KCOM faculty are listed in bold font; staff and students are identified in brackets.


Research Publications


Azim S (student), McDowell D (student), Cartagena A (student), Rodriguez R (student), Ahmad Z. Venom peptides cathelicidin and lycotoxin cause strong inhibition of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 PubMed

Cannon AR, Akhtar S, Hammer AM, Morris NL, Javorski MJ, Li X, Kennedy RH, Gamelli RL, Choudhry MA. Effects of Mesalamine Treatment on Gut Barrier Integrity After Burn Injury. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Sep-Oct;37(5):283-92. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000396. PMID: 27388883. PubMed

Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW. Resources utilized by preclinical medical students during patient morning rounds. Med. Sci. Educ. 2016. 26(3):283-86. DOI:10.1007/s40670-016-0279-y.

Chamberlain NR, Sexton, PS, Hardee, MR, Baer RW. Resources utilized by preclinical medical students during patient morning rounds. Med. Sci. Educ. 2016. 26(3):283-86. DOI:10.1007/s40670-016-0279-y

Coffey J [student], Choudhry M [student], Shlossman M, Makin I, Singh VK. Multiplex real-time PCR detection and relative quantification of periodontal pathogens. 2016. Clinical and Experimental Dental Research (in press).

Cox JL, McIntire S [student]. The effects of cystatin C construct clones on B16F10 in vitro cell behavior. J Mol Biochem. 2016;5(1):4-11

Fielitz L, Coelho J, Horne T, Brechue W. Inter-Rater Reliability and Intra-Rater Reliability of Assessing the 2-Minute Push-Up Test. Mil Med. 2016 Feb;181(2):167-72. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00533

Govro EJ [student], Stuart MK. Cytokine response of human THP-1 macrophages to Trichomonas tenax. Exp Parasitol. 2016 Aug 5;169:77-80. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.07.011. [Epub ahead of print]

Han D, Young BA. Anatomical Basis of Dynamic Modulation of Tympanic Tension in the Water Monitor Lizard, Varanus salvator. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2016 Jun 17;299(9):1270-1280. doi: 10.1002/ar.23382

Hassan SM, Youakim MF, Rizk AA, Thomann C, Ahmad Z. Does silybin protect against toxicity induced by polymyxin E in rat kidney? Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Aug 30. doi: 10.1002/nau.23109. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed

Hassan SS, Rachakatla R, McGarvey T, Youakeem MF. Morphological changes in the salivary acini after in vivo cholinergic stimulation. Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Jun;35(5):574-81. doi: 10.1002/nau.22768. Epub 2015 Mar 25

Hudman DA, Sargentini NJ. Detection of Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in ticks in northeast Missouri. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 7(Apr)915-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.04.010

Jackson TNW, Young B, Underwood G, McCarthy CJ, Kochva E, Vidal N, van der Weerd L, Nabuurs R, Dobson J, Whitehead D, Vonk FJ, Hendrikx I, Hay C, Fry BG. (2016) Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures. Zoomorphology, 1-24; DOI 10.1007/s00435-016-0332-9.

Lapinski J (student), Yost M, Sexton P, LaBaere RJ 2nd. Factors modifying burnout in osteopathic medical students.2016 Feb;40(1):55-62. doi:10.1007/s40596-015-0375-0. Epub 2015 Jun 25 PubMed

Liu M, Amini A, Ahmad Z. Safranal and its analogs inhibit Escherichia coli ATP synthase and cell growth. Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 Nov 16. pii:S0141-8130(16)31927-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.11.038. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed

Mani K, Brechue WF, Friesenbichler B, Maffiuletti NA. Validity and reliability of a novel instrumented one-legged hop test in patients with knee injuries. Knee. 2016 Dec 17. pii: S0968-0160(16)30146-6. [Epub ahead of print]

Mann JB, Ivey PA, Mayhew JL, Schumacher RM, Brechue WF. Relationship between Agility Tests and Short Sprints: Reliability and Smallest Worthwhile Difference in NCAA Division-I Football Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Jan 20;30:893-900

Marolt C [student]*, Rachakatla RS. Using rabbit umbilical cord stem cells as vehicle to deliver anti-cancer drugs to treat pancreatic cancer. Poster presented at: Experimental Biology 2016; April 2-6, 2016; San Diego, CA. Abstract published in: FASEB J. 2016;30(1 suppl):1036.6.

