Student Publications

Clinical Translational Sciences Student Publications

Note: This list of publications by Clinical Translational Sciences graduate students is as complete as possible, but may not be comprehensive.

Willis W, Willis E, Kuzmiak-Glancy S, Kras K, Hudgens J, Barakati Neusha, Stern J, Mandarino L.  Oxidative phosphorylation K0.5ADP in vitro depends on substrate oxidative capacity: Insights from a luciferase-based assay to evaluate ADP kinetic parameters. Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg. 2021 Aug 1;1862(8). [PubMed]

Lister A, Froyum J, Credo Jonathan, Ingram JC. Determination of Uranium in Sheep Hearts from the Navajo Nation. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences.4 (1), Jan 2021. 

** First-Author Publication **
Jonathan Credo, Checinski C, Chandos A, von Hippel F, Ingram, J. Sample preparation method for metal(loid) contaminants quantitation in rodent hair collected in Yuma County, Arizona. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. July 2021. [PubMed]

Feng A, Ma W, Faraj Reem, Kelly GT, Black SM, Fallon MB, Wang T. Identification of S1PR3 gene signature involved in survival of sepsis patients.
BMC Med Genomics. 2021 Feb 6;14(1):43. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Reem Faraj, Paine D, Black SM, Wang T. Anti-inflammatory Effects of Statins in Lung Vascular Pathology: From Basic Science to Clinical Trials.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1303:33-56.  [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Katie R Giordano, Denman CR, Dubisch PS, Akhter M, Lifshitz J. An update on the rod microglia variant in experimental and clinical brain injury and disease.
Brain Commun. 2021 Jan 4;3(1):fcaa227. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Katie R Giordano, Dsouza N, McGhee-Hassrick E, Martinez O, Martinez-Donate AP. Provider Perspectives on Latino Immigrants' Access to Resources for Syndemic Health Issues.
Hisp Health Care Int. 2021 Jan 13;1540415320985590. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Trevor S. Wendt, Li YJ, Gonzales RJ.  Ozanimod, an S1PR1 ligand, attenuates hypoxia plus glucose deprivation induced autophagic flux and phenotypic switching in human brain VSM cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 Mar 31.  [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Ashlee F Harris, Lacombe J, Liyanage S, Han MY, Wallace E, Karsunky S, Abidi N, Zenhausern F. Supercritical carbon dioxide decellularization of plant material to generate 3D biocompatible scaffolds.
Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 11;11(1):3643. [PubMed]

Bennet D, Harris Ashlee F, Lacombe J, Brooks C, Bionda N, Strickland AD, Eisenhut T, Zenhausern F. Evaluation of supercritical CO 2 sterilization efficacy for sanitizing personal protective equipment from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Sci Total Environ. 2021 Aug 1;780:146519. [PubMed]

Jang HR, Cho HJ, Zhou Y, Shao NY, Lee K, Le Hoai Huong T, Jeon J, Lee JE, Huh W, Ong SG, Lee WH, Kim YG. Modeling Uremic Vasculopathy With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells as a Drug Screening System.
Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jan 12;8:618796. [PubMed]

Allen A, Mallahan Stephanie, Ortega A, Miller H, Saleh A, Bonny AE. Administration of Exogenous Hormones and the Implications for Cigarette Smoking-Related Behaviors.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2020 Oct 22;22(12):70. [PubMed]

Saber M, Ortiz JB, Rojas-Valencia Luisa M, Ma X, Tallent BR, Adelson PD, Rowe RK, Qiu S, Lifshitz J. Mice born to mothers with gravida traumatic brain injury have distorted brain circuitry and altered immune responses.
J Neurotrauma. 2021 Jun 22. [PubMed]

Sun X, Sun BL, Sammani Saad, Bermudez T, Dudek SM, Camp SM, Garcia JGN. Genetic and epigenetic regulation of the non-muscle myosin light chain kinase isoform by lung inflammatory factors and mechanical stress.
Clin Sci (Lond). 2021 Apr 16;135(7):963-977. [PubMed]

