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American Society for Investigative Pathology highlights Prof. Joseph Roche's COVID-19 researchThe American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) highlighted the COVID-19 research of WSU Applebaum Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph Roche and his wife and co-author Renuka Roche, assistant professor of occupational therapy at Eastern Michigan University, in its Pathologists Fighting COVID-19 series. Their paper hypothesizes a bradykinin [BK] model for COVID-19 complications and they suggest use of the FDA-approved BK blocker icatibant in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 respiratory disease.
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Detroit News: Professor Michael Rybak on hydroxychloroquine controversyA quickly retracted study that found a higher death rate among COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine has deepened controversy over the drug worldwide and in Michigan. Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michael Rybak offers perspective.
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Christine Rabinak part of $4 million NIH grant for PTSD treatment researchThe National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health has issued a five-year, $4 million grant to researchers at Wayne State University – including Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Christine Rabinak – and Boston University to explore the therapeutic benefits of the drug allopregnanolone as a new approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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PT Prof. Joseph Roche and OT wife Renuka publish high-impact research on COVID-19 treatment possibilityTheir submission to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's flagship journal hypothesizing that dysregulated bradykinin signaling is involved in COVID-19 respiratory complications was accepted within two days and published online less than two weeks later.
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Professor Michael Rybak wages war against antibiotic resistanceLast year, the CDC called antibiotic resistance one of the biggest public health challenges of our time, saying that at least 2.8 million people in the U.S. are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria or fungi annually, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. Now, with secondary bacterial infections contributing to COVID-19 deaths, that number could rise at an alarming rate.
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Zhengping Yi leading Tour de Cure team for diabetes researchProfessor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhengping Yi has been serving as captain of the Wayne Care Tour de Cure Michigan team annually since 2011. This year, the event will be virtual, giving even more people the chance to participate and help raise funds for diabetes research.
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Wayne State creates COVID-19 research index, begins coordination of clinical initiativesWith the COVID-19 pandemic putting life as we knew it on hold, many Wayne State researchers are aggressively shifting their focus to addressing the virus. To date, researchers have proposed more than 60 research projects to detect, prevent, treat and recover from COVID-19.
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An urgent search for solutions: Michael Rybak leading COVID-19 clinical trialsIn addition to being part of the collaborative effort between Wayne State and four metro Detroit hospital systems to bring large-scale COVID-19 drug trials to Southeast Michigan, Professor Michael Rybak’s Anti-Infective Research Laboratory (ARL) is poised to begin two key studies, pending Institutional Review Board approval.
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TNP student Nikki Zabik studies how avoidance behavior impacts PTSDA Ph.D. candidate in the Translational Neuropsychopharmacology Lab under the guidance of Christine Rabinak, Nikki Zabik is exploring avoidance behavior as it relates to PTSD, particularly how it impairs proper trauma recovery and contributes to an increased risk of suicide.
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Bookmark this page: Guidance, FAQs and resources for NIH funded research amid pandemicDue to the potential exceptional impact of COVID-19, the NIH wants to assure its recipient community that it will be doing its part to help researchers continue their work.
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RESCHEDULED: Fulbright faculty information session at EACPHS rescheduled for May 13The Fulbright information session at EACPHS originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, has been postponed until May 13.
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Nora Fritz leads development of clinical physical therapy recommendations for Huntington diseaseThe Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in spearheading research and conducting clinical trials in Huntington disease (HD), announced that the final Clinical Guidelines for Physical Therapy in Huntington's Disease and the final report for the Guidelines Development Group have been published in the journal Neurology. Development of the clinical guidelines was led by Wayne State Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Nora Fritz.
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Wayne State PT student research project first to examine music’s effect on electromyographic fatigue thresholdGraduates from the Wayne State Doctor of Physical Therapy program Jacob Centala, Cameron Pogorel and Scott W. Pummill, along with their faculty mentor Associate Professor Moh Malek had their student research project, “Listening to Fast-Tempo Music Delays the Onset of Neuromuscular Fatigue,” published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
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Crain's Detroit: Randall Commissaris' research on marijuana and driving highlightedA Crain's Detroit Business article, "Federal Restrictions limit marijuana research in Michigan," includes reporting on the driving simulation lab of WSU Applebaum Professor Randall Commissaris. While limited by federal laws, Commissaris is studying the reaction time of people under the influence of marijuana or alcohol.
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Michael Rybak appointed to new ASHP Research Advisory CouncilWayne State University alumnus and Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michael Rybak '81, '05, was appointed as a member of the newly established ASHP Research Advisory Council.
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Heather Fritz awarded NIH grant to better understand self-care challenges of older African AmericansAssistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Heather Fritz has been awarded $461,894 from the National Institute of Health, Institute on Aging (1R15AG063087-01A1) to better understand the chronic condition self-management challenges that lie at the intersection of age and race.
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Science magazine publishes antibiotic resistance perspective piece by Prof. Andrew BertiAssistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Andrew Berti had a perspective on new antibiotic resistance research published in Science magazine.
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Deccan Herald (India): Prof. Andrew Berti on antimicrobial stewardshipIn an article covering research and perspectives published in a recent Science magazine, the Deccan Herald quotes Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Andrew Berti on antimicrobial stewardship.
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Physician Assistant professor Sara Lolar wins national research grantWayne State University Assistant Clinical Professor of Physician Assistant Studies and alumna Sara Lolar '95, '05 was awarded the 2019 Don Pedersen Research Grant from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), providing $6,996 to fund her project “Barriers to research: A national survey of physician assistant faculty.”
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REBUILDetroit Scholar Sydni Alexis Elebra brings home national conference awardSophomore Sydni Alexis Elebra, a researcher in the laboratory of Distinguished Professor Anjan Kowluru, attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, CA, where she won an outstanding poster award.
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Today@Wayne: Heather Fritz researching new program to prevent frailty in older African AmericansAssistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Heather Fritz won a $256,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to test an occupational therapy-based intervention on 150 pre-frail African Americans. Her team is halfway through their two-year timeframe and seeing positive results in the 75 people enrolled so far.
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WSU Applebaum professor Paul Kilgore part of NSF award for multidisciplinary research of public health and water systemsWayne State University was awarded a four-year, $1.57 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance understanding of how public health and water drinking systems assess risks to safe water quality and the impact on public health when access to clean drinking water is interrupted. The team includes Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Research Paul Kilgore.
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Pharmaceutical sciences faculty awarded funding for postdoctoral fellowArun Iyer, a DoD-funded early career investigator and assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, was awarded $120,000 in total funding from OVPR and EACPHS administered over two years to bring on a postdoctoral fellow through a competitive selection process for Wayne State faculty members.
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Zhengping Yi, Wassim Tarraf win WSU Applebaum faculty awardsAt the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 16th annual Research Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhengping Yi was awarded the Faculty Research Recognition Award, and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Wassim Tarraf ’02, ’10 was awarded the Junior Faculty Research Recognition Award. These annual honors were announced in addition to student poster winners following a keynote lecture by Timothy Billiar, MD.
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WSU Applebaum Research Day award winners announcedOn Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted its 16th annual Research Day. Trauma immunologist Timothy R. Billiar, MD, delivered the keynote lecture and participated in student poster evaluation for awards.
