2006 Young Investigator Awardees
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All awards were presented by President Charles Blake and Award Committee Chair Janet Greger.

2006 Young Investigators Awardees

Back Row (L-R):

M. Yusof, S. Schroeder, R. Sabharwal, D. Alvarez, I. Hines, M. Kremer, S. Bibeyski and A. King

Front Row (L-R): 

L. Roberts DeRusseau, J. Clark, S. Chung, J. Joyner, M. Myzak, L. Consitt and A. Mueller

 

The following have been awarded the 2006 Young Investigator Awards for presentations at the Experimental Biology Meeting held April 1-5, 2006

Diego F. Alvarez, University of South Alabama
"Activation of TRPV4 increases endothelial permeability in lung septal capillaries"

Steve Bibevski, Case Western Reserve University
"a3 and not a6 subunit containing nAChR mediate cardiac cholinergic ganglionic transmission"

Soonkyu Chung, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
"Proinflammatory cytokine secretion from preadipocytes decreases PPAR? expression and activity in primary cultures of human adipocytes"

Jessica A. Clark, University of Arizona
"Epidermal growth factor improves intestinal barrier function in a rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis"

Leslie Consitt, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
"Growth hormone signaling in response to acute exercise"

Lara Roberts DeRuisseau, University of Florida
"Central nervous system pathology contributes to respiratory deficits in Glycogen Storage Disease Type II (GSDII)"

Ian N. Hines, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Adoptive transfer of splenic T cells restores the hepatic fibrogenic response to chronic cholestasis in severe combined immunodeficient mice"

JaNae Joyner, Wake Forest University
"Temporal-spatial expression of Ang-(1-7) and ACE2 in association with ACE2 activity and mRNA in the kidney of normal and RUPP pregnant rats"

Andrew King, Michigan State University
"Chronic-low dose angiotensin II (AngII) increases venomotor tone by neurogenic mechanisms"

Michael Kremer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Choline deficient diet induced hepatosteatosis reduces hepatic Natural Killer (NK) T-cell numbers - role of Interleukin-12"

Anne Mueller, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"Pretreatment with Delta-Tocotrienol reduces Chlamydia infection in mammalian cell lines"

Melinda C. Myzak, Oregon State University
"Sulforaphane inhibits HDAC activity in prostate cancer cells, retards growth of PC3 xenografts, and inhibits HDAC activity in vivo"

Rasna Sabharwal, University of Iowa at Iowa City "Abnormalities in baroreflex sensitivity and autonomic control in conscious ASIC2-/- mice"

Stacy Schroeder, Iowa State University at Ames
"The interaction between vitamin a status and iron homeostasis is mediated by Iron Regulatory Proteins"

Mozow Yusof, University of Missouri
"Hydrogen sulfide: A novel gasotransmitter that prevents postischemic leukocyte-endothelial interactions"

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