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CURRICULUM VITAE
Hee-Jeong Im Sampen, PhD
Professor
Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JBVAMC), Chicago, IL Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Chicago, IL PERSONAL INFORMATION
Citizenship: United States
CONTACT INFORMATION
Work Address: JBVAMC
Tayler Pavillion Room 7273, 820 S. Damen Ave (151) Chicago, IL 60612
Email: ***-*****.******@**.***
Department of Bioengineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
851 S. Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
Email: *******@***.***
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Work Phone: 312-***-****
Work Fax: 312-***-****
Home Address: 4438 W. Estes Ave, Lincolnwood IL 60712 Cell Phone: 847-***-****
EDUCATION
1990–1991 M.S. Microbiology
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Advisor: Dr. Amanda Goodman
Thesis title: Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Genomic Understanding in Microbiology
1992–1996 Ph D. Biotechnology
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Full Scholarship Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship from the Commonwealth of Australia (Awarded top 1% Overseas Students) Advisor: Dr. Noel Dunn
Thesis title: Construction of Phage-Resistant Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains 2
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1997–2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Medical School (Minneapolis, MN)
2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
2002–2003 Instructor, Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center
(Chicago, IL)
Conjoint Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) 2003-2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology (Chicago, IL)
2005-2007 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
2008-2012 Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Conjoint Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Conjoint Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
2013-present Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Rush Conjoint Professor, Internal Medicine Section of Rheumatology, Rush Conjoint Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush 2008-present Professor, Department of Bioengineering University of Illinois at Chicago
2014-present Professor, JBVAMC, Chicago IL
HONORS AND AWARDS
1992–1996 Overseas Postgraduate Research Full Scholarship (OPRS) for Ph.D. Scholarship Program from the Commonwealth of Australia; OPRS is given to Top 1 % of overseas postgraduate students by Commonwealth Country.
1995 Scientific Excellence Award (Korean Overseas Student Competition): Invited by the Korean President Young-Sam Kim to the Blue House 2001 Mayo Clinic Research Traineeship, Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) 2006 Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) Scholar Award 2007 Research project was ranked “OUTSTANDING” by Scientific Advisory Board of Arthritis National Research Foundation
2010 OARSI Investigator Award
2011 AAOS Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award for Outstanding Orthopedic Research
2012 A Distinguished Member of the Arthritis National Research Foundation
(ANRF) Alumni
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2013 Moderator for Cohn Symposium Distinguished Lecture, 30th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation
2014 Chair, Therapeutics at the 12th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST-2014) Suzhou, China Nov 18- 20th, 2014
2015 Discussion Leader, Moderator, the ORS Spine Research Interest Group – Assessment of pain and distress in animal models
2015 Focus Group – Stakeholder Perceptions of the NIH Peer Review Process
(The NIH Center for Scientific Review), Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
(301 E North Water St, Chicago IL 60611), August 6, 2015 2016 Chair, Pain Medicine Conference, New Orleans, August 4-5, 2016 2017 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals MOA Advisory Borad (Drug Development) UNIVERSITY SERVICE:
Leadership posts:
2003-2017 Graduate Program Committee of Biochemistry Department 2003-2017 New Investigator Research Award Committee on Research (UCR) 2010 Biochemistry Department Faculty Strategic Planning Process Member 2011-2017 Rush University Graduate College Course Directorship for GCC courses 2011-2014 Senior Faculty Appointments and Promotion Committee (COSFAP) 2007-2017 Graduate Advisory Committee Chair
2013-2017 Advisory Committee Member of Biochemistry Department 2015-2017 Rush Women’s Leadership Council Committee 2015-2017 Graduate College Council Executive Member 2015-2017 The Women’s Leadership Council Member at Rush 2015-2017 Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate College Council 2016-2017 Rush Medical Center Faculty Council Committee TEACHING SERVICE:
Didactic Activities
1987-1989 Teaching at the Orphan High School in Seoul, Korea (Pro Bono work) 1986 Teaching at the Su-Yu Women’s High School in Seoul, Korea (High School Teacher’s certificate)
2000 Department of Pharmacology, Medical Course Core Curriculum: Opioid Analgesics (1.5 hrs)
Non-opioid analgesics/anti-inflammatory agents (1.5 hrs) 2002 BCH 571 Core Curriculum: Lecture (1.5 hrs)
Lecture: Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) expression 2003 Journal Club Course (1.5 hrs); MMP gene regulation 2004 BCH 571 Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs)
Lecture: MMP gene regulation in human cartilage
2005 BCH 698 Introduction to Research:
Meet the Faculty” program: Presentation (2 hrs)
BCH 571 Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs)
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases by Growth factor, Cytokine and Hormone
2006 BCH 698 Introduction to Research: Meet the Faculty” program 4
GCC 502 Cellular Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs) Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF B GCC 503 Functional Cell Biology Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs) Lecture: Regulation of Cell Proliferation, the Cell Cycle and Signaling BCH 624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Elastin
Lecture: Fibronectin
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases BCH 571 Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs)
