2007 Summer Student Research Seminar At The Safar Center For Resuscitation Research

On August 8, 2007, the Safar Center held its annual summer student research seminar in the Safar Conference Room.  A remarkable twelve students presented their work highlighted by impressive group of six students mentored by Dr. Amy Wagner, Safar Center Associate Director and faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  The presenting students, their papers, and their mentors are listed below.  A great time was had by one and all.

Pictured from left to right: Laura M. Mohler, Erin Cummings, Louis Archila, Julie Dobos,
Candice Hesse, Damian Clossin, Lauren Bueke, Anne Hoffman, Brett Postal, Samuel Shin.
Not pictured, Ashley McFarland

Dr. C. Edward Dixon’s student:

• Sam Shin: Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Basal Levels of Striatal Extracellular GABA and Glutamate

Dr. Anthony Kline's student:

• Ann Hoffman: Antipsychotics and traumatic brain injury

Dr. Patrick Kochanek’s student:

• Lauren Bueke:  Emergency Preservation and resuscitation:  Effects of ice-cold vs. Room-Temperature Flush in Rats.

Dr. Amy Wagner’s group:

• Louis Archila: Feasibility Testing of IL-1Beta Levels in Adult CSF after Severe TBI.

• Damian Clossin:  MPH Pretreatment Effects on Striatal Neurotransmission with MPH Challenge in the CCI model.

• Erin Cummings and Laura Mohler:  Effects of Dilantin Administration:  Behavioral Outcomes.

• Julie Dobos:  Spatial Novelty Exploration in Rats: Validation of a New Behavioral Paradigm.

• Candice Hesse:  Effects of Dilantin Administration:  Histological Outcomes.

• Brett Postal:  CSF BCL-2 Levels after Adult Severe TBI—An Initial Characterization.