UCSD Research
UCSD is a world leader in scientific and medical research and is ranked 7th in the nation in federal R&D expenditures by the National Science Foundation. UCSD’s total research funding for 2004-05 was $728.3 million. In fact, the Institute for Scientific Information ranks UCSD 2nd in the nation for the most cited clinical medicine research papers and 5th for the highest impact research institution in the nation from 1995-2005. Newsweek named UCSD the “hottest” institution in the nation for students to study science by Newsweek.
As a leader in research, UCSD is home to prominent research investigators who serve as both research mentors and clinical educators for our residents. Listed below are a selection of recent publications by our residents.
Resident Publications
Publications
When operating is considered futile: Difficult decisions in the neonatal intensive care unit. Surgery 2009 Jul;146(1): 122-5. Yamada NK, Kodner, IJ, Brown DE.
ED patient estimation of blood loss. American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2009) 27, 709–711 Strote J, Mayo M, Townes D.
Right ventromedial prefrontal cortex: a neuroanatomical correlate of impulse control in boys. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 4(1):1-9. (2009) Boes A. D., Bechara A, Tranel D, Anderson S. W., Richman L, and Nopoulos P.
Delayed Diagnosis by Physicians Contributes to the Development of Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Children With Kawasaki Syndrome. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 26(3):256-260, March 2007. Wilder, Matthew S. MD ; Palinkas, Lawrence A. PhD ; Kao, Annie S. MPH, PhD; Bastian, John F. MD; Turner, Christena L. PhD ; Burns, Jane C. MD
Human CD4+ effector memory T cells persisting in the microenvironment of lung cancer xenografts are activated by local delivery of IL-12 to proliferate, produce IFN-gamma, and eradicate tumor cells. Journal of Immunology. 2005. 174: 898-906. Broderick, L., Yokota, S.J., Reineke, J., Mathiowitz, E., Stewart, C.C., Barcos, M., Kelleher, R.J., Jr., and Bankert, R.B.
IL-12 Reverses Anergy to T Cell Receptor Triggering in Human Lung Tumor-Associated Memory T Cells. Clinical Immunology. 2005. 118: 159-169. Broderick, L., Brooks, S.P., Takita, H., Baer, A., Bernstein, J.M., and R.B. Bankert. Membrane-Associated TGF-1 Inhibits Human Memory T Cell Signaling in Malignant and Non-Malignant Inflammatory Microenvironments. Journal of Immunology. 2006. 177: 3082-3088. Broderick, L. and R.B. Bankert.
The use of Lactobacillus GG in irritable bowel syndrome in children: a double-blind randomized control trial. J Pediatr. 2005 Aug;147(2):197-201. Bauserman M, Michail S.
The impact of histologic grade on the outcome of high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for follicular lymphoma. Accepted for publcation in Bone Marrow Transplant. Keeney, G.E. T.A. Gooley, R.N. Pham, O.W. Press, J.M. Pagel, S.H. Petersdorf, D.G. Maloney, W.I. Bensinger, L. Holmberg, and A.K. Gopal.
Signaling molecules in nonfamilial pulmonary hypertension. Du L, Sullivan CC, Chu D, Cho AJ, Kido M, Wolf PL, Yuan JX, Deutsch R, Jamieson SW, Thistlethwaite PA. N Engl J Med. 2003 Feb 6;348(6):500-9.
The Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index and its association with outcome for follicular lymphoma patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Accepted for publication in Leukemia and Lymphoma 48(9). Kyriakides, T.R., M.J. Foster, G.E. Keeney, A. Tsai, C.M. Giachelli, B.J. Rollins, P. Bornstein. 2004.
G-CSF is an essential regulator of neutrophil trafficking from the bone marrow to the blood.Immunity. 2002 Oct;17(4):413-23. Semerad CL, Liu F, Gregory AD, Stumpf K and Link DC.
Max: Concern with Social Skills, Language and Excessive TV Viewing in a 3 Year Old. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 27(6):488-492, December 2006.
Hunter, Wendy L.M. M.D. ; Strasburger, Victor C. M.D. ; Snyder, David M. M.D. ; Stein, Martin T. M.D.
Abstracts
Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVL) Plus Beta-Blocker (BB) Treatment in the Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding. Stein LL, Mazhar SM, Gabbert C, Hassanein T, Kravetz D.
Adenovirus-36 Infection and Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Gabbert C, Schwimmer J, Donohue M, Arnold J.
Prevalence of Healthy Behaviors in Obese Children" E. Yu and J. Schwimmer. Presented at the NAASO (North American Association for the Study of Obesity) on October 24, 2007.