Marolt CJ, Rachakatla RS. Preliminary Evaluation of Pancreatic Cancer in SCID Mice Models Treated with Rabbit Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Loaded with Interferon-β. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Nasoori A, Shahbazzadeh D, Tsubota T, Young BA. The defensive behaviour of Naja oxiana,with comments on the visual displays of cobras. Herpetological Bulletin. 2016

Petty JL, Kondrashov P, Johnson JC, Kondrashova T. 2016. Performance assessment in medical school curricula: an innovative method of evaluating sonographic skills using ultrasound practical examinations. Med.Sci.Educ. 26(4):749-757.

Ramachandra R [staff], Elmslie KS. EXPRESS: Voltage-dependent sodium (NaV) channels in group IV sensory afferents. Mol Pain. 2016 Jul 5;12. pii: 1744806916660721. doi: 10.1177/1744806916660721. Print 2016

Ramachandra R, Elmslie KS. EXPRESS: Voltage-dependent sodium (NaV) channels in group IV sensory afferents. Mol Pain. 2016 Jul 5;12. pii: 1744806916660721. doi: 10.1177/1744806916660721. Print 2016.

Ramaraj P. In-vitro inhibition of human melanoma (BLM) cell growth by progesterone receptor antagonist RU-486 (Mifepristone). J Cancer Therapy, 2016;7:1045-1058

Reynolds MR, Singh I, Azad TD, Holmes BB, Verghese PB, Dietrich HH, Diamond M, Bu G, Han BH, Zipfel GJ. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate Aβ-induced oxidative stress and hypercontractility in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Neurodegener. 2016 Jan 22;11(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13024-016-0073-8

Sargentini NJ, Gularte NP [student], Hudman DA. Screen for genes involved in radiation survival of Escherichia coli and construction of a reference database. Mutat Res. 2016 Oct 3;793-794:1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2016.10.001

Schumacher RM, Arabas JL, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Inter-Investigator Reliability of Anthropometric Prediction of 1RM Bench Press in College Football Players. Int J Exerc Sci. 2016 Oct 1;9(3):427-436

Springer MT [student], Singh VK, Cheung AL, Donegan NP, Chamberlain NR. Effect of clpP and clpC deletion on persister cell number in Staphylococcus aureus. J Med Microbiol. 2016 Aug;65(8):848-57. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000304

Svoboda SJ, Owens BD, Harvey TM, Tarwater PM, Brechue WF, Cameron KL. The Association Between Serum Biomarkers of Collagen Turnover and Subsequent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Jul;44(7):1687-93

Tan X, Gao J, Shi Z, Tai S, Chan LL, Yang Y, Peng DQ, Liao DF, Jiang ZS, Chang YZ, Gui Y, Zheng XL. MG132 Induces Expression of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-Induced Protein 1 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. J Cell Physiol. 2016 Mar 31. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25396. [Epub ahead of print

Vedurmudi AP, Goulet J, Christensen-Dalsgaard J, Young BA, Williams R, van Hemmen JL. How Internally Coupled Ears Generate Temporal and Amplitude Cues for Sound Localization. Phys Rev Lett. 2016 Jan 15;116(2):028101

Vedurmudi AP, Young BA, van Hemmen JL. Internally coupled ears: mathematical structures and mechanisms underlying ICE. Biol Cybern. 2016;110(4-5):359-382.

