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Research Publications

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Raymond, R. Promising OMT pilot study points to difficulties with ‘sham’ treatment. The DO, Oct 2013


Quinn TA, The Feminine Touch – Women in Osteopathy, Truman State University Press, Kirksville, MO, 2011



Snider KT, Barotitis, AAOJ 2001: 20(2):27-28

Snider KT, Dowling DJ, Seffinger MA, Channell MK, Yao SC, Gustowski SM, Johnson JC,Martin Pryor JM. Effect of Table Trainer Ratios on the Outcomes of Student Assessments of Cervical Muscle Energy Techniques. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2015;115(9):556-564.

Snider KT, Ghouse A, He SS, Pazdernik VK. Correlation Between Sudden Onset Atraumatic Neck Pain and Somatic Dysfunction: A Retrospective Case Note Study from a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Specialty Clinic. AAOJ 2016, 26(3):9-19 

Snider KT, Glover JC, Rennie PR, Ferrill HP, Morris WF, Johnson JC. Frequency of Counterstrain Tender Points in Osteopathic Medical Students, J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2013;113(9):690-702 doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2013.035

Snider KT, Glover JC. Atlas of Common Counterstrain Tender Points, Electronic Textbook available through Apple iBookstore.  ISBN 978-0-9882627-3-7 ©2013

Snider KT, Johnson JC, Deganhardt BF, Snider EJ. Increased Frequency and Severity of Somatic Dysfunction in Chronic Low Back Pain.  J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2008:108(8):372-378

Snider KT, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF, Snider EJ, Burton D. The Association of Low Back Pain, Somatic Dysfunction, and Bone Mineral Density: Reproducibility of Findings. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 114(5):356-367 doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.073

Snider KT, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF, Snider EJ. Low Back Pain, Somatic Dysfunction, and Segmental Bone Mineral Density T-Score Variation In The Lumbar Spine. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2011 111:89-96

Snider KT, Johnson JC. Billing and Coding for Counterstrain Tender Points. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2012 112(6):356-365

Snider KT, Johnson JC. Professionalism Score and Academic Performance in Osteopathic Medical Students. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014;114(11):850-859 doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.171

Snider KT, Jorgenson, D. Billing and Coding for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.  J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2009:109(8):409-413

Snider KT, Kribs J, Snider E, Deganhardt BF, Bukowski A, Johnson JC. Reliability of Tuffier’s Line as an Anatomic Landmark. Spine 2008:33(6):E161-E165

Snider KT, Redman C, Edwards C, Bhatia S, Kondrashova T. “Ultrasound Evaluation of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Sacral Base Asymmetry”.  J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2018;118(3):159-169. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.035

Snider KT, Schneider RP, Danto JB, Lehnardt CL, Ngo CS, Johnson JC, Sheneman TA. Correlation of Somatic Dysfunction with Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings: A Prospective Observational Study. . J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2016: 116(6), 358-369.doi:10.7556/jaoa.2016.076

Snider KT, Section editor “Competency Domain 1: Osteopathic Principles & Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment” in Fundamental Osteopathic Medical Competency Domains, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, September 2016

Snider KT, Seffinger MA, Ferrill FP, Gish EE. Trainer-to-Student Ratios for Teaching Psychomotor Skills in Healthcare-Related Fields as Applied to Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2012 112(40):182-187

Snider KT, Snider E J,  DeGooyer, B, Johnson, JC,   Bukowski, A. Retrospective Chart Review of the OMM Hospital Consultation Service at NRMC - Preliminary Results, J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2009:109(8):425-462 (Abstract)

Snider KT, Snider EJ, DeGooyer BR, Bukowski AM, Fleming RK, Johnson JC. Retrospective medical record review of an osteopathic manipulative medicine hospital consultation service. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2013;113(10):754-767. 

Snider KT, Snider EJ, Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, Kribs, JW. Palpatory Accuracy of Lumbar Spinous Processes Using Multiple Bony Landmarks. JMPT  2011 34(5):306-313.

Snider KT, Snider EJ, Johnson JC. Hagan C, Schoenwald C. Preventative Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and the Elderly Nursing Home Resident: A Pilot study. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2012 112(8):489-501

Snider KT, and Steele K, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Mini Manual of Muscle Energy and High Velocity Techniques, 1st Edition 1998.

Snider KT, and Veilleux R, Factors Affecting Variability in Anther Culture and in Conversion of Androgenic Embryos of Solanum Phureja, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 1994:36: 345-354.

Snider KT.  Establishing a Professionalism Score in an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Curriculum J Am Osteopath Assoc 2016;116(2):106-113. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2016.024

Snider KT. Dysfunction in a Patient with Acute Knee Pain: A Case Report AAOJ 2015: 25(2):27-32. 

Snider KT. The Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as Part of an Integrated Treatment for Infantile Colic: A Case Report. AAOJ 2016, 26(2):15-18, 33 

Ahmad Z, Ahmad M, Okafor F, Jones J, Abunameh A, Cheniya RP, Kady IO. Effect of structural modulation of polyphenolic compounds on the inhibition of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. Int J Biol Macromol. 2012 Apr 1;50(3):476-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.01.019. Epub 2012 Jan 20. PubMed

Ahmad Z, Elord J, Dadi PK, Kady IO. Synthesis and evaluation of diphenol aldimines as inhibitors of Escherichia coli ATPase and cell growth, 2012 Adv Biol Chem. 2, 1-7. Paper.

Apr 2017 - “Defining and Integrating OPP throughout Osteopathic Medical Education” AACOM and AODME Conference, Baltimore, MD 

Apr 2017 - “Integrating OPP Competencies, Milestones, and Scholarly Activity into Residency Programs” AACOM and AODME Conference, Baltimore, MD 

Apr 2017 - “Osteopathic Approach to Asthma”. Live Webinar to Still OPTI, Kirksville, MO

April 2011 - “Frequency of Counterstrain Tender Points in Osteopathic Medical Students - An Osteopathic Educational Research Project”– Joint  AACOM and AODME Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

April 2011 - “Psychomotor Skills Training and Table Trainer Ratios”– Joint  AACOM and AODME Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

April 2012 - Program Chair – Basic Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for the Thoracic and Lumbar spine, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

April 2016 - “Establishing an Online OPP Integrated Clerkship Curriculum,” AACOM, Washington, DC

April 2016 - “The Osteopathic Approach to Low Back Pain,” Missouri Association for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Convention, St Charles, MO

April 2016 - “The Osteopathic Approach to the Pregnant Patient,” Missouri Association for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Convention, St Charles, MO

April 2018 - “A Novel Method for Training Preceptors to Teach and Assess OMM”, AACOM and AOGME Conference, Washington DC

Aug 2011 - “Billing and Coding for OMT”– Family Practice Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osage Beach, MO

Berk PD, Zhou S, Kiang C, Stump DD, Fan X, Bradbury MW, 1999. Selective up-regulation of fatty acid uptake by adipocytes characterizes both genetic and diet-induced obesity in rodents. J.Biol.Chem. 274:28626-28631.

Berk, PD, M Bradbury, S-L Zhou, D Stump and N-I Han, 1996. Characterization of membrane transport processes: Lessons from the study of BSP, bilirubin and fatty acid uptake. Seminars in Liver Diseases 16:107-120.

Berk, PD, S-L Zhou, C-L Kiang, D Stump, M Bradbury, and LM Isola, 1997. Uptake of long chain free fatty acids is selectively upregulated in adipocytes of Zucker rats with genetic obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. J. Biol. Chem. 272:8830-8835.

Berk, PD, S-L Zhou, M Bradbury, D Stump, C-L Kiang, and LM Isola, 1997. Regulated membrane transport of free fatty acids in adipocytes: Role in obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Trans. Amer. Clin. Climat Assoc. 108:26-43.

Berk, PD, S-L Zhou, M Bradbury, D Stump, C-L Kiang, and N-I Han, 1996. Crigler-Najjar Syndrome and the jaundiced Gunn rat: Model diseases for the evaluation of novel molecular and cellular therapies. In: HE Blum, GY Yu and CH Wu, editors, Molecular Diagnosis and Gene Therapy. Kluwer, Lancaster (UK). pp 223-244.

Berk, PD, Zhou, SL, Bradbury, MW, 2005. Increased hepatocellular uptake of long chain fatty acids occurs by different mechanisms in fatty livers due to obesity or excess ethanol use, contributing to development of steatohepatitis in both settings. Transact Amer Clin Climatolog Assoc 116:335-345.

Bradbury MW, 2006. Lipid Metabolism and Liver Inflammation. I. Hepatic Fatty Acid Uptake: Possible Role in Steatosis. Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 290:G194-8.

Bradbury MW, Berk PD, 2004. Lipid metabolism in hepatic steatosis. Clinics. Liver Dis. 8:639-671

Bradbury MW, Stump D, Guarnieri F, Berk PD, 2011. Molecular modeling and confirmation of a predicted fatty acid binding site of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase. J. Mol. Biol., 412:412-422 (doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.034)

Bradbury, MW and JD Fabricant, 1988. Changes in melanin granules caused by coat color mutations in the fox. J. Hered. 79:133-136

Bradbury, MW and PD Berk, 2000. Mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase: direction of a single protein with two distinct functions to two sub-cellular sites does not require alternative splicing of the mRNA. Biochem. J. 345:423-427

Bradbury, MW, 1983. Functional capacity of Sex-reversed (XX, Sxr/+) mouse germ cells as shown by progeny derived from a female chimera. J. Exp. Zool. 266:315-320

Bradbury, MW, 1987. Testes of XX ↔ XY chimeric mice develop from fetal ovotestes. Dev. Genet. 8:207-218.

