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Joined September 2022
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Dr. Tamara Frank, Professor in the Dept of Marine and Environmental Sciences at @nsuhcas collaborated with researchers from other universities in a @NSF supported study that explored how deep-sea organisms see, signal, and survive at hydrothermal vents. nsf.gov/geo/updates/light-bo…
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Congratulations to @drrobertpsmith Robert P. Smith, Ph.D., for being appointed as NSU’s new VP for Research and Economic Development. Under his leadership, NSU will continue to expand its research enterprise, foster partnerships and accelerate innovation. news.nova.edu/news-releases/…
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Dr. Minond, professor at the Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, and Dr. Beljanski, associate professor at Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine identified a small-molecule compound that could become a novel treatment for melanoma. news.nova.edu/uncategorized/…
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Spotlight on Student Researcher Spotlight - Renee Stoicovy is pursuing a PharmD degree at NSU’s College of Pharmacy. She is conducting research in the lab of Dr. Lymperopoulos and has contributed to 6 publications. She is the recipient of the 2025 AFPE Gateway to Research Award
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Shark expert Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., director of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at NSU, spoke to Forbes magazine about a collaborative study where researchers tracked a whale shark named Milo for more than 34,000 miles. linkedin.com/posts/nova-sout…
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Dr. J. Kibler, President’s Distinguished Professor, College of Psychology published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Brain Sciences where they presented results from a study of a health behavior intervention, as an adjunct to trauma therapy in PTSD mdpi.com/2076-3425/15/8/871
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NSU appoints Jason Box, Ph.D., an internationally renowned climate scientist and Arctic expert, as VP for ocean intelligence and global exploration and professor of climatology and oceanography in NSU's Halmos College of Arts & Sciences news.nova.edu/news-releases/…
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Dr. M. Salinas Associate Professor of Engineering in the @nsuhcas received Florida Heart Research Foundation’s “Stop Heart Disease Early Career Researcher of the Year Award”. He will be applying this award for his research on next-generation bioreactors. sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/m…
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Baiyun Gong, PhD, professor of Management at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship received NSU President’s Research Grant award for her project titled “The Role of Tacit Knowledge in AI-Human Collaboration of Problem Solving.” sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/m…
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A team of NSU researchers led by Dr. Lubov Nathanson was awarded a $3 million grant from the NIH to investigate effect of toxic mold byproducts on symptoms and immune system of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). news.nova.edu/uncategorized/…
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Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Perez, Associate professor at Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy for her grant award from the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research. sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/m…
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Congratulations to Xiaozhe Han, DMD, MS, PhD, professor at the College of Dental Medicine for his grant award from NIH NIDCR for a total amount of $434,746 for his research project on impact of diabetes hyperglycemia on peri-implantitis. sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/m…
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Kayla Chomko, PT, DPT, NCSI, the Rehabilitation Director of the David and Cathy Husman Neuroscience Institute and Cathy J. Husman ALS Center was awarded the President’s Research Grant for her research on non-pharmacologic pain management in ALS patients sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/g…
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Congratulations to Narasimman Gurusamy, M.Pharm, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at NSU's Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy for receiving a NIH/NIGMS SuRE R16 grant award. sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/g…
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Congratulations to Dr. Hong from @NSUMDCollege for receiving the Extraordinary Service Award from the American Society of Microbiology. Her most recent publication investigates anti-inflammatory effects of chamomile from clinical trials doi.org/10.1080/13880209.202…
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Dr. Amy Hirons Professor of Oceanography with the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences in @nsuhcas received NSU’s President’s Research Grant for tracking environmental changes in the Arctic by analyzing tissues of bowhead whales. sites.nova.edu/nsuresearch/m…
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Dr. Shivji, Professor in the Dept of Biological Sciences in @nsuhcas and Director of Guy Harvey Research Institute, conducted a study evaluating effectiveness of current Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Tropical Pacific for conserving silky sharks. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations to Mohammadali M. Shoja, MD, Gary B. Schwartz, MD from @NSUMDCollege . Their study “Interscalene Triangle Muscular Variations and Their Relations to the Brachial Plexus Roots: An Anatomical Study,” was selected as the winner of the 2026 Emanuel B. Kaplan Award.
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Dr. Jaime Tartar, Professor and Chair for the Dept of Psychology and Neuroscience published an article that demonstrated that extending sleep for 2 weeks improves subjective and objective sleep measures, reduces stress and changes gut microbiome onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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