Wang G, Linsley R [student], Norimatsu Y. External Zn(2+) binding to cysteine-substituted cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator constructs regulates channel gating and curcumin potentiation. FEBS J. 2016 Jul;283(13):2458-75. doi: 10.1111/febs.13752. Epub 2016 Jun 15

Wang P, Du C, Chen FX, Li CQ, Yu YB, Han T, Akhtar S, Zuo XL, Tan XD, Li YQ. BDNF contributes to IBS-like colonic hypersensitivity via activating the enteroglia-nerve unit. Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 3;6:20320. doi: 10.1038/srep20320. PMID:26837784. PubMed

Washington CW, Derdeyn CP, Dhar R, Arias EJ, Chicoine MR, Cross DT, Dacey RG Jr, Han BH, Moran CJ, Rich KM, Vellimana AK, Zipfel GJ. A Phase I proof-of-concept and safety trial of sildenafil to treat cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg. 2016;124(2):318-327.

Young BA, Dumais J, John N, Lyons B, Macduff A, Most M, Reiser NA, Reiser PJ. Functional segregation within the muscles of aquatic propulsion in the Asiatic Water Monitor Lizard (Varanus salvator).Front Physiol. 2016;7:380

Young BA. Anatomical influences on internally coupled ears in reptiles. Biol Cybern. 2016;110(4-5):255-261

Zhao C [student], Syed H [student], Hassan SS, Singh VK, Ahmad Z. Functional importance of αIle-346 and αIle-348 in the catalytic sites of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2016 Jan 14. pii: S0003-9861(16)30009-1. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2016.01.009. [Epub ahead of print]

Presentations/Published Abstracts


Amini A, Ahmad Z. Antimicrobial Properties of Tyrosol can be Linked to the Inhibition of Microbial ATP Synthase. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Azim S [student], McDowell D [student], Cartagena A [student], Rodriguez R [student], Ahmad Z. Peptide-Induced Inhibition of ATP Synthase as an Alternative Approach to Combat Microbial Infections. Poster presented at FASEB, Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016. Abstract published in The FASEB Journal, April 2016, vol. 30(1) Supplement 606.1. Link

Batten SM [student], Dobard SE [student], Buell JH [student], Cammack SA [student], Sexton WL. Oxygen Kinetics and Muscle Twitch Tension in the Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle after Creatine Kinase Inhibition. Poster presented at Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016.

Blanchard AN, Morgan CH, Theobald, Jr. RJ. Anti-Muscarinic Drug Effects on Murine Cognition. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Braungardt HJ, Chung R, Singh VK. Characterizing the Effects of Carotenoid and Branched Chain Fatty Acid Deficiencies in Staphylococcus aureus. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Brown MB, Phillips PL, Progulske-Fox A, Reyes L.The Periodontal Bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis Impairs Spiral Artery Remodelling and Induces Acute Atherosis in a Rat Model of Periodontitis. Poster presented at the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) Conference. September 13-16, 2016. Portland, Oregon. Abstract Published in Placenta. September 2016. 45(P1.53):89.

Cammack,SA, Dobard SE, Sexton WL. Interstitial Oxygen Kinetics in the Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus and Soleus muscles after IOP Supplementation. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Castellanos M [student], Norimatsu Y. Refining a Molecular Model for the Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1. Poster presented the Truman State University Student Research Conference, Kirksville, MO, April 19, 2016.

