Attending Otolaryngologist, Medical Director, Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders in the Division of Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphiabutton battery ingestion, pediatric otolaryngology
, MD, MLA, FACS, FAAP, is an expert in pediatric ear, nose, and throat disorders such as sinus issues, airway obstructions, swallowing disorders and button battery safety. He is the Medical Director of the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders in the Division of Otolaryngology (ENT) and the Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway Disorders at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Jacobs is a Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Founder and Chair of the , which is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.
Autoimmune, Autoimmune Disease, Cardiac, Heart Failure, Immune Response, Immunology, T-Cell, Vascular Biology
The Alcaide lab at Tufts University School of Medicine combines the areas of immunology, vascular biology, and cardiac physiology to study the adaptive immune response in diverse inflammatory settings, with a particular focus on the heart in the context of heart failure. The over-arching goal of the lab is to better understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms taking place during T lymphocyte trafficking and how those can potentially be targeted in therapeutically useful ways. The Alcaide lab uses several in vivo mouse models of heart failure to study the T cell immune responses involved in cardiac pathophysiology, combined with a broad range of immunological approaches. T cell crosstalk with endothelial cells are studied using in vitro flow systems and real time video microscopy, and they use additional state of the art approaches to investigate the implications of T cell responses on cardiac resident cells.
Corporate Strategy, Health Care, Mergers And Acquisitions, organizational strategy, research methods
Ambar La Forgia is an assistant professor in the Management of Organizations group at the Haas School of Business. Her research studies the relationship between organizational and managerial strategies and performance outcomes in the healthcare sector. In particular, she uses quantitative methods to examine how the strategic decisions of corporations to merge, acquire, or partner with other organizations can change managerial processes in ways that impact both financial and clinical performance. A secondary research strand studies how health care organizations adapt their service delivery and prices following changes in state and federal legislation.
Feminism, Girls, Politics, Social Media, social movements, Women in politics
, an assistant professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, is an expert on feminism, social movements and emotion in politics. She is the author of “Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution” and “Political Disappointment.”
Attending pediatric urologist in the Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cheers for CHOP Chair in Clinical Epidemiology of Pediatric Urological Disease
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChronic Kidney Disease, Pediatric Urology
, MD, MSc, MSCE, is an attending pediatric urologist in the Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He specializes in the surgical and medical management of children with kidney stones.
As a researcher, Tasian is at the forefront of technological innovation and large-scale data analysis in urology. His lab focuses on identifying the underlying causes of kidney stones and how to develop better strategies for reducing kidney stone recurrence throughout a child’s life. He researches the impact of on kidney stone disease. His work predicts increased kidney stone cases due to rising temperatures, highlighting the future healthcare burden even with climate change mitigation efforts. Another notable achievement includes the discovery that increase the risk of kidney stones.
Tasian is also collaborating with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine to pioneer the use of machine learning to predict pediatric chronic kidney disease progression. His long-term goal is to improve the lives of children with nephrolithiasis and congenital urologic disease, utilizing advanced research methodologies to enhance diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies.
Dental, Dental School, Dentist, Dentistry, Oral Health
Dr. Papathanasiou graduated from University of Athens Dental School in Greece. She received her Postgraduate Certificate in Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Cariology from Aarhus University Royal Dental College in Denmark and then continued her postgraduate training in Advanced Education in Esthetic Dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), where she also received her DMD. Furthermore, she recently completed her Executive Master of Business Administration. Dr. Papathanasiou has been a full-time faculty member at the Departments of Prosthodontics and Comprehensive Care at TUSDM teaching pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students and conducting research for many years. Currently, Dr. Papathanasiou is Professor and Chair of the Comprehensive Care Department. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director of the Advanced Education in Esthetic and Operative Dentistry Program in the Department of Prosthodontics for eight years. Since 2007 she has also served as a Visiting Lecturer for the Continuing Dental Education Programs at New York University College of Dentistry. She has conducted multiple research projects and has numerous publications in peer reviewed dental journals. She lectures and gives hands-on workshops nationally and internationally on topics related to esthetic and restorative dentistry. She is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD) and the International Academy for Dental and Facial Esthetics (IADFE). She served as the Editor in Chief of the Greek dental journal “Esthetic Dentistry and Implantology,” and she is part of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the Editorial Team of REALITY ESTHETICS (REALITY Publishing Company) and the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry (jCD). Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry as the University Member, and she is also the Chair of the University Relations Committee. Dr. Papathanasiou maintained, for years, a private practice limited to Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry in Athens, Greece and she currently practices part-time in Boston.
sports and injury
Department: Health Professions
Areas of expertise:
Goetschius teaches in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program at JMU.