Bradbury, MW, Berk,PD, 2004. Cellular uptake of long chain free fatty acids: the structure and function of plasma membrane fatty acid binding protein. Adv.Mol.Cell Biol. 33:47-81.

Bradbury, MW, L Isola and J Gordon, 1990. Enzymatic amplification of a Y-chromosome repeat in a single blastomere allows identification of the sex of preimplantation mouse embryos. PNAS 87:4053-4057

Bradshaw D and Snider KT Case Study: OMT for Post-mastectomy Lymphedema and Rib Pain, AAOJ 2006:16(4):21-24

Brechue WF, Mayhew JL. Lower-body work capacity and one-repetition maximum squat prediction in college football players. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Feb;26(2):364-72. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318225eee3

Burnell A, Collins S, Young BA. On the postpulmonary septum of Varanus and it’s implications for Mosasaurine ventilation and physiology. 2012 Bulletin of the Geological Society of France. 183: 159-169

Burnell A, Collins S, Young BA. Vertebral morphometrics in Varanus. Bulletin of the Geological Society of France. 2012 183: 151-158

Carter, ML, Bradbury MW, 2016. Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Primate Bone Carbonate Reflect Amount of Leaves and Vertical Stratification in the Diet. Am. J. Primatol., 78:1086-1097 (doi:10.1002/ajp.22432)

Chalmers, JH, Jr., MW Bradbury, and JD Fabricant, 1987. A multicolored luminol-based chemiluminescnce demonstration. J. Chem. Ed. 64:969-970

Chamberlain NR, Stuart MK, Singh VK, Sargentini NJ. Utilization of case presentations in medical microbiology to enhance relevance of basic science for medical students. Med Educ Online. 2012;17. doi: 10.3402/meo.v17i0.15943. Epub 2012 Mar 13

Contributing Author: Chapter 24 Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Primary Care Pain Management by Charles De Mesa DO. LWW 2019 ISBN: 978-1496378804

Davis K [student], Reuter A [student], Rachakatla RS. Umbilical Cord Matrix Stem Cells Trophic Ability and Use as a Drug Delivery Vehicle for Treatment of Melanomas. Experimental Biology, April 21-25, 2012, San Diego, California.

Degenhardt BF, Snider KT, Snider EJ, Johnson JC. Interobserver Reliability of Osteopathic Palpatory Diagnostic Tests of the Lumbar Spine: Improvements From Consensus Training, J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2005:105(10):465-473

Degenhardt BF, Johnson J, Snider KT, and Snider E. Maintenance and Improvement Interoberver Reliability of Osteopathic Palpatory Tests Over a 4-Month Period. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2010:110(10):579-586

Fabricant JD, Chalmers JH Jr., Bradbury MW, 1995. Bioluminescent Strains of E. coli for the Assay of Biocides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54:90-95

Fan X, Bradbury MW, Berk PD, 2003. Leptin and insulin modulate nutrient partitioning and weight loss in ob/ob mice through regulation of long-chain fatty acid uptake by adipocytes. J. Nutrition 133:2707-2715.

Fetterrolf D, Mudd J, and Teten (Snider) Karen, An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Residue on Hands, Journal of Forensic Science 1991:36(2):343-349

Fleming RK Snider KT, Blanke KJ, Johnson JC. The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Posterolateral Postthoracotomy Patients: a Retrospective Case Series. I J Osteopath Med. 2015;18(2):88-96 Published Online: October 02, 2014

Fleming, RK, Snider KT, Low Back Pain in Rowers, AAOJ 2010: 20(2):27-28

Frank LD, Bhatia S, Snider KT. Characteristics and Management of Pregnant Patients From a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clinic. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2020;. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.151.

Fry BG, Casewell NR, Wüster W, Vidal N, Young B, Jackson TN. The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system. Toxicon. 2012 Sep 15;60(4):434-48. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.02.013. Epub 2012 Mar 14

Gordon JW, Isola LM, Bradbury MW, 1990. Rapid Sexing of Preimplantation Mouse Embryos by Blastomere Biopsy and Enzymatic Amplification, Advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, pp 871-886

Gordon, JW and MW Bradbury, 1991. Genomic imprinting - a phenomenon with implications for micromanipulation-assisted IVF. J. IVF & Emb. Trans. 8:5-14

Gowd KH, Blais KD [student],, Elmslie KS, Steiner AM, Olivera BM, Bulaj G. Dissecting a role of evolutionary-conserved but noncritical disulfide bridges in cysteine-rich peptides using ω-conotoxin GVIA and its selenocysteine analogs. Biopolymers. 2012;98(3):212-23. doi: 10.1002/bip.22047

Halma KD, Snider KT, Johnson JC, Flaim MS, Bradshaw D, Degenhardt BF. Determining the Intra-observer Reliability of the Evaluation of Cranial Strain Patterns. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2008:108(9):493-502

Han BH, Vellimana AK, Zhou ML, Milner E, Zipfel GJ. Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition attenuates cerebral vasospasm and improves functional recovery after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2012 Jan;70(1):178-86;discussion 186-7. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31822ec2b0.