Chen RA, Chang Y. Role of MCPIP1 in High Insulin-Related Endothelial Cell Dysfunction. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Choi EY, Han BH. Effects of Amentoflavone on the Aggregation and Disaggregation of Amyloid β. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Darkwa L, Norimatsu Y. Investigating Modulators of the Protein Kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK) Pathway of the ER Stress Response. Poster presented at TruScholars Research Symposium, Kirksville, MO, August 27, 2016, and at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Dobard SE [student], Batten SM [student], Cammack SA [student], Buell JH [student], Ware AL, Sexton WL. Measurement of Myocardial Microvascular PO2: Impact of Sumatriptan. Poster presented at Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016, and at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Ebel DL, Torkilsen CG, Ostrowski TD. Blunted respiratory responses in the STZ-induced rat model of Alzheimer’s disease. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Ernest TL, Kondrashov P. The Role of Obesity and Meniscal Instability in the Progression of Osteoarthritis. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Fullmer TM, Lambson BW, Wasinger NA, Kondrashova TV, Brechue WF. Cardiac Structure-Function and Aerobic Capacity in a Cross-Section of College Athletes. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Gorman NT, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Bilateral deficit during the squat jump is not affected by training state in college-aged women. Presented at the 2016 American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Boston, MA. June, 2016

Govro EJ [student], Stuart MK. Cytokine Response of Human THP-1 Macrophages to Trichomonas tenax (Trichomonadida: Trichomonadidae). Poster presented at the Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists (AMCOP 68), Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, June 9-11, 2016.

Hassan SMS, Thomann C [staff], Bhatia S [staff], Theobald R. A Comparison of Three Neuroscience Curriculum Models in an Osteopathic Medical School. Poster presented at Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016

Hohenbery T [student], Joshi K, Ramaraj P. In-Vitro Determination of Differential Roles of Androgens (Androstenedione and Testosterone) and Progesterone in Increased Male Mortality in Melanoma Using a Human Melanoma (BLM) Cell Model. Poster presented at the 98th annual Endocrine Society meeting; Boston, MA; April 1-4, 2016

Hohenbery T, Miller A, Ramaraj P. In-Vitro Determination of the Biological Bases for Increased Male Mortality in Melanoma Based on Mouse and Human Melanoma Cell Models. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Houk L, Simpson O, Meyer A, Nichols M, Sohal T, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Relationship of Fat-Free Mass and Fat Mass to Body Weight in College Football Players. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Hudman DA [staff], Sargentini NJ. Detection of Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks in Adair County of Northeast Missouri. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016 meeting, Boston, MA. June 16-20, 2016.

Hudman DA [staff], Sargentini NJ. Human Pathogenic Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Collected from Northeast Missouri. Poster presented at the 68th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, June 9-11, 2016

Hunsaker A, Welker K, Arabas JL, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Accuracy of Bench Press Load and Repetitions-to-Failure for Tracking Changes in 1RM Bench Press in College Women. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Hussain MB [student], Hudman DA [staff], Sargentini NJ. Effect of Fis deficiency on Radiation Survival of Escherichia coli. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016 meeting, Boston, MA. June 16-20, 2016.

Hussain MB, Hudman DA, Sargentini NJ. Escherichia coli Fis Protein Impact on Radiation Survival, Mutagenesis and DNA Recombination. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Jackson TM, Stanley EM, Ostrowski TD, Middlemas DS. Does Ghrelin Effectively Reduce Depressive-like Symptoms in Juvenile Rats? Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Kinney KE, Brechue WF. Time-Dependency of Fatigue is Independent of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability Response Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Kinsey SS, Baer RW. Cav-1 Upregulation Slows Migration Velocity in BLM Melanoma. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Leahy G, Crowder T, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Effect of resistance training on the accuracy of the Army-175 test to estimate the 1RM bench press. Presented at the 2016 American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Boston, MA. June, 2016

Liu M, Ahmad Z. Inhibition of Escherichia coli ATP Synthase and Cell Growth by Safranal and its Analogs. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Loveland AL [student], Singh VK, Chamberlain NR. Characterization of dnaK Mutation in Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus. Poster presented at the American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016 meeting, Boston, MA. June 16-20, 2016.

