Fall 2006 Scholarly Activity

College of Graduate Studies

Poster Presentations

Ara DerMarderosian #attended the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy in Arlington, VA, August 5–9. DerMarderosian and graduate students presented the following poster sessions on their research at USP:

• Vidman Jaisway*, “ Flavonoids of Punica Granatum.”
• Radhika Kota*, “Biological Activity of Vaccinium Corymbosum.”
• Samuel Silva*, “Chemical and Biological Studies of Erythrorylum Diciduum.”
• Frank Zydel*, “Lignans in Hordeum Vulgare.”

Presentations

Irene Yaroslavsky*, Shanaz Tejani-Butt #, “Dopamine (DA-2) Receptors Are Differentially Regulated by Stress in Wistar-Kyoto and Wistar Rats” at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Atlanta, GA, October 14–18.

Publications

Karen Pica*, Ruy Tchao #, Clyde Ofner #, “Gelatin- Methotrexate Conjugate Microspheres as a Potential Drug Delivery System,” Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 95, 1896–1908, 2006.

Richard Stefanacci #

• “Senior Enrollment in Medicare Part D,” Managed Care, 15(7) 3:9–13, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D: Why Doesn’t CMS Understand the LTC Difference?” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(7):10–12, 2006, http://www.hmpcommunications.com/cg/displayArticle.cfm?articleID=article597
• “Why Doesn’t CMS Understand the LTC Difference?” Annals of Long-Term Care, 14(7):12–14, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D Update: Clarifying Medicare Part D Enrollment Numbers,” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(6):6–8, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D Update: Clarifying Medicare Part D Enrollment Numbers ,” Annals of Long-Term Care, 14(6): 13–15, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D Update: Avoiding a New Liability for Nursing Homes ,” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(5):11–13, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D Update: Avoiding a New Liability for Nursing Homes,” Annals of Long-Term Care, 14(5):10–12, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D: How to Help Your Patients Choose the ‘Right’ Prescription Drug Plan,” Clinical Geriatrics, 14(4):9–11, 2006, http://www.hmpcommunications.com/CG/displayArticle.cfm?ArticleID=article556
• “Medicare Part D Update: How to Help Your Patients Choose the ‘Right’ Prescription Drug Plan,” Annals of Long-Term Care, 14(4):17–18, 2006.
• “Medicare Fraud and Confusion,” Assisted Living Consult, 2(4):20–23.
•  “Impact” (editorial), Assisted Living Consult, 2(4):6–7.
• “Medicare Part D: Where Do We Stand? Where Are We Going?” Assisted Living Consult, 2(4):12–16, 2006.
• “Learning from Experience,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(4):28–30, 2006.
• “Where Is Medicare Part D Headed Now?” Medicare Patient Management, 1(4):11–16, 2006.
•  “End of Life Care” (editorial), Medicare Patient Management, 1(4):6–7, 2006.
• “Medicare Part D and Medically Necessary Medications,” ElderCare, 6(1): 10–11, 2006.
•  “Really Being Resident Focused” (editorial), Assisted Living Consult, 2(3):6–7, 2006.
• “Medicare’s Cliff,” (editorial), Medicare Patient Management, 1(3):6–7, 2006.
• “Oh the Places You’ll Go…,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(3):8–9, 2006.
• “From Profession to Business: The Corporatizing of American Medicine,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(3):10–13, 2006.
• “Medicare Finances 101,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(3):15–24, 2006.
• “Opting Out of Medicare,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(3):32–35, 2006.
• “P4P: Long-Term Care’s Needs Are Unique,” Caring for the Ages, 7(4):15, 2006.
• “Preventing Falls” (editorial), Assisted Living Consult, 2(2):6–7, 2006.
• “Fall Prevention Starts in Bed,” Assisted Living Consult, 2(2):17–19, 2006.
• “Reading the Tea Leaves for Medicare Part D,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(2):44–48, 2006.
• “Medicare— Another Etiology for Dizziness,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(2):6–8, 2006.
• “Medication Rx Coverage: The A, B, C, and Ds,” Medicare Patient Management, 1(2):8–17, 2006.

Irene Yaroslavsky*, Michael Colletti*, Xilu Jiao*, Shanaz Tejani-Butt #, “Strain Differences in the Distribution of Dopamine (DA-2 and DA-3) Receptor Sites in Rat Brain,” Life Sciences, 79:8 (772–776), 2006.

