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State of Virginia (VA) and District of Columbia (DC)

George D. Chloros
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Resident
Clinical research in upper extremity surgery, including wrist, elbow and shoulder disorders
gchlorosdoc(at)gmail.com
http://www.orthopaedics.vcu.edu/

Alexandros Georgolios, MD
Head and neck cancer, Genetics of Hearing loss
ageorgol(at)hotmail.com

David G Kalergis
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, CEO
Developing novel small molecules for the treatment of hypoxia related to ischemic conditions
dkalergis(at)diffusionpharma.com
http://www.diffusinpharma.com

Diomedes Logothetis
Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor and John D. Bower Chair in Physiology
Our aim is  to understand ion channel regulation of gating in molecular terms. They are particularly interested in the regulation of ion channel activity by the βγ subunits of GTP-binding (G) proteins and by signaling phosphoinositides in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane. Studies utilizing electrophysiology and molecular dynamic simulations are probing channel-PIP2 interactions. Post-translational modifications or protein-protein
interactions regulate channel activity in a phosphoinositide-dependent manner and do so by targeting sites proximal to the channel-PIP2 amino acid residues. Ongoing studies are aiming to test the hypothesis that modulators of channel activity that depend on phosphoinositides work by adjusting channel-PIP2 interactions. The physiological implications of regulation of channel activity by G proteins and phosphoinositides is studied in model cells and also examined in cardiac and neuronal systems. Disease models of aberrant phoshoinositide regulation in transgenic animals and neuronal cell lines
are being explored.
delogothetis(at)vcu.edu
http://www.physiology.vcu.edu/logothetis.html

Christina Marmarou
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Post Doctoral Associate
crmarmar(at)hsc.vcu.edu

Vassiliki Pravodelov
Old Dominion University, Undergraduate Student
Nanotechnology, nanomaterials used as protein probes, study of membrane transport mechanisms using nanomaterials

District of Columbia (DC)

Lida Anestidou
The National Academies, Senior Program Officer
Laboratory Medicine, Physiology, Animal Science, science policy, biomedical ethics
l.anestidou(at)me.com

Antonis Papanikolaou-Sengos
Georgetown University, Medical student
ap243(at)georgetown.edu

Grigoris Pattakos
Georgetown University, Medical student
gregpattakos(at)yahoo.com

Ioannis Elefherianos
The George Washington University, Assistant Professor
Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Immunology, Developmental Biology
My lab is intested in the molecular and evolutionary basis of the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens and parsites. We use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model host organism because of the following advantages: (1) the ability to use powerful genetics to identify and characterize new mutations, (2) the genomic resources that make it easier to clone the corresponding genes and manipulate them in vivo and (3) the fact that many biological processes are conserved between flies and humans. My long-term goal is to take the information from studies in Drosophila immunity and use it for the identification and development of promising genetic targets for regulating inflammatory responses or for augmenting host resistance to bacterial infections in humans.
Ioannise(at)gwu.edu