Work-in-Progress Meetings

2023 Work-In-Progress Meetings

Date	Presenter	Project Title	Presentation Title
1/19/23	Dr. Ana Palei Assistant Professor Department of Surgery University of Mississippi Medical Center	Inflammation in Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome	Platelet-mediated mechanisms of placental and systemic hypercoagulability in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia
1/19/23	Dr. Yann Gibert Associate Professor Department of Cell & Molecular Biology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Physiological and molecular metabolic consequences of fetal hyperglycemia	Update on physiological, cellular, and molecular metabolic consequences of fetal hyperglycemia
2/16/23	Dr. Megan Renna Assistant Professor School of Psychology The University of Southern Mississippi	Emotion regulation training to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among depressed young adults in southen Mississippi: A single-session design	Emotion regulation and its influence on health
2/16/23	Dr. Eric George Associate Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	A Novel Therapy For Preeclampsia	The placental glycocalyx in preeclampsia
3/16/23	Dr. Jussara do Carmo Associate Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Long-term consequences of parental obesity on developmental programming of cardiorenal diseases in offspring	Parental obesity, developmental origins of cardiovascular diseases and interactions with aging
3/16/23	Dr. Nuno Oliveira Assistant Professor School of Kinesiology & Nutrition University of Southern Mississippi	Visual feedback monitoring during exercise in individuals with obesity	Visual feedback monitoring during exercise in individuals with obesity
4/27/23	Dr. Denise Cornelius Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology	Hypertension, Inflammation, and Vascular Function	R21 Resubmission Plans: Mechanisms of Sepsis Induced Organ Injury
4/27/23	Dr. Mathew Priddy Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Mississippi State University	Residual Stresses and Bone Remodeling: a Two-Step Simulation Framework for Improved Finite Element Modeling of Dental Implants	Towards a simulation framework for predicting residual stresses and estimating bone remodeling around dental implants
5/18/23	Dr. John Clemmer Assistant Professor Deparment of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Improving Hypertension Treatment in African Americans Using Computational Modeling and Predictive Analytics	Using Physiological simulation to test novel treatments for black patients with HFpEF and CKD
5/18/23	Dr. Matthias Krenn Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery University of Mississippi Medical Center	Electical Neuromodulation for Modifying spinal Network Involved Spasticity	Electical Neuromodulation for Modifying spinal Network Involved Spasticity
6/15/22	Dr. Cooper Brookshire Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Clinical Sciences Mississippi State University	One Health Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae	One Health Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae
6/15/22	Dr. Jan Williams Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Mechanisms involved in the early development of renal disease associated with prepubertal obesity	Inflammation and Obesity-Induced Renal Injury
7/20/23	Dr. Zerelda Garrigos Assistant Professor School of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	Emotion Regulation Training to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Depressed Young Adults in Southern Mississippi: A Single-Session Design	Optimal Timing of Device Removal in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices Infections: A Multi-Center Analysis
7/20/23	Dr. Alan Mouton Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of Immunometabolism in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome	Role of Autoimmunity and Autoantibodies During MI-induced Cardiac Injury
8/17/23	Dr. Erin Taylor Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	The Role of Leptin in Autoimmune-Associated Hypertension	The Impact of Obesity and Leptin on the Development of Hypertension in Females with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
8/17/23	Dr. Carolann Risley Associate Professor School of Nursing University of Mississippi Medical Center	Risk of Premalignant Dysplasia and Cancer of the Uterine Cervix in Women in Mississippi who are Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccinated vs. HPV Un-Vaccinated	Association of the Cervical Vaginal Microbiome, Bacterial Vaginosis, and HPV Progression – 16s rRNA Assay Results
9/21/23	Dr. Joshua Speed Associate Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Adipocyte Endothelin-1 and Insulin Resistance	Endothelin-1 in Obesity-Induced Inflammation and Racial Disparities in Metabolic Disease Risk.
9/21/23	Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi Assistant Professor Department of Nephrology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Empagliflozin in ESRD - a Feasibility Study	Empagliflozin in End-Stage Renal Disease
10/19/23	Dr. Zhen Wang Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of TRPC6 Channels in Mediating Cardiac Injury in Hypertension Combined with Diabetes	Role of Mitochondrial TRPC6 in Mediating Synergistic Interactions of Hypertension and Diabetes to Promote Kidney Injury
10/19/23	Dr. Hallie Smith Assistant Professor Applied Behavior Analysis Mississippi State University	Increasing Efficiency of Treatment Identification for Pediatric Feeding Problems through the Development of a Rapid Assessment Tool	Increasing Efficiency of Treatment Identification for Pediatric Feeding Problems through the Development of a Rapid Assessment Tool
11/16/23	Dr. Ana Omoto Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Cardiac Protection by CNS Actions of Leptin Administration after Ischemia/Reperfusion	Cardioprotective Actions of the Brain Melanocortin System Activation: Potential Role of Brown Adipose Tissue and its Release of Extracellular Vesicles
11/16/23	Dr. Kelsey Bonfils Assistant Professor School of Psychology University of Southern Mississippi	Sleep Disturbance and Inflammation as Determinants of Social Cognition and Behavior: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Adults with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders	Sleep, Inflammation, and Social Outcomes in Schizophrenia: An Intensive Longitudinal Examination
12/21/23	Dr. Matthew Jessee Assistant Professor Health, Exercise, and Recreation Management University of Mississippi	Vascular Adaptations to Single-Sprint Training	Vascular Adaptations to Single-Sprint Training
12/21/23	Dr. Maria Tio Assistant Professor Department of Nephrology University of Mississippi Medical Center	The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Kidney Disease in HFpEF with Obesity	Pathophysiology of CKD in HFpEF