2007 Research & Publications
Research Grants, Internal
"Economic differences regarding menopause & therapies in Hispanic women"
Principal Investigator: Joanna Wilson, DO
Co-Investigator: Marjorie Jenkins, MD
WHRI, 2007-2009. ($3,750)
"Molecular mechanisms associated with ovarian cancer metastasis"
Principal Investigator: Zhongan Dai, PhD
Co-Investigators: William Robinson, MD, Sean Tedjarati, MD
WHRI, 2007-2009. ($19,998)
"Role of VEGF/VEGFR1 signaling in renal tumor invasion and metastasis"
Principle Investigator; Yunxia Tao, PhD
President's Award, 2007-2008. ($20,000)
"Sp17 antigen based vaccine for ovarian cancer"
Principal Investigator: Maurizio Chiriva, PhD
Co-Investigator: Marjorie Jenkins, MD
WHRI, 2007-2009. ($20,000)
Research Grants, External
"Abl-Abi signaling in neoplastic hematoporesis."
Principle Invesitigator; Zonghan Dai, PhD
NIH/NCI 7R01 CA94921-05, 2003-2008. ($1,349,372).
"Aging and quality of life in the Southwest: a comprehensive competency-based program to strengthen physician training in geriatrics"
Co-Investigator: Stephanie Leeper, MD
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, 2006-2010. ($1,997,927)
"Alzheimer's Academy community benefit survey study"
Co-Investigator: Stephanie Leeper, MD
Bivins Foundation/Amarillo Area Foundation, 2005-2009. ($375,000)
"Helping Hands"
Student Investigator: Steven Burgess
Faculty Advisor and Grant Administrator: Stephanie Leeper, MD American Psychiatric Foundation, 2007 -- 2008 ($4800)
"POWERS-Partnership of women in engineering, research, and science"
Co-Investigators: Marjorie Jenkins, MD; Stephanie Leeper, MD.
National Science Foundation, 2006-2009. ($499,590)
"Role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ADPKD disease progression."
Principle Invesitigator; Yunxia Tao, PhD
NIH/NIDDK KO1 DK0671901, 2005-2010. ($598,802)
"South, West, and Panhandle Consortium, Geriatric Education Center of Texas"
Co-Program/Curriculum Director for Panhandle Region: Stephanie Leeper, MD
DHHS/HRSA, 2007-2010 ($220,095)
Abstracts (*resident or student co-author)
Alexander JL, Gilliland R, Duke D, McGee M, Richardson JM, West TA, Pierce JR Jr. Tularemia outbreak at an international airport, Amarillo (TX), 2006 [abstract]. 57th Annual James H. Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, 06/12/07, Austin, TX. Podium presentation.
*Alexander JL, Rivers MN, Rohde RE, Pierce JR Jr. Two clusters of Hantavirus infections in Texas [abstract]. 57th Annual James H. Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, 06/12/07, Austin, TX. Podium presentation.
Denison AV, Pierce JR Jr. Retrospective analysis of geospatial and demographic risk factors for human West Nile virus (WNV) infection in the Texas Panhandle, 2003 [abstract #156085]. 135th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, 11/05/07, Washington, DC. Podium presentation.
Duke D, Mendoza H, Pierce JR Jr. Community mercury recycling program following mercury spill, Potter and Randall Counties, 2004 [abstract]. 82nd Annual Educational Conference, Texas Public Health Association, 02/25/07, Galveston, TX.
*Myers J, Gujja PR, Neelagaru S, Hsu L, Burkhoff D. Markers of Ventilatory Inefficiency in heart failure are related to peak exercise cardiac output measured with novel bioreactance technology [abstract #223]. 11th Annual Meeting, Heart Failure Society of America, 09/19/07, Washington, DC.
*Pierce JR Jr., Pittard AIE, Denison AV, Strickland S, Arellano A, Whinery M, Richardson JM. Retrospective study of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections in a west Texas community, 2004 [abstract #147000]. 135th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, 11/05/07. Podium presentation.
Publications(*resident or student co-author)
*Gujja P, Burkhoff D. Chapter 13. Interventional therapies for heart failure. In 2007 SIS Yearbook. Science Innovation Synergy on-line publication. (http://www.sis.org/docs/2007Yearbook_Ch13.pdf).
Hoke TS, Douglas IS, Klein CL, He Z, Fang W, Thurman JM, Tao Y. Acute renal failure after bilateral nephrectomy is associated with cytokine-mediated pulmonary injury. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007;18(1):155-64.
Li Y, Clough N, Sun X, Yu W, Abbott BL, Hogan CJ, Dai Z. Bcr-Abl induces abnormal cytoskeleton remodeling, beta1 integrin clustering and increased cell adhesion to fibronectin through the Abl interactor 1 pathway. J Cell Sci. 2007;120(Pt 8):1436-46.
*Myers J, Gujja P, Neelagaru S, Burkhoff D. Cardiac output and cardiopulmonary responses to exercise in heart failure: application of a new bio-reactance device. J Card Fail. 2007;13(8):629-36.
Orr MK, Burnside JS, Phillips CA, Philip R, Dombrowski KE, Wright SE. MHC-restricted presentation of a single repeat of MUC1 mucin. Immunol Invest. 2007;36(3):271-83.
*Pierce JR,Jr, Pittard AE, West TA, Richardson JM. Medical response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita: local public health preparedness in action. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13(5):441-6.
Raehl CL, MacLaughlin EJ, Patry R, Leeper SC, Bond CA. Differences in early implementation of Medicare Part D in urban and rural nursing homes. Consultant Pharmacist 2007; 22:744-752
Rohrer J, Rohland B, Denison A, Pierce JR,Jr, Rasmussen NH. Family history of mental illness and frequent mental distress in community clinic patients. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007;13(3):435-9.
Sun X, Li Y, Yu W, Wang B, Tao Y, Dai Z. MT1-MMP as a downstream target of BCR-ABL/ABL interactor 1 signaling: polarized distribution and involvement in BCR-ABL-stimulated leukemic cell migration. Leukemia. 2007;Epub.
Tao Y, Kim J, Yin Y, Zafar I, Falk S, He Z, Faubel S, Schrier RW, Edelstein CL. VEGF receptor inhibition slows the progression of polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2007;72(11):1358-66.
Wright SE, Khaznadar R, Wang Z, Quinlin IS, Rewers-Felkins KA, Phillips CA, Patel S. Generation of MUC1-stimulated mononuclear cells using optimizied conditions. Scand J Immunology 2007;67:24-29.
Zafar I, Tao Y, Falk S, McFann K, Schrier RW, Edelstein CL. Effect of statin and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on structural and hemodynamic alterations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease model. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007;293(3):F854-9.