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blau

JOHN BLAU, MD

R2-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #5286

john-blau@uiowa.edu

B.S. Utah State University, 2004
M.D. University of Colorado, 2008

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Associate, Dept of Chemistry, Utah State University, June 1997-August 1998. Studied the properties of diamond thin-film electrodes.


gailey

MICHAEL GAILEY, DO

R2-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #3521

michael-gailey@uiowa.edu

B.S. Weber State University, 2003
D.O. Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Midwestern
  University, 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Sigma Sigma Phi (National Osteopathic Honor Society)
Midwestern University/AZCOM ACP Doctors Dilemma Team,
   December 2007


gabriel

SHANNON
GABRIEL-GRIGGS, MD
Co-Chief Resident

R4-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #5090

shannon-gabriel@uiowa.edu
B.A. University of MN Twin Cities, 2002
M.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine, 2006


HONORS AND AWARDS:
U2000 Merit Scholarship from the University of Minnesota
Summa cum Laude from the University of Minnesota, 2002
Honors at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine,
   2002-2003
Minnesota Medical Foundation Merit Scholarship, 2002-2006

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Minnesota, September 2001-May 2002. Studied the etiology of osteochondrosis in swine under the direction of a veterinary pathologist and wrote an honors thesis based the research.

guerin

LEANA GUERIN, MD

R4-AP/CP
5223 RCP
356-1713, pager #1235

leana-guerin@uiowa.edu
B.A. University of Iowa, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member
Pathology Externship, 2003-2004
ASCP Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, 2004
University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Health Research Poster Award,
   2005
Special Achievement in Pathology Award, 2006

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Investigator, University of Iowa Dept. of Pathology, 2004-2005. Studied FHIT expression, loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
(see also Publications by House Staff)

hanson

ERIC HANSON, MD

R1-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #1827

eric-t-hanson@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Wisconsin, 2002
M.D. Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, Dec. 1999-Dec. 2002, University of Wisconsin. Studied hematopoiesis using human embryonic stem cells. Continued this work from Jan 2002 – June 2006 at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Also managed the cell culture laboratory.

Selected publications:
1) Kaufman DS, Lewis RL, Hanson ET, et. al. Functional endothelial cells derived from rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells. Blood, 2004 103(4):1325-1332.
2) Qui C, Hanson E, Olivier E, et. al. Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into hematopoietic cells by coculture with human fetal liver cells recapitulates the globin switch that occurs early in development. Experimental Hematology, 2005 33(12):1450-1458.

kilbron

SARA KILBORN, MD

R4-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7038

sara-kilborn@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Iowa, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
   2003-2004
AOA- fall 2005


koch

BENJAMIN KOCH, MD

R4-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7055

benjamin-koch@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Minnesota Duluth, 2002
M.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AFIP, Donald West King Fellowship, 2009

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota Duluth, September 1998 – August 2000. Evaluate the antibacterial effect of a triterpene, betulin, and its derivatives on several genera of pathogenic bacteria.


kuzman

JAMES KUZMAN, MD, PhD

R1-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7056

james-kuzman@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of South Dakota, 1999
PhD. University of South Dakota, 2005
M.D. University of South Dakota, 2009

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member
Graduate Research Grant recipient
Faithe Family Scholarship
Dr. Thomas Y. Nakao Medical Scholarship
Sanford Medical Staff Scholarship
School of Medicine Annual Scholarship
Dr. Frank G. Alvine Scholarship
John F & Anne Barlow Scholarship
Dr. Roy S & Clara E. Hubbs Memorial Scholarship

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Research, University of South Dakota, May 1999 - August 2000. Microarray analysis on placental tissue from women with preeclampsia. Graduate Research, University of South Dakota, July 2002 - July 2005. Cardiovascular Research.

