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A
Aging/Geriatrics
Agricultural Safety and Health
- Duysen, Ellen
Agricultural safety and health; public health - Poole, Jill
Allergies and agriculture respiratory health disease - Yoder, Aaron
Farm and agriculture safety; machinery safety; youth safety in agriculture; feedlot safety; wearable technology
AIDS/HIV
- Fletcher, Courtney
Pharmacy/drug delivery - AIDS/HIV research - Fox, Howard
Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research - Swindells, Susan
Infectious diseases, AIDS/HIV
Alzheimer's/Dementia
- Fox, Howard
Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research - Gendelman, Howard
Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research
Arthritis/Inflammation
- Klassen, Lynell
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology - Michaud, Kaleb
Arthritis/inflammation research, rheumatology - Mikuls, Ted
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology - O'Dell, James
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Simulation
- Boyers, Pamela
Interprofessional simulation education in health care; iEXCEL
Autism Spectrum Disorders
B
Biomedical Technology
- Haider, Hani
Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research
Biopreparedness
- Kratochvil, Christopher
Global health security, biopreparedness, quarantine - Lockridge, Oksana
Biopreparedness research
Blood Vessels
- Johanning, Jason M.
Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels
C
Cancer
- Armitage, James
Cancer - lymphoma, medical oncology, hematology - Band, Hamid
Cancer - breast cancer research - Batra, Surinder
Cancer - pancreatic cancer research - Borgstahl, Gloria
Cancer, cell biology (basic research) - Durden, Donald
Pediatric oncology - Ganti, Apar
Cancer - lung, head and neck - Grem, Jean
Cancer - colon, pancreatic, GI tract - Hollingsworth, Michael (Tony)
Cancer - pancreatic cancer research - Holstein, Sarah
Cancer - multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, cancer drug development - Lackner, Rudy P.
Surgery, cancer - lung, esophageal - Lunning, Matthew
Cancer- lymphoma, oncology & hematology - Rizzino, Angie
Regenerative medicine, cancer research - Vose, Julie
Cancer research - lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma - Yee, Gary C.
Pharmacy/drug delivery, cancer research
Cardiology/Heart
- Anderson, Daniel
Cardiology/heart - Lowes, Brian
Cardiology/heart - heart failure - Windle, John
Cardiology/heart - Zucker, Irving H.
Cardiology/heart research
Cell Biology (basic research)
- Borgstahl, Gloria
Cancer, cell biology (basic research) - Lewis, Robert
Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology
Child Health/Pediatrics
Communication Disorders
D
Dementia/Alzheimer's
Dermatology
Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Lewis, Robert
Cell biology (basic research), diabetes/endocrinology
Drug Delivery/Pharmacy
E
Emergency Medicine
- Cooper, Jeffrey
Emergency medicine - Wadman, Michael
Emergency medicine - airway management, procedure training, and rural emergency medicine - Zeger, Wesley
Emergency medicine
Endocrinology/Diabetes
F
Family Medicine
G
Genetics
- Rizzo, Matt
Genetics - inherited metabolic diseases
Geriatrics/Aging
- Fisher, Al
Geriatrics/Aging/Gerontology; palliative care
GI Tract Disorders
- Grem, Jean
Cancer - colon, pancreatic, GI tract disorders - Thompson, Jon S.
Surgery - GI tract disorders
H
Heart/Cardiology
HIV/AIDS
Hyperbaric Medicine
I
Immunology/Transplantation
Infectious Diseases
- Bayles, Kenneth
Infectious diseases - staph infection research - Cawcutt, Kelly
Infectious diseases; critical care medicine; infection prevention; sepsis and pneumonia - Freifeld, Alison
Infectious diseases - Hewlett, Angela
Infectious Diseases - Ebola virus disease - Kalil, Andre
Infectious diseases - sepsis, pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Ebola virus disease - Khan, Ali S.
