2009 Faculty Researchers
Caldwell, Charles W., MD, PhD
DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Regulation in Human Cancers
Choma, Theodore, MD
Testing Pedicle Screw Failure in Cadaveric Osteoporotic Vertebrae
Crist, Brett, MD
Retrospective Review of Age versus Orthopaedic Trauma Outcome
Dale, Paul, MD
Does preoperative MRI affect the surgical management of patients with breast cancer?
Is lobular carcinoma in situ a precurser of invasive lobular cancer?
Della Rocca, Gregory J., MD, PhD, FACS
Characterization of geriatric patients with fractures below the hip, and comparison of this patient population with geriatric hip fracture patients
Everett, Kevin D., PhD
Examining the health effects of a comprehensive workplace smoke-free ordinance in two Missouri communities
Farid, Reza, MD
Open Label Treatment of Severe Tactile Defensiveness with Intrathecal Baclofen.
Clinical Impact of Intrathecal Baclofen on Hip Subluxation in Spastic, Tetraplegic Cerebral Palsy
Fleming, David A., MD
Topics in Ethics Research.
Folk, William, PhD
Analysis of BKV genomes in kidney tissues
Development of a simple diagnostic device for measurement of 6-betahydroxycortisol
Gong, Yang, MD, PhD
Developing a Prototype of Human-Centered Medical Incident Reporting System
Exploring Effective Data Displays for TigerPlace
Hahm, Bumsuk, PhD
Sphingolipids regulating the host immunity to viruses
Hahn-Cover, Kristin, MD, FACP
Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Project
Igbaseimokumo, Usiakimi, MBBS, FRC5(SN), MD
The Long Term Outcome of Macrocephaly with External Hydrocephalus
Photodynamic therapy of brain tumors
The clinical effectiveness of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during pedicle screw placement in the thoracic and lumbar spine using Ct verification.
Kochendorfer, Karl, MD
Improving Patient Care and Provider Efficiency with Innovative Tools within the Electronic Medical Record.
Koopman, Richelle J., MD, MS
Patient Readiness to Use Internet Health Resources
Kruse, Robin L., PhD
Self-care goals of adult patients with diabetes: How do providers interact with patients about them?
Kuhns, Craig A., MD
Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Biomechanical Comparison.
Landrum, Alice L., MD
Pain Scores in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Association with Vital Signs
LeMaster, Joe, MD, MPH
Qualitative interviews/surveys (formative research) in low-income Columbia neighborhoods to develop a community-based physical activity intervention
Litofsky, Scott N., MD
Impact of Medical Record Documentation on Determining INdex of Severity of Illness
Lubahn, Dennis, PhD
Finding new functions for hormones, receptor proteins and genes: a molecular genetics approach to exploring the roles of estrogens, phytoestrogens, and estrogen receptors in human disease, particularly prostate cancer
MacIntyre, Allan D., PhD
Predictive factors and outcomes following ventral hernia repair in patients in the ICU
McElroy, Jane A., PhD
The first step: Identifying areas of disconnect in communications between the patient’s, primary care physician’s, and oncologist perspective of health care for breast cancer.
McKarns, Susan, PhD
Regulation of Multiple Sclerosis
Epigenetic regulation of immunological tolerance
Miles, Judith, MD, PhD
Delineation of the Genetic Basis and Heterogeneity of Autism
Mohan, Rajiv R., PhD
Corneal gene therapy and wound healing
Muzaffar, Arshad, MD
Do patients with craniosynostosis have increased incidence of auditory neuropathy, abnormal auditory brainstem evoked response with normal otoacoustic emissions.
Parker Oliver, Debra, PhD, MSW
Survey of Hospice Medical Directors of Missouri
Peculis, Brenda A., PhD
Biological and biochemical role of a nuclear RNA degradation protein
Sowers, James R., PhD
Mineralcorticoid Receptor Antagonism Attenuates Glomerular Filtration Barrier Remodeling in the Transgenic Ren2 Rat.
Thakkar, Mahesh, PhD
Understanding the Neural Substrates Responsible for Sleep Inducing Effects of Ethanol
Tosh, Aneesh, MD, MS
Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insulin Resistance among overweight children and adolescents: A Database Study
The Effects of Metformin Therapy on BMI and Biochemical Markers among overweight children and adolescents
Worsowicz, Gregory, MD
The Impact of BMI on Achievement of Goals in a Rehabilitation Setting
Zezong, Gu, MD, PhD
A Novel Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI):
Tardgeting MMP-9 and NADPH Oxidase . (Collaborative project with an AAAS fellow)
Brain Proteolysis after Stroke: A Surrogate Indicator for
Early Diagnosis. (Funded by the prestigious DANA Fundation and in collaboration with Dr.
Roger Tsien – 2008 Nobel Laureate )