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Haydee Bazan, PhD
School of Medicine
Ophthalmology / Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	corneal inflammation corneal nerve regeneration corneal wound healing Dry eye
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	corneal angiogenesis

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	animal refractive surgery models corneal cells primary cultures human corneal epithelial cell lines mouse dry eye models
Unique Equipment Used:

Keywords Associated with Work:
	Lipid Metabolism lipoxygeneases matrix metalloproteinases Nerve Growth Factors Nerve Regeneration neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1)pigment-epithelial derived growth factor (PEDF)platelet-activating factor (PAF)Wound Healing

Last Updated: 01/24/2017

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

Luis Marrero, PhD
School of Medicine
Orthopedics / Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology
Grant Review Committees Served on: NIH Other Committees

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapy for arthritis Assessment of osteoarthritis-attributable myopenia Cannabinoid-based management of pain and inflammation in arthritis Histopathology of non-neoplastic and cancer lesions Repair and regeneration in limb trauma and ischemia reperfusion injury
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Cancer biology and prognosis Energy metabolism in tissue salvage

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	ATP In Vivo Electrophysiology Biophotonic Imaging In Vivo Deconvolution Microscopy Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Histopathology Scoring Hyperbaric Oxygenation Immunohistochemistry immunohistofluorescence In Vivo Bioluminescence Laser Capture Microdissection Limb Amputation and Joint Excision Surgery Live Cell Imaging Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton Multiplex Assays Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Stereomicroscopy Whole Mount Fluorescence
Unique Equipment Used:
	Bio-Rad Radiance 2100 Laser Scanning Confocal System Confocal Microscope Cryotome Epifluorescent Microscope Fluoview FV1000 multiphoton system In Vivo Biophotonic Imager Kodak In Vivo Image Station FX Laser Capture Microdissection Scope Leica CM3050S cryostat Leica DMRXA deconvolution microscopy systems (2X)Leica Mz74 stereoscope Light Microscope Micro-CT Mutiphoton Microscope Nikon E600 upright microscope PALM Microbeam Perkin Elmer GX2 micro-CT scanner Shandon Finesse Paraffin Microtome Shandon Histocentre Paraffin Embedding Station Shandon Hypercenter XP Paraffin Processor Shandon Varistain 24-4 Xenogen IVIS 200 X-ray Imager
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Amputation Arthrofibrosis Blastema Fibroblasts Fibrosis Healthcare Disparities Hyperbaric Oxygenation Inflammation Joint Replacement Limb Trauma Matrix Remodeling Osteoarthritis Regeneration Scaffold Wound Healing

Last Updated: 03/27/2024

Marcy Purnell, Ph.D., APN, FNP-C
School of Nursing
Community Nursing

Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Sickle Cell Anemia and Nutritional Intake/Glucose Monitoring
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests:
	Athlete Recovery from injury and workouts

Unique Techniques Used or Developed:
	Chloride Channel Modulation and Dyschloremia applications
Unique Equipment Used:
	The CUBE/Bioelectric Field Enhancement Device
Keywords Associated with Work:
	Anemia, Sickle Cell Female Athlete Triad Syndrome Wound Healing

Last Updated: 10/27/2025