Heller K-G, Ostrowski TD, Hemp C. Singing and hearing in Aerotegmina kilimandjarica (Tettigoniidae: Hexacentrinae), a species with unusual low carrier frequency of the calling song. Bioacoustics 2010; 19(3): 195-210. Epub 2012 Apr 13.


Hon G, Snider KT, Johnson JC. Variations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Somatic Dysfunction Between Four Osteopathic Residency Programs. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2015;115(5):294-303 doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2015.060

Isola, LM, S-L Zhou, C-L Kiang, DD Stump, MW Bradbury and PD Berk, 1995. 3T3 fibroblasts transfected with a cDNA for mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase express plasma membrane fatty acid-binding protein and saturable fatty acid uptake. PNAS 92:9866-9870

Jan 2015 - Snider KT, LaBaere R. “Keynote Address: Mitchell Kasovac DO Memorial Lecture, Osteopathically Distinctive  Assessments in Unified Graduate Medical Education.” Osteopathic Medical Education Leadership conference, Los Angeles, CA

Jan 2017 - “Osteopathic Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome”. Live Webinar to Still OPTI, Kirksville, MO	

July 2017 - “Osteopathic Approach to Low back Pain in the Pregnant Patient” Live telecast workshop to Still OPTI, Kirksville, MO

Kabir MA. Hussain MA, Ahmad Z. Candida albicans: a model organism for studying fungal pathogens. ISRN Microbiol. 2012, 1-15 PubMed

Kaiser G; Degenhardt BF; Menke JM; Snider KT. Characteristics and Management of Pediatric Patients Seen in an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clinic. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2020;120(3):153–163. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.028.

King A, Cox J, Bhatia S, Snider KT. Characteristics and treatment of geriatric patients in an osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine clinic. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. February 2021:503-511. doi: 10.1515/jom-2020-0220

Kohl T, Colayori SE, Westhoff G, Bakken GS, Young BA. Directional sensitivity in the thermal response of the facial pit in western diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox). J Exp Biol. 2012 Aug 1;215(Pt 15):2630-6. doi:10.1242/jeb.065896

Kondrashov PE, Agadjanian AK. A nearly complete skeleton of Ernanodon (Mammalia, Palaeanodonta) from Mongolia: morphofunctional analysis. J Vert Paleontol 2012 32(5):983-1001 (Featured Article)

Kondrashov PE, Lucas SG. Nearly complete skeleton of Tetraclaenodon (Mammalia, Phenacodontidae) from the Early Paleocene of New Mexico: Morpho-functional analysis. J Paleontology. 2012 Jan;86(1):25-43

Li X, Akhtar S, Choudhry MA. Alteration in intestine tight junction protein phosphorylation and apoptosis is associated with increase in IL-18 levels following alcohol intoxication and burn injury. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Feb;1822(2):196-203. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.09.019. Epub 2011 Oct 7. PMID: 22001439. PubMed

Li X, Rendon JL, Akhtar S, Choudhry MA. Activation of toll-like receptor 2 prevents suppression of T-cell interferon γ production by modulating p38/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathways following alcohol and burn injury. Mol Med. 2012 Sep 7;18:982-91. doi: 10.2119/molmed.2011.00513. PMID: 22634720. PubMed

Lodato PB, Hsieh PK, Belasco JG, Kaper JB. The ribosome binding site of a mini-ORF protects a T3SS mRNA from degradation by RNase E. Mol Microbiol. 2012, 86(5):1167-82. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12050. Epub 2012 Oct 12. PMID: 23043360; PMCID: PMC3537511.

Lodato PB, Kaper JB. Post-transcriptional processing of the LEE4 operon in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli [published correction appears in Mol Microbiol. 2012 Jun;84(5):990]. Mol Microbiol. 2009;71(2):273-290. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06530.x

March 2013 - “Facilitating NMM Resident Research” NMM/OMM Program Directors Meeting, Orlando, FL

March 2013 - “OPP Test Item Writing”, AAO Convocation, Orlando, FL

March 2015 - Snider KT, Dowling DJ, Seffinger MA, Channell MK, Yao SC, Gustowski SM, Johnson JC,Martin Pryor JM. Effect of Table Trainer Ratios on the Outcomes of Student Assessments of Cervical Muscle Energy Techniques. AACOM FT Lauderdale, FL POSTER

March 2018 - “Joint Mobilization Muscle Energy for the Cervical Spine using Sagittal Plane Activating forces”, AAO Convocation, Dallas, TX

March 2019 - “Osteopathic “Edges” In Patients Presenting With Shoulder Pain” AAO Convocation, Orlando FL, March 2019