Mayhew JL, Brechue WF, Arabas JL, Kersick CM. Changes in upper-body muscular strength are dependent on gender and training mode but are independent of fat-free mass. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Boston, MA. June, 2016

McDaniel DJ, Tilton EE, Dominick KM, Flory KM, Ernest TL, Johnson JC, Kondrashov P. Histological Characteristics of Knee Menisci in Patients with Osteoarthritis. Poster presented at the Experimental Biology meeting;San Diego, CA;, April 2-6, 2016.

McGarvey T, Ramaraj P, Hassan SS. Vitamin K2 Prevents Beta Amyloid Peptide and Vitamin K3-induced Cell Death. Poster presented at Experimental Biology meeting, San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016. Abstract was published in FASEB Journal, April 2016, vol. 30 no. 1 Supplement 561.4

Mengarelli MS, Nepusz AJ, Kondrashova T. Comparison of Ultrasonography Utilization in Rural Versus Urban Emergency Departments Across the State of Missouri. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Nachtrab SN, Hudman DA, Hiatt JL, Sargentini NJ, Stuart MK. Fine Epitope Mapping of Monoclonal Antibodies to the RadA DNA Repair Protein. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Ostrowski TD. Cardiorespiratory Dysfunction: Prevalent in Alzheimer's Disease but Mostly Forgotten in Research'. Talk given at the Seminar Series of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences; Tulsa, OK; January 08, 2016.

Petty JL, Kondrashov P, Johnson JC, Kondrashova T. Evaluating Ultrasound Practical Examinations Used to Assess Sonographic Skills of Medical Students. Poster presented at the Experimental Biology meeting; San Diego, CA; April 2-6, 2016.

Ploudre A, Arabas JL, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Comparison of Techniques for Tracking Body Composition Changes Across a Basketball Season. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Ramachandra R, Elmslie KS. Using specific blockers to identify TTX-S NaV channels subtypes in Rat muscle afferent neurons. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Ramaraj P. Steroids in Women Health, Steroids and Cancer, Corticosteroids and Anabolic Steroids and Supplements. Session Chair at the 2nd Global Summit on Hormones & Endocrine Disorders; New Orleans, LA; June 28, 2016

Ramaraj P. Differential Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) between Mouse and Human Melanoma Cell Lines. Oral lecture at the 2nd Global summit on Hormones & Endocrine Disorders; New Orleans, LA June 28, 2016. Abstract has been published in J Steroids Hormon Sci 2016, 7:2 (suppl), P-42

Ramaraj P. In-Vitro Determination of the Protective Function of Progesterone and its Receptor Antagonist RU-486 in Melanoma Using a Human Melanoma (BLM) Cell Model. Keynote talk the Global summit on Melanoma & Carcinoma at Brisbane, Australia, July 14-15, 2016. Abstract was published in J Cancer Sci Ther 2016, 8:6(suppl); DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4238.7445

Ramaraj P. In-vitro Determination of the Protective Function of Progesterone in Melanoma using Mouse and Human Melanoma Cell Models. Keynote lecture at the 2nd Global Summit on Hormones & Endocrine Disorders; New Orleans, LA; June 27, 2016. Abstract published in J Steroids Hormon Sci 2016, 7:2 (suppl), P-24

Ramaraj P. Melanoma, Carcinoma, Melanoma & Carcinoma: Diagnosis. Session Chair at the Global Summit on Melanoma & Carcinoma; Brisbane, Australia, July 14-15, 2016

Ring RP, Sirobhushanam S, Singh S, Gatto C, Wilkinson BJ, Singh VK. Opposing Roles of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase and Branched-Chain α-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase in Branched-Chain Membrane Fatty Acids in Staphylococcus aureus. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Sargentini NJ, Chamberlain NR, Hudman DA (staff)), Phillips PL, Singh VK, Stuart MK. Assessing Medical Student Critical Thinking and Interpersonal Skills along with Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Knowledge. Poster presented at Assessment Week; A.T. Still University of Health Sciences; Kirksville, MO; February 9, 2016.

