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

Andolina JR, Fries C, Boulware R, Vargas A, Fraint E, Barth M, Ambrusko S, Comito M, Monteleone P. (2022) Successful Bone Marrow Transplantation With Intensive Post-transplant Intrathecal Chemotherapy for CNS Relapsed AML in 2 Infants. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology (Jan), 44(1): e264-e267.
Wu R, Liu J, Johnson B, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Li JX. (2022) Activation of trace amine-associated receptor 1 attenuates nicotine withdrawal-related effects. Addiction biology (Jan), 27(1): e13075. doi:10.1111/adb.13075
McPherson JI, Saleem GT, Haider MN, Leddy JJ, Torres DM, Willer B. (2022) Practical Management: Telehealth Examination for Sport-Related Concussion in the Outpatient Setting. Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine (Jan), 32(1): 72-75. doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000972
Saade K, Hamann HC, McGinley ST, Alavi-Dunn N, Belko N, Danforth T. (2022) Extensive scrotal lymphangioma circumscriptum: A case report with successful treatment with staged CO2 laser ablation. Urology case reports (Jan), 40: 101871. doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101871
McPherson JI, Saleem GT, Haider MN, Leddy JJ, Torres D, Willer BS. (2022) Development of a Telehealth Examination for Sport-Related Concussion in the Outpatient Setting. Neurology (Jan), 98(1 Supplement 1): S8-S9.
McPherson JI, Sparks P, Haider MN, Willer BS, Leddy JJ. (2022) Early Management of Cervical Impairments and the Incidence of Delayed Recovery in Adolescents With Acute Concussion. Neurology (Jan), 98(1 Supplement 1): S12.
Bembea MM, Agus M, Akcan-Arikan A, Alexander P, Basu R, Bennett TD, Bohn D, Brandão LR, Brown AM, Carcillo JA, Checchia P, Cholette J, Cheifetz IM, Cornell T, Doctor A, Eckerle M, Erickson S, Farris RWD, Faustino EVS, Fitzgerald JC, Fuhrman DY, Giuliano JS, Guilliams K, Gaies M, Gorga SM, Hall M, Hanson SJ, Hartman M, Hassinger AB, Irving SY, Jeffries H, Jouvet P, Kannan S, Karam O, Khemani RG, Kissoon N, Lacroix J, Laussen P, Leclerc F, Lee JH, Leteurtre S, Lobner K, McKiernan PJ, Menon K, Monagle P, Muszynski JA, Odetola F, Parker R, Pathan N, Pierce RW, Pineda J, Prince JM, Robinson KA, Rowan CM, Ryerson LM, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Schlapbach LJ, Selewski DT, Shekerdemian LS, Simon D, Smith LS, Squires JE, Squires RH, Sutherland SM, Ouellette Y, Spaeder MC, Srinivasan V, Steiner ME, Tasker RC, Thiagarajan R, Thomas N, Tissieres P, Traube C, Tucci M, Typpo KV, Wainwright MS, Ward SL, Watson RS, Weiss S, Whitney J, Willson D, Wynn JL, Yeyha N, Zimmerman JJ. (2022) Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Contemporary Organ Dysfunction Criteria: Executive Summary. Pediatrics (Jan), 149(Supplement_1): S1-S12.
Fitzgerald JC, Basu RK, Fuhrman DY, Gorga SM, Hassinger AB, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Selewski DT, Sutherland SM, Akcan-Arikan A. (2022) Renal Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference. Pediatrics (Jan), 149(Supplement_1): S66-S73.
Montoya C, Steinhorn R, Berger J, Haroyan H, Said M, Perez GF. (2022) Dynamic PEEP Study: A Non-invasive Diagnostic Exam to Assess for Effective PEEP in Children with Severe BPD. Lung (Jan).
Zhang H, Guo W, Zhang S, Lu H, Zhao X. (2022) Unsupervised Deep Anomaly Detection for Medical Images Using an Improved Adversarial Autoencoder. Journal of digital imaging (Jan).
Chen P, Zhou B, Wang T, Hu X, Ye Y, Guo W. (2022) Comparative Efficacy of Robot-Assisted and Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: A Single-Center Comparative Study. Journal of healthcare engineering (Jan), 2022: 7302222. doi:10.1155/2022/7302222
Wang Y, Xia M, Guo W, Xu F, Zhao Y. (2022) Academic performance under COVID-19: The role of online learning readiness and emotional competence. Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) (Jan)1-14. doi:10.1007/s12144-022-02699-7
Mani S, Chandrasekharan P. (2022) Staphylococcus lugdunensis Bacteremia with an Infected Aortic Thrombus in a Preterm Infant. Children (Basel, Switzerland) (Jan), 9(1).
Bhimani RV, Yates R, Bass CE, Park J. (2022) Distinct limbic dopamine regulation across olfactory-tubercle subregions through integration of in vivo fast-scan cyclic voltammetry and optogenetics. Journal of neurochemistry (Jan).
Branca A, Tellez D, Berkenbosch J, Rehder KJ, Giuliano JS Jr, Gradidge E, Shults J, Turner DA, Nett S, Krawiec C, Edwards LR, Pinto M, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Bysani GK, Shenoi A, Breuer RK, Toedt-Pingel I, Parsons SJ, Orioles A, Al-Subu A, Konyk L, Panisello J, Adu-Darko M, Tarquinio K, François T, Emeriaud G, Lee A, Meyer K, Glater-Welt LB, Polikoff L, Kelly SP, Tallent S, Napolitano N, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A; National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) Investigators and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI). (2021) The New Trainee Effect in Tracheal Intubation Procedural Safety Across PICUs in North America: A Report From National Emergency Airway Registry for Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Dec), 12(21): 1042-1050.
Craig E, Wiltsie LM, Beaupin LK, Baig A, Kozielski R, Rothstein DH, Li V, Twist CJ, Barth M. (2021) Anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor therapy in the treatment of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in pediatric patients: Case reports and literature review. Journal of pediatric surgery (Dec), 56(12): 2364-2371.
Craig E, Wiltsie LM, Beaupin LK, Baig A, Kozielski R, Rothstein DH, Li V, Twist CJ, Barth M. (2021) Anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor therapy in the treatment of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in pediatric patients: Case reports and literature review. Journal of pediatric surgery (Dec), 56(12): 2364-2371.
Kinariwala BB, Xu TT, Baratz KH, Aleff RA, Patel SV, Maguire LJ, Fautsch MP, Wieben ED, Millen AE, Patel SP. (2021) Relationship of body mass index with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy severity and TCF4 CTG18.1 trinucleotide repeat expansion. Cornea (Dec), 40(12): 1567-1570. doi:10.1097/ICO.0000000000002689
Yu X, Singh PK, Tabrejee S, Sinha S*, Buck MJ*. (2021) ?Np63 is a pioneer factor that binds inaccessible chromatin and elicits chromatin remodeling. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2021 Apr 17;14(1):20. (Dec)
Pu CY, Batarseh H, Zafron ML, Mador MJ, Yendamuri S, Ray AD. (2021) Effects of Preoperative Breathing Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes for Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Curative Intent Lung Resection: A Meta-analysis. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (Dec), 102(12): 2416-2427.e4.

