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Archived News from the Davisson Lab

• Dr. Colin Young from the Davisson-Ithaca lab was awarded first place in the Trainee Highlights in Physiological Genomics Session at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting (San Diego, CA) for his abstract “Endoplasmic reticulum stress mediates nuclear factor-K-B activation in the subfornical organ during slow-pressor angiotensin-II hypertension.”  This award recognizes the most outstanding oral presentation given by a trainee within the Physiological Genomics Featured Topic session.  Congratulations Colin! 5/31/12
  
  
• Dr. Heinrich Lob from the Davisson-Ithaca lab was awarded an Early Career Research Recognition Award by the American Physiological Society (Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section) at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting (San Diego, CA) for his abstract, "p22phox in the Paraventricular Nucleus of
  the Brain Contributes to Diet-induced Obesity." This award is given to senior postdocs or early career faculty whose current and past work contributes significantly to a better understanding of neural control and autonomic regulation of physiological function. Dr. Lob showed in his study that prevention of oxidative stress in an important brain structure that regulates cardiovascular and energy homeostasis blocks weight gain during high fat feeding in mice. This is a novel finding which might lead to further insight in the central nervous system regulation of obesity. Congratulations, Heinrich!
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• Anfei Li, an undergraduate in Biological and Environmental Engineering and a student in the Davisson Cornell-Ithaca Lab who works closely with postdoc Dr. Colin Young, has been awarded the 2012 David S. Bruce Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Award by the American Physiological Society.  This award has been established for outstanding undergraduate students who are presenting their physiological research at the Experimental Biology Meeting.  Anfei will be presenting his poster entitled "Angiotensin type 1A receptors (AT1a) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate nuclear factor-k-B (NF-kB) activation in the subfornical organ (SFO) during slow-pressor Angiotensin-II (Ang-II) hypertension" at the 2012 Experimental Biology Meeting on April 22, 2012 in San Diego, CA. In addition, Anfei will be presenting his study in an oral session to compete for an additional award at the EB meeting. Way to go Anfei! 3/14/12
  
  

• Congratulations to Aly Spealman Nadworny, who successfully defended her Dissertation entitled "Examining the role of redox biology in a population of neonatal cardiac precursor cells marked by the type III receptor tyrosine kinase, c-kit".  Way to go, Dr. Nadworny!  1/25/12
  
  
  
  
  
• Dr. Heinrich Lob, research scientist in the Davisson Lab at Cornell-Ithaca was awarded an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant for his proposal entitled "Central Mechanisms of Angiotensin-Dependent Hypertension: NADPH Oxidase Isoforms and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress", starting January 1, 2012.  Congratulations, Heinrich!  1/25/12
  
  
  
• Aly Spealman Nadworny, graduate student in the Davisson and Kotlikoff Labs was featured in the Weill Cornell Medicine Magazine, Summer 2011. Click here for link to article.  12/6/11
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Welcome to Dr. Heinrich Lob, who has joined the Davisson Lab at Cornell-Ithaca as a Research Scientist. Heinrich received his PhD in 2006 from the University of Cologne, Germany. He then joined the lab of Dr. David Harrison at Emory University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Heinrich specializes in redox biology, T cell activation and hypertension. In the Davisson Lab, Heinrich brings this expertise to work on a variety of projects dealing with the role of oxidative stress, inflammation and ER stress in hypertension. 8/1/11
  
  
• Congratulations to Ashley Woods, who successfully defended her Dissertation entitled, "Examining the role of angiogenic factors and early developmental defects in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia in a mouse model, BPH/5" and participated in Cornell Commencement activities in May, 2011.  Ashley is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation. Way to go, Dr. Woods!  8/1/11
  
  
  
  
• Welcome to Dr. Jenny Sones who has joined the Davisson Lab at Cornell-Ithaca as a graduate student. Jenny received her DVM in 2008 from Louisiana State University and joined the PhD training program at Cornell University in the summer of 2010. In the Davisson Lab, Jenny will be using her knowledge of equine trophoblast biology and applying it to the BPH/5 model of preeclampsia. 5/26/11
  
  
  
  
• Dr. Colin Young, postdoctoral trainee in the Davisson Cornell-Ithaca Lab won the Michael J. Brody Young Investigator Award at the 2011 Experimental Biology Conference in Washington, DC. This award recognizes a promising young investigator who has made a significant research contribution to the understanding of neural control and autonomic regulation. Colin gave an oral presentation, "Redox-regulated transactivation of activator protein-1 in the paraventricular nucleus mediates renovascular hypertension" at the meeting as part of the NCAR Trainee Featured Topic Session. 5/26/11
  
  
• Dr. Colin Young, postdoctoral trainee in the Davisson Cornell-Ithaca Lab was awarded a 2011 American Physiological Society Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiological Genomics.  This fellowship has been established in recognition of the fact that many advances in genomics ultimately require a functional understanding in the context of the organism, and special training is needed to conduct this type of research.  Colin’s proposal, entitled "Dissecting the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress and NFkB Activation in Neurogenic Hypertension" was one of two fellowships funded nationally. This is a two-year award starting on May 1, 2011. 5/26/11
  
