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Michael Bognanno, associate professor of economics at the Fox School of Business, presented “Promotion Signals” at the Institute of Labor Studies/Society of Labor Economists Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists in Buch am Ammersee, Germany, in June. He was also visiting research fellow from May to August. In June, he also presented the same paper at the Department of Business Economics at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, and the Economics Department of Duisberg-Essen University, Duisberg, Germany.
Gerard J. Criner, professor of medicine and chief of the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and John P. Gaughan, associate professor of physiology, both at the School of Medicine, published “Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Resting Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Severe Emphysema,” in the August 2007 issue of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Deirdre David, professor of English at the College of Liberal Arts, published the biography “Fanny Kemble: A Performed Life” in June.
Stuart Schmidt, professor of human resource administration at the Fox School of Business, co-authored "Profiling Virtual Employees: The Impact of Managing Virtually" in the August 2007 issue of Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.
Jay Sinha, associate professor of marketing at the Fox School of Business, was a lead author of the article, "Enter the Era of Reverse Psychology Marketing," published in the summer 2007 issue of European Retail Digest.
Kendrick Whitney, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at the School of Podiatric Medicine, completed a chapter on biomechanics in the 2007 edition of the Compendium of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery by Data Trace Publishing Company.
Yi Wu, co authored “Expression of nuclear transcription factor kappaB in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its significance” in the August issue of Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi.
Scott Rawls, an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the School of Pharmacy, received a grant for $225,000 from National Institute of Drug Abuse for the project titled “Cannabinoid Regulation of Basal Ganglia Glutamate and GABA.”
Peter Walsh, of the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center at the School of Medicine, received a grant for $446,600 for the first year of support with total funding estimated at $1,353,851 over a five-year period. The National Heart and Blood Institute is sponsoring the project, “Molecular Interactions of Factor XI.”
Ellen M. Unterwald, a professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine, received a grant for $40,423 for the first year of support with a total funding estimated at $77,542 over a two-year period. The National Institute of Drug Abuse is sponsoring the project, “Cocaine-induced Opioid, Dopamine and Behavioral Changes.”
Dianne R. Soprano, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and associate dean of the School of Medicine, received a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases for the project “Acinus: A Novel Corepressor of RAR-Regulated Gene Expression.” The award provides $307,500 for the first year of support with total funding estimated at $1,537,500 over a five-year period.
Franklin A. Davis, of the Department of Chemistry at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant for the project “Asymmetric Synthesis of Amino Acids and Amino Phosphonic Acids.” The National Institutes of Health is awarding Davis $215,596 over one year.
Li Bai, of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the College of Engineering, received a grant for the project “On-Board Electronic Payment Project Systems Task Order” for professional engineering and design services required by SEPTA. The Parson’s Transportation Group Inc. is awarding Bai $76,535 over one year.
Eugene Martin, of the Media Education Lab at the School of Communications and Theater, received a grant for the project “Master Class and Lecture Series for Service Learning.” The Academy Foundation awarded Martin $7,500 over one year.
Eva Surmacz, associate professor at the Center for Biotechnology at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant for the project “HER2/Leptin Crosstalk in Breast Cancer.” The Department of Defense is awarding Surmacz $117,600 over one year.
David Karras, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the School of Medicine, will lead Temple in a five-year-study to stop Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus, a serious infection that is a growing problem in America. Temple will be one of five clinical sites participating in the “STOP MRSA” trial. Of the $7.8 million the National Institutes of Health/Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease is awarding the study, Temple will receive $1.8 million.
Samuel D. Hodge, professor and chair of the Legal Studies Department at the Fox School of Business, hosted a live broadcast about the anatomy of the back on WITF Studios in Harrisburg. Hodge also taught a host of workshops around the country this summer: “Anatomy for Lawyers” at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, “Understanding Medical Records and Diagnosis” in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cinncinati, Ohio, “Anatomy for Lawyers: The Extremities” in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Mechanicsburg, Pa, and “Defending Back Injury Claim” in Harleysville, Pa. He presented a live webcast of “The Anatomy of the Extremities” for the American Law Institute and American Bar Association in June.
Kendrick Whitney, associate professor of podiatric medicine and orthopedics at the School of Podiatric Medicine, presented his findings from research titled “The Effect of Custom Molded Orthoses on First Metatarsal Joint Flexibility in Subjects Previously Diagnosed with Functional Hallux Limitus” in a poster exhibit at the APMA National Region III convention held in Philadelphia, Aug. 16-19.
Youngjin Yoo, professor of management information systems at the Fox School of Business, led the Information Technology Entrepreneurship Development Program, funded by United States Agency for International Development, in Egypt from May 13-15. Yoo also presented "Designing Innovation in an iPod World: What can we learn from Frank O. Gehry?" at the Annual Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research Workshop. The workshop was held from Aug.20-22 in Helsinki, Finland at the Helsinki School of Economics.
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