"A Clinical and Epidemiological Potpourri "
Presenter: Dr. Katherine Hrebinko (Advisors: Drs. Anita Courcoulas and Christine Leeper)
Presenter: Christof Kaltenmeier, MD, PhD (advisors: Drs. Samer Tohme and Michele Molinari)
Presenter: Dr. Martin Wijkstrom
Dr. Wijkstrom's research has been focused on preclinical development of xenotransplantation, mostly in islet and kidney models using cells and organs from genetically engineered pigs. His clinical interest is optimizing care for patients undergoing total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation. Other interests include assessing the impact of cold ischemia on short-term and long-term kidney allograft survival.
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Presenter: Dr. Tanner Wilson (mentors: Drs. Gilles Clermont, Harry Hochheiser)
Speaker: Philip C. Spinella, MD, FCCM
Presenters: Lara Hoteit, Joud Mulla, Nijmeh Alsaadi, Ward Liu
Presenter: Dr. Roberto Mota
Presenter: Dr. Ricardo Ferrari
Dr. Ferrari’s major field of expertise is regenerative medicine and clinical translational research which involves muscle (stem) satellite cells and muscle regeneration in patients that suffer with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). His main project has focused on specific markers of inflammasome activity that might affect MuSC myogenicity in PAD.
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Presenter: Dr. Berthony Deslouches
Dr. Deslouches' laboratory focuses on structure-function studies for the design of anti-infective cationic peptide therapeutics, including antimicrobials, as well as on mechanism of action of these antimicrobials. Currently, the lab is focusing on antibacterial properties of these peptides, although their application extends to the potential for antiviral, antifungal, and antitumor properties.
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