Goetschius’ research focuses on improving short and long-term outcomes for individuals with a history of knee (ex. ACL) and ankle (ex. sprains) joint injury, with a particular interest in better understanding and treating the chronic, negative effects that adolescent and young-adult sports injuries can have on an individual’s long-term physical function and health-related quality of life.
Goetschius earned a doctorate in kinesiology from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in athletic training from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Vermont.
Dental, Dentist, periodontal care, Periodontology
Professor of Animal Science
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignConservation, Elephants, Genetics, Ivory, Retroviruses, Wildlife
conducts genetic studies on wildlife and domesticated animals. He uses DNA from elephants to determine conservation priorities for the species and to establish the geographic origins of confiscated ivory. He also studies “endogenous” retroviruses, which are retroviral copies that have become permanent components of the DNA of humans and animals, and can impact their health.
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Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology Vice Chair for Education, Therapeutic Radiology; Director of Residency Training Program, Therapeutic Radiology; Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiotherapy Program, Therapeutic Radiology; Chief, VA Radiotherapy Program, Therapeutic Radiology
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital---
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Binghamton University, State University of New Yorkbullying in schools, Education, Women Leadership
Responsible for overseeing and teaching courses in the Educational Leadership program leading to Certificate of Advanced Studies and NYS Certification as a School District Leader. Research areas include women and leadership, innovation in schools, bullying, school district finance, and women and negotiation. Retired superintendent of schools.
Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching Learning and Educational Leadership
Binghamton University, State University of New YorkEducation, social and emotional learning, Student Acheivement
Lightning Jay came to Binghamton in 2022 after completing his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. Formerly a middle and high school teacher in Brooklyn, NY and Minneapolis, MN, Lightning now works in his research and his teaching to support teachers' development with the aim that all students have the opportunity to engage in rich, authentic, and student-centered learning.
Education
Associate Professor CCPA Social Work
Binghamton University, State University of New Yorkcommunity schools, School Reform, social work education, sociology of education, urban education
Dr. Kathleen Provinzano is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership. She teaches research methods and design, education policy, and education leadership courses in the PhD, EdD, and MS programs. Dr. Provinzano’s research interests are associated with urban comprehensive school reform specifically, full-service community school strategies, leadership dynamics in full-service community schools, the influence of integrated student supports on student learning and behavior outcomes in community schools, and the reciprocal influence of community school programming on local neighborhoods. Her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Urban Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk (JESPAR), Leadership and Policy in Schools, School Science and Math Journal, High School Journal, and Mid-Western Educational Researcher. In addition to journal publications, Dr. Provinzano has co-authored multiple book chapters examining the impact of community school programming on indicators of high school and college readiness for middle school immigrant and refugee youth (IRY). For a more detailed description of Dr. Provinzano’s research, teaching, and service accomplishments, please refer to her faculty webpage at https://drexel.edu/soe/faculty-and-staff/faculty/Provinzano-Kathleen/
Professor, Department of Statistics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBiostatistics, quantitative biology, real-world data, sports analytics, Statistics
Daniel J. Eck is a professor of statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research mission is to improve statistical methodologies that are applicable to real-world problems with a focus placed on both the theoretical and computational aspects of this methodology. To better understand relevant real-world problems, Eck works closely with scientists and researchers across a variety of disciplines. Eck's current methodological work has applications in evolutionary biology, baseball, history, education, epidemiology, and genomics studies. Eck teaches advanced statistical modeling, programming, and baseball analytics. He runs a joint internship with the Chicago Cubs in which undergraduate students get hands-on experience with baseball analytics in the real world.
Research interests
Education
PhD Statistics, University of Minnesota, 2017
BS Mathematics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009
Assistant Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigncanine cancer, Lymphoma, therapeutic strategies , Veterinarian
Dr. Matthew Berry joined the faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine as Assistant Professor last year, but he’s been part of the college since he arrived as a veterinary student in 2013. After completing the DVM program in 2017 he stayed and completed his rotating internship and residency in medical oncology. He is continuing training in a PhD program to expand on his research interests and he enjoys challenging veterinary students to think as a referring veterinarian and discussing how to work with the oncology team to provide the best possible care for the patients they will refer.
