygenation Immunohistochemistry immunohistofluorescence In Vivo Bioluminescence Laser Capture Microdissection Limb Amputation and Joint Excision Surgery Live Cell Imaging Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton Multiplex Assays Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Stereomicroscopy Whole Mount Fluorescence
Unique Equipment Used:
	Bio-Rad Radiance 2100 Laser Scanning Confocal System Confocal Microscope Cryotome Epifluorescent Microscope Fluoview FV1000 multiphoton system In Vivo Biophotonic Imager Kodak In Vivo Image Station FX Laser Capture Microdissection Scope Leica CM3050S cryostat Leica DMRXA deconvolution microscopy systems (2X)Leica Mz74 stereoscope Light Microscope Micro-CT Mutiphoton Microscope Nikon E600 upright microscope PALM Microbeam Perkin Elmer GX2 micro-CT scanner Shandon Finesse Paraffin Microtome Shandon Histocentre Paraffin Embedding Station Shandon Hypercenter XP Paraffin Processor Shandon Varistain 24-4 Xenogen IVIS 200 X-ray Imager
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Amputation Arthrofibrosis Blastema Fibroblasts Fibrosis Healthcare Disparities Hyperbaric Oxygenation Inflammation Joint Replacement Limb Trauma Matrix Remodeling Osteoarthritis Regeneration Scaffold Wound Healing

Last Updated: 03/27/2024

Patricia Molina, MD, PhD
School of Medicine
Physiology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Contribution of endocannabinoid system to neuropathology of traumatic brain injury Impact of alcohol and cannabinoids on the disease progression of simian immunodeficiency virus infection Mechanisms underlying post TBI comorbidities Metabolic Syndrome X
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Endocrine System Diseases Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Flow Cytometry
Unique Equipment Used:
	DXA scanner SeaHorse ultramicrocentrifuge
Keywords Associated with Work:
	AIDS alcohol cannabinoids Inflammation Metabolic Syndrome X muscle wasting simian immunodeficiency virus traumatic brain injury

Last Updated: 04/02/2024

Gerhard Mundinger, MD
School of Medicine
Surgery

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	22q11 Deletion Study Anosmia Study Craniofacial Education Project Facial Gunshot Gender Confirmation Surgery Isolated Mandible Fractures Study Kybella Clinical Trial Study Pediatric Skullbase Fracture Study Pig Mandible and Midface Defect Study Prenatal Cleft Diagnosis Reverse Sural Artery Reverse Sural Artery Study Skullbase Study of Apert’s and Crouzon Syndrome Treacher Collins Study Wake Forest Craniofacial Imaging Database





Keywords Associated with Work:
	22q11 Deletion Syndrome Anosmia Clinical Trial Mandible and Midface Defect Prenatal Cleft Diagnosis Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS)Zygoma

Last Updated: 02/07/2019

Jason Mussell, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy / Anatomy and Cell Biology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Skull Base
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Diagnostic Imaging





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Competency-Based Education

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Maria Reinoso, MD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / LSU Eye Center

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Diabetes Mellitus Retinal Diseases Vitreoretinal Surgery
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Retinal Degeneration



Unique Equipment Used:
	Laser Coagulation
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Retina

Last Updated: 03/10/2019

Randolph Roig, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), Pain Medicine, and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Musculoskeletal System
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Dermatology



Unique Equipment Used:
	Electrodiagnostic machine (EMG) and ultrasound
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Analgesics, Opioid Pain Clinics Spinal Cord Injuries

Last Updated: 02/16/2019

Michael Salling, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Alcohol Use Disorders Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Cognitive Neuroscience Drug Development Electrophysiology Emerging Technologies in Neuroscience Frontal Cortex Neural Circuits
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Amygdala Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders Deep Brain Stimulation Hallucinagens Protein Design Proteomics Receptors, GABA Receptors, GABA-A Receptors, GABA-B Substance Use Disorders Thalamus