Garcia AN, Casanova NG, Valera DG, Sun X, Song JH, Kempf CL, Moreno-Vinasco L, Burns K, Bermudez T, Valdez M, Cuellar G, Gregory T, Oita RC, Hernon VR, Barber C, Camp SM, Martin D, Liu Z, Bime C, Sammani Saad, Cress AE, Garcia JG. Involvement of eNAMPT/TLR4 signaling in murine radiation pneumonitis: protection by eNAMPT neutralization. Transl Res. 2021 Jun 15;S1931-5244(21)00141-9. [PubMed]

Mitra S, Epshtein Y, Sammani Saad, Quijada H, Chen W, Bandela M, Desai AA, Garcia JGN, Jacobson JR. UCHL1, a deubiquitinating enzyme, regulates lung endothelial cell permeability in vitro and in vivo. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 Apr 1;320(4):L497-L507. [PubMed]

Quijada H, Bermudez T, Kempf CL, Valera DG, Garcia AN, Camp SM, Song JH, Franco E, Burt JK, Sun B, Mascarenhas JB, Burns K, Gaber A, Oita RC, Reyes Hernon V, Barber C, Moreno-Vinasco L, Sun X, Cress AE, Martin D, Liu Z, Desai AA, Natarajan V, Jacobson JR, Dudek SM, Bime C, Sammani Saad, Garcia JGN. Endothelial eNAMPT amplifies pre-clinical acute lung injury: efficacy of an eNAMPT-neutralising monoclonal antibody. Eur Respir J. 2021 May 6;57(5):2002536. [PubMed]

Bapat A, Schippel Natascha, Shi X, Jasbi P, Gu H, Kala M, Sertil A, Sharma S. Hypoxia promotes erythroid differentiation through the development of progenitors and proerythroblasts. Exp Hematol. 2021 May;97:32-46.e35. [PubMed]

Karnes JH, Arora A, Feng J, Steiner Heidi E, Sulieman L, Boerwinkle E, Clark C, Cicek M, Cohn E, Gebo K, Loperena-Cortes R, Ohno-Machado L, Mayo K, Mockrin S, Ramirez A, Schully S, Klimentidis YC. Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in obesity and body fat distribution: An All of Us Research Program demonstration project. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 6;16(8):e0255583. [PubMed]

El Rouby N, Rodrigues Marcatto L, Claudio K, Camargo Tavares L, Steiner Heidi E, Botton MR, Lubitz SA, Fallon EN, Yee K, Kaye J, Scott SA, Karnes J, Caleb Junior de Lima Santos P, Duconge J, Cavallari LH. Multi-site Investigation of Genetic Determinants of Warfarin Dose Variability in Latinos. Clin Transl Sci. 2021 Jan;14(1):268-276. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Dora Y Valencia, Habila M, McClelland DJ, Degarege A, Madhivanan P, Krupp K. Infection-associated biofilms and statins: protocol for systematic review. BMJ Open 2021 May 25;11(5):e046290. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Dora Y Valencia, Granda P, Pesce V, Di Sibio A, Soliman AS, Gómez J, Ramos I, Gallardo P. Argentina's National Program for Control of Breast Cancer: Time 1, Patient Navigation, and Patient Cancer Education Experience. J Cancer Educ 2021 Apr 27;1-8. [PubMed]

Shende TC, Fisher JM, Perez-Velez CM, Guido A, Sprowl K, Drake T, Adelus Maria L, Bedrick E, Fantry LE. PrEP Knowledge and Attitudes Among Adults Attending Public Health Clinics in Southern Arizona. J Community Health. 2020 Apr; 45(2):400-406. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Benjamin C Conner, Luque J, Lerner ZF. Adaptive Ankle Resistance from a Wearable Robotic Device to Improve Muscle Recruitment in Cerebral Palsy. Ann Biomed Eng. 2020 Apr;48(4):1309-1321. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Benjamin C Conner, Remec NM, Orum EK, Frank EM, Lerner ZF. Wearable Adaptive Resistance Training Improves Ankle Strength, Walking Efficiency and Mobility in Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Clinical Trial. IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol. 2020;1:282-289. [PubMed]

Jones L, Credo Jonathan, Ingram JC, Baldwin JA, Trotter RT, Propper CR. Arsenic Concentrations in Ground and Surface Waters across Arizona Including Native Lands. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. 169, April 2020. [PubMed]

Hutchins M.; Credo Jonathan, Ingram J, Baldwin J, Trotter R, Propper C. Using multiple, publicly available databases to create a statewide map of arsenic concentrations across Arizona. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. 169, April 2020.