Research Grants

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.
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.
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.
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.
A brief, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral treatment for urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS): Process, predictions, outcomes. Tova Ablove (Co-Investigator), Teresa Danforth (Co-Investigator), Gregory Gudleski (Co-Investigator), Jeffrey Lackner (Principal Investigator), Brian Quigley (Co-Investigator), Christopher Radziwon (Co-Investigator), Alison Vargovich (Co-Investigator). NIH NIDDK. $3,288,753. 9/1/2021-7/1/2026.
Ribosome Heterogeneity in C. neoformans. John Panepinto (Principal Investigator). NIAID / NIH. 8/1/2021-7/1/2026.
VA Merit Review, 2IO1BX002659, Preventing and Reversing Interstitial Fibrosis in HFpEF. John Canty, Jr. (Principal Investigator). Department of Veterans Affairs. $709,984. 7/1/2020-6/1/2026.
Administrative Supplements: Clinical, Genetic, and Cellular Consequences of Mutations in Na, K-ATP1A3. Allison Brashear (Principal Investigator). NINDS. $8,808,829. 4/1/2008-6/1/2026.
Energizing and protecting axons through metabolic coupling to Schwann cells. Bogdan Beirowski (Co-Investigator). NIH, NINDS. $376,139. 8/1/2021-6/1/2026.
The role of neutrophils in the age-driven decline in anti-pneumococcal vaccine responses. Elsa Bou Ghanem (Principal Investigator). NIA-R01. $1,575,931. 9/1/2021-5/1/2026.
Optimizing Chest Compressions for Bradycardia during Neonatal Resuscitation. Praveen Chandrasekharan (Principal Investigator). R01 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. $1,500,000. 5/1/2021-4/1/2026.

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