Assistant Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCardiology, Veterinarian
Dr. Toborowsky grew up in Philadelphia and attended Washington University in St. Louis for his undergraduate degree in East Asian studies. After graduation, Dr. Toborowsky worked as a zookeeper at the St. Louis Zoo for two years and fell in love with primate social systems and behavior.
Dr. Toborowsky completed a graduate degree in ecology, evolution, and systematics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. While earning a master’s in biological anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Toborowsky lived on and off in Madagascar for six years and completed graduate theses on the behavior, ecology, and olfactory communication of wild lemurs.
Dr. Toborowsky took some time off after graduate school to work as a tour guide and trip leader for an active travel company, leading biking and hiking trips all over the world for four years. After graduating from veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Toborowsky completed a small animal rotating internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C., and a cardiology specialty internship at BluePearl in Southfield, Mich. Dr. Toborowsky did a cardiology residency at the University of Georgia and worked as a staff cardiologist at a large non-profit hospital in New York City before joining the incredible cardiology team at University of Illinois.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology
Hevolution FoundationAging, Cell Biology, Geroscience
Sreemathi Logan, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry and Physiology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and a researcher in the Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging. At the Center for Geroscience, she also directs the Animal Model Development and Behavioral Analysis (AMD-BA) core as part of the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant. Her career in research has encompassed many aspects of aging, including her early work on Alzheimer’s disease in the initial characterization of the 5x FAD model generated by Dr. Robert Vassar at Northwestern University Chicago. The current focus of her research lab is to pursue mechanisms underlying cognitive dysfunction associated with age and neurodegenerative disorders. More specifically, she is interested in the role of astrocyte mitochondrial metabolism and redox status that alter the astrocytic phenotype and increase gliosis during aging. Through her research, she has demonstrated that age-related decline in IGF-1, a neurotrophic factor, impairs cognitive function that correlates with a decline in mitochondrial energy production and increased oxidative stress. Using advanced methodologies, she has made significant advances in addressing and characterizing the heterogeneity in cognitive function that occurs with age. Her lab also has the unique capability of characterizing mice based on their cognitive status (impaired or resilient), which mirrors the inherent susceptibility (or resilience) found in the aging human population. She also performs stereotactic delivery of compounds directly into the hippocampus to investigate localized effects on learning and memory. Logan earned her doctorate in cell biology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in geriatric medicine, both at the OU College of Medicine.
Beckman Director
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAnxiety, Behavioral Neuroscience, fear, Neuroscience, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder , PTSD, Stress
Steve Maren is a neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of emotional learning and memory. He directs the at the .
Maren's is broadly focused on understanding brain regions and circuits that are important for emotional learning and memory, including memories for traumatic events. His work has international reach, and he is among the most highly cited behavioral neuroscientists in the world.
Maren previously served as University Distinguished Professor and Charles H. Gregory Chair of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He was also affiliated with TAMU’s Institute for Neuroscience. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1995. He has mentored 37 graduate students and postdocs and serves on the editorial board of Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Learning & Memory, and Hippocampus. He also has extensive administrative experience. At TAMU, he served as the Dean’s Research Fellow, and Chair of the Council of Principal Investigators, while at Michigan he led the Neuroscience Graduate Program.
Education
B.S., psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989
M.S., neurobiology, University of Southern California, 1991
Ph.D., neurobiology, University of Southern California, 1993
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biophysics, Chronic Pain, Diabetes, Obesity, Pathophysiology, Physical Chemistry, Physiology
Wade Van Horn is an assistant professor in the School of Molecular Sciences and is an investigator with the Biodesign Institute's Center for Personalized Diagnostics, and the Magnetic Resonance Research Center. He joined Arizona State University in 2012 after an American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in the Department of Biochemistry and the Center for Structural Biology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah's Department of Chemistry. His current interests focus on the interplay between biomolecular function and structure, especially as it relates to human physiology and pathophysiology.
EducationPh.D. Chemistry, University of Utah 2007
Engineering And Technology, International Education, Renewable Energy
Altaii teaches classes in Energy Issues, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer.
Altaii research focuses on energy and environmental sustainability, energy monitoring and conservation, and extracting water out of air.
Altaii earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Baghdad, a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at City College of the City University of New York and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at The City University of New York.