FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

August - December 2005

PUBLICATIONS:

Michael Blaber, Ph.D., co-authored “Substrate Specificity of Human Kallikrein 6: Salt and Glycosaminoglycan Activation Effects,” in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Dr. Blaber’s laboratory also authored “Conversion of type I 4:6 to 3:5 b-turn Types in Human Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Effects upon Structure, Stability, Folding and Mitogenic Function,” in Proteins, and “Redesigning Symmetry-Related “Mini-Core” Regions of FGF-1 to Increase Primary Structure Symmetry: Thermodynamic and Functional Consequences of Structural Symmetry” in Protein Science.

Edward Bradley III, M.D., co-authored “Is there a role for chemoradiation in the management of cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas?” and Layer P Management of pancreatic masses in Pancreas. He also contributed the chapter, “Acute Pancreatitis:  Definitions and Classification for Clinical Practice,” to Clinical Pancreatology. 

Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D., contributed to the new book, Enduring Questions in Gerontology.

Jamila Horabin, Ph.D., authored “Splitting the Hedgehog signal: sex and patterning in Drosophila” in Development.

Edward C. Klatt, M.D., co-authored chapter 5, “Pathology of Immunologically Mediated Diseases and Transplantation,” in the 4th edition of Principles and Practice of Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology.  He also authored and released version 10 of the CD-ROM WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education, and authored   “How Not to Do It” in Pathology Education.

Rob Glueckauf, Ph.D., Curtis Stine, M.D., Michelle Bourgeois, Alice Pomidor, M.D., and Pilar Rom co-authored, along with colleagues from Florida A&M University, the University of Florida and the Alzheimer’s Resource Center, “Alzheimer’s Rural Care Healthline: Linking Rural Caregivers to Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression” in Rehabilitation Psychology.

Fred Kobylarz, M.D., co-authored “Interventions from Home-Based Geriatric Assessments of Adult Protective Service Clients Suffering Mistreatment” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, and "The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Geriatric Health Conditions among Adult Protective Service Clients" in Gerontologist. He also authored “A Spanish Language Version of the ETHNICS Mnemonic: A Clinical Tool for Health Care Professionals” in Caring for Hispanic Patients.

Fred, Kobylarz, M.D., and Jeffrey Spike, Ph.D., co-authored with J.M. Heath “Cross-Cultural Aspects of Geriatric Decision-Making Capacity” in Ethics, Law, and Aging.

Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., co-authored “Depressive Symptoms in Mothers of Infants Identified as Genetically At-Risk for Type 1 Diabetes,” in Diabetes Care.

Joan Meek, M.D. contributed a chapter to the AAP/ACOG Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians. She also presented the Debbie Matthei Memorial Lecture on "Human Milk and Breastfeeding in Premature Infants" at the Medical College of Georgia's 27th Annual Neonatology conference.

Robert G. Brooks, M.D., Nir Menachemi, Ph.D., M.P.H., Art Clawson, M.S., and Les Beitsch, M.D., J.D., co-authored “Availability of Physician Services in Florida Revisited: The Effect of the Professional Liability Insurance Market on Access to Care” in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Nir Menachemi, Ph.D., M.P.H., authored “Perceptions of Medical Errors by Internal Medicine Residents: Development and Validation of a New Scale” in Quality Management in Healthcare.

Nir Menachemi, Ph.D., M.P.H., Darrell Burke, Ph.D. (FSU College of Information), Art Clawson, M.S., and Robert G. Brooks, M.D., co-authored “Information Technologies in Florida’s Rural Hospitals: Does System Affiliation Matter?” in the Journal of Rural Health.

Anne Gunderson, A.R.N.P., John Tomkowiak, M.D., Nir Menachemi, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Robert Brooks, M.D., authored “Rural Physicians Attitudes toward the Elderly: Evidence of Ageism?” in Quality Management in Healthcare.

James Olcese, Ph.D., authored the chapter, “Melatonin receptors in the human reproductive tract,” in Endocrinology II: Lectures on the temporal structure of endocrine systems. He also co-authored with R. Ivell, “Einfuehrung in die Endokrinologie” in Klinische Endokrinologie für Frauenärzte.

Charles G. Maitland, M.D., co-authored three articles presented "Longitudinal Effect of MS and Parkinson’s Disease on Attention and Working Memory," "The Effects of Linguistic Load on Gait in Parkinson’s Disease," and "A Longitudinal Analysis of Tongue Function in Progressive Neurological Conditions" at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in San Diego, Calif. He also prepresented on the FSU College of Medicine Neurocognitive/Neurorehabilitation Center at TMH at the National Parkinson’s Foundation directors’ meeting in San Francisco.

J. Michael Overton, Ph.D., co-authored “Homeostatic responses to caloric restriction: Influence of background metabolic rate” in Journal of Applied Physiology; “Perinatal MSG treatment attenuates fasting-induced bradycardia and metabolic suppression” in Physiology and Behavior; and “Electrophysiological and behavioral phenotype of insulin receptor defective mice” in Physiology and Behavior.