Selected publications:
1) Kuzman, JA, Thomas TA, Vogelsang KA, et al. Effects of induced hyperthyroidism in normal and cardiomyopathic hamsters. Journal of Applied Physiology, 2005 99(4):1428-1433.
2) Kuzman JA, Gerdes, AM, Kobayashi S, Liang Q. Thyroid hormone activates Akt and prevents serum starvation-induced cell death in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 2005 39(5):841-844.
3) Kuzman JA, Tang Y, Vogelsang KA, et. al. Thyroid hormone analog, diiodothyropropionic acid (DITPA), exerts beneficial effects on chamber and cellular remodeling in cardiomyopathic hamsters. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2007 85(3-4):311-318.
4) Kuzman JA, O’Connell TD, Gerdes, AM. Rapamycin prevents thyroid hormone-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Endocrinology, 2007 148(7): 3477-3484.


linert

BRIAN LINERT, MD

R2-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7052

brian-linert@uiowa.edu
B.S. Valparaiso University, 2004
M.D. Indiana University School of Medicine, 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Jay C and Lucile L. Kahn Scholarship, 2004-08
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Lambda Upsilon Ð Chemistry Honors Society

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Student Researcher, Valparaiso Department of Chemistry, May-August 2002. Investigated the use of microwave radiation in organic chemistry reactions.
Student Researcher, Valparaiso Department of Chemistry, May-August 2003. Worked on isolating a reaction product in an inorganic chemistry lab.


meirer

MELISSA MEIER, MD

R3-AP/CP

5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7267

melissa-meier@uiowa.edu

B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002
M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Post-sophomore Pathology Fellowship (Externship), University of
   Pennsylvania, 7/2005-6/2007
Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2002
Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) upon entering
   University of Illinois at Chicago

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, August, 2005. Studied recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa), a genetically-engineered blood clotting protein that promotes Hemostasis.
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, January, 1999 – January, 2002. Study on maternal renal function in sheep during pregnancy.

miron

JOEL MIRON, MD

R2-AP/CP

5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #4904

joel-miron@uiowa.edu

B.A. Luther College, 1999
M.D. University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Sanford School of Medicine Annual Scholarship, 2006
William A. Bormes Scholarship, 2006, 2007
William Edwin and Anna H. Waller Scholarship, 2005
Susie A. Withee Scholarship, 2005

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, Sanford School of Medicine, January 2005-August 2006. Studied the structure and properties of the gene mammalian Tolloid-like 1 (MTll-1).
Research Assistant, Oregon Health and Science University, September-October 2002. Worked on a project studying the impact of the Bethesda guidelines for evaluating unsatisfactory Pap smears.


mitros

JOSEPH MITROS, MD

R3-AP/CP

5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7061

joseph-mitros@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Notre Dame, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of
   Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship (post-sophomore fellowship), University of Iowa
   Hospitals and Clinics, February 2004- February 2005

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Summer Research Fellowship Program: Student Researcher. University of Iowa College of Medicine, May, 2003 – August, 2003. Research focused on the discovery and expression of human beta defensins.
Research Assistant, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, May, 2001 – August, 2002. Research focused on identifying new defensins and to further characterize the origin and function of known defensin peptides.
Interdisciplinary Biosciences Undergraduate Summer Research Program: Student Researcher. University of Iowa, May, 2000 – August, 2000. Studied the involvement of human antimicrobial peptides known as beta-defensins.

potash

MARTIN POTASH, MD

R3-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7054

marty-potash@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Iowa, 2000
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of
   Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Pathology Externship (Post-sophomore Fellowship), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, February 2004- February 2005
Outstanding Research Poster Presentation, 2003
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society
Order of Omega
Mortar Board
Golden Key National Honor Society
All-American Collegiate Scholar

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Senior Research Project, Department of Exercise Science, University of Iowa, June – August, 2002.
Research Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, January, 1998 – January, 1999. Study focused on the intracerebral connections of monkeys.


racila

EMILIAN RACILA MD

R1-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #5007

emil-racila@uiowa.edu
M.D. Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, 1988

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Highest honors for doctoral dissertation on endocardial fibroelastosis

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Assistant and Associate Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Aug. 1999 - June 2009. Research focused on improving detection methodology for carcinoma cells in the blood, minimal residual disease and clinical outcome in carcinomas; CpG immunotherapy in lymphomas and leukemias; complement’s role in tumor establishment and growth; and association studies of complement genetic mutations and clinical outcome in breast cancer and follicular lymphomas.

