Khadeen Cheesman, 2008 FAER MSARF Program Alumnus, Publishes Research in “Anesthesia & Analgesia”

Posted December 21, 2009

Khadeen Cheesman, a participant in the 2008 FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship program, was listed as first author in the publication of research related to her MSARF research project, “Epidemiology of Anesthesia-related Complications in Labor and Delivery, New York State, 2001-2005.” The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons hosted Ms. Cheesman during her fellowship, with Guohua Li, MD, PhD, serving as primary mentor and Joanne E. Brady, MS, serving as additional mentor.

Ms. Cheesman’s research article, also titled, “Epidemiology of Anesthesia-Related Complications in Labor and Delivery, New York State, 2002–2005,” appeared in the October 2009 issue of “Anesthesia & Analgesia,” the journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society. You can read the complete article online at http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/109/4/1174.

Ms. Cheesman is currently in medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, with plans to graduate in May 2011.

FAER MSARF Fellow Publishes Research

Posted April 27, 2009

David Nguyen, a participant in the 2006 FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship program, was listed as first author in the publication of research related to his MSARF research project, “Calcium Channel Alpha-2-Delta-1 Subunit Mediates Pain States through Activation of Selective Spinal Glutamate Receptors.” The University of California, Irvine, hosted Mr. Nguyen during his fellowship, with Z. David Luo, MD, PhD, serving as primary mentor.

Mr. Nguyen’s research article, titled, “Enhanced Pre-synaptic Glutamate Release in Deep-dorsal Horn Contributes to Calcium Channel Alpha-2-delta-1 protein-mediated Spinal Sensitization and Behavioral Hypersensitivity,” appears in Molecular Pain, an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers manuscripts in pain research at the cellular, subcellular and molecular levels. You can read the complete article online at www.molecularpain.com/content/5/1/6.

Mr. Nguyen is currently in medical school at the University of Iowa, with plans to graduate in May 2010. He hopes to match into an anesthesiology residency program.