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Ceryl Besch Mcternan, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease





Keywords Associated with Work:
	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Clinical Quality Improvement HIV Infections

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Terrell Caffery, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Baton Rouge

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Sepsis





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Emergency Medicine

Last Updated: 02/25/2019

Vinod Dasa, MD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Arthritis Bone Regeneration Cartilage Diseases Infection Inflammation





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthroplasty, Replacement Cartilage Diseases Cartilage, Articular Infection Orthopedic Procedures Osteoarthritis, Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Sports Medicine

Last Updated: 02/15/2019

Bennett Deboisblanc, MD
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary/Critical Care

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Pulmonary Circulation Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Critical Care Critical Illness Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult Sepsis

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Timothy Foster, PhD
School of Medicine
Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology / Gene Therapy Program

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing Eye Infections Eye Infections, Viral Herpes Simplex Immune Evasion Virus Diseases
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cellular and Molecular Biology

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Adenoviral Vector Systems Creation of Stable and Inducible miRNA knockdown Cell Lines Fluorescent tagging systems Indicator systems for quantifying Innate immune induction Lentiviral Vector Systems Mammalian Two Hybrid Protein-Protein Interaction Promoter Reporter Assay systems Specialized protein expression systems Yeast two hybrid screening
Unique Equipment Used:
	Deconvolution fluorescent microscopy Microscopy, Confocal Pachymeter Slit Lamp
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Biological Therapy DNA Viruses Eye Infections Herpes Genitalis Herpes Labialis Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Immunity, Innate

Last Updated: 10/25/2018

Song Hong, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH DOD Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Diabetic Complications; Diabetic Neuropathy; Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy; Insensate Diabetic Neuropathy G-protein-coupled Receptor, GPCR; Lipid Mediator Signaling; Akt; PI3K; Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor, PPAR Lipid Mediators; Neurotrophic Lipid Mediators; Inflammation-Resolving Lipid Mediators; Resolvins; Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediators (SPMs)Macrophage Neurotrophic Functions Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration; Angiogenesis; Lipid Biochemistry; Lipid Biology; Mediator-Lipidomics; Inflammation; Retinal Degeneration Wound Healing; Chronic wounds of the aged; Neuroischemic Wounds; Ischemic Wounds; Venous Chronical Wounds; Pressure Ulcers; Severe Burn Wounds; 3rd Degree Burn Wounds; Deep Burn Wounds
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Acute Renal Failure Carotid Plaque Diabetic Neuropathy; Diabetic Retinopathy





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Adoptive Immunity Adult Stem Cells Akt Alzheimer Disease Angiogenesis Axons Burn Trauma Burn Wounds Cell Migration Assays, Leukocyte Chemotaxis, Leukocyte Choroidal Neovascularization Chronic Inflammation Chronic Inflammation-Resolving Lipid Mediators Dementia Dendritic Cell Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetic Foot Diabetic Foot Ulcers Diabetic Nephropathies Diabetic Neuropathies Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Fatty Acids, Omega-3 G-protein-coupled Receptor, GPCR Inflammation Inflammation Mediators Inflammatory Pain Innate Immunity Ischemic Wounds Large Nerve Fibers Lipid Mediator Signaling Macrophage Macrophage Activation Master Cell Mesenchymal Stem Cells Monocytes National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)Nerve Fibers Nerve-endings Neuroischemic Wounds Neuronal Outgrowth Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Neuropathic pain Neuroprotectins/Protectins Omega-3 Fatty Acids Pain Peripheral Neurons Peroxisome Preoliferator-activated Receptor, PPAR PI3K Platelet Pressure Ulcers Resolvins Severe Burn Wounds Small Nerve Fibers Specialized Pro-resolving Lipid Mediator, SPM Stem Cell Factor Venous Leg Ulcer Venous Ulcers Wound Closure Techniques Wound Healing Wound Infection

Last Updated: 03/21/2019

Michael Maristany, MD
School of Medicine
Radiology

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Arthritis Osteoarthritis





Keywords Associated with Work:
	CT Infection Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy MRI Radiology tumor X-ray

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics
Grant Review Committees Served on: DOD

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Limb Salvage
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Osteomyelitis





Keywords Associated with Work:
	Osteomyelitis

Last Updated: 05/25/2022