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'Skinny Fat' Alzheimer's Risk Study
James E. Galvin's, M.D. study on 'skinny fat' and dementia risk, published in the journal "Clinical Interventions in Aging", was recently featured in Newsweek, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Washington Times, Daily Mail (UK) and AARP, among others.
The new study, led by researchers at the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health in the Schmidt College of Medicine,
found that 'skinny fat', which is a combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass, may be an important predictor of cognitive performance in older adults.
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Medical Student Highlights
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Congratulations to third year medical student,
Ovini Rodrigo, who received an honorable mention in this year's Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare essay contest, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Ovini's honorable mention is highlighted on the Gold Foundation website. The Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare essay contest asked medical and nursing students to engage in a contemplative writing exercise, drawing upon an experience where they, or a member of their team, worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care.
Click here to view Ovini's honorable mention.
Fourth year medical student, Michael Gabriel, presented his poster on training Family Medicine Residents on Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) entitled: "A Medical Student Brings PrEP Education to Belle Glade, FL" at the 2018 Adherence Scientific Meeting this past June. Adherence is an annual series of conferences dedicated to achieving optimized HIV care and treatment. This year's conference theme was Action to Impact.
On Friday, July 20, four FAMU-FAU pipeline medical program students and four FAU medical students presented their summer research activities, accomplished under the guidance of Biomedical Science Faculty Mentors. Project topics included cardiomyopathy, Huntington's Disease and migraine studies, among others.
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Randy Blakely, Ph. D., hosts webinar for Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Randy Blakely
, Ph.D.
director of the FAU Brain Institute, and professor of Biomedical Science, hosted a webinar, titled, "Rare Misspellings of the Genome, Dopamine Mishandling, and ADHD" for the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. Dr. Blakely discussed his group's discovery of multiple, rare changes in a gene responsible for brain dopamine availability in individuals with ADHD, and how the study of these mutations suggests new insights into pathophysiological mechanisms and diagnostic strategies.
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Stonewall Pride Parade and Festival
Medical Students and Residents represented the Schmidt College of Medicine at the Stonewall Pride Parade and Festival in Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, June 16, organized by Dr. Edgar Fernandez, PGY-1. The annual event drew approximately 35,000 attendees! Our Med Owls received a lot of positive feedback from the local community and participants at the parade were happy to see our college's continued commitment to provide the best care to our South Florida LGBT community. They hope to see our Med Owls again next year.
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Anne Fennimore, Ph. D., wins Emerald Literati Award
Congratulations to
Anne Fennimore, Ph.D. assistant director for Marketing and Communications at the College of Medicine, who received an Emerald Literati Award for her article "Natural born opportunists" published in
Management Decision. The award-winning article was selected by the editorial team as Highly Commended. Dr. Fennimore's paper theorizes that the role of uncertainty, small-numbers bargaining, information asymmetry, and opportunism is particularly problematic when quasi-governmental organizations contract with false agents, or 'natural born' opportunists.
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Pung, M., Robishaw J., Pfeffer, M., Hennekens, C.H. (2018). Prescription of statins to women poses new clinical challenges. American Journal of Medicine. Ahead of print.
Rane, M., Foster, J., Wood, S., Hebert, P., Hennekens, C.H. (2018). Benefits and Risks of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Methodologic Limitations Lead to Clinical Uncertainties.
Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science. Ahead of print.
Foster, J.G., Wood, S.K., Pfeffer, M.A., DeMets, D.L., Garber, A.J., Hennekens, C.H. (2018). Aspirin in Primary Prevention for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Endocrine Practice. Ahead of print.
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