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R25 TEAM-Science Scholars
Bonnie Paris, MS, (10-11) studied the role of communication in medication safety in adult intensive care units.
Patrick Brown, BS, (09-11) researched mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation into orthopedic tissues.
Maigenete (Maggie) Mengesha, MS, (09-11) focused on mental health approaches for refugee and trauma exposed populations.
Mayra Pastore, BS, (09-11) studied the impact of estrogen on protein interactions with uterine arterial endothelial cells.
Olubukola (Bukky) Akinsiku, BS, (08-10) focused on the role of mathematics in success of minorities and women in engineering.
Doriane Besson, MS, (08-10) researched effective treatment in psychotherapy for racial and ethnic minorities.
Athena Dunomes, BS, (08-10) studied image guided adaptive brachytherapy for gynecological cancers.
Sheikh Omar Jobe, BS, (08-10) focused on estrogen metabolism, pregnancy, and the pathophysiology of preeclampsia.
Ernise Williams, RN, (08-10) researched the socioeconomic inequalities and disparities in disease- related mortality among African Americans.
Jessica Crain, BS, (08-09) focused on contributions of sex to purinergic receptor regulation in microglia.
Marjorie Curet, MS, (08-09) studied nucleotide modulation of microglia in breast to brain metastasis.
VA Women’s Health Fellows
Jeniel, MD, PhD, (10-11) studied infectious disease, particularly drug resistance and immune response to Candida ablicans.
Allison Bearden, MD, MPH, (09-10) researched the use of probiotic agents in decolonization of patients with emerging organisms.
Erica Roberson, MD, (08-10) focused on the effects of bariatric surgery on urinary and fecal incontinence.
Aubrey Smith, MD, (08-10) studied the differences in energy requirements in obese and lean women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
Nasia Safdar, MD, (05-09) researched the use of a probiotic preparation in hospitalized patients as a new means of preventing infection by drug resistant bacterial.
Ahmed Al-Niaimi, MD, (07-08) focused on research in ovarian cancer. Heather Certain, MD, (06-08) studied interactions of alcohol and the ethical issues this presented.
Aging T32 Scholars
Carol Isaac, PhD, (07-10) focused on women’s leadership in the biomedical sciences.
Allison Bearden, MD, MPH, (08-09) researched the use of probiotic agents in decolonization of patients with emerging organisms.
Curt Irwin, PhD, (07-09) focused on upper extremity strength, biomechanical variations, and motor control changes that occur as people age.
Maria Nikodemova, PhD, (07-09) studied the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Carolina Schlenker MD, MPH, (07-08) investigated how to improve healthcare systems’ participation in translational research, especially in Mexico and Latin American countries.
Sayyida Abdus-Salaam (Martin), MD, MPH, (05-08) studied predictors of cutaneous manifestations of HIV-1/AIDS infection in blacks, disease progression, and response to therapy, as well as the establishment of protocols for routine HIV screenings.
Pamela Summers, MD, MBA, (06-07) focused on dermatological problems and Alzheimers disease.
Sabina Agrawal, DO, (05-06) researched vitamin D insufficiency and osteoporosis in nursing homes.
Heather Johnson, MD, (04-06) studied health disparities in cardiac risk factors in older women.
Francesca Couto, MD, (04-06) focused on molecular biology and research in diabetes
Jacqueline Wiltshire, PhD, MPH, (04-06) explored trust in physicians among older African American women.
Earlise Ward, PhD, (03-05) investigated improving mental health outcomes in the African American community.
Lisa Arendt, PhD, DVM, (02-05) studied interactions of aging and prolactin biology in mammary tissue in an ER-pos transgenic model.
Cristin Bruns, MD, (02-05) investigated metabolic measures with age and in male siblings of rhesus monkeys with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Barbara Loevinger, MD, (02-05) studied psychoneuroendocrinology and emotional dysregulation
Leah Whigham, PhD, (00-02) focused on biological mechanisms and clinical treatments of obesity, sex, and age factors.
Judith Houck, PhD, (00-02) investigated the history of menopause in the U.S.
Jessica Bartell, MD, PhD, (00-03) studied the impact of access to insurance on health outcomes in older women.
Terri Gomez, PhD, (00-02) focused on the role of a high fat diet in obesity and oxygen consumption.
Kimberly Price, PhD, (99-00) studied the effect of birth weight on glucoregulation with age in rhesus monkeys.
Jennifer Brockman, PhD, (99-00) focused on research in prolactin biology and breast cancer.