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Table of ContentsCAMPUS NEWS 1
COM NEWS 2
STUDENT NEWS 4
ALUMNI NEWS 8
DEPARTMENT UPDATES 8
PUBLICATIONS 16
UPCOMING EVENTS 19
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CAMPUS NEWS:
Mosaic Diversity Scholarship Fundraiser. The Campus held the annual Mosaic Diversity Scholarship Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 17. At that event Camilo Pardo and Jeremy (Teekz) Yenpasook were presented as recipients of the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Advancement (IDEA) Scholarship.
These two recipients fully embody TUCOM’s vision “to prepare outstanding osteopathic physicians for the future needs of their patients and communities” to create a culture and environment that is fully inclusive representing a diverse group of students, staff, faculty and leaders.IPE. The Annual Campus IPE event took place on April 24 during which the movie “To Err is Human” was shown followed by an interprofessional panel discussion.
Research Day. Dr. Gochin and Dr. Elul spearheaded the annual campus Research Day event in April which was a very well attended and showcased 68 student research posters.
COM NEWS:For the 10th consecutive year the COM was noted by US News and World Report as one of the top 10-15 medical schools nationally in having its graduates pursue a primary care residency.
GROUPIE: The GROUPIE program is an acronym for seven areas of investigation that are ongoing at Touro California: Global Health, Research, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Obesity, Ultrasound, Public Health, Inter-professionalism and Empathy. The COM published the second installment about GROUPIE in a series of six new JAOA articles in the November 2018 Volume 118 Issue.
Accreditation: The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) reviewed and accepted Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine-CA’s (TUCOM) Mid-Cycle Report and determined that all standards and elements were met as required.
COM CME: The COM CME under the leadership of Sarah Passage received 5-Year Accreditation with Commendation from COMCE and are one of 8 providers nationally who received 6 Year Accreditation with Commendation under the new criteria for ACCME.
Diabetes Prevention: The DREAM team under the leadership of Jay Shubrook, DO partnered with Solano County Public Health on earning CDC Full Recognition for the Diabetes Prevention Program. This designation is reserved for programs that have effectively delivered a quality evidence-based program that meets all the standards for CDC recognition.
Innovation in Medical Education Award: In its first two years, Clinical Distinction received national recognition twice:
2017 ] AACOM’s Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME) conferred its annual Innovation in Medical Education Award in recognition of specific education innovations that have resulted in meaningful change at the developers’ institutions to Jennifer Weiss, DO, Associate Professor, for her innovation: Clinical Distinction: Advancing EPAs through a Required Year 3 Course.
2018 ] Glenn Davis, MS, Associate Professor and team members Jennifer Weiss, DO, Teresita Menini, MD, Howard Feinberg, DO and Walter Hartwig, PhD, were awarded The Innovations in Medical Education Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation for the Clinical Distinction abstract, submitted at the Innovations in Medical Education Conference at USC.”
Camilo Pardo Jeremy (Teekz) Yenpasook
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Teachers of the Year: Congratulations to our faculty recognized by the Class of 2021 as Teachers of the Year:
Chitra Pai, MD, D(ABMM)
Basic Sciences Department
Jordan Keys, DO
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department
David Coffman, DO, PhD
Primary Care Department
OPSC Distinguished Service Award: Congratulations to Howard Feinberg, DO who was awarded the 2019 OPSC Distinguished Service Award.
Dr. Howard Feinberg’s efforts in establishing St. Joseph Hospital in Stockton has resulted in increased student rotation opportunities, establishment of residencies in family medicine and emergency medicine with more residencies to come and several grants to support this affiliation.
Congratulations to Dr. Howard Feinberg and Dr. Richard Riemer on this exciting and growing program.
Other COM News:• The COM was honored to have Ms. Pamela Murphy,
Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations, from the AACOM, visit our campus and speak with our students in March of 2019.
• Dr. Clearfield represented not only TUC but also the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners at the US Osteopathic Medical Regulatory Summit in February.
• Dr. Gail Feinberg, Dr. Stacey Pierce-Talsma, and Dr. Tami Hendriksz all represented TUC at the Women in Medicine Summit at the AACOM Conference in April, 2019.