May 2015 - Snider KT, Sexton TT. Professionalism Faculty Development Workshop. WVSOM, Lewisburg WV

May 2018 - “Lumbar Counterstrain”, OMM Basic Course, Kirksville, MO

May 2018 - “OMM Documentation and Coding”, OMM Basic Course, Kirksville, MO

Mitgutsch C, Richardson MK, Jiménez R, Martin JE, Kondrashov P, de Bakker MA, Sánchez-Villagra MR. Circumventing the polydactyly 'constraint': the mole's 'thumb'. Biol Lett. 2012 Feb 23;8(1):74-7. Epub 2011 Jul 13

Norimatsu Y, Ivetac A, Alexander C, Kirkham J, O'Donnell N, Dawson DC, Sansom MS. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator: a molecular model defines the architecture of the anion conduction path and locates a bottleneck in the pore. Biochemistry. 2012 Mar 20;51(11):2199-212. doi: 10.1021/bi201888a. Epub 2012 Mar 7.

Norimatsu Y, Ivetac A, Alexander C, O'Donnell N, Frye L, Sansom MS, Dawson DC. Locating a plausible binding site for an open-channel blocker, GlyH-101, in the pore of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Mol Pharmacol. 2012 Dec;82(6):1042-55. doi: 10.1124/mol.112.080267. Epub 2012 Aug 24

Norimatsu Y, Moran AR, MacDonald KD. Lubiprostone activates CFTR, but not ClC-2, via the prostaglandin receptor (EP(4)). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Sep 28;426(3):374-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.08.097. Epub 2012 Aug 29

Nov 2010 - NBOME Item Writing Faculty Development Workshop, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nov 2016 - “Osteopathic Approach to Asthma”. Canadian Academy of Osteopathy. CAO Founders’ Day. Hamilton, Canada

Nov 2017 - “OMM Research”, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, VA 

Oct 2011 - “Frequency of Counterstrain Tender Points in Osteopathic Medical Students - An Osteopathic Educational Research Project”– Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Kirksville, MO Summary Oral Presentation and POSTER 

Oct 2012 - Snider KT, Glover JC, Rennie PR, Ferrill HP, Morris WF, Johnson JC. “Frequency of Counterstrain Tender Points in Osteopathic Medical Students.” AOA Research Conference, San Diego, CA

Oct 2012 - Snider KT, Snider EJ, Johnson JC. Hagan C, Schoenwald C. “Preventative Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and the Elderly Nursing Home Resident: A Pilot study.” AOA Research Conference, San Diego, CA

Oct 2012 - Degenhardt BF, Snider KT, Johnson JC, Snider EJ, Pamperin K, Yang Q, Graven-Nielsen T. Reliability of Pressure Pain Thresholds in the Supraspinatous Muscle—Palpation and Algometry. AOA Research Conference, San Diego, CA POSTER

Oct 2012 - “Billing, Coding, and EHR”, Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2012 - “Counterstrain – How it Works and Trophy Techniques”, Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2013 - Snider KT, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF, Snider EJ, The Persistence of Lumbar Somatic Dysfunction and its Association with Bone Mineral Density. AOA Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV POSTER

Oct 2013 - Snider KT, Snider EJ, Johnson JC. Hagan C, Schoenwald C. “Preventative Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and the Elderly Nursing Home Resident: A Pilot study.” AOA Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2013 - “Osteopathic Approach to Head Pain,” Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2015 - “Counterstrain for Pelvis and Sacrum”, Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2015 - “Introduction to Counterstrain”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2015 - “Myofascial Release and Integrated Neuromuscular Release Techniques for the Lower Extremity”, Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016	 - “OMT for the Large Patient from the Smaller Operator”, Founder’s Day, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016 - Program Chair – “Osteopathic Focused Residency”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016 - “Assessing OPP Competencies”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016 - “Documenting and Billing for OMM”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016 - “Integrating OPP into Residency Programs”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2016 - “Supervising OMM and Documenting Requirements”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - Program Chair – “OMM Preceptor Training”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - “Assessing OMM”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - “Documenting and Billing for OMM”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - “Favorite Counterstrain Tender Points - Techniques 1-8”, Founder’s Day, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - “OMM Requirements of Osteopathic Focused Residency Programs”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Oct 2017 - “Supervising OMM and Documentation Requirements”, Founder’s Day Preconference – OMM Bootcamp, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Petrescu O, Cheema AF, Fan X, Bradbury MW, Berk PD, 2008. Differences in Adipocyte Uptake of Long Chain Fatty Acids in Response to High Fat Diets in Osborne-Mendel and S5B/Pl Rats. Int J Obes 32: 853-862 (doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803792)

Petrescu O, Fan X, Gentileschi P, Hossain S, Bradbury M, Gagner M, Berk PD, 2005. Long chain fatty acid uptake is upregulated in omental adipocytes from patients undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab.Disord. 29:196-203

Phillips PL, Schultz GS. Molecular mechanisms of biofilm infection: Biofilm virulence factors. Adv Wound Care, 2012 vol 1(3):109-14 

Ramachandra R [post-doc], McGrew SY, Baxter JC [student], Howard JR [student], Elmslie KS. NaV1.8 channels are expressed in large, as well as small, diameter sensory afferent neurons. Channels (Austin). 2013 Jan 1;7(1):34-7. doi: 10.4161/chan.22445. Epub 2012 Oct 12.