Lecture: Cell Signaling Pathways by Growth factor, Cytokine and Hormone 2007 BCH 698 Introduction to Research: Meet the Faculty program BCH 624 Introduction to Research: Meet the Faculty program GCC 502 Cellular Biochemistry Structure and Function of Biomolecules Cellular Energy Generation, Transport & Signaling (3.5 hrs)
Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF-
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GCC 503 Functional Cell Biology Core Curriculum: Lecture (2 hrs) Lecture: Regulation of Cell Proliferation, the Cell Cycle and Signaling BCH 624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Elastin
Lecture: Fibronectin
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) Lecture: Growth Factor and Cytokine Signaling
Lecture: Cytokines, cytokine receptors and their signaling pathway 2008 BCH 698 Introduction to Research:
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation (2 hr lecture) BCH 624 Introduction to Research:
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation (1.5 hrs)
GCC 502 Cellular Biochemistry Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport & Signaling (3.5 hrs)
Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF-
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BCH 571 Lecture (2 hrs for each lecture)
Lecture: Growth Factor and Cytokine Signaling
Lecture: Cytokines, cytokine receptors and their signaling pathway BCH 624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Elastin
Lecture: Fibronectin
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2009 BCH 698 Introduction to Research:
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation (2 hr lecture) BCH 624 Introduction to Research:
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation (1.5 hrs)
GCC 502 Cellular Biochemistry Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport & Signaling Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF-
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BCH 571 Lecture (2 hrs for each lecture)
Lecture: Growth Factor and Cytokine Signaling
Lecture: Cytokines, cytokine receptors and their signaling pathway BCH 624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Elastin
Lecture: Fibronectin
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2010 BCH698 Introduction to Research
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases Lecture: Integrins
GCC502 Cellular Biochemistry: Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport and Signaling Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF B 2011 Course Director of BCH571 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY BCH571 Introductory Overview
Lecture: OA animal models: Knee OA, Spine disc, Facet Joint OA Lecture: Peripheral tissue inflammation, angiogenesis Lecture: Classification of pain
Lecture: Targeting pain mechanisms
BCH698 Introduction to Research (2 hrs)
Meet the Faculty program: Presentation
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lectures Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases Lecture: Integrins
GCC502 Cellular Biochemistry: Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport and Signaling Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF B 2012 GCC502 Cellular Biochemistry: Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport and Signaling (3.5 hrs) Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF B 2012 The Illinios mathematics and Science Academy
Participation in the Student Inquiry and Research Program to motivate young Scientific leaders.
2013 Course Director of BCH571 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Course Director of GCC503 FUNCTIONAL CELL BIOLOGY
Course Director of GCC513 JOURNAL CLUB
January 2013 GCC503 FUNCTIOANL CELL BIOLOGY (3 hrs) Lecture: Extracelluar Matrix (ECM)
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lectures Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases GCC502 Cellular Biochemistry: Structure and Function of Biomolecules, Cellular Energy Generation, Transport and Signaling Lecture: Cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, MAP kinases, NF B 6
September 2013 Lecture: Introduction to Research (PhD candidates) 2014 Course Director of BCH571 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Course Director of GCC503 FUNCTIONAL CELL BIOLOGY
Course Director of GCC513 Readings in Functional Cell Biology Lecture: Introduction, Cellular Compartments and Function Introduction to Stem Cells
Introduction to Extracellular Matrix
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lectures Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases 2015 Course Director of BCH571 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Course Director of GCC503 FUNCTIONAL CELL BIOLOGY
Course Director of GCC513 Readings in Functional Cell Biology Lecture: Introduction, Cellular Compartments and Function Introduction to Stem Cells
Introduction to Extracellular Matrix
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lectures Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases Rush Medical College Lecture: Intracellular Signaling (RMD-510: Cell and Molecular Biology Block)
2016 Course Director of BCH571 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Course Director of GCC503 FUNCTIONAL CELL BIOLOGY
Course Director of GCC513-1 Readings in Functional Cell Biology Course Director of GCC513-2 Readings in Functional Cell Biology Course Director of GCC713 Advanced Readings in Functional Cell Lecture: Introduction, Cellular Compartments and Function Introduction to Stem Cells
Introduction to Extracellular Matrix
BCH624 Connective Tissue Biochemistry Core Curriculum: Lectures Lecture: ECM receptors
Lecture: Metalloproteinases Protein
Lecture: Gene Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases Rush Medical College Lecture: Intracellular Signaling (RMD-510: Cell and Molecular Biology Block)
Mentoring Activities
Biotechnology Technique Course (1993)
Department of Biotechnology, University of New South Wales, Australia 1. Faye Xu, M.S., 2. Lanzhuang Chen, M.S., 3. Xiaoe Zhang, M.S., 4. Ruiliang Lu, M.S., 5. Xavier Garcia, M.S., 6. Jenny Chen, M.S., 7. Bettina Keller, M.S., 8. Lei Tang, M.S., 9. Jane Ni, M.S.