  
• Dr. Matt Zimmerman, Davisson Lab alumnus and Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center won the NCAR New Investigator Award at the 2011 Experimental Biology Conference in Washington, DC. This award recognizes an outstanding investigator in the early stages of his career. 5/26/11
  
  
  
  
  
• Aly Spealman Nadworny, graduate student in the Davisson and Kotlikoff Labs was recently named a "Rock Star of Science" by the American Heart Association and was invited as a special guest to attend the American Heart Association's 11th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon in New York City.  The Go Red for Women campaign centers around the power of women to fight the number 1 and number 4 killers of women in the United States, heart disease and stroke.  This year's luncheon was sponsored by Macy's, Merck, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back, all of which are very interested in the basic research that often leads to cures for major diseases affecting people worldwide.  Those in attendance included Hoda Kotb, Mary Tyler Moore, and survivor Pamela Coleman.  Go Aly, you Rockstar! 3/9/11
  
  
• Aly Spealman Nadworny, graduate student in the Davisson and Kotlikoff Labs, has been selected as the next Stanly Stahl Research Fellow by the American Heart Association Founders’ Affiliate. Family, friends and AHA-related physician-scientists have selected Aly’s project, “C-kit+ Cells Exhibit a Unique Redox-Related Molecular Profile that Confers Stemness and Drives Differentiation“, recently funded by the AHA Founders’ Affiliate, for this named award in memory of Mr. Stahl.  A luncheon is being planned in January for Aly to present her work to the family and friends of Mr. Stahl.  12/13/10
  
  
• Dr. Colin Young, postdoctoral trainee in the Davisson Cornell-Ithaca Lab, has been selected by the Scholars Committee of the Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics to be a recipient of the 2010 Genomics Scholars Award for his proposal titled “Dissecting the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress and NFκB activation in hypertension”.  12/13/10
  
  
• Dr. Matt Zimmerman, Davisson Lab alumnus and Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center won the prestigious Harry Goldblatt New Investigator Award at the 2010 American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Meeting in Washington, DC.  This award recognizes a new outstanding independent investigator who has significantly contributed to our understanding of the causes of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases.  Matt was one of three finalists, and competed for the award during the oral presentation sessions.  Matt's talk was entitled "Intra-Neuronal Signaling of Angiotensin II: Involvement of Mitochondrial-Localized Nox4 and Mitochondrial Superoxide". 10/21/10
  
  
• Congratulations to Xian Cao, postdoctoral trainee in the Davisson WCMC Laboratory, for receiving a New Investigator Award at the 2010 American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Meeting in Washington, DC.  Xian received this award for her oral presentation entitled "Reconstitution of Prostaglandin E₂ Receptor Subtype 1 Selectively in the Subfornical Organ Rescues Slow-Pressor Angiotensin II Hypertension in EP₁R-Null Mice". 10/21/10
  
  
• The Davisson Lab was pleased to welcome Bob and Helen Appel (Cornell Class of '53 and '55, respectively) for a visit and lab tour on October 1.  After meeting with the entire Ithaca-NYC group via the Polycom video system, the Appels made their way down to the "mouse house" for a tour of the small animal surgery suite, radiotelemetry set-up and ultra-high frequency ultrasound equipment.  Both life-long learners, Bob and Helen asked great questions, and we all enjoyed sharing our work and ideas with them. 10/21/10
  
  
• Welcome to Dr. Colin Young who joined the Davisson Lab at Cornell-Ithaca on June 15, 2010 as a postdoctoral associate.  Colin recently received his PhD in Physiology from the University of Missouri for his thesis work entitled "A Role for Insulin in the Central Control of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans".  In the Davisson Lab, he will utilize functional genomic analysis to unravel molecular mechanisms involved in central neural control of blood pressure. 6/17/10
  
  
• Congratulations to Jeff and Sarah on Getting Married! 6/24/10
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Aly Spealman Nadworny, graduate student in the Davisson and Kotlikoff Labs, was awarded an American Heart Association 2-Year Predoctoral Fellowship starting July 1, 2010. Her proposal, entitled "C-kit+ cells exhibit a unique redox-related molecular profile that confers stemness and drives differentiation" was one of only 19 applications funded this spring by the AHA Founders Affiliate.  Congratulations, Aly! 6/17/10
  
  
• Congratulations to Aly Spealman Nadworny (Davisson and Kotlikoff labs), who won Runner-Up for the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) Langman Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award for her Experimental Biology 2010 abstract entitled "C-kit+ cardiac precursor cells exhibit a unique oxidant and antioxidant gene expression profile." The award honors Jan Langman, an outstanding embryologist and educator. Aly presented her work at the EB2010 conference in April in front of the AAA Advisory Committee in competition with other graduate student finalists. Her position as a finalist included a $250 travel award. Aly also gave an oral presentation in the platform session, "Stem Cells". 5/14/10
  
  
• Dr. Davisson and her research group are now part of a Program Project Grant at Weill Cornell Medical College starting July 1, 2009. The project entitled, "Hypertension and Prostanoid Signaling in the Subfornical Organ of the Brain" focuses focuses on elucidating the processes governing the interaction between key regulatory centers of the brain and the cardiovascular system, with the objective of defining their role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and the ensuing cerebrovascular damage. Dr. Davisson is also the director of the new Radiotelemetry Core. 7/8/09

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