IN MEMORY OF DR. BERNARD ZELIGER
On a sad note, the founding Dean and Provost, Dr. Bernard Zeliger passed away on December 15, 2018. Dr. Zeliger will be remembered by students and faculty alike. TUCOM honored Dr. Zeliger for his stewardship of TUCOM when he was granted the degree of Doctor of Human Letter Honoris Causa on June 8, 2003. On September 17, 2017 Dr. Zeliger was again honored as one of the five original founders of our campus during our 20th Anniversary Gala celebration. His portrait is enshrined with the other founders in the
COM academic building H83. The passing of Dr. Zeliger will leave a large void on our campus, as well as in the lives of all those who had the honor and privilege of knowing him.
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Name Military Branch Residency Residency Location
Larissa Brandenburg US Navy Transitional Year Walter Reed National Military Medical Center – Bethesda, MD
Seth Ching US Navy General Surgery Naval Medical Center – San Diego, CA
Nikolas Gutierrez US Navy Family Medicine Naval Hospital – Camp Pendleton, CA
Samuel Marthinsen US Navy Internal Medicine Naval Medical Center – San Diego, CA
Matthew Tunzi US Air Force Internal Medicine San Antonia Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium – Brooke Army Medical Center – Ft. Sam Houston, TX
Eric Vondrak US Air Force Family Medicine Nellis Air Force Base – Las Vegas, NV
STUDENT NEWS:GRADUATION: With their hearts full of joy, the COM faculty is pleased and proud to congratulate the Graduating Class of 2019 for a job well done. Stephen Shannon, DO, MPH, President of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine provided the keynote address and Mrs. Balraj K. Singh was awarded the inaugural Dean’s Award for Community Service and Advocacy.
The class of 2019 Awards:◆ BERNARD I. ZELIGER LEADERSHIP/SERVICE AWARD
– Dr. Eric Donn◆ BASIC SCIENCE AWARD - Dr. Matthew Tunzi◆ COM STUDENT DOCTOR OF THE YEAR
– Dr. Roshni Kakaiya◆ OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE AWARD
– Dr. Erin Hoppin Lee◆ OUTSTANDING DO STUDENT AWARD
– Dr. Mohammad Khorsand◆ PEDIATRICS DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD
– Dr. Shiree Segev & Dr. Mohammad Khorsand
Residency/MatchThe overall 2019 Residency Match was the largest ever with 44,603 registered applicants for 35,185 positions in 5,348 programs.
We are pleased to announce the match for six of our graduates who are joining the Health Professions Scholarship Program of the United States Armed Services:
We are very proud that our graduates matched
at acceptance rates above the national average across all specialties.
Overall, 48% of 2019 matches in Primary care
Class of 2019 Residency Match Choices
Notable:• Highest match rate TUCOM history• Above national match rate in all specialties• Largest California contingent (56) ever• 17 different disciplines including limited specialties (neurosurgery,
ophthalmology, dermatology, interventional radiology)• First ever match in EuropeEmergency
Medicine 12%
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Albert Schweitzer Foundation:We are delighted to announce that Hiroe Hu OMS 4 and Yasmin Baines OMS 3 join a distinguished list of Albert Schweitzer Foundation Bay Area Fellows. Their project is entitled “Project I: Co-creating Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Curriculum with Asian American Adolescents”
Other recent recipients of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship include:
2018-19 Katherine Ku and Timothy Kim
2017-18 Katherine Yu
2015-16 Martha Benitez and Tyler Fleming
2014-15 Melissa Belec
2012-13 Soaman Dizechi
2011-12 Jennifer Tran
2009-10 Michael Herndo
Gold Foundation: Katherine Ku, Class of 2021 was also awarded the prestigious Summer Service Fellowship by the Gold Foundation. This very selective fellowship is a first for our institution, as only eight recipients were awarded this nationally. Student Doctor Ku’s project is “Participatory photography and storytelling as a way to explore community health and social action with reentry population of Solano County.”
OPSC: Four graduating students, Sarah Azam, Darcy Wilson, Naveetha Nandakumar and Lindsay Nausin, received the AWMA (American Women’s Medical Association) Glascow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement for being women in the top 10% of their graduating class.
Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation: Gregory Herting, DO Class of 2020 for the second time received a $10,000 scholarship from the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Congratulations S/D Herting.
Alex Wulff, OMS 2
Emma Schatz, OMS 1
Four graduating students, Sarah Azam, Darcy Wilson, Naveetha Nandakumar and Lindsay Nausin, received the AWMA (American Women’s Medical Association)
Glascow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement for being women in the top 10% of their graduating class.
Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation: Gregory Herting, DO Class of 2020 for the second time received a $10,000 scholarship from the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Congratulations S/D Herting.
