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Research

 

Endocrinology

Frank Svec, MD, PhD

  • Cytokines from periodontal disease induce premature birth 

Geriatrics

Charles Cefalu, MD, MS

  • The effect of chronic anemia and chronic renal failure on elderly frail LTC patients at two nursing homes in the NO Metro area

Hematology/Oncology

Lowell Anthony, MD

  • The safety and efficacy of EPO906 as therapy in patients with metastatic carcinoid tumors
  • A Phase III study in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum who are receiving first-line chemotherapy with oxliplatin/5-fluorouracil/leucovorin and PTK787222584 or placebo
  • A Phase III study of oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil/leucovorin with PTK787/ZK 222584 or placebo in patients with previously treated metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  • Practice patterns and medical management of carcinoid tumors with or without carcinoid syndrome: A chart review of 500 patients

Infectious Diseases

Rebecca Clark, MD, PhD

  • Observational Study for Pneumonia in Enfuvirtide Users and Non-Users NV17751
  • RealTime HIV-Clinical Study (9JT-02-04R05-01)
  • Review of Factors Associated with Specific Antiretroviral Use
  • T. Vaginalis Recurrence Among HIV+ Women

Michael E. Hagensee, MD, PhD

  • Longitudinal Study of Predictors of Cervical Dysplasia in HIV+ and HIV- Women
  • Seroprevalence and Cervical Infection Rates of Pregnant Women
  • HPV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS): Sentinel Surveillance for Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection among Women in the US
  • Prevention of Cervical Dysplasia by Detection of HPV DNA
  • Prevalence of HPV in HIV- and HIV+ women
  • Detection of HPV Infection in the Oral Cavity of HIV+ Men and Women
  • A Pilot Study and Feasibility Evaluation of the Interrelationship Between Environmental and Genetic Factors in th
  • Development of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
  • Prevalence of Viral STDs in HIV+ and HIV- Individuals: Pilot Study in HIV+ Men
  • A Phase III Study to Assess the Prophylactic Efficacy and Safety of gD-Alum/MPL Vaccine in the Prevention of Genital Herpes Disease in Young Women who are HSV-1 and -2 Seronegative

David H Martin, MD

  • Use of Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs as an Innovative Approach to Facilitate Testing for Repeat Chlamydial Infections
  • Cervical T cell responses to chlamydial infections
  • The role of Mycoplasma genitalium in infertility in women. 
  • The biology of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in genital tract tissues and the potential of TLR agonists as new topical microbicide candidates for use in preventing STIs in high-risk women. 
  • The role of treatment failure and re-infection in recurrent Trichomonas vaginalis infections following metronidazole treatment.

Nephrology

Stephen Morse, DO

  • End-Stage Renal Disease in Subjects Enrolled in the Bogalusa Heart Study: A Long-Term Community Study of a Rural Biracial (White/Black) Population

Efrain Reisin, MD

  • Job Stress Related Hypertension
  • Effects of Tesaglitazar on Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Zucker Rats
  • Effects of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition on Obese Zucker Rats
  • The Effect of Sulodexide in Overt Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy
  • The Effect of Sulodexide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria
  • An Open-Label Study of the Renal Effects of Tesaglitazar in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • A One-Year Treatment Trial to Compare Micardis (telmisartan) 80mg versus Cozaar (losartan) 100mg in Hypertensive Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Overt Nephropathy

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Ben deBoisblanc, MD

  • Clinical Centers for the Clinical Network for the Treatment of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Carol Mason, MD

  • Alcohol and Reactivation TB

David Welsh, MD

  • Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells & emphysema
  • Aging & trafficking of stem cells to the lung
  • Aging & circulating endothelial progenitor cells
  • Lung injury & circulating endothelial progenitor cells
  • Mesenchymal stem cells & Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
  • Efficacy of diagnostic strategies for HIV-associated pneumonia
  • Resistance patterns in pneumoncyctis pneumoni

Ping Zhang, MD, PhD

  • IL-17 and Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Host Defense Against HIV-related Pulmonary Infections Core B:
    Immunology Core
  • Alcohol, HIV Infection and Host Defense

Rheumatology

Luis Espinoza, MD

  • Combination Therapy for Chlamydia-Induced Reactive Arthritis
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