Ramachandra R [post-doc], McGrew SY, Baxter JC [student],, Kiveric E [Student],, Elmslie KS. Tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-dependent sodium channels in identified muscle afferent neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Oct;108(8):2230-41. doi: 10.1152/jn.00219.2012. Epub 2012 Aug 1

Ramachandra R, McGrew SY, Baxter JC, Howard JR, Elmslie KS. NaV 1.8 channels are expressed in large, as well as small, diameter sensory afferent neurons. Channels (Austin). 2012 Oct 12;7(1). [Epub ahead of print]

Ramachandra R, McGrew SY, Baxter JC, Kiveric E, Elmslie KS. Tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-dependent sodium channels in identified muscle afferent neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Oct;108(8):2230-41. doi: 10.1152/jn.00219.2012. Epub 2012 Aug 1

Reeds KB, Higginbotham ML, McCaw DL, Rachakatla R, Gwi MS, Pyle M, Goad CL, Troyer DL.In vitro effects of canine Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stromal cells and micellar nanoparticles on canine osteosarcoma D17 cell viability. J Vet Sci Technol. 2012 3(5):1

Reuter A [student], Davis K [student], Rachakatla RS. Using Neural Stem Cells as an Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Vehicle for Treating Human Breast Cancer. Experimental Biology 2012, April 21-25, 2012, San Diego, California.

Reuter AM [student], Perugino DT [student], Hassan SS, Rachakatla RS. Neural Stem Cells Expressing Interferon-Beta Prolong Lives of MDA 231 Injected SCID Mice. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.

Richardson NC [student], Sargentini NJ, Singh VK, Stuart MK. Monoclonal antibodies against the Escherichia coli DNA repair protein RadA/Sms. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2012 Feb;31(1):25-31

Richardson NC, Sargentini NJ, Singh VK, Stuart MK. Monoclonal antibodies against the Escherichia coli DNA repair protein RadA/Sms. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2012 Feb;31(1):25-31

Rogers RW, Tranovich MJ, Bradbury MW, Habusta SF, 2011. Foot Deformities and Pain in the Geriatric Patient, J Penn Osteopathic Med Assoc, 55, No. 4:15-20

Seo GM, Rachakatla RS, Balivada S, Pyle M, Shrestha TB, Basel MT, Myers C, Wang H, Tamura M, Bossmann SH, Troyer DL. A self-contained enzyme activating prodrug cytotherapy for preclinical melanoma. Mol Biol Rep. 2012 Jan;39(1):157-65. Epub 2011 May 13

Sept 2011 - “Fibular Nerve Entrapment and Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome” – Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Sept 2014 - “Research Update” Founder’s Day – Manipulative Update, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO

Sept 2017 - “OMM for MDs” Workshop, Mercy Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program, Creve Coeur MO 

Sept 2017 - “Osteopathic Approach to Tension Headaches” Live telecast workshop to Still OPTI, Kirksville, MO

Sept 2018 - “Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Approaches for Treating Pelvis Somatic Dysfunction” KCOM Founder’s Day, Kirksville MO, October 2018

Shrestha TB, Seo GM, Basel MT, Kalita M, Wang H, Villanueva D, Pyle M, Balivada S, Rachakatla RS, Shinogle H, Thapa PS, Moore D, Troyer DL, Bossmann SH. Stem cell-based photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2012 Jul;11(7):1251-8. doi: 10.1039/c2pp05417e. Epub 2012 May 8

Singh K, Singh VK. Expression of Four Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases in Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Microbiol. 2012;2012:719594. Epub 2012 Jan 4

Singh VK, Syring M [student], Singh A, Singhal K [student], Dalecki A [student], Johansson T [student]. An insight into the significance of the DnaK heat shock system in Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Med Microbiol. 2012 Nov;302(6):242-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 Jun 28

Snider KT, Couch R, Bhatia S. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Practice Patterns of Third-Year and Fourth-Year Osteopathic Medical Students: An Educational Research Project. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2020;120(5):293–302. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.048.

Stuart MK, Richardson NC [student], Singh VK, Sargentini NJ. Monoclonal Antibodies Against RadA/Sms Protein. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2012 Feb;31(1):75.