TUCOM Gold Humanism Honor Society, whose members are nominated by their peers based on their embodiment of the ideals of humanism in medicine (Compassion, Professionalism, Highest standard to patient care, Ethics and Volunteering in the Community) proudly, announces its 10th cohort:
Catherine Weir Derek Ochi James Kimpo Janani Sridharan Jihun Yeo Julia Eicher Madeline BachMaya Gattupalli Rachit Anand Roman Roque Sheena Song Sruthi Bonda Yasmin Baines Young Kim
Integrative Medicine Club Symposium: The Integrative Medicine Club held a very successful first Integrative Medicine Symposium on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
Nutrition Club: The Nutrition Club hosted a first ever Touro COOKS (Clinically Oriented Osteopathic Kitchen Studies) event on March 20th in the gym. Over 40 students, from COM, COP and the MPH programs joined together to prepare meals and learn about the micronutrient content of meals, and to harvest and plant microgreens
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ALUMNI NEWS:American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): Two TUCOM alumni received first and second place awards at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) annual meeting resident Research Poster competition:
◆ Roland Haj, DO, Class of 2015, received first place for his poster on “Ultrasound First the Correct Approach for Pediatric Appendicitis a Community Hospital?” from Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
◆ James Wilson, DO, Class of 2011 and US Naval Reserve, received second Place for his poster on “Smallpox Vaccination in the Setting of Autoimmune Disease:” Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Internal Medicine.
Second Generation TUCOM Graduate: Steven Joye, DO, Class of 2005 and Emergency Physician in Sonora is now joined by our new alumnus Ashlin Joye, DO, Class 2019 who matched in Ophthalmology at Oregon Health Sciences University as our first second generation TUCOM graduate.
Inspirational: Daniel Gilbert, DO Class of 2006, Urologist, was featured when he donated surgery to help an uninsured Napa man so he may live without pain. What an inspirational story!
Other Alumni News:◆ The Alumni Department held a mixer on April 4, 2019. ◆ The Alumni Association has created a new scholarship for
“students who best demonstrate leadership skills, a commitment to community improvement, and good academic standing.” Contact Ms. Perez for more information at: [email protected] about this scholarship and Alumni Events.
DEPARTMENT UPDATES:Basic Sciences Department UpdatesTamira Elul, PhD: presented “Novel molecular mechanisms of neuronal circuit development” at the meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Tampa, Florida in Jan 2019.
Eiman Mahmoud, MD was selected to be part of the Global Health Education Committee and a member of the International Working Group for Health Profession Education and Health System Strengthening in Africa.
Mark Teaford, PhD was elected a Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists.
Andrea Taylor, PhD was selected as a Fellow for the American Association for Advancement of Science.
Dr. Taylor was elected as an AAAS Fellow for her transformational contributions to our understanding of primate functional morphology and feeding mechanics and for advancing the status and careers of women in biological anthropology.
In November, 2018, Dr. Taylor participated in a Grantee Engagement Workshop in Healdsburg, CA, sponsored by the LSB Leakey Foundation, with the goal of developing best practices to support grantees in the field.
In March, 2019, Dr. Taylor facilitated a four-hour mentor-training workshop to biological anthropologists entitled “Mentoring the Mentor”, which was held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Taylor served as Program Chair for the session entitled “Primate Craniodental Functional Morphology” at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Cleveland, Ohio on March 27, 2019.
Clinical Education Department UpdatesCallbacks: This Spring the CED held a successful 3rd Year Callback session for our Class of 2020 students, helping to prepare them as they transition to their 4th year of medical school.
Orientation to Clinical Clerkships: CED organized a successful Orientation to Clinical Clerkships for our Class of 2021 students helping that class get ready for their transition from the preclinical to the clinical years.
Tamira Elul, PhD
Mark Teaford, PhD
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New CED Staff:
The CED has hired:Ms. Monica Delgado, as the new 3rd Year Program Coordinator
Mr. Christopher Baron, as the new Institution Affiliations and Credentialing Coordinator.
Welcome, Ms. Delgado and Mr. Baron!
Tami Hendriksz, DO, was selected by TUC alumni for the inaugural “Inspiring Faculty Award” . Thank you Dr. Hendriksz for continuing to being an inspiration to all of us.
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department UpdatesStacey Pierce-Talsma was appointed as Vice Chair for the Review Committee for Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), a national organization that accredits over 11,200 residency and fellowship programs for over 135,000 resident physicians. This appointment recognized Dr. Pierce-Talsma’s prominence in the field and her contributions to the health of the profession and the public.
