Conference Posters

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Outside of George Mason Univeristy:

Bui S, Paige M, Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Mitotropic Nanocarrier for Targetted Drug Delivery in Senescent Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblasts. Poster session presented at 2019 ATS Conference; 2019 May 17-22 Dallas, TX.

Rodriguez LR, Ammar R, Sobieski B, Bui S, John T, Trujillo G, Nathan SD, Grant GM. RNA Sequencing of IPF Fibroblasts Demonstrates the Impact of in-vitro Isolation Methodology on the Senescent Phenotype Poster session presented at 2019 ATS Conference; 2019 May 17-22 Dallas, TX.

Bui S, Doane A, Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Emerging Evidence for BAX-Inhibitor-1 (BI-1) in Differential Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in Indiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Fibroblasts Poster session presented at 2018 ATS Conference; 2018 May 18-23 San Diego, CA.

Rodriguez LR, Beuschel R, Ellis E, Bui S, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Does Cytochrome p450 3A4 Catalyzed Metabolism in Pulmonary Fibroblasts Contribute to Oxidative Stress in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? Poster session presented at 2018 ATS Conference; 2018 May 18-23 San Diego, CA.

Bui S, Tran L, Rodriguez LR, Aljeburry B, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Survival Mechanisms for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblasts and the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) Poster session presented at 2017 ATS Conference; 2017 May 19-24 Washington, DC.

Rodriguez LR, Aljeburry B, Bui S, Tran L, Trujillo G, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Identification of Rapidly Dividing and High Collagen Expressing Fibroblasts Within a Heterozygous Cohort of Pulmonary Fibroblasts in IPF Poster session presented at 2017 ATS Conference; 2017 May 19-24 Washington, DC.

Bui S, Nathan SD, Chhina M, Khandhar, Grant GM. Apoptotic Challenge Evokes Differential Response Mechanisms in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblasts Poster session presented at: 2016 American Thoracic Society International Conference; 2016 May 15-20; San Francisco, CA.

Rodriguez LR, Bui S, Nathan SD, Mani H, Grant GM., Could infection be a significant factor in IPF? Poster session presented at: 2016 American Thoracic Society International Conference; 2016 May 15-20; San Francisco, CA.

Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Chinna M, Leema M, Grant G. A Novel Role for Thymosin Beta-4 in Lung Fibrosis via TGF-beta mediated epithelial to mesenchymal transition. American Thoracic Society Annual meeting. Denver, May 2015.

Bui S, Liberti E, Nathan SD, Grant GM., Effect of in-vitro combination treatment: Curcumin, Aspirin, Sulforaphane on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis American Thoracic Society Annual meeting. Denver, May 2015.

Han S., Nathan SD, Ahmad S, Grant GM, and Van Hoek ML. Differential Human Beta Defensin Gene Expression in Idiopathic Lung Disease. ATS Annual International Meeting Denver 2011.

Chhina MK, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Lemma M, Brenner R, and Grant GM. The microfilament cytoskeleton in IPF: the potential role of thymosin-beta4, ATS Annual International Meeting, 2010 San Diego.

Chhina M, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Shlobin OA, Ahmad S, Reese ES, Brenner R, Grant GM. Proliferative Profile of IPF Pulmonary Fibroblasts. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179;A3480; 2009

Feranandez Davila J, Devlin M, Sobieski BH, Beuschel R, Collins C, Lemma M, Nathan SD, Rodriguez LR, Grant GM. Mitochondrial Chromosome Gene Expression as a Biomarker for Disease Progression in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with IPF. Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2019; 2019 November 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Recognized as a top 10 Poster

Tran L, Bui S, Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Acetaminophen and the Extracellular Matrix in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2017; 2017 November 9-11; Nashville, TN

Beuschel R, Rodriguez LR, Bui S, Aljeburry B, Tran L,Grant GM. Epigenetic changes in the Promoter regions of Cytochrome P450 2B6 and 3A4 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblast Derived DNA. Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2017; 2017 November 9-11; Nashville, TN

Aljeburry B, Rodriguez LR, Bui S, Tran L, Nathan SD, Grant GM. The Effect of the Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 on Proliferation, Activation, and Apoptosis Resistance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Derived Fibroblasts. Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2017; 2017 November 9-11; Nashville, TN

Rodriguez L., Novak R., Nathan S.D., Grant G. Activation of myofibroblast associated genes by Thymosin beta4 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis derived fibroblast cell lines. Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2015; 2015 November 12-14; Washington, DC.

J. Fernandez Davila, A. Prativadhi, B.H. Sobieski, E. Bang, N. Seri, O. Kukudzhanova, T. Shazer, U. Sheikh, B. Post, L.R. Rodriguez, S.D. Nathan, D. Seto, G. Grant Identification of a Subset of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients with Low Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and High Mitochondrial Gene Expression. Poster session presented at: 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research; 2019 April 10-13; Kennesaw, GA.

Doane AJ., Bui S., Grant GM. Evaluating Differential Mitochondria-Associated Dynamics as a Potential Contributor Towards Increased Apoptotic Resistance in IPF Fibroblasts. Poster session presented at 2019 ISB Systems Biology Symposium; Seattle, WA.

Bui S, You Y, Paige M, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Novel Tacrolimus (FK506) Analogue Inhibits FKBP10: LH2 Collagen Processing in IPF Poster session presented at: American Society of Matrix Biology Biennial Meeting; 2018 October 14-17; Las Vegas, VA

Beuschel RT., Rodriguez LR., Bui S., Kaler M., Barochia A., Alqawba M., Levine S., Diawara N., Nathan SD., Grant GM. Identification of Novel Biomarkers in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Poster session presented at: GCURS Rice University; 2018 September; Houston, TX. ; National Collegiate Honors Council Meeting Boston College; 2018 November 7-11; Boston MA.

Bui S, You Y, Paige M, Nathan SD,Grant G.M. FK506-Binding Protein 10 (FKBP10) Dual-Roles as Chaperone and Accessory Proteins in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) fibroblasts ER-stress Resiliency Poster session presented at: Midwestern ER Stress Conference, Northwestern University, February 2018, Chicago IL

C Collins, M Leema, E McLaughlin, S. Nathan and G Grant. Role of Thymosin beta4 in Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Virginia Academy of Science May 2012.

JR Grimsley, SD Nathan, and GM Grant. KLF4 Over-expression in Lung Fibroblasts and Localization in IPF. Metropolitan DC Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. Georgetown University May 2011.

Chhina MK, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Lemma M, Chang JE, Brenner R, Khandhar S, and Grant GM. Anti-fibrotic effect of curcumin on primary fibroblasts from IPF lungs. Chest International Meeting Nov 2010. Presentation

Chhina MK, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Lemma M, Chang JE, Brenner R, Cox D, Iyer EP, Khandhar S, and Grant GM. Immunohistochemistry analysis for proliferation marker in IPF lung tissue. Chest International Meeting Nov 2010.

Chhina MK, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Lemma M, Chang JE, Brenner R, Khandhar S, and Grant GM. Anti-fibrotic effect of curcumin on primary fibroblasts from IPF lungs. Metropolitan DC Respiratory Society. April 7, 2010 Georgetown University Leavey Conference Center

Chhina MK, Nathan SD, Emblom-Callahan MC, Ahmad S, Shlobin OA, Lemma M, Chang JE, Brenner R, Cox D, Iyer EP, Khandhar S, and Grant GM. Immunohistochemistry analysis for proliferation marker in IPF lung tissue. Metropolitan DC Respiratory Society. April 7, 2010 Georgetown University Leavey Conference Center

Chhina M, Emblom-Callahan MC, Grant GM, Nathan SD. Beta-actin protein over-expression in IPF pulmonary myofibroblasts in vivo. Metropolitan DC Thoracic Society: April, 2009 First place Basic Research

Within George Mason University:

Moore D, Rodriguez LR, Grant GM. Histological Characterization of a Humanized Mouse Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Fall 2019

Nigg C, Bui S, Grant GM. Mitotropic Liposome for Targetted Delivery of Antifibrotics in IPF Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Spring 2019

Prativadhi. A, Bang. E, Kukudzhanova. O, Sheikh. U, Fernandez Davila J., Shazer. T, Sobieskoi B.H., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Analyzing RNA Seq Data using Gene Fidelity Analysis and Identifying Potential Biomarkers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Summer Impact Project 2018

Shazer. T, Bang. E, Kukudzhanova. O, Sheikh. U, Fernandez Davila J., Prativadhi. A, Sobieski. B.H., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Differential Gene Analysis of Peripheral Blood Samples Derived from Publicly Available Data. Summer Impact Project 2018

Fernandez Davilla J., Prativadhi. A, Bang. E, Kukudzhanova. O, Sheikh. U, Shazer. T, Sobieski. B.H., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Identification of a Subset of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients with Low Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and High Mitochondrial Gene Expression. Summer Impact Project 2018

Bang. E, Prativadhi. A, Kukudzhanova. O, Sheikh. U, Fernandez Davila J., Shazer. T, Sobieski. B.H., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Developing an Integrated Teaching Tool to Identify Candidate Biomarkers in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Summer Impact Project 2018

Sobieski. B.H, Prativadhi. A, Kukudzhanova. O, Sheikh. U, Fernandez Davila J., Shazer. T, Bang E., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Proposed Implementation of an RNA Sequencing Course at the Undergraduate Levels. Summer Impact Project 2018

Sheikh. U, Prativadhi. A, Kukudzhanova. O, Bang E., Fernandez Davila J., Shazer. T, Sobieski. B.H., Seri. N, Post. B, Rodriguez. L, Nathan S.D., Seto. D ,Grant. G Comparing Analytical Approaches when Determining Differential Gene Expressions in RNA Sequences Through Coding Language R. Summer Impact Project 2018

Ellis E, Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Grant GM. The Effect of Calcitriol (Vitamin D) and Curcumin Exposure on Pulmonary Fibroblasts and Epithelial Cells Derived from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Spring 2018

Beuschel R., Ellis E., Rodriguez LR., Bui S., Nathan S.D., Grant GM Impact of a Three-Dimensional Tissue Culture Model on the Transcription of Disease-Specific Genes in Pulmonary Fibroblasts Derived from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Fall 2017

Aljeburry B, Rodriguez LR, Bui S, Tran L, Nathan SD, Grant GM. The Effect of the Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 on Proliferation, Activation, and Apoptosis Resistance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Derived Fibroblasts. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Summer 2017

Beuschel R., Rodriguez LR., Grant GM Identification of Epigenetic Factors in the Enhancers of Cytochrome p450 Proteins in Fibroblasts with Idiopathic Pulmonary. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Spring 2017

Aljeburry B., Rodriguez LR., Grant GM Evaluation of Telomere Length in Highly Active Fibroblast Populations from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Derived Lungs. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Spring 2017

Beuschel R., Rodriguez LR., Grant GM Identification of Mutations Within the Regulatory Elements of Cytochrome p450 Proteins in Fibroblast Cells with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Fall 2016

Pricer G, Riley H, Devlin M, Rodriguez LR, Grant GM. Mitochondrial DNA Dynamics as a Measure of Oxidative Stress in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Biology Research Semester Fall 2019

Riley H, Pricer, G, Fernandez Davila J, Rodriguez LR Grant GM. Oxidatve Stress and HIF-1a Signalling as Regulators of CXCL14 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Biology Research Semester Fall 2019

Salameh, S, Bui S, Grant GM. The Effect of Genetic Silencing of BI-1 in IPF Fibroblasts on Cell Survival Biology Research Semester Fall 2018 , Winner of the 2018 Research Semester Award

Moore D, Collins C, Grant GM. Painting the IPF Lung. Biology Research Semester Fall 2018

Sobieski BH, Rodriguez LR, Nathan SD, Grant GM Advancement of the in-vitro Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Disease Model Through Isolation of Senescent and Active Fibroblast Phenotypes. Biology Research Semester Fall 2018 , Winner of the 2018 Marion Lobstein Scholarship

Ellis E., Beuschel R., Rodriguez LR., Grant GM Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Metabolite NAPQI and Collagen Crosslinking in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biology Research Semester Fall 2017

Tran L., Bui S.,Grant GM Role of Acetaminophen Metabolism on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibroblast Activation. Biology Research Semester Fall 2016

Aljeburry B., Rodriguez LR., Grant GM The Use of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 to Reverse Activation in Fibroblasts Derived from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biology Research Semester Fall 2016