Recent Publications and Grants

Engaged in diverse basic, translational and clinical research, our faculty routinely publish in prestigious journals and successfully compete for major grants from national funders.

Recent Publications

Martin M, Penque M, Wrotniak BH, Qiao H, Territo H. (2022) Single-Dose Dexamethasone Is Not Inferior to 2 Doses in Mild to Moderate Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations in the Emergency Department. Pediatric emergency care (Jun), 38(6): e1285-e1290.
Montross BC, O' Brien-Irr MS, Khan SZ, Dosluoglu HH, Rivero M, Harris LM, Cherr G, Dryjski ML. (2022) Need for Routine Preoperative Insertion of Indwelling Urinary Catheter Prior to Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg (May)
Montross BC, O' Brien-Irr MS, Khan SZ, Dosluoglu HH, Rivero M, Harris LM, Cherr G, Dryjski ML. (2022) Need for Routine Preoperative Insertion of Indwelling Urinary Catheter Prior to Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Annals of vascular surgery (May), 82: 96-103.
Clemency BM, Koster DJ, Blaiss MS. (2022) Inhaled Ciclesonide for Patients With Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and COVID-19-Reply. JAMA internal medicine (May), 182(5): 572.
Dubovsky SL, Marshall D. (2022) Benzodiazepines Remain Important Therapeutic Options in Psychiatric Practice. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics (May)1-28.
Mani S, Gugino S, Helman J, Bawa M, Nair J, Chandrasekharan P, Rawat M. (2022) Correction to: Laryngeal mask ventilation with chest compression during neonatal resuscitation: randomized, non-inferiority trial in lambs.
Timilsina U, Umthong S, Ivey EB, Waxman B, Stavrou S. (2022) SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a potently inhibits the antiviral effect of the host factor SERINC5. Nature communications (May), 13(1): 2935. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30609-9
Mani S, Pinheiro JMB, Rawat M. (2022) Laryngeal Masks in Neonatal Resuscitation-A Narrative Review of Updates 2022. Children (Basel, Switzerland) (May), 9(5). doi:10.3390/children9050733
Panicker N, Kam TI, Wang H, Neifert S, Chou SC, Kumar M, Brahmachari S, Jhaldiyal A, Hinkle JT, Akkentli F, Mao X, Xu E, Karuppagounder SS, Hsu ET, Kang SU, Pletnikova O, Troncoso J, Dawson VL, Dawson TM. (2022) Neuronal NLRP3 is a parkin substrate that drives neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. Neuron (May).
DAPA-HF Investigators. (2022) Extrapolating Long-term Event-Free and Overall Survival With Dapagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: An Exploratory Analysis of a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology (Apr), 6(11): 298-1305. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.2632
Richer K, Hamilton J, Delis F, Martin C, Fricke D, Yao R, Sajjad M, Blum K, Hadjiargyrou M, Komatsu D, Thanos PK. (2022) Chronic treatment and abstinence from methylphenidate exposure dose-dependently changes glucose metabolism in the rat brain. Brain research (Apr), 1780: 147799.
Kennedy C, Greenberg I, Perez GF, Chaney H, Sami I, Ogunlesi F, Koumbourlis AC, Hammer B, Hamdy RF, Cogen JD, Payne AS, Hahn A. (2022) Measuring the impact of an empiric antibiotic algorithm for pulmonary exacerbation in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis. Pediatric pulmonology (Apr), 57(4): 965-975.
Hinkle JT, Patel J, Panicker N, Karuppagounder SS, Biswas D, Belingon B, Chen R, Brahmachari S, Pletnikova O, Troncoso JC, Dawson VL, Dawson TM. (2022) STING mediates neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in nigrostriatal a-synucleinopathy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Apr), 119(15): e2118819119.
Hicks SD, Leddy JJ, Lichak BP, Onks C, Dretsch MN, Tennant P, Haider MN, Olympia RP, Zuckerman SL, Loeffert J, Loeffert AC, Monteith C, Master T. (2022) Defining biologic phenotypes of mild traumatic brain injury using saliva microRNA profiles. Journal of neurotrauma (Apr).
Amuthan R, Curtis AB. (2022) Sex-Specific Considerations in Drug and Device Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias: JACC Focus Seminar 6/7. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Apr), 79(15): 1519-1529.
Rawat M, Lakshminrusimha S, Vento M. (2022) Pulmonary hypertension and oxidative stress: Where is the link?. Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine (Apr)101347.
Chandrasekharan P, Gugino S, Koenigsknecht C, Helman J, Nielsen L, Bradley N, Nair J, Sankaran D, Bawa M, Rawat M, Lakshminrusimha S. (2022) Placental transfusion during neonatal resuscitation in an asphyxiated preterm model. Pediatric research (Apr).
Chandrasekharan P, Gugino S, Koenigsknecht C, Helman J, Nielsen L, Bradley N, Nair J, Sankaran D, Bawa M, Rawat M, Lakshminrusimha S. (2022) Placental transfusion during neonatal resuscitation in an asphyxiated preterm model. Pediatric research (Apr).
Chandrasekharan P, Gugino S, Koenigsknecht C, Helman J, Nielsen L, Bradley N, Nair J, Sankaran D, Bawa M, Rawat M, Lakshminrusimha S. (2022) Placental transfusion during neonatal resuscitation in an asphyxiated preterm model. Pediatric research (Apr).
ZHANG, C. , CLOUGH, J.S., ADAMAH-BIASSI, E.B., SVEINSSON, M.H. , HUTCHINSON, A.H., MIURA, I. , FURUSE, T., WAKANA, S., MATSUMOTO, Y.K., OKANOYA, K., HUDSON, R.L, KATO, T., DUBOCOVICH, M.L., KASAHARA, T. (2022) Impact of endogenous melatonin on rhythmic behavior, reproduction, and survival revealed in melatonin-proficient C57BL/6J congenic mice. J. Pineal Res. (accepted for publication with revisions). Journal of Pineal Research (Mar), 2(71)

