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COM Outlook . Summer-Fall 2014
OnMay 13, a number of NSU-COM faculty members, in col-
laboration with other NSU faculty researchers, were awarded
cash endowments in the university’s 15
th
Annual President’s
Faculty Research and Development Grant (PFRDG) and 12
th
Annual Quality of Life Awards ceremony.
During the event, 39 research projects received PFRDG
awards up to $10,000 each for fiscal year 2015. The ceremony
also served to recognize the dedication and innovation of the
56 faculty members and 54 students from the 13 academic
units that submitted a total of 65 PFRDG proposals.
Please
note that although other NSU faculty members and students
were involved in several of the award-winning projects listed
below, only NSU-COM participants are listed.
Following are
the projects that feature NSU-COM participation:
President’s Faculty Research and Development Grants
“Explorative Gene Expression and Pathway Analysis for Innova-
tive Cancer Treatment”
-
Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D.
, and
Paula Waziry, Ph.D.
“Epigenetic Modulation of Viral Infection: Role of DNA Meth-
ylation in Recovery”
-
Paula Waziry, Ph.D.
, and
Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D.
“A Novel Immune Fingerprint for mTBI Diagnosis and Recov-
ery Prognosis”
-
Travis Craddock, Ph.D., Mary Ann Fletcher,
Ph.D.
, and
Stephen Russo, Ph.D.
“Effect of Baseline Platelet Count on Healing After Platelet-Rich
Plasma Injection”
-
Melissa Tabor, D.O.
, and
Logan Huff (OMS-III)
“Port Everglades Inlet Microbiome Analysis Using High-
Throughput DNA Sequencing”
-
Jay Fleisher, Ph.D.
“
Detailed Molecular Profiling of Sporadic Stage I
Breast Cancer”
-
Stephen Grant, Ph.D.
“Effects of Type 2 Diabetes on Antiretroviral Adherence in
Older Adults with HIV”
-
Robin Jacobs, Ph.D.
Quality of Life Grant
“Community Gardens for Special Needs and Nursing Home
Communities”
-
Elizabeth Hames, D.O.
, and
Kristi Ray (OMS-I)
Research/Scholarly Activity -
Faculty and Student Achievements
Faculty Members Receive
President’s, QOF Grants
Faculty/Staff Focus -
Activities, Achievements, and Awards (Non Research)
Scott Colton,
B.A., APR
,
COM/HPD
director of
medical com-
munications
and public
relations, received a Best
Feature Story or Article Award
in the AACOM Communica-
tions Awards Competition held
during the American Associa-
tion of Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine (AACOM) Annual
Conference, which took place
April 2-5 in Washington, D.C.
Nicole
Cook, Ph.D.,
M.P.A.
,
assis-
tant profes-
sor of public
health, was
chosen to
represent NSU-COM as one of
approximately 300 voting del-
egates of United States Phar-
macopeia (USP), a scientific
nonprofit organization that is
the official pharmacopeia of
the United States.
Marie Flo-
rent-Carre,
D.O., M.P.H.
,
assistant
professor of
family medi-
cine, joined
NSU-COM in May. A 2004
alumna, Dr. Florent-Carre
worked as a family medicine
residency preceptor in Belle
Glade, Florida, before becom-
ing a faculty member.
Oneka B.
Marriott,
D.O., M.P.H.
,
assistant
professor of
pediatrics and
public health,
was named assistant director
of medical education for the
NSU-COM/Palm Beach County
Health Department Preventive
Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Marriott is also a fellow in
the Ohio University Heritage
College of Osteopathic Medi-
cine Health Policy Fellowship
for the 2013-14 year.
Howard Neer,
D.O., FACOFP
,
associate dean
of alumni
affairs and
HPD executive
associate dean
for professional affairs, was
the recipient of the American
College of Osteopathic Family
Physicians’ (ACOFP) Lifetime
Achievement Award during the
organization’s annual conven-
tion held March 13-16 in Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania.
Anthony Ottaviani, D.O.,
M.P.H., MACOI, FCCP
,
clinical
professor of internal medicine,
regional dean, and director
of medical
education at
Largo Medi-
cal Center,
was named
president of
the American
Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
Board of Directors.
Anthony J.
Silvagni,
D.O.,
Pharm.D.,
M.Sc., FA-
COFP
dist.
,
FACPP
,
NSU-
COM dean, was the recipient
of the Robert A. Kistner Award
during the AACOM Annual
Conference. In addition, he
was named a Fellow of the
American College of Physicians
of Philadelphia and was reap-
pointed to a three-year term
on the American Osteopathic
Association’s Consultants on
College Accreditation List.