Andrew Payer, Ph.D., co-authored “Interactive and dynamic visualizations in teaching and learning of anatomy: A cognitive load perspectives” in The Anatomical Record Part B: New Anatomist; “Design of interactive and dynamic anatomical visualizations: the implication of cognitive load theory” in The Anatomical Record Part B: New Anatomist; and “The effectiveness of using cross-sections in the recognition of anatomical structures in radiological images” in The Anatomical Record Part B: New Anatomist.

David Resuehr, Ph.D., and James Olcese, Ph.D., co-authored “Caloric restriction and melatonin substitution: Effects on murine circadian parameters in Brain Research.

Jeffrey Spike, Ph.D., published a case study of a shaken baby whose mother was imprisoned for the crime, "The Sound of Chains: A Tragedy," in The Journal of Clinical Ethics; two encyclopedia articles, "Persistent Vegetative State" and "Human Subjects in Research" in the new Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics; and a commentary on whether the field of bioethics needs its own Code of Ethics in The American Journal of Bioethics.  

Xian-Min Yu, Ph.D., authored, “The role of intracellular sodium (Na⁺) in the regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated channel activity and toxicity.” in Molecular Neurobiology.

GRANTS:  

The following College of Medicine faculty received planning grants of $10,000 each for December 2005 to November 2006 from the FSU Council for Research and Creativity:

• Susanne Cappendijk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
  Title:  “The Zebra Finch: A New Model To Study Effects of Ecstasy”
   
• Gareth Dutton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
  Title:  “Promoting Physical Activity Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in A Community-Based Clinic”
   
• Charles Ouimet, Ph.D.  Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
  Title:  “Dendritic Spines and Histone Deacetylases”
   
• Johanna Paik, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
  Title:  “Histone Gene Regulation Upon Replication Stress and Dna Damage in S. Cerevisiae”

Jerry Boland, M.D., was selected to receive the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Foundation Faculty Enhancement Award for 2005-2006. The $2,000 grant will fund Boland’s visit to the Rural Physician Associate Program at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis to gain knowledge that will help him develop and improve the rural medical education program at the FSU College of Medicine.

SERVICE:

Dennis Baker, Ph.D., has been elected chair-elect of Generalists in Medical Education. This group meets in conjunction with the Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting.

Edward C. Klatt, M.D., has been reappointed to the Autopsy Committee of the College of American Pathologists for 2006. He also has been appointed Chair of the Student Evaluation & Promotion Committee of the College of Medicine.

Alma Littles, M.D., and Cyneetha Strong, M.D., served as co-chairs of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians 95th Family Medicine Weekend at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Dec. 9 – 11. FSU College of Medicine faculty speaking on the program were: Daniel Van Durme, M.D., and Jan Shepherd, M.D.

J. Michael Overton, Ph.D., served on a National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute Special Review Panel for Program Project Grants. He also is serving this year as the Chairperson of the Leon County Community Board of the Florida-Puerto Rico Affiliate of the American Heart Association.

HONORS & AWARDS:

Donna Jacobi, M.D., received the 2005 Pensacola Junior College Leaders & Legends Award for Healthcare.

J. Michael Overton, Ph.D., is serving as the graduate adviser for Michelina Messina, who was recognized with the 2005 Beidler Award as the outstanding second-year graduate student in the Program in Neuroscience at Florida State University. 

Daniel J. Van Durme, M.D., was recognized as a nominee for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine award by the American Association of Medical Colleges at the organization's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in November.

PRESENTATIONS:

Edward Bradley III, M.D., presented “Current Management of Chronic Pancreatitis” at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Gastroenterologic Society in Naples and “Classification and Diagnosis of Pancreatitis” at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in San Francisco.

Suzanne Harrison, M.D., gave continuing medical education presentations this fall on domestic violence for Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Capital Medical Society and Capital Area Health Start, as well as for the College of Medicine Grand Rounds, at which she presented together with Elena Reyes, Ph.D.

James Olcese, Ph.D., presented “Induction of mPer1 mRNA expression in immortalized gonadotropes by gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH): Involvement of protein kinase C and MAP kinase signaling”at the 10th Congress of the European Biological Rhythms Society, Frankfurt, Germany, and “Circadian clock gene expression in the neuroendocrine axis”at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at North Carolina State University.

Jeffrey Spike, Ph.D., led the four-hour workshop on clinical ethics consultation at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities. Topics included how to start an ethics consultation service, how to to do ethics consults, the value of the service to hospitals, and evaluation and quality improvement. Teaching tools included cases discussions as well as a new DVD just released for use by VA hospitals around the country. Spike’s co-presenter was Ken Berkowitz, M.D., from the VA.

Daniel J. Van Durme, M.D., presented on “Rashes” and “Skin Conditions in Infants and Children” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians in San Francisco in October.