College of Health Sciences

Presentations

RogerIdeishi #, “Outdoor Play: Occupation in Context” at the Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupations in St. Louis, MO, in October. 

Pamalyn Kearney #, Roger Ideishi #, et al., “Confronting Race in the Classroom and Community with Health Professions Students” at the Race & Pedagogy National Conference in Tacoma, WA, in September.

Paula Kramer #, Michelle Cohen #, “Enhancing Wellness in the Elderly in Independent Living through the Use of Occupational and Physical Therapy” at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Sydney, Australia, on July 25.

Paula Kramer #

• “The Importance of Play to a Child with Handicapping Conditions,” invited lecture for parents at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, on May 31.
• “Understanding and Assessing Play Skills in Children with Disabilities,” workshop for practitioners at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, June 1–2.

Paula Kramer #, et al.,“The Need for the Academic Doctorate in Occupational Therapy: The Time Is Now” at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in Sydney, Australia, in July.

Publications

Roger Ideishi #, Tina Gandhi @, Lena Yuen @, “Inclusive Preschool Outdoor Play Environments,” School Systems Special Interest Section Quarterly, 13(2):1–4, 2006.

Department of Athletics

Professional Activity

Bob Heller #

• Elected as chairman of the CACC sports information directors.
• Named to the Daktronics Division II All-America Baseball Committee as coordinator for the Northeast Region.
• Reappointed for a third, three-year term as the CACC sports chair for cross country.
• Was the AVCA Grant Burger Media Award Region SID winner for the Northeast Region for excellence in promoting and publicizing the sport of volleyball.

Michael Sinesi # was appointed Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference sports chair for women’s volleyball.

Department of Fitness and Wellness

Presentations

Terry Dougherty #, et al.,“ Learning Outcomes for Dummies” at the 7th Annual Pennsylvania Intramural and Recreational Sports Association State Workshop at Kutztown University in Reading, PA, on September 29.

Jesse Phillips # , Marc Caserio # , “Student Staff Development: It’s More Than Just a Job” at the 7th Annual Pennsylvania Intramural and Recreational Sports Association State Workshop at Kutztown University in Reading, PA, on September 29.

 Department of Institutional Advancement

Professional Activity

Ken Boyden #successfully defended his dissertation “Generation Rx: A Study of the Changeover to the Entry-Level Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in American Pharmacy Education.” He received his EdD from the University of Pennsylvania in May.

Department of Student Affairs

Grants

George Downs #@, Paul Furtaw # recruited $20,000 in funding from Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in order to underwrite the cost of a survey of all current PharmD students’ alcohol and other drug use. This study is being conducted in collaboration with Inflexxion, Inc., a national leader in behavioral science web-based educational software for the college student population. Results will aid in identifying energizing trends in young adults’ exposure to and attitudes toward recreational use of prescription drugs in particular and will serve as the pilot for a nationwide study of pharmacy student use and/or abuse of prescription drugs, an area of great concern given their heightened awareness and access to prescription drugs as compared to the general population.

Paul Furtaw #and the Student Health and Counseling staff completed a one-year grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board as of June 30. Monies from the grant supported staff salaries in the delivery of outreach to Residence Life and the Greek chapters at USP in order to promote safe party-hosting and prevention of alcohol poisoning and other negative results of high-risk drinking. In addition, social marketing to students in the form of promotional items was subsidized by this grant, including the distribution of free t-shirts to all incoming students at the June orientation describing the “Top 10 Reasons Why USP + Alcohol = Stress.”

Presentations

Patricia Peterson #wasselected to offer an historical overview of Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE)   as it celebrated its 85th anniversary during the closing banquet at the EACE () Annual Conference in Norfolk, VA. Ms. Peterson has been a member since 1978.

Rachel Yudell #, “New Professionals Workshop” at the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers Annual Conference in Norfolk, VA, August 6–9.

Misher College of Arts and Sciences

Awards

Amy Kimchuk #was the recipient of the Outstanding Academic Advisor of the Year Award.

Grants

Steve Moelter #, $17,326 grant from VA Stars and Stripes Healthcare Network for “Differential Effects of Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met Polymorphism on Executive Function in Parkinson’s Disease,” from July1, 2006, to June 30, 2008.

