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2022 Work-In-Progress Meetings

Date	Presenter	Project Title	Presentation Title
1/20/22	Dr. Fan Fan Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Diabetes, cerebral vascular dysfunction and cognitive impairments	Adducin, actin cytoskeleton, podocyte dysfunction and chronic kidney disease
1/20/22	Dr. Yann Gibert Associate Professor Department of Cell & Molecular Biology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Physiological and molecular metabolic consequences of fetal hyperglycemia	Physiological, cellular and molecular metabolic consequences of gestational hyperglycemia
2/17/22	Dr. Carolann Risley Associate Professor School of Nursing University of Mississippi Medical Center	Cervical Microbiome, HPV Persistence, and Risk of Cervical Precancer	Cervical Microbiome, HPV Persistence, and Risk of Cervical Precancer
2/17/22	Dr. Alan Mouton Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of Immunometabolism in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome	Macrophage Metabolism of Alternative Fuels during Cardiac Injury
3/17/22	Dr. William Hillegass Associate Professor Department of Data Science University of Mississippi Medical Center	Run-in Phase Designs for Late Developmental Clinical Trials	Run-in Phase Designs for Late Developmental Clinical Trials
3/17/22	Dr. Denise Cornelius Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Hypertenstion and Inflammation	Sepsis-Induced AKI Mechanisms of Injury
4/21/22	Dr. Reuben Burch Associate Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering Mississippi State University	Incorporation of a smart sock with the virtual immersive test for postural stability	Incorporation of a smart sock with the virtual immersive test for postural stability
4/21/22	Dr. Ana Omoto Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Cardiac protection by CNS actions of leptin after ischemia/reperfusion injury: how the brain talks to the heart	Cardiac protection by CNS actions of leptin administration after ischemia/reperfusion
5/19/22	Dr. Abigail Gamble Associate Professor Department of Preventive Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	Exploring Exercise behavior in pregnant and postpartum adolescents in Missippi	Effectiveness of a telehealth lifestyle intervention on reducing diabetes risk in black parent-child dyads
5/19/22	Dr. Fan Fan Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Adducin, actin cytoskeleton and cognitive impairments	Role of hyperglycemia on cerebrovascular pericytes and cognitive impairments
6/16/22	Dr. Marcus Zachariah Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery University of Mississippi Medical Center	Modeling leptomeningeal metastasis using breast circulating tumor cell xenografts	Hypoxia and Lipogenesis in Leptomeningeal Carinomatosis from Triple Negative Breast Cancer
6/16/22	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	Dissecting the role of inflammation in the early progression of obesity-induced renal injury
7/21/22	Dr. William Davis Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics Mississippi State University	Understanding the Relationship between Broadband Access, Telehealth Utilization, and Population Health: Evidence from Mississippi	Estimating the relationship between broadband access, telehealth utilization and population health: evidence from Mississippi
7/21/22	Dr. Frank Spradley Associate Professor Department of Surgery University of Mississippi Medical Center	Impact of swimming exercise on blood pressure regulation in obese hypertensive pregnant rats	Hyperlipidemia exaggerates the severity of hypertension during preeclampsia
8/18/22	Dr. Yoshitsugu Obi Assistant Professor Department of Medicine-Nephrology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Empagliflozin in ESRD - a Feasibility Study	Empagliflozin in end-stage renal disease
8/18/22	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 kidney diseases, and macrophage metabolism
9/15/22	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
9/15/22	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 during the development of kidney injury associated with diabetes and hypertension
10/20/22	Dr. Adam Protos Division Chief Department of Surgery University of Mississippi Medical Center	The comparison of del Nido and Buckberg cardioplegia in ischemic heart disease	The comparison of del Nido and Buckberg cardioplegia in ischemic heart disease
10/20/22	Dr. Xuan Li Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Absence of Sestrin2 in hearts exacerbates recovery of cardiac function after ischemia/reperfusion	Absence of Sestrin2 in hearts exacerbates recovery of cardiac function after ischemia/reperfusion
11/17/22	Dr. Maria Clarissa Tio Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Kidney Disease in HFpEF with Obesity	The Pathophysiology of Kidney Disease in HFpEF with Obesity
11/17/22	Dr. Barbara Alexander Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Hypertension in adult IUGR offspring: beneficial effects of perinatal intervention	Sex Steroids, Aging and Cardiovascular Risk
12/15/22	Dr. Heather Drummond Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Placental ischemia, hypertension and vascular function	Degenerin mediated macrophage function in the kidney
12/15/22	Dr. Bernadette Grayson Associate Professor Department of Neurology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Glucagon-like peptide 1-mediated mechanisms of metabolic dysfunction after spinal cord injury in humans	Glycemic regulation in human spinal cord injury