Neurosurgery Medical Students won 4 of 6 awards at UTHSCSA Medical Research Day

Alecia Curry

Research focus:
Exercise associated TNF-alpha upregulation reduces brain inflammation via ERK1/2 activation

Brandon Liebelt

Research focus:
Interaction of TNF-a/HSP-70 in reducing neuronal apoptosis by increasing Bcl-xL/Bax ratio via ERK 1/2 regulation

Victoria Lin

Research focus:
Pre-ischemic Induction of TNF-a Reduces BBB Dysfunction in Stroke via Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases (ERK)-1 and -2 Signaling

Paul O'Leary

Research focus:
Implication of Regional Saline Infusion and Administration of MMP & TNF-a inhibitor against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by using local infusion system

Chuck Plumlee

Research focus:
Reduced TRL-4 Expression during Physical Exercise and Its Neuroprotective Effect in Stroke

Ryan Rogers

Research focus:
Exercise associated TNF-alpha/Hsp70 upregulation reduces MMP-9 activity and neuronal apoptosis via ERK1/2 activation.

Are Ketogenic Diets Neuroprotective?

Megan Wald

Research focus:
Intracellular Expression of TNF-a and IL-1ß in Thermally Injured Rats

Aaron M. Carranza

Publications:
William Davis, Seema Mahale, Aaron Carranza, David Jimenez, Yuchuan Ding. Exercise Preconditioning Ameliorates Blood Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Stroke by Enhancing Basal Lamina. Neurological Research. Jun, 2007 (in publication).

Brian Cox, Seema Mahale, Katherine Hayes, Aaron Carranza, Yimin Wu, Shane Sprague, David Jimenez, Yuchuan Ding. The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in Exercise-Preconditioning-Induced Neuroprotection in Stroke. 2007 International Stroke Conference.

Brian Cox, Seema Mahale, Katherine Hayes, Aaron Carranza, Yimin Wu, Shane Sprague, Duff Davis, David Jimenez, Yuchuan Ding. Exercise-induced Neuroprotection after Stroke from Downregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2. 2006 Medical Student Research Day at UTHSCSA.