Curricula Vitae in Medicine Greenville

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Dr. John R Absher, MD Clinical Professor	Brain morphometry in health and disease, as measured by neuroimaging, Brain imaging and clinical data repository development, Neurodegenerative diseases and head trauma	Dr. Absher's training includes a BS with Honors from Radford University (Chemistry and Biology), an MD from Virginia Commonwealth University, internship at the University of Maryland, neurology residency at the University of Iowa, and neurobehavior fellowship at UCLA. As Assistant Professor of Neurology at Wake Forest University, he completed a career development award (GCRC-CAP), gained subspecialty certifications in neurosonology and neuroimaging (MRI and CT).
Dr. Debbie Shelley-Ann Barrington Clinical Assistant Professor		Debbie Barrington, PhD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville.
Krista Blackwell Clinical Assistant Professor	Mindfulness Medicine, Medical Education Research	Krista Blackwell, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville.
Dr. Anna Victorivna Blenda Clinical Professor	Medical genetics, Molecular and cell biology, genomics	Dr. Blenda joined Department of Biomedical Sciences at USC School of Medicine Greenville in 2017. She earned a BS/MS degree (Specialist Diploma) with honors (summa cum laude) in biology and English (minor in German) from the Melitopol State Pedagogical University (Melitopol, Ukraine), a PhD in biotechnology from the Institute of Agroecology and Biotechnology (Kiev, Ukraine), and a PhD in genetics from Clemson University. Immediately following completion of her second PhD in 2003.
Dr. Renee J. Chosed, PhD Clinical Associate Professor	Molecular Embryology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology	Dr. Chosed earned her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. She then earned a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX where she worked in the lab of Dr. Kim Orth. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer with Dr. Sharon Dent studying epigenetics.
Dr. Jennifer Theresa Grier, PhD Clinical Associate Professor	Host-Pathogen interactions during (-)ssRNA viral respiratory Infections, Community factors contributing to health disparities in respiratory infections, Human Immune responses to Acinetobacter baumannii	Investigation of host factors that contribute to antiviral immunity is important for understanding the innate response to infection and identifying protective pathways following viral infection. This is particularly important when studying viruses for which there are no vaccines available, such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a human pathogen which infects nearly every child before the age of 2, and in some cases, can result in lifelong complications.
Dr. Peter Gyarmati Clinical Associate Professor	microbiome, leukemia, bloodstream infection	I am a microbiologist with expertise in classical and molecular diagnostics of pathogens, and in bioinformatics. My primary focus is to study the role of the microbiome in the pathophysiology of bloodstream infections in patients with leukemia.
Alison Rozmus Huppmann Clinical Associate Professor		Alison Huppmann, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville
Helen Kaiser Clinical Assistant Professor		Helen Kaiser, PhD is a Biomedical Sciences Instructor for the School of Medicine Greenville.
Dr. Ann Blair Kennedy Clinical Associate Professor	Patient and Public Involvement/Engagement in Research, Lifestyle medicine - stress and relationships main areas, Health professions and health professionals
Dr. Mohammed Khalil Clinical Professor	anatomy, histology, technology in learning	Dr. Mohammed Khalil is a Clinical Associate Professor of Histology and Anatomy at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville. His formal training combines medical and educational perspectives. He has received many teaching awards in recognition for his high standards of teaching excellence. He is widely published in peer-reviewed publications on topics addressing technology in learning and anatomy, and medical education.
Professor Thomas Imeh Nathaniel Professor	stroke Neurology, Cellular Neuroscience, System Neuroscience	Prof.Nathaniel is a faculty member at the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine - Greenville. His research is on clinical research focusing on Stroke Neurology in the telestroke and Non-telestroke settings.
Dr. Kirsten A Porter-Stransky Clinical Associate Professor	medical education scholarship, curricular development, neuroscience and behavioral health	Kirsten A. Porter-Stransky, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville.
Kelly Moore Quesnelle Clinical Professor		Kelly Quesnelle, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville.
Leah Robinson Associate Dean		Leah Robinson, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for Student Affairs, USC School of Medicine Greenville.
Dr. William E Roudebush, PhD Clinical Professor	Reproductive Physiology, Developmental Biology, Developmental Physiology	William E. Roudebush, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville. He brings more than 20 years of teaching, research and academic administration experience to the USC School of Medicine Greenville. His research focuses on the significance of signaling phospholipids (e.g. platelet activating factor) on early embryo development.
Dr. Jennifer Springhart Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Jennifer Lee Trilk, PhD Professor	Physical Activity, Physiology, Metabolic/Cardiovascular Health	Jennifer Trilk, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Physiology and Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville. Her research has focused on examining the effects of exercise on lipid metabolism and the cardiovascular system in adults, promoting physical activity in adolescents in the school and community, and investigating international policies to increase physical activity in children and youth.
Erin Weeda Clinical Associate Professor		Erin Weeda, PharmD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville.
Shanna E Williams Clinical Associate Professor	quantification of shape variation in the craniofacial skeleton	Dr. Shanna Williams is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anatomy at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville. Her research interests center on the quantification of shape variation in the craniofacial skeleton. Specifically, she is interested in examining the ways in which senescence, social organization, admixture, and ethnic group boundaries impact various regions of the craniofacial skeleton.
William Wright Associate Dean	functional and microvascular pathology in the diabetic retina, sequence of events that lead to retinal and vascular dysfunction, inflammation that occurs during Type 1 diabetes	Dr. William Wright is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Campus - Greenville. Dr. Wright's research focus is the functional and microvascular pathology in the diabetic retina. Specifically, he is interested in the inflammation that occurs during Type 1 diabetes and the sequence of events that lead to retinal and vascular dysfunction.
Kristina Zarenko Clinical Assistant Professor		Kristina Zarenko is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine Greenville.