Dr Pierce-Talsma was also elected to the Board of Directors of the OPSC.
Nicole Peña, DO completed the ACUE course bringing new course ideas and best teaching practices to the department.
Dr. Victor Nuño: Starting on June 10, 2019-Dr. Victor Nuño will be the course director and founder of Touro’s first required fourth year OMM Rotation. This OMM
rotation will include a rotation with faculty at the Solano county clinic, seeing volunteers in the building H89 OMT lab, and assisting with teaching in the OMM and Anatomy Labs.
OMM Department Staffing Changes:The OMM Department welcomed Ms. Shawna Simms as the OMM Department Administrative Coordinator.
The Department congratulated two long term department members: R. Mitchell Hiserote, DO (former Department Chair 2014-2016) and Lee Ann Cuny, DO as they embarked on the next phase of their careers.
The Department also honored John Glover, DO, FAAO (Former
Department Chair 2004-2014) who is scheduled to retire, July 1, 2019. In recognition of service to the OMM department and to the COM, the OMM Lab will now be designated as the John Glover, DO Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Lab.
Pre-Clinical Education Department UpdatesEduardo Velasco MD, MSc PhD served as Panelist for NBOME’s Preconference Workshop at the 2019 AACOM Educating Leaders Conference.
Dr. Velasco also serves on the AACOM Diversity Council as a member and participated at the AACOM Council on Diversity and Equity Meeting.
At the ACCOM Annual Conference Dr. Velasco presented; “Two-Year Follow Up Assessment of the WARM Program“ on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Educating Leaders 2019 event.
COM Class of 2022 Student Alvin Li instructs fellow student Jennifer Dionisio on how to correctly start a campfire at the Preparing for the Micro Boards Spring Warm Event
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Primary Care Department UpdatesAlesia Wagner: Dr. Alesia Wagner, DO was awarded the OPSC Physician of the Year. She was nominated by our students for her commitment to her students and her ongo-ing mentoring efforts.
Dr. Wagner was also recognized for her many commitments to NBOME which include COMLEX level 2CE item writer, Clinical Decision Making Subcommittee Case Rater/Reviewer/Validator
Gail Feinberg, DO received Master Preceptor Award from ACOFP.
Dr. Gail Feinberg also serves as one of three Editors for California DO.
Kim Pfotenhauer, DO: TUC and the Primary Care Department are sad to bid farewell to Dr. Pfotenhauer who after five years at TUC is moving back to Michigan to be near family.
Catherine West MD, DrPH completed the ACUE course bringing new course ideas and best teaching practices to the department.
Christina Kinnevey, MD: The Primary Care Department also welcomed Christina Kinnevey, MD, who comes to us with a strong commitment to serve
the underserved. She is a graduate of UC Davis School of Medicine, Sutter Health Family Medicine Residency Program in Sacramento and a Fellowship in Community Medicine and Global Health at Kaiser Napa-Solano. Dr Kinnevey provides extensive leadership experiences in community medicine and global health.
Global Health NewsThe Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference Poster Competition was held in Chicago, IL (March 8-10, 2019).
◆ Joshua Lee (Class of 2021) presented the poster the “Implication of HbA1c Monitoring in Preventing ESRD Progression – A Short Term Analysis”. The poster which Joshua Lee (Class of 2021), Y.C. Chen, Athena Lin worked on was selected as one of the two finalists for the Lancet Student Poster Competition and won second place.
◆ The CUGH poster “Identifying Contributing factors for pediatric HIV loss to follow-ups in a rural Tanzanian Population” was presented by Kavitha Gilroy (Class of 2021), Mikaela Rico (Class of 2021), and Eiman Mahmoud, MD.
◆ Kavitha Gilroy, OMS2 and Mikaela Rico, OMS2 also presented a poster at the American Academy of Osteopathy Convocation.
◆ David Weiss (OMS 4) presented a poster at the Unite for Sight Innovation Conference at Yale in April 2019.
Master of Sciences in Medical Health SciencesPoster Day: The MSMHS program celebrated a successful poster day on Friday May 17, 2019 with 40 posters presented by 58 students.
“Train Your Brain.” Picture from Dr. Puder led session on “Train your Brain” with the MSMHS class and 75 Contra Costa High school students on 4/30/2019.
Graduation: The MSMHS celebrated graduation on Monday May 20, 2019 with 57 graduates.
Gail Feinberg, DO
Catherine West MD, DrPH
Christina Kinnevey, MD
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Research NewsSalima Mostafa is our new research coordinator. She comes to CA from New Jersey to help the MRC and the clinical research effort.
