Open Access APC Fund Supported Articles

• Lane JR, Tata M, Yasmin R, Im H, Briles DE, Orihuela CJ. PspA-mediated aggregation protects Streptococcus pneumoniae against desiccation on fomites. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Sep 30:2023.09.27.559802. doi: 10.1101/2023.09.27.559802. PMID: 37808718; PMCID: PMC10557681.

Awardee: Dr. Carlos Orihuela, Professor, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $1,500.00

• Seidenstein AH, Torrez TW, Garcia JA, Awad SK, Debell H, Gilbert SR, Williams KA. Delayed Presentation of Popliteal Artery Injury after Salter-Harris III Proximal Tibia Fracture. Case Rep Orthop. 2023 Dec 5;2023:4104127. doi: 10.1155/2023/4104127. PMID: 38090676; PMCID: PMC10715849.

Awardee: Dr. Kevin Williams, Assistant Professor, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $616.25

• Gupta K, Wiener HW, Tiwari HK, Geisler WM. HLA-DQB1*06 and Select Neighboring HLA Variants Predict Chlamydia Reinfection Risk. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Oct 31;24(21):15803. doi: 10.3390/ijms242115803. PMID: 37958786; PMCID: PMC10647357.

Awardee: Dr. Kanupriya Gupta, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Yu H, Armstrong N, Pavela G, Kaiser K. Sex and Race Differences in Obesity-Related Genetic Susceptibility and Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease in Older US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2347171. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.47171. PMID: 38064210; PMCID: PMC10709778.

Awardee: Dr. Kathryn Kaiser, Assistant Professor, UAB School of Public Health
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Eltoum NI, Caston NE, Gutnik L, Alazm MAA, Mohamed FO, Abdalkarem LM, Ali SAS, Badawi AZ, Henderson NL, Azuero A, Rocque G. Factors associated with completeness in documentation of diagnostic work-up and treatment in patients with breast cancer in Sudan. Ecancermedicalscience. 2023 Nov 17;17:1632. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1632. PMID: 38414946; PMCID: PMC10898882.

Awardee: Dr. Noon Eltoum, Postdoc, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $530.00

• Pinninti S, Boppana S. Antiviral Treatment of Maternal and Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections. Viruses. 2023 Oct 19;15(10):2116. doi: 10.3390/v15102116. PMID: 37896892; PMCID: PMC10612073.

Awardee: Dr. Swetha Pinninti, Associate Professor, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $1,440.21

• Fleming R, Adkins SJ, Esteban M, Cross C, Chatham AH and Raut SA (2023) Championing awareness of the opioid epidemic through a service-learning module for non-STEM biology majors. Front. Educ. 8:1155659. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1155659

Awardee: Dr. Samiksha Raut, Associate Professor, UAB College of Arts & Sciences
Award Amount: $1,260.00

• Pradhan R, Ghiasi A, Davlyatov G, Orewa GN, Weech-Maldonado R. Beyond the Balance Sheet: Investigating the Association Between NHA Turnover and Nursing Home Financial Performance. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2024 Feb 1;17:249-260. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S421889. PMID: 38317855; PMCID: PMC10840411.

Awardee: Dr. Robert Weech-Maldonado, Professor, UAB School of Health Professions
Award Amount: $709.00

• Jones C, Parkitny L, Strath L, Wagener BM, Barker A, Younger J. Altered response to Toll-like receptor 4 activation in fibromyalgia: A low-dose, human experimental endotoxemia pilot study. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2023 Nov 17;34:100707. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100707. PMID: 38020479; PMCID: PMC10679487.

Awardee: Chloe Jones, Graduate Student, UAB College of Arts & Sciences
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Alqahtani MM, Alenezi FK, Almeshari MA, Alanazi AM, Taleb ZB, Kalan MEE, Martinasek MP, McNab RJ, Culbreth R, Alotaibi M, Aljohani H, Goodfellow LT, Ismaeil TT, Algarni SS, Alotaibi TF, Alqahtani MK, Al-Ajel H, Alwadeai KS, Almutairi NS, Ford E. E-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tob Induc Dis. 2023 Dec 14;21:168. doi: 10.18332/tid/174660. PMID: 38098748; PMCID: PMC10720266.

