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Forbes: New research by Prof. Christine Rabinak and the Translational Neuropsychopharmacology Lab reveals why cannabis helps PTSD sufferersThe study looked at how cannabis use impacts the amygdala response of those dealing with trauma-related anxiety using three groups of participants – healthy controls who had not been exposed to trauma, trauma-exposed adults without PTSD and trauma-exposed adults with PTSD.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: College Research Day submissions due Sept. 23The 17th annual Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Research Day will be held virtually, with the keynote by James Thomas, PT, PhD, and student and faculty awards presented live on Zoom from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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Pharmacy students win ACCP infectious diseases trainee travel awardsWayne State University Doctor of Pharmacy students Ana Christine Belza (P3) and Caitlin Carron (P4) have both received the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Infectious Diseases PRN Trainee Travel Award under the direction of Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michael Rybak and postdoctoral infectious diseases outcomes fellow Sara Alosaimy.
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Moh Malek leading statistics workshop in Graduate School's professional development seriesAssociate Professor of Physical Therapy Moh Malek is teaching a three-session workshop, "Advanced Statistics and SPSS," as part of the Wayne State University Graduate School's fall professional development series.
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Kyle Burghardt earns ACCP New Investigator AwardWayne State University Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kyle Burghardt has been honored with the 2020 New Investigator Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). He will be recognized during the organization's annual meeting in October.
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Nominations open for EACPHS Faculty Research Recognition AwardsThe Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has opened nominations for the annual EACPHS Research Recognition Awards to recognize faculty talent. The deadline to nominate is Wednesday, Sept. 16, and winners will be announced at Research Day on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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WATCH: Professors Joseph and Renuka Roche discuss health care in the aftermath of COVID-19Published COVID-19 researchers Joseph A. Roche (Wayne State University assistant professor of physical therapy) and Renuka “Ray” Roche (Eastern Michigan University assistant professor of occupational therapy) debate and discuss health care in the aftermath of COVID-19.
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Defining the relationship: Wanqing Liu leads WSU team exploring link between diabetes, obesity and liver diseaseWanqing Liu, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and collaborators recently published the paper, “Causal relationships between NAFLD, T2D and obesity have implications for disease subphenotyping,” in the Journal of Hepatology that attempts to understand the molecular causes of NAFLD. The team conducted a large-scale genomic analysis called Mendelian randomization, a strategy similar to a randomized clinical trial that relies on a naturally occurred randomization of genetic alleles in human populations.
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DBusiness: WSU, EMU researchers to host post-COVID health care webinarWayne State University and Eastern Michigan University are hosting a webinar titled “Health Care in the Aftermath of COVID-19” on Thursday, July 30, from 7-8 p.m. via Zoom. The webinar will feature Joseph A. Roche, a Wayne State University assistant professor of physical therapy, and the husband and wife team of Renuka ‘Ray’ Roche, an EMU assistant professor of occupational therapy.
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James Thomas, PT, PhD to keynote virtual EACPHS Research Day Oct. 14The 17th annual Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Research Day will be held virtually, with a keynote by James Thomas, PT, PhD, and awards presented live on Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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Colleague, teacher and father figure: Pharmacy Professor Anjan Kowluru perfects the art of mentoring”Dr. Kowluru is the quintessential educator and researcher,” said Cathy Lysack, dean of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. “We are fortunate to have him as an industrious member of our faculty, and his students are fortunate to learn from one of the best.“
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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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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.