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Activity-dependent labeling of neurons Deep brain stimulation in NHPs Focused ultrasound stimulation in NHPs FosTRAP Genetically encoded voltage imaging Photoactivatable Cre recombinase
Unique Equipment Used:
	dendritic spine analyses fiber photometry fluorescence microscopy models of binge alcohol drinking mouse operant self-administration chambers Slice electrophysiology rig stereotaxic surgery stereotaxic surgery touchscreen-based learning in rodents viral vectors
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adolescence Alcohol Self-Administration Animal Models of Alcohol Dependence Cerebral Cortex Deep Brain Stimulation Electrophysiology HCN channels Learning and Memory Mediodorsal Thalamus Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Mouse Behavior Neurobiology Neuroplasticity Non-Human Primate Models of Alcohol Dependence Prefrontal Cortex Voltage-Gated Ion Channels

Last Updated: 01/28/2021

Stacey Scheib, MD
School of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Adenomyoma Dyspareunia Endometriosis Hysterectomy Hysteroscopy Leiomyoma Pelvic Floor Pelvic Pain Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive Vulvar Vestibulitis Vulvodynia
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cerclage, Cervical Electrosurgery Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Pregnancy, Ectopic Tissue Adhesions

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	laparo-endoscopic single site surgery Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery
Unique Equipment Used:
	electrosurgery hysteroscopy laparoscopy laser robotic surgery
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adenomyoma Dyspareunia Endometrial Ablation Techniques Endometriosis Hysterectomy Hysteroscopy Laser Therapy Leiomyoma Menorrhagia Myofascial Pain Syndromes Pelvic Floor Pelvic Pain Piriformis Muscle Syndrome pudendal neuralgia Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive Tissue Adhesions Vulvar Vestibulitis Vulvodynia

Last Updated: 10/29/2018

Flavia Souza, PhD
School of Medicine
Physiology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Adipose Tissue Immune System Processes Lymphatic Vessels

Last Updated: 02/17/2017

Ramcharan Thiagarajan
School of Medicine
Surgery

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Angiogenesis Inhibitors Endocrine Surgical Procedures
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Mass Screening

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Laparoscopy Lymphatic Mapping Radioguided Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive Tissue Array Analysis
Unique Equipment Used:
	Microarray Analysis Microwave Nanoknife Neoprobe Tissue Array Analysis
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Angiogenesis Inhibitors Carcinoid Tumor Carcinoma, Islet Cell Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Intestine, Small Liver Lymph Node Excision Mass Screening Mesentery Neuroendocrine Tumors Oncology Service, Hospital Organ Transplantation Pancreas Survival Analysis

Last Updated: 05/10/2017

David Welsh, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary/Critical Care

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Aging HIV Immune System Lung Diseases Microbiota
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Alcohol Drinking

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	16S rDNA Deep Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis
Unique Equipment Used:
	Illumina MiSeq

Last Updated: 04/09/2024

Matthew Whim, PhD
School of Medicine
Cell Biology and Anatomy / Anatomy and Cell Biology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Adrenal Medulla Autonomic Nervous System Hypoglycemia Sympathetic Nervous System
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Adrenal Cortex Macrophages Neuroendocrine Cells



Unique Equipment Used:
	Electrophysiology Fluorescence microscopy
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adrenal Medulla Diabetes Complications Epinephrine Fasting Hypoglycemia Insulin Ketone Bodies Mice, Transgenic Neuropeptide Y

Last Updated: 02/25/2021

Lolie Yu, MD
School of Medicine
Pediatrics / Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Neoplasms
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	CD34 Selection Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Dendritic Cells Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Human Placenta-Derived Stem Cells

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Use of Human Placenta-derived Stem Cell Transplant
Unique Equipment Used:
	Clinimacs
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem cell Transplant

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Waleed Zaid, DDS
School of Dentistry
Oral Surgery

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Chin Dental Implants Facial Asymmetry Facial Injuries Facial Neoplasms Free Tissue Flaps Glossectomy Mandible Mandibular Condyle Maxillofacial Abnormalities Neck Dissection Orbital Fractures Orthognathic Surgery Orthognathic Surgical Procedures Osteonecrosis Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Tissue Engineering Zygoma

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Free Tissue Flaps
Unique Equipment Used:
	Custom made plates Virtual surgical planning
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Head and Neck Pathology Maxillary -Mandibular advancement for Obstructive sleep apnea Maxillofacial Injuries Microvascular tissue transfer Oncology Data registry Oral Oncology Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Tissue engenering Virtual Surgical planning

Last Updated: 10/15/2017