Sargentini NJ, Gularte NP [student], Hudman DA (staff)). Update on Escherichia coli Mutants Sensitive to UV and X-radiation. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society; Kansas City, MO; September 25, 2016.

Shahab AA, Singh VK. Effect of Synergistic Action of Oxidants and Cell Wall Inhibitors on Staphylococcus aureus with and without Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Stuart MK [invited speaker], Chamberlain NR, Singh VK, Hudman DA [staff], Phillips PL, Sargentini NJ. The Small-Group Clinical Case Presentation: An Instrument for Assessing Interpersonal Skills, Critical Thinking, and Knowledge in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. Oral presentation at the 16th Educational Strategies Workshop; Palm Springs, CA; May 15-18, 2016.

Swift MM, Brechue WF. Biological Variation and Bilateral Asymmetry of Human Gait. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Takeshima N, Kohama T, Kusunoki M, Okada S, Fujita E, Islam EE, Brechue WF. Development of objective ADL assessment particularly in frail older adults using a Kinect sensor. Presented at the World Congress on Active Ageing, Melbourne, Australia, June 2016

Theobald RJ, Reuben J, Peffley D. Developing A Discipline-Based Problem Solving Set for One Medical Science to Broader Applications. Presented at: 20th Annual International Association of Medical Science Educators Meeting; Leiden, The Netherlands; June 4-7, 2016.

Thuraisamy T [student], Belasco JG, PB Lodato. Effects of RNase E on Shiga toxin phage production and type 3 secretion in E. coli O157:H7. Annual Symposium NM-INBRE, Santa Fe, NM, 03/2016. Oral presentation.

Thuraisamy T [student], Richards J, Belasco JG, Lodato PB. Reduced ribonuclease E levels impair Shiga Toxin 2 phage production in enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 08/08/2016. Poster presentation.

Walkenhorst MS, Siress ZT, Reyes L, Phillips PL. Oral Microbiome Analysis using Ion Torrent Next-Gen Sequencing Technology. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Welker K, Arabas JL, Mayhew JL, Brechue WF. Improvement in Upper-Body Strength is Independent of Initial Fat-Free Mass and Strength Level in College Men and Women. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016

Yang C, Chang Y. Age-related Lipid Profiles Changes in MCPIP1 Deficient Mice. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Conference; Kirksville, MO; November 5, 2016.

Books, Chapters, Reviews


Phillips PL, Wolcott R, Cowan LJ, Schultz GS. Biofilms in Wounds and Wound Dressings, Chapter 3. In Wound Healing Biomaterials Vol 2: Functional biomaterials ( M. Agren and L. Overend, eds), Cambridge, UK: 2016 Woodhead Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-78242-456-7 (print) ISBN: 978-0-081-00606-1 (online).

Schultz GS, Phillips PL, Gibson D. Molecular and Cellular Regulators, Chapter 20, In Acute and Chronic Wounds: Current Management Concepts, 5th Edition (RA Bryant and DP Nix, eds.), Elsevier Inc., St. Louis, MO. ISBN: 978-0-323-31621-7. 2016

Theobald R.J. ,Azathioprine, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92847-2

Theobald RJ. Clofazimine, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92846-0

Theobald RJ. Coagulation Factor IXa as an Agent, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92849-6

Theobald RJ. Oxyphenbutazone, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92843-5

Theobald RJ. Podophyllotoxin, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92844-7

Theobald RJ. Sulfapyridine, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92845-9

Theobald RJ. Thalidomide, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92850-2

Theobald RJ. Vidarabine, Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. 2016. Elsevier. 08-Jun-2016 doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.92840-X

Other Scholarly Publications


Petty JL, Kondrashov P, Johnson JC, Kondrashova T. 2016. Performance Assessment in Medical School Curricula: an Innovative Method of Evaluating Sonographic Skills Using Ultrasound Practical Examinations. Medical Science Educator 26(4):749-757