Kelly GT, Faraj Reem, Dai Z, Cress AE, Wang T. A mutation found in esophageal cancer alters integrin β4 mRNA splicing.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Aug 27;529(3):726-732. [PubMed]

Saber M, Giordano Katie R, Hur Y, Ortiz JB, Morrison H, Godbout JP, Murphy SM, Lifshitz J, Rowe RK. Acute peripheral inflammation and post-traumatic sleep differ between sexes after experimental diffuse brain injury.
Eur J Neurosci. 2020 Jul;52(1):2791-2814. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Katie R Giordano, Denman CR, Dollish HK, Fernandez F, Lifshitz J, Akhter M, Rowe RK. Intracerebral hemorrhage in the mouse altered sleep-wake patterns and activated microglia.
Exp Neurol. 2020 May;327:113242. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Katie R Giordano, Rojas-Valencia Luisa M, Bhargava V, Lifshitz J. Beyond Binary: Influence of Sex and Gender on Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury.
J Neurotrauma. 2020 Dec 1;37(23):2454-2459. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Tabitha R F Green, Ortiz JB, Wonnacott S, Williams RJ, Rowe RK. The Bidirectional Relationship Between Sleep and Inflammation Links Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease.
Front Neurosci. 2020 Aug 25;14:894. [PubMed]

Sayrs LW, Ortiz JB, Notrica DM, Kirsch L, Kelly C, Stottlemyre R, Cohen A, Misra S, Green Tabitha RF, Adelson PD, Lifshitz J, Rowe RK. Intimate Partner Violence, Clinical Indications, and Other Family Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma. J Interpers Violence. 2020 Oct 22;886260520967151. [PubMed]

Lacombe J, Harris Ashlee F, Zenhausern R, Karsunsky S, Zenhausern F. Plant-Based Scaffolds Modify Cellular Response to Drug and Radiation Exposure Compared to Standard Cell Culture Models.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020 Aug 7;8:932. [PubMed]

Karnes JH, Wiener HW, Schwantes-An TH, Natarajan B, Sweatt AJ, Chaturvedi A, Arora A, Batai K, Nair V, Steiner Heidi E, Giles JB, Yu J, Hosseini M, Pauciulo MW, Lutz KA, Coleman AW, Feldman J, Vanderpool R, Tang H, Garcia JGN, Yuan JX, Kittles R, de Jesus Perez V, Zamanian RT, Rischard F, Tiwari HK, Nichols WC, Benza RL, Desai AA. Genetic Admixture and Survival in Diverse Populations with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Jun 1;201(11):1407-1415. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Elizabeth S Borden, Kang P, Natri HM, Phung TN, Wilson MA, Buetow KH, Hastings KT. Neoantigen Fitness Model Predicts Lower Immune Recognition of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma than Actinic Keratoses. Frontiers in Immunology. 2019 Nov 29;10:2799. [PubMed]

** First-Author Publication **
Jonathan Credo; Torkelson J; Rock T; Ingram JC. Quantification of elemental contaminants in unregulated water across western Navajo Nation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(15), July 2019. [PubMed]

Kelly GT, Faraj Reem, Zhang Y, Maltepe E, Fineman JR, Black SM, Wang T. Pulmonary Endothelial Mechanical Sensing and Signaling, a Story of Focal Adhesions and Integrins in Ventilator Induced Lung Injury.
Front Physiol. 2019 Apr 26;10:511. [PubMed]

Morrill KE, Lopez-Pentecost Melissa, Ballesteros G, Pfander JL, Hingle MD, Klimentidis YC, Thomson CA, Garcia DO. Weight loss interventions for Hispanic women in the USA: a protocol for a systematic review.
Syst Rev. 2019 Dec 1;8(1):301. [PubMed]