Graduate Student Advisor and/or Advisory Committee Member Advisor:
2003–2006 Prasuna Muddasani (Ph.D.)
2008-2012 Dongyao Yan (Ph.D. candidate)
• Dongyao published >10 peer-reviewed research papers, multiple review articles, and two book chapters.
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• His postdoctoral training at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Manhattan, NY, PI: Dr. Johanna Joyce)
• Recipient of John E. Turfant Ed.D Award for Excellence in Graduate College Research selected by the Graduate College Leadership
2014-2017 John Hamilton MS (MD/PhD candidate)
• Recipient of Sigma Xi Award for the Best Research Poster Presentation (Rush Forum 2015)
• Recipient of NIH F31 training grant (2016)
• Recipient of Graduate Student Council Awards (Rush Forum 2016) Graduate Advisory Committee Chair
2007 – 2008 Vivek Shah (Ph.D, Advisor: Dr. Eugene Thonar) 2011 – 2014 Dan Gorski (Ph.D Candidate, Advisor: Dr. Anna Plaas) 2013 – 2015 Samuel Buchanan (MS Candidate, Advisor: Dr. Gabriella Cs-Szabo) Graduate Advisory Committee Member
2003-2006 Amel Elshaier (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Susan Chubinskaya) 2003–2008 Tiffany Lamb (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Tomas Schmid) 2003–2007 Kirsten Liudahl (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Ada Cole) 2006–2008 Joel Karl Wise (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Michael Cho), Bioengineering Department, UIC
2008-2010 Avik Roy (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Pahan), Neuroscience Department 2008-2010 Saurav Brahmachari (Ph.D.) (Advisor: Dr. Pahan), Neuroscience Department 2011-2015 Samuel Buchanan (MS) (Advisor: Dr. Gabriella Cs-Szabo) 2013-2017 Adam Yanke MD (Sports Medicine Fellow, Department of Orthopedics) 2013-2014 Ramya Panchapakesan (MS) (Advisor: Dr. Leonard Valentino) 2014-2016 Ranim R Mira (MS) (Advisor: Dr. Di Chen) 2016-2017 Howide H Eldib (MS) (Advisor: Dr. Sivadasan Kanangat) Leadership in Research Mentoring Activity
2012-present OARSI Scholarship Host for Training Young Investigators AIM of the Program: To provide enriched international and national exchange that will foster the acquisition of skills in specialized scientific methodologies, knowledge translation, and dissemination of research. The scholarship will also provide educational, networking and partnership opportunities. 2014 Rush Mentoring Program as a mentor
2014 The Faculty for the ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Workshop 2015 The Faculty for the ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Workshop 2015 Serve on the ORS New Investigator Mentoring Committee (NIMC) 2015 Rush Women’s Leadership Council Committee
Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows:
2003-2005 Zhao Li-J M.D. (Internal Medicine)
2007–2017 Xin Li M.D., Ph.D. (Surgeon)
2007–2009 Francesca J. Davis, MVSc, Ph.D.
(Recipient of the NIH Training Grant for 3 years)
2007–2009 Jae Taek Hong, M.D., Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery Department) 2007–2009 Young-Joon Kwon, M.D., Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery Department) 2007-2008 Daniel Park M.D. (Orthopedic Surgery Department Resident, Rush) 2007–2011 Jae-Sung Kim Ph.D. (Recipient of the Basic Research Promotion Fund of KOSEF, Korea). He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Chosun Dental, School, Korea
2007-2008 Zhao Liang, M.D/Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery Department) 8
2007-2009 Prasuna Muddasani, Ph.D.
2007-2009 Ranjith Kamal Udayakumar, M.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgeon) 2008-2009 Hun-Kyu Shin, M.D/Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgeon) 2008 Shaodong Zhang, M.D/Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgeon) 2008 Chool C. Liyanapatabendi, M.D.
2008 Carmella Fernandez, M.D/MBA.
2009 Fei Huang, M.D. (Instructor)
2008-2010 Michael Ellman, M.D. (Rush Orthopedic Surgery Department Resident) 2008-2009 Shakeel Ahmed, M.D.
2009-2010 Mir H Ali, M.D/Ph.D. (Fellow, Orthopedic Surgeon from Mayo Clinic) 2011-2014 Ranjan KC, PhD
2012-2013 Kasra Ahmadinia MD (Spine Fellow from Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio) 2012-2013 Rachel Frank (Orthopedic Residence, Rush Medical Center) 2013-2014 Su-Xi Gu MD/PhD (Spine Fellow from Spine Research Center, China) 2014-2015 Zhiqiang Liu, MD/PhD (Staff Scientist, Neurobiology for pain study) 2015-2017 Ranjan KC, PhD
2015-2017 Sachin Goyal, PhD
2015-2017 Vaskar Das, PhD
2015-2017 Changgui Shi, MD (Spine Surgeon, the Second Military Medical University, China) 2016-2017 Sujun Qiu, M.D (Orthopedic Surgeon, China) 2016-2017 Saikat Chakraborty, PhD
2016-2017 Disha Varma, PD
Mentoring Medical Students:
2004 – 2005 Jay P Shah (Medical School student)
Recipient of the Dean’s Office Scholarship
Project: Molecular Mechanisms of the Inhibitory Action Mediated by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on IVD cells.
Currently he is a Sports Medicine Fellow, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UT-Huston/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 2007 Seth Alper (Medical School student)
Recipient of the Dean’s Office Scholarship
“Dean’s Award Winner for the Best Research”
Project: The action of Lactoferricin in human adult articular cartilage. 2007-2008 Michael B. Ellman (M.D. expected by May 200*-****-**** Sharif Murphy (Medical School Student)
2010-present Frank Wydra (Rush Medical School Student) Project: Human facet joint degeneration and molecular analysis 2011-present Sana Fayyaz
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL Project: Role of microRNA in OA and OA pain
Accepted by Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 Mitchell Farag (Rush Medical School Student)
Project: Intervention of intervertebral disc degeneration by Lactoferricin: Repair, Regeneration and Anti-inflammatory effects. 2011 Mary R Yu (Rush Medical School Student)
2011 Patrick Whelan (Rush Medical School Student)
2012 Andrew Lee
Rush Medical College (M3), Masters student (Advisor: Dr. Brian Cole) Project: “Susceptibility of OA and pain”
2012-2014 Jingpin Li
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL (M1) 9
Project: “Bee venom on knee joint pain”
2014-2017 Colin Jorgensen
Rush Medical College (M1), Biomedical Research Elective Awarded 2015 Dean's Office Summer Research Fellowship Project: “Cartilage tissue-specific role of PKC in OA and pain”
“Dean’s Award Winner for the Best Research”
2014-2017 Tariq A Muhammad
Rush Medical College (M1)
Project: “Platelet lysate therapy on OA and pain”
Mentoring Volunteers and Summer Interns:
2004 Roshea Williams (Summer High School Student for eight weeks: sponsored by NIH “Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program”) 2004 Seth L. Stephens (College Student Trainee for 3 months) 2004 Kartika Shroff (Trainee for 6 months)
2005 Ankita Shah (College Student Trainee for 3 months) 2004 – 2005 Jayanthi Rangan (Trainee for 1 year)
Cecilia Ramirez (Summer High School Student for eight weeks: sponsored by NIH “Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program”) First Prize for the 2006 Science Fair Competition
Project: Ultrasound and Alginate Beads
2007 Fung Li (Trainee for a year)
2007 Sashi Patel (College Student, Trainee for a year) 2007 Dexter Yan (Trainee for three months, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry)
2007 Aman Hamad Al-Baddawi, M.D. (Trainee for two years) 2007 Kruti Shah (College Student trainee for 3 months) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Project: Human cartilage degeneration ex vivo model 2007 Santino Merino (Summer High School Student for eight weeks: sponsored by NIH “Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program”) Project: Development of Rabbit Organ Culture
2007-2008 Joon Suh (College Student Trainee)
Boston University
Project: Human cartilage degeneration ex vivo model 2007-2009 Sun-Young Park, M.S. (English name: Sunny, Trainee for a year) Working as a scientist in pharmaceutical company in Korea 2007-2008 Srabani Mondal, M.S. (Trainee for a year) She is currently working at the Alzheimer’s Center at Rush as a senior research technician
2008 Saurabh Khasnavis - Trainee for three months (8 weeks), Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry
2008 Kristen A Lee (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy)
“Admitted to the Johns Hopkins University”
2008 Jenifer An (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Pre-Med School) Sha has been accepted by Rush Medical College
2008 Tejaswi Suma (High School Student)
2009 Kawana Tharps (Summer High School Student for eight weeks: sponsored by NIH “Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program”) Project: Comparison of bFGF Signaling between Human C28I2 Chondrocyte Cell Line and Primary Human Articular Chondrocytes 2009 Ramya Panchapakesan (Graduate student candidate) 2009-2010 Tejaswi Suma (Loyola Pre-Med Student)
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Project: Characterization of cartilage degrading enzymes in PKC knockout mice “Accepted by Wisconsin Medical School”
2009-2010 Puneet Ralhan, Illinois Institute of Technology (Pre-Med Student) 2009 See-Un Park, M.S. (Recipient of Korea Science Trainee Scholarship) 2010 Alexander S. Park (Collage graduate, Ph.D. applicant) 2012 Joon Suh, MS
Medical School Candidate
Boston University
Project: “Translation research approach for knee joint pain and back pain” 2013 Michelle Ann Waltenburg (pre-veterinary student, University of Miami) Project: “Breeding transgenic mice”
2014 Irfan H Syed
Rush Master’s degree Student
2015-2017 Dhanya Asokumar
Project: Mechanical allodynia in DMM animal model
Selected as a trainee for the NIH Educational Training Program 2016 KaReisha Robinson (Trainee for three months, Ph.D. candidate in the Integrated
Biomedical Science Graduate College)
2016-2017 Atiya Wallace
Rush Biotechnology Master’s Graduate student, PhD candidate Prelim Oral Examiner for PhD, MD/PhD students:
2004 Prasuna Muddasani
2007 Hynhee Kim, MS
2008 Maysoun Salameh, MS
Dongyao Yan BS
2009 Khasnavis BS
2010 Kathryn A Solka BS
2011 Adam Yanke, MD
Mentoring Program (RTMP)
2014-2017 Teaching Mentoring Program Mentor (RTMP, Rush) 2015-2017 ORS Mentoring Program Mentor
COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Committee and Administrative Services at Rush University Medical Center 2002–2017 Reviewer Committee Member of the Sigma X and University Research Week 2003–2017 Graduate Program Committee of the Department of Biochemistry 2003–2017 Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program 2003–2017 New Investigator Research Award Committee on Research (UCR) 2003-2017 The Faculty of The Graduate College in the Division of Medical Physics, Graduate College Council
2005 Interviewer of Applicants for Rush Medical School 2005 Elected Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2006-2017 The Faculty of The Graduate College in the Division of Biochemistry 2006 Elected Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2007 Elected Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2006–2017 Committee member for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Rush University Medical Center
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2008 Elected Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2009 Elected Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2011-2014 The Senior Faculty Appointments and Promotion Committee (COSFAP) 2013-2017 Advisory Committee Service for the Department of Biochemistry 2015-2017 Integrated Biomedical Science Graduate College Council 2015-2017 The Women’s Leadership Council Member at Rush 2015-2017 Elected Graduate College Council Executive Member 2016-2017 Elected Rush Medical Center Faculty Council Committee 2017- present JBVAMC Research Safety Committee Member Leadership in the International and National Meeting Board Member 2007-present Review Board for the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) 2007-present Review Board for the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). 2007 Section chair for the International Meeting: Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine (SPRBM) 25th Scientific Meeting, Sheraton Moana Surfrider, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 10-13, 2007
2011 Elected for the position on the ORS Nominating Committee 2011 - 2015 Appointed as a Member of the Panel for Endocrinology-B Board, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board.
2012-present A Distinguished Member of the Arthritis National Research Foundation Alumni 2013 Moderator for Cohn Symposium Distinguished Lecture, 30th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation Wednesday and Thursday, April 3rd and 4th, 2013, RUSH 2014-2016 An Executive Member of the Women’s Leadership Forum (ORS) 2014 A Faculty: 2014 Grant Writing Workshop (ORS)
2014 Chair for the Session 10-6 Osteoarthritis Therapeutics at the 12th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST-2014) Suzhou, China Nov 18-20th, 2014
2015 The Women’s Leadership Committee at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Workshop “The trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Conducting Prospective Clinical Research Studies: The How and Why”
2015 March Discussion Leader, Moderator, the ORS Spine Research Interest Group – Assessment of pain and distress in animal models
2015 March ORS Moderator
2015 May A Faculty: 2015 Grant Writing Workshop (ORS) 2015 August Focus Group – Stakeholder Perceptions of the NIH Peer Review Process (The NIH Center for Scientific Review), Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (301 E North Water St, Chicago IL 60611), August 6, 2015
2016 August Chair, Pain Medicine Conference, New Orleans, August 4-5, 2016 2017 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals MOA Advisory Borad Member (Drug Development) Faculty Promotion Evaluator
2014 Wake Forest School of Medicine
Evalulation of Dr. Raghunatha Yammani for Promotion to Associate Professor 2016 Wayne State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Evaluation of Dr. Weiping Ren for Promotion
2017 Wayne State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering 12
Evaluation of Dr. Weiping Ren for Promotion to Full Professor Leadership in Editorial Board
2015-present Editor-In-Chief Musculoskeletal Regeneration 2016-present Editor-In-Chief GENE Reports
Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member
2011-present Associate Editor for GENE
2015-present Associate Editor Itch & Pain
2015-present Associate Editor Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Disease 2015-present Associate Editor Journal of Osteoarthritis 2015-present Associate Editor Journal of Clinical & Experimental Orthopaedics 2013-present Advisory Board Member of OA Arthritis 2013-present Advisory Board Member of Pain Studies and Treatment 2007–present Editorial Board for Molecular Biology Reports 2012-present Editorial Board for MicroRNA Journal
2012-present Editorial Board for PLoS ONE
2013-present Editorial Board Pain and Relief Reports 2014-present Editorial Board International Journal of Orthopaedics 2016-present Editorial Board for Scientific Reports 2016-present Editorial Board for CellBio
Participation in Peer-Grant Review Study Sections
2007
2007 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program Review Board Member 2007 Arthritis Foundation Grant Study Section
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2008 Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) Grant reviewer (Company Limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales)
2008 Rush Translational Sciences Consortium (RTSC) Grant reviewer 2008 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program Review Board Member 2009
2009 Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH/NIAMS Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure Grand Opportunities (RC2) Study Section 2009 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program Review Board Member 2010
2010 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program Review Board Member 2010 NIH/NIA Study Section: Program Project reviewer 2010 NIH Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2011/01 ZAG1 ZIJ-5 (J5) 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs, Merit Review Subcommittee for Endocrinology 2010 Rush “Young Investigator Award” Grant reviewer 2011
2011 Arthritis Research UK
2011-2015 Department of Veterans Affairs, Merit Review Subcommittee for Endocrinology
(VA Merit Grant Study Section Board Member)
2011 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program Review Board Member 13
2011 NIH ZRG1-MOSS-D02 Skeletal Biology, Structure & Regeneration 2012
2012 NC3Rs David Sainsbury Fellowship, UK
2012 AO Spine East Asia Research Grant Award
2012 NIH P50 (CORT NIAMS, SPECIAL EMPHASIS PANEL) ZAR1 KM M1 1 Centers of Research Translation Review
2012 NIH/NIAMS Study Section: Loan Repayment Program for Clinical and Pediatric Researchers
2012 Department of Veterans Affairs, Merit Review Study Section S-12 ENBD 2012 NIH/NIAMS cosponsored by NCI Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel 2012/08 Council ZAR1 CNR M1, Charles Rafferty, SRO June 25th–27th at the Pooks Hill Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, MD.
2012 AO Exploratory Research Grant (AO Foundation) 2012 Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship 2012 Arthritis Research UK Research Grant
2012 Swiss National Science Foundation: Division Biology and Medicine 2013
2013 Department of Veterans
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