Infectious diseases, health security and preparedness - Lawler, James
Emerging infectious diseases, public health emergency preparedness, sepsis, viral hemorrhagic fevers - Lowe, Jon-Martin
Infectious diseases, public health, bioterrorism, health security - Meza, Jane
Global health, health security - Rupp, Mark
Infectious diseases - Simonsen, Kari
Infectious diseases - pediatric - Swindells, Susan
Infectious diseases, AIDS/HIV
Inflammation/Arthritis
Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer
- Dixon, Michael
Technology transfer and commercialization; inventions
Internal medicine
- O’Dell, David
Internal medicine - Palm, David
Internal medicine; health care policy; opioid issues
L
Lung/Pulmonology
M
Mental Health/Psychiatry
Mental Health/Psychology
N
Neurology/Stroke
- Fayad, Pierre
Neurology/stroke
Nursing
- Sharp-McHenry, Lepaine
Nursing
O
Occupational Therapy
- Krusen, Nancy
Occupational therapy
Ophthalmology/Vision
- Ahmad, Iqbal
Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research - Krueger, Ronald
Ophthalmology/vision, refractive surgery - Thoreson, Wallace
Ophthalmology/vision research
Oral Health
- Payne, Jeffrey
Oral health research - periodontics, oral and systemic disease
P
Parkinson's
- Fox, Howard
Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research - Gendelman, Howard
Alzheimer's/dementia, Parkinson's, AIDS/HIV research - Murman, Dan
Behavioral, Cognitive and Geriatric Neurology
Pediatrics/Child Health
- Anderson Berry, Ann
Pediatrics/child health - Neonatology - Baldwin, Jeffrey
Substance abuse, pediatrics/child health - Evans, Joseph
Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health - Jones, Dwight
Pediatrics/child health - Ear, Nose and Throat
Pharmacy/Drug Delivery
- Dering-Anderson, Ally
Pharmacy/drug delivery - Fletcher, Courtney
Pharmacy/drug delivery - AIDS/HIV research - Klepser, Don
Pharmacy/drug delivery - Olsen, Keith
Pharmacy/drug delivery; critical care medicine - Vennerstrom, Jonathan
Pharmacy/drug delivery - malaria research - Yee, Gary C.
Pharmacy/drug delivery, cancer research
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Bierner, Samuel
Physiatry/physical medicine/rehabilitation
Psychiatry/Mental Health
- Liu, Howard
Psychiatry/Mental Health - child - Mirnics, Karoly
Psychiatry/Molecular neurobiology of brain diseases - Wengel, Steven
Psychiatry/mental health
Psychology/Mental Health
- Evans, Joseph
Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health - Kuhn, Brett
Psychology/mental health - child sleep disorders - Liu, Howard
Pediatrics/child health - psychology/mental health - Wengel, Steven
Geriatric Psychiatry
Public Health
- Khan, Ali S.
Public health - infectious disease, health security and preparedness
Pulmonology/Lung
- May, Sara
Allergy and immunology; drug allergy; pediatric allergy; hives and angioedema; hay fever; asthma; eczema; food allergy; recurrent infections - Poole, Jill A.
Pulmonology/lung - allergies, asthma - Rennard, Stephen
Pulmonology/lung, regenerative medicine
R
Regenerative Medicine
- Ahmad, Iqbal
Ophthalmology/vision, regenerative medicine research - Rennard, Stephen
Pulmonology/lung, regenerative medicine - Rizzino, Angie
Regenerative medicine, cancer research - Sarvetnick, Nora
Regenerative medicine - genetics and immunology, diabetes
Rheumatology
- Klassen, Lynell
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology - Michaud, Kaleb
Arthritis/inflammation research, rheumatology - Mikuls, Ted
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology - O'Dell, James
Arthritis/inflammation, rheumatology
S
Sleep Disorders
- Kuhn, Brett
Psychology/mental health - child sleep disorders - Summers, Michael
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy
Sports Medicine
Stroke/Neurology
Substance Abuse
- Baldwin, Jeffrey
Substance abuse, pediatrics/child health - Buch, Shilpa
Substance abuse - NeuroAIDS, drug abuse and AIDS
Surgery
- Abosch, Aviva
Surgery - neurosurgery; epilepsy, Parkinson's, peripheral nerve pain - Aizenberg, Michele
Surgery - neurosurgery, brain tumors - Are, Chandra
Surgery - surgical oncology - Cornett, Chris
Orthopedic surgery (adult spine surgery; non-operative spinal treatment; sciatica; disc herniation; pinched nerves) - Duncan, Kim F.
Surgery - congenital heart defects - Fingeret, Abbey
Surgical oncology; thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal disorders; cancer; yoga and meditation - Garvin, Kevin
Surgery - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee reconstruction - Haider, Hani
Surgery, biomedical technology - orthopedic surgery, hip and knee implant research - Johanning, Jason M.
Surgery - vascular surgery, blood vessels - Lackner, Rudy P.
Surgery, cancer - lung, esophageal - LaGrange, Chad
Surgery - urology - Langnas, Alan
Surgery, transplantation/immunology - liver, small bowel - Maskin, Alexander
Surgery, transplantation/immunology - uterine, kidney, pancreas - McBride, Corrigan L.
Surgery - bariatric - Mercer, David F.
Surgery, transplantation/immunology - pediatric small bowel - Mercer, David W.
Surgery - Tao, Matt
Sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery; knee, shoulder and elbow injuries; biologic therapy - Thompson, Jon S.
Surgery - GI tract disorders - Thorell, William E.
Surgery - neurosurgery
T
Transplantation/Immunology
- Langnas, Alan
Surgery, transplantation/immunology - liver, small bowel - Mercer, David F.
Surgery, transplantation/immunology - pediatric small bowel
V
Vision/Ophthalmology
W
Women's Health
- Griffin, Jennifer
Women's Health - breast disease - Kinney, Sonja
Women's Health - obstetrics & gynecology - Smith, Carl V.
Women's Health - obstetrics