Jean-Marc Schwarz, PhD’s grant entitled “Fructose: Substrate, Stimulus, or Both? Was funded for $2.8 million over four years by NIDDK (1R01DK116033-01A1). TUCOM co-investigators in this project are Kathleen Mulligan, PhD, Jay Shubrook, DO and Eduardo Velasco, MD, PhD with the support of Sally Chiu, PhD, as coordinator. The results of this study could inform efforts to develop evidence-based interventions and dietary guidance
to mitigate CVD risk and is great validation of the TUC MRC as a center for cutting-edge research in metabolic disease. (1R01DK116033-01A1). TUCOM co-investigators in this project are Kathleen Mulligan, PhD, Jay Shubrook, DO and Eduardo Velasco, MD, PhD with the support of Sally Chiu, PhD, as coordinator. The results of this study could inform efforts to develop evidence-based interventions and dietary guidance to mitigate CVD risk and is great validation of the TUC MRC as a center for cutting-edge research in metabolic disease.
Ignacio Peralta, got his PhD in Pharmacology in February 2019 from the University of Buenos Aires, co-directed by Dr. Gugliucci. In cooperation with the School of Pharmacy of the University of Buenos Aires, part of the work was conducted at TUCOM, funded by a Fulbright fellowship.
Agustina Irazusta, co-directed by Dr. Gugliucci got her Master in Chemistry from the School of Chemistry, University of Uruguay in March 2019. Funded by the Agency for Research and Innovation, Uruguay.
PUBLICATIONS: Peer Reviewed Articles• Anderson, Z., Nuño, V., Pierce-Talsma, S. An Osteopathic
Approach to Stasis Dermatitis and Chronic Venous Insufficiency. J Am Osteopath Assoc., 2018;118(12):e204–e205. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.177. Watch video.
• Dao, S., Jones, K., Elul, T. Microinjection of DNA into Eyebuds in Xenopus Laevis Embryos and Imaging of GFP Expressing Optic Axonal Arbors in Intact, Living Xenopus Tadpoles.” Journal of Visualized Experiments. In Press
• De Groot, M., Shubrook, J., Hornsby, W., Pillay, Y., Mather, K., Fitzpatrick, K., Yang, Z., Saha, C. Program ACTIVE II: Outcomes from a Multi-State Community-Based Depression Treatment for Rural and Urban Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 7-2019. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc18-2400. Watch video.
• Erkin-Cakmak, A.; Bains, Y.; Caccavello, R.; Noworolski, S., Schwarz, J., Mulligan, K., Lustig, R., Gugliucci, A., Isocaloric Fructose Restriction Reduces Serum D-Lactate Concentration in Children With Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of
Clinical Endocrinol Metab, 2019 Mar. 14. pii: jc.2018-02772. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02772. [Epub ahead of print].
• Granatosky, M., McElroy, E., Laird, M., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Reilly, S., Taylor, A., Ross, C. Joint angular excursions during cyclical behaviors differ between tetrapod feeding and locomotor systems. J Exp Biol, 30;222(Pt 9). Pii.jeb200451. doi: 10.1242/jeb.200451.
• Hendriksz, T., Pierce-Talsma, S. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Use in Pediatric Patients with Pertussis. J Am Osteopath Assoc., 2019;119(2):e9–e10. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2019.021. Watch video.
• Hower, K., Young, C., Wagner, A., Thorsen, D., Dugan, J. Can Osteopathic Medical students accurately measure abdominal aortic dimensions using handheld ultrasonography devices in the primary care setting. J Am Osteopath Assoc., 2019;119(5):e19.
• Julian, G., Go, D., Shubrook, J. Preventing Cancer with 2 injections- a clinical review of HPV vaccination. Osteopathic Family Physician, Accepted 5-2019.
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• Mathiodakas, N., Pfotenhauer, K., Shubrook, J. Recognizing and Minimizing Clinical Inertia in type 2 diabetes: A Case for timely treatment intensification. JAOA Supplement, December, 2018.
• Mortera, R., Bains, Y., Gugliucci, A. Fructose at the crossroads of the metabolic syndrome and obesity epidemics. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2019, 24, 186-211.
• Pierce-Talsma, S., Ji, S., Pearce, M., Talsma, J. Muscle Energy for the Occipitoatlantal Joint. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2019;119(3): e17–e18. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2019.034. Watch video.