Awardee: Dr. Eric Ford, Professor, UAB School of Public Health
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Giannouchos TV, Ukert B, Wright B. Concordance in Medical Urgency Classification of Discharge Diagnoses and Reasons for Visit. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2350522. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50522. PMID: 38198140; PMCID: PMC10782231.

Awardee: Dr. Theodoros Giannouchos, Assistant Professor, UAB School of Public Health
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Henderson NL, Dressler WW, Pegoraro NPJ, Falcão A, Pillon SC. Distance from a cultural model of substance use risk, internalization, and self-stigma in urban Brazil. Front Psychol. 2023 Dec 18;14:1264436. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1264436. PMID: 38164254; PMCID: PMC10758174.

Awardee: Dr. Nicole Henderson, Postdoc, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $2,000.00

• Burns SD, Drentea P. Masculine Ideals and Health in Older Men: Findings From the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Am J Mens Health. 2023 Nov-Dec;17(6):15579883231220714. doi: 10.1177/15579883231220714. PMID: 38146106; PMCID: PMC10750577.

Awardee: Dr. Patricia Drentea, Professor, UAB  College of Arts & Sciences
Award Amount: $1,944.54

• McDonald AM, Schneider CS, Stahl JM, Oster RA, Popple RA, Mayo CS. A focused review of statistical practices for relating radiation dose-volume exposure and toxicity. Radiat Oncol. 2023 Mar 24;18(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13014-023-02220-9. PMID: 36964622; PMCID: PMC10039562.

Awardee: Dr. Andrew McDonald, Assistant Professor, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $2,500.00

• Howard SW, Counte MA, Vriesman LJ, Brink HD. Standing in the gap: The academic and professional divide between health administration and health policy. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 16;11:1147646. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1147646. PMID: 37006566; PMCID: PMC10060522.

Awardee: Dr. Steven Howard, Associate Professor, School of Health Professions
Award Amount: $490.00

• Gonzalez JC, Lee H, Vincent AM, Hill AL, Goode LK, King GD, Gamble KL, Wadiche JI, Overstreet-Wadiche L. Circadian regulation of dentate gyrus excitability mediated by G-protein signaling. Cell Rep. 2023 Feb 6;42(2):112039. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36749664.

Awardee: Dr. Jose Carlos Gonzalez, Researcher V, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $2,500.00

• Corcoran J, Campbell C, Ladores S. Provider Perspectives on Fertility and Fertility Preservation Discussions Among Women With Cystic Fibrosis. Inquiry. 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231159488. doi: 10.1177/00469580231159488. PMID: 36999667; PMCID: PMC10068983.

Awardee: Dr. Jessica Corcoran, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Award Amount: $2,100.00

• Bradford D, Parman M, Levy S, Turner WH, Li L, Leisch L, Eaton E, Crockett KB. HIV and Addiction Services for People Who Inject Drugs: Healthcare Provider Perceptions on Integrated Care in the U.S. South. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319231161208. doi: 10.1177/21501319231161208. PMID: 36941754; PMCID: PMC10031597.

Awardee: Dr. Kaylee Crockett, Assistant Professor, Heersink School of Medicine
Award Amount: $1,600.00

• Epané JP, Zengul F, Ramamonjiarivelo Z, McRoy L, Weech-Maldonado R. Resources availability and COVID-19 mortality among US counties. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 1;11:1098571. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1098571. PMID: 36935689; PMCID: PMC10015635

Awardee: Dr. Ferhat Zengul, Associate Professor, School of Health Professions
Award Amount: $1,400.00

• Almutairi MK, Hunter GR, Lein DH, et al. Enhancement of Muscle Shortening Torque Preloaded with Muscle Lengthening is Joint-Specific. Journal of Human Kinetics. 2023;87:11-21. doi:10.5114/jhk/161729.

Awardee: Dr. Harshvardhan Singh, Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions
Award Amount: $950.00