John Porter #, Ara DerMarderosian #, William Law #, Tilman Baumstark #, Robert A. Smith #,$117,593 Shimadzu Equipment Grant for Research (matching equipment grant), from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, for MS Detector for 2D-LC in the McNeil Science and Technology Center.

Jacquie Smith #was the recipient of a grant from the SMARTer Kids Foundation in June. This grant has been used to purchase new equipment for improved instructional technology for all six small classrooms in the 4500 Woodland Avenue building.

Reynold Verret #,Lois Peck # received a Department of Education Grant to continue the Summer Institute Program for 2007.

Poster Presentations

Anna T. George*, Tilman Baumstark #, et al., “Tertiary Structure Formation Is Critical for Folding into the Pre-active Structure of Satellite C Involved in Regulation of RNA Replication” at the 11th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society at University of Washington in Seattle, WA, June 20–25.

Tilman Baumstark #, et al., “Structural Effects of Sequence Variation Within the Loop E Motif of Pospiviroids” at the 11th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society at University of Washington in Seattle, WA, June 20–25.

Presentations

Tilman Baumstark #, Anna T. George*, et al.,“Tertiary Structure Formation Is Critical for Folding into the Pre-active Structure of Satellite C Involved in Regulation of RNA Replication” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI, July 15–19.

Peter Hoffer #, “ Ferenczi’s Collaboration with Rank: On Paradigm Shift and the Origins of Complementarity in Psychoanalysis” at the Clinical Sándor Ferenczi Conference in Baden-Baden, Germany, on August 5.

Anatoly Kurkovsky #, “Simulation Approach for Managing Emissions Trading Systems” at the proceedings of the Climate Change Technology Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 9–12.

Professional Activity

Michael Brody # organized and mounted a new exhibition at the Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy, “Circa 1821: Design and Material Culture in the Young Republic,” July 20, 2006–September 14, 2007, that includes an eight-page brochure with introductory essay and checklist of the objects exhibited.

Lois Peck #, In July, the first Summer Institute for Middle Grade Science Teachers was held on campus. Peck was program director, and the following faculty taught classes in their content specialty: Catherine Bentzley, Catherine  Purzycky, Amy Kimchuk, and Amani Gandour. The inquiry-based curriculum challenged  Philadelphia teachers to explore scientific principles and develop student-centered lessons that they will use in the upcoming school year. In addition, each teacher received a kit filled with equipment and supplies to enhance his or her teaching. During the school year, the institute teaching staff and director will provide resources and teaching support for these teachers.

Publications

Amy Eyberger @, Rajeswari Dondapati @, John Porter #, “ Endophyte Fungal Isolates from Podophyllum peltatum Produce Podophyllotoxin,” Journal of Natural Products, 69(8):1121–1124, 2006.

Philip Gehrman #, et al., “Risk Factors for Excessive Sleepiness in Older Adults,” Annals of Neurology, 59(6):893–904, 2006.

Gina Kaiser #

• Book review of Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood in Library Journal, vol. 131(9):100, May 15.
• Book review of The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls in Library Journal, vol. 130(3):141, February 15.

Anatoly Kurkovsky #

• “Educational Aspects of Sustainable Development Analysis: Computational Models and Software,” Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 21, no. 4, 24–31, 2006.
• “Formal Architectural Analysis of Complex Computer Systems,” Proceedings of the 38th Southeastern Symposium on System Theory (held in Cookeville, TN, March 5–7), pp. 56–60.

William Law #

• “Adenosine Receptors in the Response to Sepsis: What Do Receptor-Specific Knockouts Tell Us?” American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, June 15, 2006.
• “Transgenic Approaches to Reintegration,”Cardiovascular Research,71(1):8–9, July 1, 2006.

Nidhi Parikh @, Joseph Ruane #, “Methodological Problems in Replications,” Sociological Viewpoints, spring 2006.   

Lia Vas #, “Class of Baer *-rings Defined by a Relaxed Set of Axioms,” Journal of Algebra, 297, no. 2, 470–473, 2006.

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Poster Presentations

Adegoke Adeniji*, Adeboye Adejare #, et al., “Design and Syntheses of Novel Adamantane Based Gamma- Secretase Inhibitors” at the Gordon Conference in New London, NH, August 6–11. The poster was presented by Adeniji. He was awarded a fellowship that covered all expenses to attend and present at the conference.

