The day-long ACPHS Research Symposium will feature oral presentations from ACPHS faculty researchers engaged in collaborative research projects. The event will include a midday poster session featuring faculty and student researchers across all academic disciplines at the institution.
The Symposium, which will be held in Room 202 of the Gozzo Student Center on the ACPHS Campus, begins with a continental breakfast at 8:30 am. The program will start promptly at 9:00 am.
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Greg Dewey, Ph.D.
President, ACPHS
9:00 - 9:15 am
Stephen Gilman, Sc.D.
Senior Investigator, Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch
National Institutes of Health
Topic: “A Team Science Approach to Health Disparities”
9:15 - 10:00 am
Thomas Lodise, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Professor, ACPHS
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Topic: “Dual Beta-Lactam Therapy for Patients with Gram-Negative Infections”
10:20 - 10:50 am
Meenakshi Malik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, ACPHS
Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences
Topic: “Insights into the Evolution of Staphylococcus Aureus Daptomycin Resistance from an In Vitro Bioreactor Model”
10:55 - 11:25 am
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
James A. Dias, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research, University at Albany
Topic: “The Promise, Approach and Challenge of Team Science”
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Stanley Stevens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, ACPHS - Vermont Campus
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Topic: “Biomics: A Team-Based Approach”
2:05 - 2:35 pm
Christopher Cioffi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, ACPHS
Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences
Topic: “Visual Cycle Modulators for the Potential Treatment of Atropic Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt Disease”
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Tarun Patel, Ph.D.
Provost, ACPHS
3:15 - 3:25 pm
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3:25 - 4:00 pm
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DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE
Pharmacist Driven Pharmacogenetic Testing Initiative: Implementation to Results
Jacqueline Cleary and Emily Seidl
Student Perception of the Opioid Epidemic at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Madyson Allard, Nicolas James, Jacqueline Cleary
Medicare Part D coverage of phosphate binders
Mariam Gawdat, Wendy Parker, Arthur Johnsen, Tyler Baumeister,Katie Cardone
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES
Mechanisms of ricin-mediated programmed cell death
Cody Kempen, Alexa L. Hodges, William D. McCaig, Yinghui Rong,Jennifer Westfall, Nicholas J. Mantis and Timothy J. LaRocca
Mitochondrial ROS prime cells for the hyperglycemic shift to necroptosis
William D. McCaig, Matthew A. Deragon, Payal S. Patel, Nicole L. Shakerley,Tori A. Smiraglia, and Timothy J. LaRocca
Role(s) of pp(p)Gpp in Oxidative Stress Response and Virulence in Francisella tularensis LVS
Zhuo Ma, Kayla King, Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, Meenakshi Malik
Genetic Basis for Daptomycin Resistance in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Smruti Mishra, Erica Lasek-Nesselquist , Jackson Lu, Ryan Schneider, Zhuo Ma, Janice Pata, Kathleen McDonough, Meenakshi Malik
Developing a Murine Model for the Investigation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections
Chen Shu Dong, Brittany Vojnar, Brittney Maring, Michelle A. Parent
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Response to Oxidative Stress
Brittany Vojnar, Brittney L. Maring, Chen Shu Dong, Stephanie Waters-Wezalis, Michelle A. Parent
Co-culture between HIV-1 Infected MT2 Cells and THP1 Cells Induced Cell Death
Lalhming Zaua, Liang Xi, Laura Graf and Binshan Shi
Quantification of HIV-1 1-LTR Circle DNA by Using A Nested Real Time PCR
Laura Graf, Katie Mellon and Binshan Shi
Contribution of Thioredoxin A to Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence
Catherine Phelps, Patrick M Ketter, Bernard P Arulanandam, Nicole L Shakerley
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Synthesis of Nicotinamide Riboside Derivatives
Song Zheng, Chinomso Ogbonna, Wilson Ebhohon, Yana Cen
Chemo-enzymatic Synthesis of Isotopically Labeled Nicotinamide Riboside
Ai Tran, Ryota Yokose, Yana Cen
Synthesis of Novel RPE65 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stargardt’s Disease
Machayla Donovan, Parthasarathy Muthuraman, Arun Raja, Christopher Cioffi
Molecular Insights into Di-acetyllysine Histone Recognition by the BRPF1 Bromodomain
Juliet Obi, Mulu Y. Lubula, Chiara M. Evans, Kara McGuire and Karen C. Glass
Molecular mechanism of di-acetyllysine recognition by the ATAD2 bromodomain
Jonathan T. Lloyd, Jamie C. Gay, Brian E. Eckenroth, Marco Tonelli, Gabriel Cornilescu, Paul Nguyen, Samuel Carlson, John L. Markley and Karen C. Glass
Use of Topical Antioxidants for Inhibition of DNA Modifications Induced by Ultraviolet Radiation
Rebecca Cruz and Martha A. Hass
Combination of photodynamic and chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of psoriasis: Assessment of in vitro efficacy of aminolevulinic acid and mycophenolic acid
Manisha Venkatesh, Jeffrey Voigt and Martha A. Hass
Cytokines secreted by stromal cells in TNBC microenvironment as potential targets for cancer therapy: experimental and bioinformatics predictions
Marie K. Malone, Karly Smrekar, Ludmila Danilova, Michael Considine, Elana J. Fertig, Sunju Park, Brianna Blakely, Alec Walter, Nicholas Nasta, Jay Park, Kideok Jin, and Aleksander S. Popel
Structural and Biophysical Characterization of CYP2C9*2 Genetic Variant Bound to an Anti-Hypertensive Drug Losartan
Sonia Parikh, Chiara M. Evans, Juliet O. Obi, Karen C. Glass, and Manish B. Shah
Functional Intereukin-6 (IL-6) Signaling in 419II cells
Brianna Bootier and Jeffrey Voigt
The Role of Endocannabinoids in the Post-Ischemic Survival of Human Brain Microvascular Vein Endothelial Cells
Andrew B. Thurston, Schuyler Pruyn, HaiAn Zheng, Jefferey Voigt, Marcel Musteata
Stability and Biodistribution of Endocannabinoids at the Blood-Brain Barrier
Schuyler Pruyn and HaiAn Zheng
DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES
Evaluation of the Impact of a Rotavirus Vaccine Program on Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations: Estimating the Overall Effect Attributable to the Program as a Whole and as a Per-Unit Change in Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage
Margaret K. Doll, Caroline Quach, David L. Buckeridge
Feasibility of a Digital Health Technology to Engage Heart Failure Outpatients and Their Providers to Prevent Avoidable Readmissions
Sean P. Pinney, Jennifer Ullman, Margaret K. Doll, Genna LeDrew,John Donehey, Beth Oliver, Anu Lala
Medicare Part D coverage of phosphate binders
Mariam Gawdat, Wendy Parker, Arthur Johnsen, Tyler Baumeister,Katie Cardone