2021
Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsVideoconferencing platformUndergraduate medical educationImmersive educational experienceClinical skill developmentSimulation-based learningMedical student curriculumLearning experienceEducational experienceStudent curriculumClerkship rotationEducational modalitiesContent areasMedical educationMedical schoolsSkill developmentFacilitator interactionsStudentsOnline webinarsPatient actorsStudent volunteersCOVID-19 pandemicSimilar programsChat functionSchools
2019
Principles and Practices for Developing an Integrated Medical School Curricular Sequence About Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Encandela J, Zelin NS, Solotke M, Schwartz ML. Principles and Practices for Developing an Integrated Medical School Curricular Sequence About Sexual and Gender Minority Health. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2019, 31: 319-334. PMID: 30661414, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2018.1559167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Medical CollegesCurricular componentsCurricular sequenceGender minority patientsCurriculum development practicesRevision of curriculaMedical education environmentMedical education communityGender minority contentLanguage of collaborationGender minority healthMedical CollegeNew curriculumStudent developmentCurriculum evaluationEducation communityEducation environmentCore principlesCurricular interventionsProfessional competenciesFaculty ownershipFaculty rolesMedical studentsCurriculumMinority content
2017
The role of endothelial HIF-1 αin the response to sublethal hypoxia in C57BL/6 mouse pups
Li Q, Michaud M, Park C, Huang Y, Couture R, Girodano F, Schwartz ML, Madri JA. The role of endothelial HIF-1 αin the response to sublethal hypoxia in C57BL/6 mouse pups. Laboratory Investigation 2017, 97: 356-369. PMID: 28092362, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2016.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell HypoxiaCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDentate GyrusEndothelial CellsFemaleHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLateral VentriclesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceMotor ActivityNeural Stem CellsConceptsHIF-1 αBrain microvascular endothelial cellsNeuronal precursor cellsSubventricular zoneMicrovascular endothelial cellsOpen-field activityEndothelial cellsSublethal hypoxiaHIF-1 α expressionOpen-field activity testChronic sublethal hypoxiaEndothelial HIF-1Hypoxic conditionsC57BL/6 mouse pupsGender-specific differencesPremature birthC57BL/6 WTDentate gyrusHippocampal tissueDeficient miceΑ expressionMouse pupsMotor handicapParacrine effectsDentate gyrus tissue
2015
Contribution of maternal oxygenic state to the effects of chronic postnatal hypoxia on mouse body and brain development
Salmaso N, Dominguez M, Kravitz J, Komitova M, Vaccarino FM, Schwartz ML. Contribution of maternal oxygenic state to the effects of chronic postnatal hypoxia on mouse body and brain development. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 604: 12-17. PMID: 26222256, PMCID: PMC4568169, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain weightEffects of hypoxiaDam exposureCortical volumeBody weightHypoxic conditionsBrain developmentChronic postnatal hypoxiaLow birth weightPup body weightSame hypoxic conditionsChronic hypoxia exposureEarly postnatal pupsBody weight conditionsHypoxic mothersNeurological sequelaePostnatal hypoxiaPremature infantsHypoxic pupsBirth weightChronic hypoxiaHypoxic chamberHypoxic exposureLive birthsMouse model
2012
Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice
Salmaso N, Silbereis J, Komitova M, Mitchell P, Chapman K, Ment LR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8930-8939. PMID: 22745493, PMCID: PMC3399175, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1398-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationCognition DisordersDeoxyuridineDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmentEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHypoxiaIdoxuridineKi-67 AntigenMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaReceptors, EstrogenStem CellsTamoxifenConceptsHypoxic injuryBrain injuryAstroglial cellsChronic hypoxic injuryDevelopmental brain injuryLow birth weightCell poolEnvironmental enrichmentAdult brain injuryAbnormal lung developmentStem cell poolPerinatal hypoxic injuryFate-mapping modelsSocio-demographic factorsNeurobiological recoveryHippocampal neurogenesisVLBW cohortPremature childrenBirth weightCardiovascular abnormalitiesJuvenile miceAnimal modelsLung developmentInjuryCognitive deficitsLearning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus
Stevens HE, Jiang GY, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 1090-1098. PMID: 22541947, PMCID: PMC3371339, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF receptor 2Fibroblast growth factorDentate gyrusReceptor 2Embryonic knockoutWater maze probe trialGrowth factor receptor 2Reference memoryFactor receptor 2Spatial reference memoryNeural stem cellsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Immature neuronsCortical neuronsHippocampal volumeInducible knockout miceParvalbumin interneuronsShort-term learningGranule cellsKnockout miceSeparate cellular componentsHippocampusLong-term reference memoryAdult spatial memoryGrowth factorImpaired motor coordination and disrupted cerebellar architecture in Fgfr1 and Fgfr2 double knockout mice
Smith K, Williamson TL, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Impaired motor coordination and disrupted cerebellar architecture in Fgfr1 and Fgfr2 double knockout mice. Brain Research 2012, 1460: 12-24. PMID: 22578469, PMCID: PMC3361544, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptorHuman GFAP promoterInner granule cell layerDKO miceGranule cell numberGranule cell progenitorsRadial glial stem cellsMidline glial structuresImpaired motor coordinationCerebellar sizeGranule cell layerDouble knockout miceGlial precursor cellsGlial stem cellsCell numberGranule neuron precursorsGrowth factor receptorGABA interneuronsGranule cell migrationCerebral cortexExternal granular layerMolecular layerMotor coordinationGranule cellsKnockout mice
2009
Strain Differences in Behavioral and Cellular Responses to Perinatal Hypoxia and Relationships to Neural Stem Cell Survival and Self-Renewal Modeling the Neurovascular Niche
Li Q, Liu J, Michaud M, Schwartz ML, Madri JA. Strain Differences in Behavioral and Cellular Responses to Perinatal Hypoxia and Relationships to Neural Stem Cell Survival and Self-Renewal Modeling the Neurovascular Niche. American Journal Of Pathology 2009, 175: 2133-2145. PMID: 19815710, PMCID: PMC2774076, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell SurvivalCells, CulturedChemokine CXCL12Endothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationFemaleHumansHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitHypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline DioxygenasesInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsNeuronsNeuropsychological TestsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProcollagen-Proline DioxygenaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionStem CellsConceptsChronic hypoxiaC57 miceHIF-1alphaLow birth weight infant populationMatrix metalloproteinase-9 activityStromal-derived factor-1CD-1 miceMetalloproteinase-9 activityAdult C57 miceHypoxia-induced factorNeural stem cell survivalHigher apoptosis ratePerinatal hypoxiaRepair/recoveryClinical improvementNeurodevelopmental handicapPreventive therapyPremature infantsNeurogenic zonesNeurovascular nicheInfant populationC57BL/6 pupsProlyl hydroxylase domain 2Migratory responsivenessStem cell survival
2006
Midline radial glia translocation and corpus callosum formation require FGF signaling
Smith KM, Ohkubo Y, Maragnoli ME, Rašin M, Schwartz ML, Šestan N, Vaccarino FM. Midline radial glia translocation and corpus callosum formation require FGF signaling. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 787-797. PMID: 16715082, DOI: 10.1038/nn1705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell MovementCell ShapeCerebral CortexCorpus CallosumDown-RegulationFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 8Fibroblast Growth FactorsGrowth ConesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeurogliaReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2RNA InterferenceSignal TransductionConceptsRadial glial cellsGlial cellsSomal translocationRadial gliaCorpus callosum formationReceptor 1 geneCallosal dysgenesisCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) geneIndusium griseumDorsomedial cortexDorsolateral cortexKnockout miceCortexAstrogliaApical endfeetFGFR1 geneAstrocytesGliaAxon guidanceDorsal midlinePrecise targetingCellsUnexpected roleFGF