Grace Earl #, Paul Furtaw #, “Survey Evaluating Substance Abuse Education Across the Curriculum at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia” at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, July 9–12.

Cynthia Sanoski #, Andrew Peterson #, “Survey of Colleges of Pharmacy: The Presence, Administration, and Outcome of a Discipline Process” at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, July 9–12.

Presentations

Adeboye Adejare #

• “Immobilized Artificial Membrane Chromatography: A Useful Tool for Predicting Membrane Permeability” at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Atlanta, GA, on March 29.
• “IAM.PC: A Useful Tool for Predicting Membrane Permeability” at the 8th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences in Ankara, Turkey, June 13–16.

Michael Cawley #@

• “ Fluoroquinolone Utilization for Respiratory Tract Infections” to medical faculty at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA, July.
• “ Moxifloxacin: New Indication for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections” to medical faculty at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Bin Chen #, et al., “Effects and Mechanisms of Tumor Vascular Permeabilization by Vascular-Targeting Photodynamic Therapy” at the 33rd Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology in Puerto Rico July 8–12.

Pardeep Gupta #, Sriramakamal Jonnalagadda # moderated and spoke at the symposium titled “Polymer Based Protein Delivery Systems” at the 2006 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference in the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA, June 18–21.

Daniel Hussar #@,  “New Drugs for 2006” at the 3rd Morris Abrams Continuing Education Seminar for 2006 in Plymouth Meeting, PA, on September 10.

Anthony Sorrentino #, “Review of Contraceptive Methods and Update on Emergency Contraception” at the 3rd Morris Abrams Continuing Education Seminar for 2006 in Plymouth Meeting, PA, on September 10.

Sarah Spinler #

• “Update on Newer Treatment Options for the Prevention and Management of Venous Thromboembolism” in Philadelphia, PA, on May 3.
• “Update on Bivalirudin and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitors in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions” at the Greater New York Hospital Association in East Elmhurst, NY, on April 26.
• “Meeting the Needs of US/NSTEMI Patient Management” at the Maimonides Hospital pharmacy department in Brooklyn, NY, on June 5.
• “Evolving Antithrombotic Therapy in ACS” at the University Pharmacotherapy Associates ACPE Continuing Education Program in Chattahoochee Chapter of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Columbus, GA, on June 8.

Professional Activity

Michael Cawley #@, speaker training invitations

• Astellas Pharma, Vaprisol Speaker Training Meeting in Denver, CO, in August.
• Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company, pharmacoeconomic summit: Demonstrating the Value of Medicines, in Chicago, IL, in August.

Publication

Bin Chen #, et al., “Pre-treatment Photosensitizer Dosimetry Reduces Variation in Treatment Response,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 64:1211–20, 2006.

Kathy Makkar @, Sarah Spinler #, et al. , “Rash with Both Clopidogrel and Ticlopidine in Two Patients Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents,” Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 40:1204–1207, 2006.

Amy Miller #, Sarah Spinler #, et al. , “ACE Inhibitors Versus ARBs: Comparison of Practice Guidelines and Treatment Selection Considerations,” Formulary, 41:274–284, 2006.

Carla Peterson @, Sarah Spinler #, “Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients: An Observational Study,” Annals of Pharmacotherapy , 26:1086–90, 2006.

Lucinda Scheuren @, Brooke Baetz @, Michael Cawley @#, et al., “Pharmacist Design and Nursing-Driven Insulin Infusion Protocol to Achieve and Maintain Glycemic Control in Critical Care Patients,” Journal of Trauma Nursing, 13:1–6, 2006.

Sarah Spinler #, “ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Guidelines and the Challenge of Real-World Patient Care,” Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 26( Suppl. 8, Part 2):115S–122S, 2006.

Sarah Spinler #, Cynthia Sanoski #, et al., “American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Vision of the Future: Postgraduate Pharmacy Residency Training as a Prerequisite for Direct Patient Care Practice,” Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 26:722–33, 2006.

Jill Smethurst*, “Sexual Dysfunction in Postmenopausal Women: A Focus on Evaluation and Treatment,” ACPE-accredited CE program published in Pharmacy Times, June 2006.