Research News By Kate O’Neill Published Research The following is a representative sample of articles by Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers published in leading biomedical journals: • Karan R. Chhabra ’16, was first author of “Hospital Networks and Value-Based Payment: Fertile Ground for Regionalizing High-Risk Surgery,” published in the Journal of the American Medical Association October 6, 2015:314(13): 1335‒1336. • Bruce G. Haffty, MD, professor and chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, was first author of “Radiation of the Internal Mammary Nodes: Is There a Benefit?,” published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology February 1, 2016:34(4): 297‒299. • Sung Kim, MD, associate professor of radiation oncology, was the author of “Head and Neck Radiation Oncology: Is Busier Better?,” e-published ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Oncology January 4, 2016. • Grace Lu-Yao, PhD, MPH, professor of medicine, was first author of “FifteenYear Outcomes Following Conservative Management among Men Aged 65 Years or Older with Localized Prostate Cancer,” published in European Urology November 2015:68(5):805–811. • Christine Minerowicz, MD ’07, a former resident in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, was first author of “Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Pleura,” published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine December 1, 2015:192(11):e57‒58. John E. Langenfeld, MD, associate professor of surgery, was senior author. • Vikas Nanda, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and resident member, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, was the author of “Protein Design: Getting to the Bottom of the TIM Barrel,” published in Nature Chemical Biology December 17, 2015:12(1):2‒3. • Jared M. Radbel, MD, a second-year fellow in the Department of Medicine, was first author of “Long-Term Anticoagulation for Unprovoked Pulmonary Embolism, Monitoring Sleep with an App, and Interventional Bronchoscopy for Airway Obstruction,” published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine February 1, 2016:193(3):330‒332. Sabiha Hussain, MD ’95, assistant professor of medicine, was senior author of the article. • Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, was a coauthor of “Genome Assembly and Geospatial Phylogenomics of the Bed Bug Cimex lectularius,” published in Nature Communications February 2, 2016:7:10164. • Kristen R. Spencer, DO, MPH, a second-year fellow in the hematology/ oncology program, was first author of “The Importance of Including Patients with Comorbidities in Clinical Trials,” published in Lancet Oncology January 17, 2016:(1):17‒18. Janice M. Mehnert, MD ’01, associate professor of medicine and director of developmental therapeutics, was second author. —Continued from page 41 • The N.J. Department of Health, division of HIV, STD & TB Services, awarded the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine a 10th renewal grant for Rapid HIV Test Support Statewide, The project, “NJDOH AIDS16CTN017,” was initially funded at $2,194,481; a modification in January added an additional $172,480. Eugene Martin, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, is the principal investigator. • Gratian Salaru, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, a three-year, $2,474,076 competing continuation grant from the New Jersey Department of Human Services for “HIV Rapid Testing MOA.” • Deborah Spitalnik, PhD, professor of pediatrics and executive director, Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, a three-year, $4,401741 competing continuation grant from the New Jersey Department of Education for the Elizabeth Boggs Center. • In addition, Dr. Spitalnik received a one-year, $1,991,574 competing continuation grant from the State of New Jersey for “The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Technical Assistance, Training & Information Dissemination in Developmental Disabilities.” 42 Robert Wood Johnson I MEDICINE