• Ridker, P., Everett, B., Pradhan, A., MacFadyen, J., Solomon, D., Zaharris, E., Nan, V., Hasan, A., Rosenberg, Y., Iturriaga, E., Gupta, M., Tsifoulis, M., Verma, S., Clearfield, M., Libby, P., Goldhaber, S., Seagle, R., Ofori, C., Butman, S., Singh, N., Bertrand, O., Johnston, J., Paynter, N., Glynn, R. for CIRT Investigators. Low Dose Methotrexate for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events. New England Journal of Medicine, 2019;380:752-762.
• Taylor, A., Terhune, C., Vinyard, C. The influence of masseter and temporalis sarcomere length operating ranges as determined by laser diffraction on architectural estimates of muscle force and excursion. Archives of Oral Biology, in press.
• Joshi, A., Amrhein, T., Holmes, M., Talsma, J., Shonyo, M., Taylor, A. The source and course of the articular branches to the T4-T8 zygapophysial joints. Pain Medicine, in press.
• Vinyard, C., Teaford, M., Wall, C., Taylor, A. The masticatory apparatus of humans (Homo sapiens): Evolution and comparative functional morphology. In: Bels V and Whishaw IQ (eds). Feeding in Vertebrates. Evolution, Morphology, Behavior, Biomechanics, New York: Springer, pp. 831-865.
• Young, C., Dugan, J., Kuang, H, Ahmed, S., Shubrook, J. Insulin Therapy for Type 2 diabetes: A Review on its Social, Psychological, and Clinical Factors. Primary Care Reports. 12-2018.
Published Abstracts and Presentations• Green, K., Orsbon, C., Ross, C., Taylor, A. Iodine staining
results in significant shrinkage of sarcomere lengths in macaque biceps brachii muscle. Presented at the American Association of Anatomists, Orlando, FL. (Winner, AAA undergraduate poster award)
• Dr. Tamira Elul gave an invited presentation on her research on novel molecular mechanisms of neuronal circuit development at the meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Tampa, Florida in January, 2019.
• Hendriksz, T., Peña, N., Anderson, Z., and Pierce-Talsma, S. Osteopathic Clinical Integration: Bringing Osteopathic
Principles and Practices to the Clinical Years, AACOM Annual Conference, Washington DC. 04/2019
• Holmes, M., Lunn, K., Taylor, A. Design and function of the chewing muscles in papionins: fiber phenotype and fiber architecture. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Dr. Grace Jones attended and presented poster, “Separation of Postprandial Lipoproteins: Purification of Chylomicrons using an ApoB100 Immunoaffinity Method”, at the American Heart Association 2019 Scientific Sessions for Epidemiology and Prevention – Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, March 5-8, 2019 Houston, TX
• Dr. Grace Jones was an invited speaker at the Culture Shifting Weekend, April 25-27th, to talk about the detailed biochemical studies performed at our Metabolic Research Center. A Weekend of Technology, Innovation and Social Impact is an annual invite-only bicoastal event that takes place in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley to celebrate and enable deals and collaborations.
• Winger K., Hendriksz, T. Project HAPPY (Healthy Attitudes Produce Positive Youth): A Navigator’s Perspective. American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Spring Conference. 04/2019.
• Dr. Nuño gave a presentation on the “ABC’s of Osteopathic Medicine: How to Organize your Patient approach.” At the 2019 AAO Convocation.
• Dr. Pierce-Talsma gave a lecture on “Exploring the Neurobiology of the Mind-Body-Spirit Unity” at the AAO Convocation.
• Dr. Andrea Taylor was an invited speaker at the First Latin America Craniofacial Biomechanics Conference, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. December 2018.
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• Dr. Andrea Taylor was an invited presenter at a symposium entitled “Anthroengineering: A biological approach”, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Cleveland, Ohio. March 2019.
• Dr. Wolf gave a presentation with Alina Tobey on “Osteopathic Considerations for Pediatric Respiratory Conditions” at the 2019 AAO Convocation.
UPCOMING EVENTS:◆ August 2019 - Orientation August 4 and 5 for OMS1 and
August 5 for OMS2. Click here for more information.
◆ September 8, 2019 - White Coat Ceremony. Click here for more information.
◆ Diabetes Conference - “High Impact Management for Clinicians” will be held November 9 and 10, 2019.
Click here for more information and to register.
Book Chapters• Jay Shubrook, DO and Kim Pfotenhauer, DO authored a
chapter titled “Osteopathic Considerations in Primary Care” in the latest (4th Edition) of Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine
