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2021 Work-In-Progress Meetings

Date	Presenter	Project Title	Presentation Title
1/21/21	Dr. Seth Lirette Assistant Professor Department of Data Science	Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design	Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
1/21/21	Dr. Barbara Alexander Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics	Bioanalytical, Advanced Phenotyping, Imaging and Histology Core	Bioanalytical, Advanced Phenotyping, Imaging and Histology Core
2/18/21	Dr. Michael Garrett Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology	Genomics, Animal Models and Advanced Phenotyping (Core C)	Genomics, Animal Models and Advanced Phenotyping (Core C)
	Dr. William Hillegass Associate Professor Department of Data Science	Opportunities for UMMC Investigators in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (NC3)	Opportunities for UMMC Investigators in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (NC3)
	Rebekah Peacock Research Navigator University of Mississippi Medical Center	Research Services Core	Research Services Core
3/18/21	Dr. Yann Gibert Associate Professor Department of Cell & Molecular Biology	Physiological and Molecular Metabolic Consequences of Fetal Hyperglycemia	Embryonic bisphenol exposure increases lipid deposition by activating the ERRγ receptor
3/18/21	Dr. Oliveira Nuno Assistant Professor School of Kinesiology and Nutrition The University of Southern Mississippi	Visual Feedback Monitoring during Exercise in Individuals with Obesity	Visual feedback monitoring during exercise in individuals with obesity
4/15/21	Dr. Kurt Showmaker Instructor Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Mississippi Medical Center	Development of the UMMC BioBase	Development of the UMMC BioBase
4/15/21	Dr. Romain Harmancey Assistant Professor Departmtne of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Molecular basis of postischemic maladaptation in the insulin resistant heart	UCP3 Insufficiency as a Contributor to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Obesity-Associated Hypertension
5/20/21	Dr. Crystal Lim Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry University of Mississippi Medical Center	Formative Research to Develop a Pediatric Obesity Primary Care Research Practice Network	Formative Research to Develop a Pediatric Obesity Primary Care Research Practice Network
5/20/21	Dr. Thales Barbosa Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Vascular Dysfunction in Black Individuals: Roles of Nitric Oxide and Endothelin-1	Racial Disparities in Vascular Function: Non-Traditional Risk Factors and the Role of Endothelin-1
6/17/21	Dr. Vishnu Garla Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1) on Trabecular Bone Mineral Density and Visceral Adiposity in Postmenopausal Patients	Effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists on trabecular bone score in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
6/17/21	Dr. Kemal Topaloglu Associate Professor School of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	The NHLH2 gene has an important role in both body weight regulation and puberty	The NHLH2 gene has an important role in both body weight regulation and puberty
7/15/21	Dr. Susan Mayfield-Johnson Assistant Professor Public Health The University of Southern Mississippi	Effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Reducing CVD in the MS Delta	Effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Reducing CVD in the MS Delta
7/15/21	Dr. Zhen Wang Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of TRPC6 channels in mediating cardiac injury in hypertension combined with diabetes	Role of TRPC6 channels in mediating cardiac injury in hypertension combined with diabetes
8/19/21	Dr. Alexander da Silva Research Scientist Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	CNS mechanisms of cardiac protection in heart failure	Mechanisms of cardiac protection by the leptin‐melanocortin system pathway in heart failure
8/19/21	Dr. Richard Wells Assistant Professor School of Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	Prospective Registry Study of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Misssissippi	Prospective Registry Study of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Mississippi
9/16/21	Dr. Stephanie McCoy Assistant Professor School of Kinesiology and Nutrition The University of Southern Missisippi	Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
9/16/21	Dr. Alan Mouton Instructor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of Immunometabolism in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome	Role of Immunometabolism in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome
10/21/21	Dr. Erin Jackson Assistant Professor School of Medicince University of Mississippi Medical Center	Obesity in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A New Phenomenon	Obesity in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A New Phenomenon
10/21/21	Dr. Erin Taylor Instructor Department of Physiology and Biophysics	The Role of Leptin in Autoimmune-associated Hypertension	Gut dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of vascular dysfunction in autoimmunity
11/18/21	Dr. Lorena Amaral Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology	Progesterone and PIBF: new insights into treatments options for preeclampsia	Progesterone and PIBF: new insights into treatments options for preeclampsia
11/18/21	Dr. Jussara do Carmo Associate Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics	Parental obesity and developmental origins of cognitive dysfunction	Parental obesity and developmental origins of cognitive dysfunction
12/16/21	Dr. Zhen Wang Assistant Professor Department of Physiology & Biophysics University of Mississippi Medical Center	Role of TRPC6 channels in mediating cardiac injury in hypertension combined with diabetes	Role of TRPC6 channels in mediating cardiac injury in hypertension combined with diabetes
12/16/21	Dr. Abigail Gamble Assistant Professor Department of Preventive Medicine University of Mississippi Medical Center	Exploring exercise behavior in pregnant and postpartum adolescents in Mississippi	A multicomponent digital health intervention to improve Black maternal health: Teen Mom 2