Merged virtual reality teaching of the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial

G Johnson, B Lowy, A Vergis - Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted our ability to gather and train together.
High-fidelity simulation platforms have been developed that merge virtual-reality video …

An informational podcast about Canadian plastic surgery training programs:" Doctority Canada: Plastic Surgery"

S Datta, W Khoja, J Stoehr - Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in limited exposure for medical students
to plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) because of cancellation of away-electives and …

Virtual versus in-person suture training: an evaluation of synchronous and asynchronous teaching paradigms

P Gariscsak, I Aggarwal, K Liblik… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Background: Many components of the undergraduate medical education curriculum (UGME)
have been delivered virtually because of COVID-19. Evaluation of the impact of these …

Virtualization of postgraduate residency interviews: a ransforming practice in health care education

L Rajendran, W Marini, A Nadler - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Background: Traditionally, postgraduate trainee selection in North America relied on in-person
interviews. With the COVID-19 pandemic, a pivotal transition toward the virtualization of …

[HTML][HTML] Conjugation of a self-antigen to papillomavirus-like particles allows for efficient induction of protective autoantibodies

B Chackerian, DR Lowy… - The Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Am Soc Clin Investig
High avidity and long-lasting autoantibodies to a self-polypeptide (TNF-α) were generated
after parenteral vaccination of mice with low doses of virus-like particle–based (VLP-based) …

Determinants of autoantibody induction by conjugated papillomavirus virus-like particles

B Chackerian, P Lenz, DR Lowy… - The Journal of …, 2002 - journals.aai.org
Immunization of mice with self-Ag arrayed on the surface of papillomavirus-like particles
induces long-lasting high-titer IgG production by autoreactive B cells. In contrast, immunization …

Induction of autoantibodies to mouse CCR5 with recombinant papillomavirus particles

B Chackerian, DR Lowy… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
The vertebrate immune system has evolved to respond vigorously to microbial infection but
to ignore self-antigens. Evidence has emerged that B cell responses to viruses are initiated …

High-risk human papillomavirus is sexually transmitted: evidence from a follow-up study of virgins starting sexual activity (intercourse)

…, JT Schiller, JE Bock, ME Sherman, DR Lowy… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001 - AACR
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is generally considered to be sexually
transmitted. However, nonsexual spread of the virus has also been suggested. The goal of this …

Induction of autoantibodies to CCR5 in macaques and subsequent effects upon challenge with an R5-tropic simian/human immunodeficiency virus

B Chackerian, L Briglio, PS Albert, DR Lowy… - Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antibodies against CCR5, the major coreceptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1),
may have antiviral potential as viral fusion inhibitors. In this study, we generated a virus…

[PDF][PDF] High-content imaging of unbiased chemical perturbations reveals that the phenotypic plasticity of the actin cytoskeleton is constrained

NS Bryce, TW Failes, JR Stehn, K Baker, S Zahler… - Cell Systems, 2019 - cell.com
Although F-actin has a large number of binding partners and regulators, the number of
phenotypic states available to the actin cytoskeleton is unknown. Here, we quantified 74 features …