Stuart MK, Richardson NC, Singh VK, Sargentini NJ. Monoclonal Antibodies Against RadA/Sms Protein. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2012 Feb;31(1):75

Waddington EL, Snider KT, Lockwood MD, Pazdernik VK. Incidence of somatic dysfunction in healthy newborns. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2015;115(11):654-665. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2015.136

Yarotskyy V, Elmslie KS. Roscovitine inhibits CaV3.1 (T-type) channels by preferentially affecting closed-state inactivation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2012 Feb;340(2):463-72. Epub 2011 Nov 16.

Zhou, S-L, RE Gordon, M Bradbury, D Stump, C-L Kiang and PD Berk, 1998. Ethanol up-regulates fatty acid uptake and plasma membrane expression and export of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase in HepG2 cells. Hepatology 27:1067-1074.

Presentations/Published Abstracts

Snider KT, Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, and Snider E. Somatic Dysfunction and Segmental BMD T-Score Variation in the Lumbar Spine.  J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2002:102(8):441 (Abstract)

Snider KT, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF, Snider EJ. The Persistence of Lumbar Somatic Dysfunction And Its Association with Bone Mineral Density. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2013 113:e8-e9 (Abstract)

Snider KT, Snider E J,  DeGooyer, B, Johnson, JC,   Bukowski, A. Retrospective Chart Review of the OMM Hospital Consultation Service at NRMC - Preliminary Results, J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2009:109(8):425-462 (Abstract)

Snider KT, Snider E J, Bukowski A, Johnson JC,   DeGooyer B.  A Creation of a Database Template for Performing a Retrospective Chart Review of an OMM Hospital Consultation Service J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2009:109(8):425-462 (Abstract)

Anderson TJ [student], Lambert RR [student], Robertson TG [student], Sexton WL. Critical Microvascular PO2 and Muscle Fatigue during Acute Femoral Artery Occlusion. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Baxter J [student], Elmslie KS. Chemical Activators of Muscle Afferent Neurons that Generate the Exercise Pressor Reflex. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Brown DE, Schriefer JA, Westerik JO, Scott LC, Cook P, and Snider KT. Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Site Changes and Vasodilation Ability of Rats Fed the Repartitioning Agent L644,969, J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1996:96(9):561  (Abstract)

Castille DL [student], Hudman DA [staff], Singh VK, Sargentini NS. Upregulation of Genes Involved in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in X-irradiated Escherichia coli. Poster presented at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; June 16-19, 2012; San Francisco, California.


Cox JL. Cystatins as Inhibitors of Metastatic Disease. Presented at: 2nd World Congress on Cancer Science and Therapy; September 10-12, 2012; San Antonio, TX

Degenhardt BF, Snider KT, Johnson JC, Snider EJ, Pamperin K, Yang Q, Graven-Nielsen T. Reliability of Pressure Pain Thresholds in the Supraspinatous Muscle—Palpation and Algometry. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2012 112(8) 546-547 (Abstract) 

Degenhardt BF, Snider KT, Johnson JC, and Snider EJ. Retention of Interexaminer Reliability in Palpatory Evaluation of the Lumbar Spine. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2002:102(8):439 (Abstract)

Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC,Snider KT, Snider EJ, Pamperin K, Yang Q, Graven-Nielsen T. Pain Pressure Thresholds of Predicted Tender Points by Algometry and Palpation. J Am Osteopath Assoc.  2012 112(8) 546-547 (Abstract)

Harper J [student], Parfitt J [student], Makin I, Singh V. Development of Culture and a Rapid PCR Assay for Pathogens Associated with Periodontitis. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Hiatt JL [student], Sargentini NJ, Stuart MK. The Effect of Alanine Substitutions on RadA/Sms Epitope Stability. Poster presented at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; June 16-19, 2012; San Francisco, California.


Hudman DA [staff], Sargentini NJ. Resazurin-Based Assay for Rapid Screening of Bacteria for Radiation Sensitivity. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Keeslar A [student], Brink M [student], Geisbuhler T. The Effect of Cannabinoids on Post-Ischemic Cardiac Performance. Presented at: 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart Research – North American Section. Pathology and Treatment of Heart Failure. Banff, AB, Canada, May 28 – 31, 2012. Abstract published in: J Mol Cell Cardiol 53 (#2, supplement): S28 (#95).


Kondrashov P, Agadjanian AK. A rich molluskan and mammalian fauna from the Mikulino (Eemian) interglacial of the central part of the Russian plain at Mikhailovka-5 locality (Kursk region). At the Edge of the Sea: Sediments, Geomorphology, Tectonics, and Stratigraphy in Quaternary Studies; INQUA SEQS 2012 Meeting, 26-30th, September 2012 Sassari, Sardinia, (Italy).

Krueger EM [student], Cullum ME, Nichols TR, Taylor MG, Sexton WL, Murahata RI. Method for peel force and subjective discomfort during removal of adhesive barriers. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2012;112(8):535-536.


Lambert RR [student], Robertson TG [student], Sexton WL. Creatine Kinase Inhibition with Iodoacetamide Does Not Alter Microvascular PO2 On-kinetics and Twitch Tension in the Rat EDL. American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 31, 2012. abstract published at: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012;44(suppl 5):S504.


