Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Third-year student Timothy Shaw (Medicine), gave an oral presentation titled, "Justice and the Tragedy of the Commons: Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis," at the 25th annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities on October 12 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The frequent use of antibiotics has led to an increase in…
Kacie Washburn, Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour (all Public Health), Kavita Batra, Deborah Kuhls, Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (all Medicine), and William Sousa (Urban Affairs) presented their study titled, “Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers ҳ| 鶹ýӳ Profiling and Disparities in Traffic Stops in the United States: A Comprehensive…
Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) was installed as second vice-president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during a convocation ceremony in October. Kuhls is a professor and acute care surgery chief, as well as associate dean of research for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. With 88,000 members worldwide, the ACS is considered by…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was a co-presenter in 12 presentations at the 151st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Atlanta. The topics of his presentations ranged from the role of yoga in cardiovascular diseases, osteoarthritis, bronchial asthma, and physical activity promotion to…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a virtual paper titled, “Asynchronous online teaching of research methods to graduate students: Application of the multi-theory model of health behavior change” at the 16th International Conference on Education, Research, and Innovation (ICERI 2023) in Seville, Spain. The…
Mira Dani and Nataliyah Tahir (both Medicine) received the American Medical Association Service Project Award.
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) received the American Public Health Association (APHA) Cancer Forum's 2023 Cancer Public Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award at their Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This award is bestowed on individuals for exemplary leadership and impactful work on cancer diversity, equity, and…
Zahra Mojtahedi, Pearl Kim, and Yonsu Kim (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine), Jay Shen (Center for Health Disparities and Research, Healthcare Administration and Policy) published a paper, "Changes in Characteristics of Inpatient Respiratory Conditions from 2019 to 2021 (before and during the COVID-19…
Whitney Elks, Declan Feery, Brisa Escobedo, Kavita Batra, Charles St. Hill, Ovunc Bardakcioglu (all Medicine) presented their study "Socioeconomic Status and Race Remain Predictors of Surgical Management of Stage I-III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma Across US Regions" in a Scientific session at the Western Surgical Association Annual Meeting.…
Dr. Mario Gaspar de Alba (Medicine) has been appointed to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) Maternal and Child Health Advisory Board for the State of Nevada. Dr. Gaspar de Alba is associate dean of diversity equity and inclusion and associate professor of pediatrics in developmental behavioral pediatrics.
Ryder Davidson, Reese Krider, Philip Borsellino, Keith Noorda, George Alhwayek, and Thomas Vida (all Medicine) have published "Untangling Tau: Molecular Insights into Neuroinflammation, Pathophysiology, and Emerging Immunotherapies" in Current Issues in Molecular Biology.
In the narrative review, "Untangling Tau: Molecular Insights into…
Buddha Dawn (Medicine) recently co-authored an article titled, “Anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic and pro-cardiomyogenic effects of genetically engineered extracellular vesicles enriched in miR-1 and miR-199a on human cardiac fibroblasts,” in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. The results showed that human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived…