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LSUHSC-NO Libraries NewsCampus NewsLibrary Commons Closed Friday EveningThe 24-hour Library Commons space in the Resource Center building will be unavailable for use from 6pm to midnight this evening (Friday, May 24th) due to a scheduled domestic cold water outage throughout the building. No attempts to use any faucet, toilet, urinal, or water fountain should be made. A great excuse to give yourself a study break! Temp closure of main S. Roman St. Parking Garage StairwellThe 1st through 3rd floors of the S. Roman Street Parking Garage will be closed between 6pm on Friday May 24th until 6pm on Sunday May 26th. The closure is due to much needed painting of the handrails and walls. Two alternate stairwells in the parking garage will remain open, as well as the elevator. Congratulations Graduates! SoM Tiger circa 1967 Congratulations to all our graduates! NOLA.com already has the story up. 3rd Year Medical Student in the NewsThird year medical student, Jarrett Pytell, was featured in a WWL-TV news story about the Mother’s Day Second Line Shooting. He used his trauma training to assist victims until EMS arrived. Thanks to the LSU Health Sciences twitter feed for the alert. Faculty Publications Close Out Spring Season
The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff. LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print: 1. Billingsley L, Rice K, Bennett M, Thibeau S. “Using a multiuser virtual environment to facilitate nursing journal clubs: a mixed-methods study.” Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2013; 27(3):146-154. 2. Cherry KE, Walker EJ, Brown JS, Volaufova J, Lamotte LR, Welsh DA, Su LJ, Jazwinski SM, Ellis R, Wood RH, Frisard MI. “Social engagement and health in younger, older, and oldest-old adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study.” Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2013; 32(1):51-75. 3. Harrison LM, Lahoste GJ. “The role of Rhes, Ras homolog enriched in striatum, in neurodegenerative processes.” Experimental Cell Research. 2013; epub ahead of print. 4. Hymel BM, Victor DW, Alvarez L, Shores NJ, Balart LA. “Mastabol induced acute cholestasis: a case report.” World Journal of Hepatology. 2013; 5(3):133-136. 5. Joseph A, Tang M, Mamiya T, Chen Q, Yang LL, Jiao J, Yu N, Tang YP. “Temporal association of elevated cholecystokininergic tone and adolescent trauma is critical for posttraumatic stress disorder-like behavior in adult mice.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013; 110(16)6589-94. 6. Surcouf JW, Chauvin SW, Ferry J, Yang T, Barkemeyer BM. “Enhancing residents’ neonatal resuscitation competency through unannounced simulation-based training.” Medical Education Online. 2013; 18(April):1-7. 7. Taylor SN, Lensing S, Schwebke J, Lillis R, Mena LA, Nelson AL, Rinaldi A, Saylor L, McNeil L, Lee JY. “Prevalence and treatment outcome of cervicitis of unknown etiology.” Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2013; 40(5):379-385. 8. Wang YZ, King H, Diebold A. “Cocoon formation in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors: a rare and unrecognized final pathway.” Pancreas. 2013; epub ahead of print. Parking for Jazz FestIn case you missed it, here’s an email message from the Chancellor on parking for Jazz Fest at the Dental School: “The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be held at the New Orleans Fairgrounds this weekend (April 26-28) and next week (May 2-5). Dean Henry Gremillion, DDS, has kindly extended an invitation to LSUHSC New Orleans faculty, staff and students planning to attend to park at the Dental School, space permitting, with their LSUHSC ID’s and gate cards. University Police will accommodate entering and exiting through the Tensas Street Gate (the back Walk Thru Gate) on the above-referenced dates until 7:30 PM each night. After 7:30 PM, entering and exiting will be allowed only through the Florida Avenue drive-in. All LSUHSC rules and regulations remain in effect regarding proper use and care of our campus properties and facilities. Please see Chief William Joseph for any other questions.” Faculty Works Featured in New Books Display
Any of these items that are not on reserve can be checked out! Feel free to drop by and peruse them.
LSUHSC Doctor Gives Hope for PTSD PreventionIn exciting research news, a recent study by a group of doctors including Dr. Ya-Ping Tang, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSUHSC, has linked the transgene CCKR-2 to adult-onset post-traumatic stress disorder. This discovery provides a link between genetics and environment and opens the possibility for prevention of the disorder through “manipulation of a certain neurotransmitter system in the brain during the stage of traumatic exposure” according to articles in EurekAlert! and WWL. View the full text of the research piece, “Temporal association of the elevated cholecystokininergic tone and adolescent trauma is critical for posttraumatic stress disorder-like behavior in adult mice,” here in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the United States of America. Link to the pdf of the article is available to LSUHSC faculty, staff & students. It can be accessed off-campus with a valid LSUHSC library barcode & PIN. You can find more information at our remote access webpage. April’s Research Display … Plus a bonus!!
These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database. The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff. LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print: 1. Gee RE, Wilensky GR. “Payment reform: Why is it happening and what will it mean for you?” Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2013; 121(2 pt 1):231-234. 2. Hoover K, McCarthy H. “Instructional video review.” Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. 2013; 56(3):190-191. 3. Lariviere CA, McAteer JP, Huaco JA, Garrison MM, Avansino JR, Koepsell TD, Oldham KT, Goldin AB. “Outcomes in pediatric surgery by hospital volume: A population-based comparison.” Pediatric Surgery International. 2013. 4. Nelson S, Happel KI, Zhang P, Myers L, Dufour JP, Bagby GJ. “Effect of Bacterial Pneumonia on Lung Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Replication in Alcohol Consuming SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques.” Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 2013. 5. Pacifici M, Delbue S, Ferrante P, Jeansonne D, Kadri F, Nelson S, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Zabaleta J, Peruzzi F. “Cerebrospinal fluid miRNA profile in HIV-encephalitis.” Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2013;228(5):1070-1075. 6. Rehman T. “Pulmonary hernia.” American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2013;345(1):61. 7. Sasapu A, Casperson JB, Craver R, Abraham G. “A 16-year-old African American girl with necrotizing lymphadenitis.” Clinical Pediatrics. 2012;51(10):998-1000. 8. Zhang B, Romaker D, Ferrell N, Wessely O. “Regulation of G-protein signaling via Gnas is required to regulate proximal tubular growth in the Xenopus pronephros.” Developmental Biology. 2013, 376(1): 31-42. And …… Extra this Month: breaking news! It has recently been announced in the medical community that research led by David H. Martin, MD, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSUHSC-NO, has found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite “cultivates” bacteria beneficial to it, changing thinking about which comes first–infection or bacteria. The researchers also discovered a previously unknown species of these bacteria. The research was published ahead of print online in Advance Access in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, and was published online April 2, 2013 in Research Highlights in Nature Reviews Urology. Martin DH, Zozaya M, Lillis RA, Myers L, Nsuami MJ, Ferris MJ. “Unique vaginal microbiota which include an unknown Mycoplasma-like organism are associated with Trichomonas vaginalis infection.” Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013, 15 Mar (epub ahead of print). Read full info on this groundbreaking research here! Street Closure/ Traffic Re-route (Roman Street Parking Garage)There will be yet another temporary change in traffic on block of Roman Street between Tulane and Gravier starting Wednesday, March 20th. Below find the text from an email from facilities services. The construction of the underground utility piping along South Roman Street continues. The contractor is nearing completion of pipe installation under the sidewalk this week and will commence trenching across South Roman Street at the intersection with Tulane Avenue at 6:00 AM on Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013. Consequently, South Roman Street will switch to two-way local traffic accessible only from the Gravier Street end. The parking garage entrance lanes and exit lanes will remain open. The intersection of Tulane Avenue and South Roman will be closed to traffic, therefore users should enter from the Gravier Street end and will exit that same direction when leaving. A map illustrating the street and sidewalk closure can be viewed here: https://www.lsuhsc.edu/events/docs/South_Roman_Traffic_Change.jpg
Thank you for your patience.
Match Day 2013Congrats to all the Medical Students who matched on Friday. Glad to hear that over 100 of you will be sticking around. LSUHSC Hosts Asthma Study for AdultsLSUHSC is hosting a free study for adults with well-controlled asthma as part of the American Lung Association’s Long-acting Beta Agonist Step-Down Study (LASST). People 18 years of age and older who have controlled asthma are encouraged to call 504-568-3450 for more information. With the high cost of medicine, patients have been known to lower their own dosages as their health improves in order to save money. LASST seeks to study various treatment plans as a way to safely decrease dosages of asthma medication over time. Below is the description of LASST as presented on the American Lung Association website: “Current asthma guidelines recommend stepping down therapy once asthma is controlled for at least three months. For patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone, a dose reduction of 25–50 percent to a minimal dose that controls disease is established. However, the optimal approach to reducing treatment in patients with asthma that is well controlled on fixed dose combination ICS/LABA (long-acting beta agonists) is not clear. The study will compare three approaches of care to patients with asthma well controlled for three months on combination ICS/LABA therapy: reduction of ICS dose and maintenance of LABA, initial discontinuation of LABA with continuation of ICS and continuation of stable dose ICS/LABA. The data will allow the determination of the optimal treatment strategy defined as that which results in the lowest rate of treatment failure over 48 weeks of follow up. Additional exploratory analyses will include assessing risk factors for step-down failure and assessing the optimal duration of time that asthma control should be maintained before therapy is reduced.” March into Spring with LSUHSC-NO Research
These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database. The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff. LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print: 1. Agarwal N, Adhikari AS, Iyer SV, Hekmatdoost K, Welch DR, Iwakuma T. “MTBP suppresses cell migration and filopodia formation by inhibiting ACTN4.” Oncogene. 2013; 32(4):462-470. 2. Jacob JT. “Biocompatibility in the development of silicone-hydrogel lenses.” Eye & Contact Lens. 2013; 39(1):13-19. 3. Kapusta DR, Pascale CL, Kuwabara JT, Wainford RD. “Central nervous system G?i2-subunit proteins maintain salt resistance via a renal nerve-dependent sympathoinhibitory pathway.” Hypertension. 2013; 61(2):368-375. 4. Lawhorn NA, Lirette DK, Klink JL, Hu CY, Contreras C, Bryant TR, Brown LF, Diaz JH. “Workplace exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smoking hospitality employees.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2013; 15(2):413-418. 5. Lentz JJ, Jodelka FM, Hinrich AJ, McCaffrey KE, Farris HE, Spalitta MJ, Bazan NG, Duelli DM, Rigo F, Hastings ML. “Rescue of hearing and vestibular function by antisense oligonucleotides in a mouse model of human deafness.” Nature Medicine. 2013; Feb (epub ahead of print). 6. Pou AM. “Ethical and Legal Challenges in Disaster Medicine: Are You Ready?” Southern Medical Journal. 2013; 106(1):27-30. 7. Varner KJ, Daigle K, Weed PF, Lewis PB, Mahne SE, Sankaranarayanan A, Winsauer PJ. “Comparison of the behavioral and cardiovascular effects of mephedrone with other drugs of abuse in rats.” Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013; 225(3):675-685. 8. Tucker KR, Huertas MA, Horn JP, Canavier CC, Levitan ES. “Pacemaker rate and depolarization block in nigral dopamine neurons: A somatic sodium channel balancing act.” The Journal of Neuroscience. 2012; 32(42):14519-14531. Traffic on Roman Street (Parking Garage)Just in case you missed this all faculty, staff, and students email from Facilities yesterday afternoon; road work in front of the Roman Street garage is starting on Monday morning early: The construction on the new hospital project continues with the installation of underground utility piping along South Roman Street. A contractor will commence installation of this piping on the St. Joseph’s Church side of South Roman Street between Tulane Avenue and Gravier Street at 6:00 AM on Monday, February 25th until Friday, March 22nd. Consequently, South Roman Street will be converted to one way traffic from Tulane Avenue towards Gravier Street for the duration of this construction. Signs will be posted clearly showing the new traffic patterns. The sidewalk along South Roman Street adjacent to St. Joseph’s Church will also be closed to pedestrian traffic. A map illustrating the street and sidewalk closure can be viewed here: Future phases of this utility piping installation will further change traffic patterns in this area. Another mass email will be sent to describe those changes when the contractor is closer to commencement.
February’s Faculty Research Alert
Come by the Library to view the eight new faculty publications by LSUHSC-NO researchers that will be displayed during the month of February. These can be physically viewed in the Reference area (near the Library elevator), on the third floor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the Library’s Faculty Publications Database. The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff. LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:
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