Marberry K, Boehm K, Korpi F, Kondrashov P. Characterization of the Lateral Patellofemoral Ligament. (Poster presentation). American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April 21-25, 2012.

Miljus N, Ostrowski D, Ehrenreich H, Heinrich R (2012) Erythropoietin promotes survival and regeneration of insect neurons in vivo and in vitro. 9th International Lübeck Conference, Lübeck, Germany, focus 16

Phan AV [student], Baer RW. Caveolin-1 Expression Attenuates PKC Activation in Human Melanoma Cells. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012

Ramachandra R [post-doc], Hassan B, Ruiz-Velasco V, Elmslie KS. Functional Identification of CaV Channel Types Expressed in Group III/IV Muscle Afferent Neurons. Abstract # 235.18; 2012. Society for Neuroscience 2012; New Orleans, LA; October 13-17, 2012.


Ramachandra R [post-doc], McGrew SY [staff], Elmslie KS. Functional Identification of CaV Channel Types Expressed in Muscle Afferent Neurons. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Ramaraj P, Cox JL. Effect of Progesterone on Melanoma Cell Growth. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society, Houston, TX; June 23-26, 2012

Ramaraj P, Leder DC [student], Cox JL. Effect of Progesterone on In-Vitro Functions of Human Melanoma (BLM) Cells. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012

Ramaraj P, Tasch J [student]. Effect of Androgens (DHEA, AD and T) on Mouse Melanoma Cell Growth. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012

Robertson TG [student], Lambert RR [student], Anderson TJ [student], Sexton WL. Exercise Training Does Not Protect Skeletal Muscle Contractile Function During Acute Femoral Artery Occlusion. American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, CA. June 1, 2012. abstract published at: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012;44(suppl 5):S537.


Sexton WL, Lambert RR [student], Robertson TG [student]. Critical microvascular PO2 and muscle fatigue during acute femoral artery occlusion. American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, CA. June 1, 2012


Singh VK, Syring M [student], Singh A [post-doc], Johansson T [student]. Beyond Foldase and Holdase, an Insight into the Significance of the DnaK Heat Shock System in Staphylococcus aureus. Poster presented at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; June 16-19, 2012; San Francisco, California.


Stuart MK, Chamberlain NR, Singh VK, Sargentini NJ. Implementation of a Small Group Clinical Case Presentation Exercise in Immunology. AMSMIC 14th Educational Strategies Workshop; Santa Fe, NM. April 28-May 2, 2012.


Stuart MK, Hiatt JL [student], Sargentini NJ. Epitope Mapping of RadA/Sms-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies by Competitive ELISA. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


Udall D, Vause B, Brechue WF. Gait Transition Not Related to Kinematic or Metabolic Input in Humans

Vaish M [post-doc], Johansson TR [student], Singh VK. Role of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase in Staphylococcus aureus under Stress Conditions. Poster presented at 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; September 29, 2012.


White R [student], Chang Y. The Effects of Caffeine on Vascular Injury-Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia. (Poster presentation). Experimental Biology 2012, San Diego, CA. April 23, 2012


Worthington, BD [student], Ruhlen RL, Snider EJ, Johnson JC, Singh VK, Sargentini NJ. A rat model of ankle injury to test efficacy of manual treatment for pain relief. J Am Osteopath Assoc January 1, 2012; 112(1)1 44-5.


Books, Chapters, Reviews

Bishop VS, Peterson DF, Horwitz LD. Factors influencing cardiac performance. In: AC Guyton and CE Jones (eds.) International Review of Science. Cardiovascular Physiology. Vol 1

Cowan L, Stechmiller J, Phillips P, Schultz G. Chapter 3.1: Science of wound healing- translation of bench science into advances for chronic wound care. In Chronic Wound Care: A Clinical Source Book for Healthcare Professionals (D.L. Krasner, G. T. Rodeheaver, R. G. Sibbald, and K. Y. Woo, eds.), 5th Edition. HMP Communications LLC. Malvern, PA. 2012

Mitgutsch C, Richardson MK, de Bakker MAG, Jiménez R, Martin JE, Kondrashov P, Sánchez-Villagra MR. 2012. A molecular–morphological study of a peculiar limb morphology: the development and evolution of the mole’s ‘thumb’; pp. 301-327; In R.J. Asher and J. Müller (eds); From Clone to Bone: The Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology. Cambridge University Press, New York.

Other Scholarly Publications

Session Chair: Anti-cancer agents and Cancer Therapy,  PCS 2nd Global Cancer Conference-India, 2nd June 2018, New Delhi, India

Session Chair: Medical oncology, cancer cell biology, immuno oncology and cancer biomarkers at the 27th World oncologists annual conference on Medical oncology, Radiation oncology & Surgical oncology, December 7-8, 2018, Chicago, USA