Idaho State University Research Opportunities for Participation in Research for Students attending the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Name Department Contact Information Topic Prabha Awale, PhD Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences awalprab@isu.edu 208-282-1427 Understanding the role of microglia in a valproic acid model of autism Danny Xu, PhD Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences xudong@isu.edu 208-373-1832 Drug discovery to prevent drug-induced hearing loss Amy Bryant, PhD Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences bryaamy2@isu.edu 208-340-6440 Student Engagement Animal handling and husbandry Assist with surgeries, animal injections, labeling, making solutions, taking notes, brain slicing, staining, microscopy, enzyme assay, ELISAs, and whole transcriptome analysis (Pocatello Campus) Lab work for cutting-edge drug discovery Understand: The mechanisms by which NSAIDs predispose individuals to severe, lifethreatening group A streptococcal infection after non-penetrating muscle injury How antibiotics of different classes affect bacterial exotoxin production in emerging antibiotic-resistant group A streptococcus Knowledge of, or laboratory experience with, pathogenic microbiology, molecular and immunologic techniques and mammalian cell culture is desirable but not required Assist in the development of a valid battery of behavioral tests to study learning and cognition in Zebrafish (emphasis will be placed in teaching research methodology and data analysis) Assist with literature reviews Develop study design Prep manuscripts Summer research opportunity in basic sciences Gustavo GonzalezCuevas, PhD Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences gonzgust@isu.edu 208-373-1776 Behavioral neuroscience of Zebrafish Hillary Swann- Idaho Center for Health Research swanhill@isu.edu 208-373-1950 Several: Pediatric complex care coordination; Stress and coping in families of children Thomsen, PhD Susan Tavernier, PhD, APRNCNS Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH Nursing Pharmacy Practice tavesusa@Isu.edu 208-373-1783 nguyelai@isu.edu 208-373-1829 with special health care needs (CSHCN); System utilization in CSHCN; Outcomes of single sedation consolidated procedures in CSHCN; Infant equipment use and motor development Provider/patient communication study: Evidence-based practice project Assist in data visualization Potentially collect data on infant equipment use/motor development and survey design, implementation, and validation Clean and analyze data Assist with manuscripts, literature search and review Develop a researchable question using the Legacy PharMetrics database (an administrative claims database that contains a random sample of 10 million US, commercially insured patients) Work with faculty to draft methods and manuscript Identify codes (ICD, CPT, NDC) of interest Familiarize self with the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Network data, study proposal process, and procedures for study conduct Work with faculty and other project team members to draft methods and manuscript Identify codes (ICD, CPD, NDC) of interest Apply inclusion/exclusion criteria to title/abstracts and full-text articles Using a standardized form, extract data from full-text articles Work with faculty to draft a manuscript Review and code transcribed data to identify themes Work with faculty to draft a manuscript Real-world data: Use of the Legacy PharMetrics database Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH Pharmacy Practice nguyelai@isu.edu 208-373-1829 Diuretic and heart failure use in the OHDSI Network Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH Pharmacy Practice Elaine Nguyen, Pharmacy Practice nguyelai@isu.edu 208-373-1829 nguyelai@isu.edu 208-373-1829 Outcomes of population health management in chronic disease: A systematic review Facilitators and barriers to pharmacist-provided services: Qualitative research PharmD, MPH Renee Robinson, PharmD, MPH, MSPharm Pharmacy Practice robiren2@isu.edu 907-786-6233 Several: Qualitative and quantitative data research; Survey development; Use of geographic information systems (GIS) to map access and coverage for opioid use disorders and immunizations Secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data Survey development and deployment for providers on a variety of conditions Assist in scheduling, writing, data collection and analysis, and identification and organization of references using reference management software Learn and use geographic information systems (GIS) to create visual maps of data Please note that ICOM students volunteering to conduct research with ISU researchers will need to fill at the Authorized Volunteer Services Agreement found @ https://www.isu.edu/media/libraries/general-counsel/Auth-Volunteer-Svc-Agreement.pdf