Research Grants

NIH/NIAID (Morse) HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial Unit. Andrew Talal (Co-Principal Investigator). 12/1/2013-4/1/2028.
A Ribozyme Rescue Strategy for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration. John Sullivan (Principal Investigator). VA Central Office. $330,000. 1/1/2025-12/1/2027.
Exercise Reset for Concussion - Modifying the Buffalo Concussion Protocol for Application in a Military Environment. John Leddy (Principal Investigator). Department of Defense (CDMRP). 1/1/2023-12/1/2027.
Modulation of oligodendrocyte development by voltage-operated calcium channels. Pablo Paez (Principal Investigator). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). $1,993,750. 12/1/2021-11/1/2027.
Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences. Norma Nowak (Principal Investigator). New York State Department of Empire State Development. $9,200,000. 7/1/2017-6/1/2027.
Molecular mechanisms of skin immunity to Staphylococcal infection. Lee Ann Garrett-Sinha (Co-Principal Investigator). NIH. $527,503. 7/1/2022-6/1/2027.
The role of the nociceptor endocytosis in inflammatory pain. Arin Bhattacharjee (Principal Investigator). National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. $1,907,471. 6/1/2022-5/1/2027.
T Regulatory cell responses in Toxoplasma-infected muscle. Elizabeth Wohlfert (Principal Investigator). NIAID/NIH. $2,445,371. 2/1/2022-3/1/2027.
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Available Therapy versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Treatment-Resistant Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis, BEAT-MS (Protocol ITN077AI). Bianca Weinstock-Guttman (Principal Investigator). National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Allergy, Immunology &Transplantation (DAIT) via a subaward. 1/1/2020-12/1/2026.
Impacts of Nicotinamide Riboside on functional capacity and muscle physiology in older veterans. Nikhil Satchidanand (Co-Investigator). Veterans Affairs. 1/1/2022-12/1/2026.
Immunomodulatory Therapy After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest. Olga Pletnikova (Consultant). NIH. 1/1/2022-12/1/2026.
MARCH proteins, members of a host protein family that targets HIV. Spyridon Stavrou (Principal Investigator). NIH/NIAID. $1,974,920. 12/1/2021-11/1/2026.
Effects of mesolimbic amylin signaling on macronutrient intake. Jinwoo Park (Co-Investigator). NIH/NIDDK. $2,202,189. 12/1/2021-11/1/2026.
Tonawanda Coke Environmental Health Study. Laurene Tumiel Berhalter (Co-Investigator). US District Court for the Western District of New York. $11,100. 9/1/2016-9/1/2026.
The Tonawanda Health Study: An Epidemiologic Study of Health Effects and Coke Oven Emissions from Tonawanda Coke. James Olson (Co-Investigator). US Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice, Tonawanda Coke Corp. $7,933,256. 9/1/2016-9/1/2026.

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