Selected publications:
1) Racila, DM, Sontheimer CJ, Sheffield A, Wisnieski JJ, Racila E, Sontheimer RD. Homozygous single nucleotide polymorphism of the complement C1QA gene is associated with decreased levels of C1q in patients with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 2003 12(2):124-132.
2) Racila E, Racila DM, Ritchie JM, et. al. The pattern of clinical breast cancer metastasis correlates with a single nucleotide polymorphism in the C1qA component of complement. Immunogenetics, 2006 58(1):
1-8.
3) Wang SY, Racila E, Taylor RP, Weiner GJ. NK-cell activation and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity induced by rituximab-coated target cells is inhibited by the C3b component of complements. Blood, 2008 111(3):1456-1463.
4) Racila E, Link BK, Weng WK, et. al. A polymorphism in the complement component of C1qA correlates with prolonged response following rituximab therapy of follicular lymphoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 2008 14(20):6697-6703.


samuelson

MEGAN SAMUELSON, MD
Co-Chief Resident

R4-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #5313

megan-samuelson@uiowa.edu
B.A. Grinnell College, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
   Carver College of Medicine, 2001
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
   2003-2004

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Medical student fellow, Medical Student Research Fellowship at the University of Iowa, June 2001 – August 2001. Purification of the major nonpeptide antigen from Mycobacteria smegmatis via high-pressure liquid chromatography.
Laboratory Assistant, Interdisciplinary Group in Immunology in the University of Iowa, May 2000- August 2000. Characterization of a major nonpeptide antigen from Staphylococcus aureus, which included purification techniques such as low-pressure liquid chromatography.


sinclair

LORI SINCLAIR, MD

R1-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #4107

lori-sinclair@uiowa.edu
B.S. University of Iowa, 2002
M.D. University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2009

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
   Jan 2007-Dec. 2007
Caroll Brown Medical Scholarship, 2005
Norma Adams Medical Scholarship, 2008
Phi Theta Kappa, 2000

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Iowa, July 2002 – Aug. 2004 and May 2005-Aug 2005. Worked on experiments to determine the effector molecules and pathways involved in lymphangiogenesis as well as research focusing on understanding how COX-2 inhibitors work in synergy with radiation therapy in inducing apoptosis in squamous cell carcinoma.

Selected publications:
1) Bock JM, Menon SG, Sinclair LL, et. al. Celecoxib toxicity is cell cycle phase specific. Cancer Research, 2007 67(8):3801-3808.
2) Bock JM, Sinclair LL, Bedford NS, et. al. Modulation of cellular invasion by VEGF-C expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Archives of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2008 134(4):355-362.


thordardottir

EYGLO THORDARDOTTIR, MD

R2-AP only
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #7059

eyglo-thordardottir@uiowa.edu
Reykjavik College, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1996
M.D. University of Iceland, Iceland, 2003

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Award for outstanding performance in medical school with highest graduation score, 2003

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Medical Student Researcher, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, January-March 2001. Studied the effect of the bacterium P. aeruginosa on airway epithelial monolayers.

wilcoxcon

REBECCA WILCOXON, MD

R3-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #1934

rebecca-wilcoxon@uiowa.edu
B.A. Carthage College, 2003
M.D. Emory University School of Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Helen Dobbs Scholarship
Papageorge Medical Scholarship
Thomas S. Powell Medical Scholarship
Beta Beta Beta – Honorary Biology Society
Psi Chi – Honorary Psychology Society

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Summer Research Assistant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June, 2002 – August, 2002. Research examined differences in innate immunity that occur with aging.
Research Assistant, Carthage College SURE Program, June, 2001 – August, 2001. Research attempted to design a procedure for the single-step purification of proteins through the use of thermophilic bacteria fusion plasmids.


wilson

THOMAS WILSON, MD

R1-AP/CP
5223 RCP
335-9945, pager #8008

thomas-wilson@uiowa.edu
B.A. Brigham Young University, 2005
M.D. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2009

HONORS AND AWARDS:
College of Medicine Student Service Award, 2008
University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor’s Student Service Award,
   2007
College of Medicine Scholarship, 2005-2007

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, May 2005-Aug 2005. Investigated alginic acid as a new medium for spermatozoa cryopreservation for use during in vitro fertilization.


JOHNATHAN YOST, MD

R2-AP/CP
 

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