Curriculum Vitae - ETSU



CURRICULUM VITAE

Aaron J. Polichnowski, M.S., Ph.D.

Institutional Address Place of Birth: Madison, WI

East Tennessee State University Citizenship: U.S.A.

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Carl A Jones Hall (VA Bldg. 1)

Office 132

Johnson City, TN 37614

polichnowski@etsu.edu

EDUCATION

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 2004-2009

Ph.D. in Physiology awarded in 2009, Department of Physiology

Advisor: Allen W. Cowley, Jr., Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Mechanisms of Hypertension-induced Renal Injury”

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 1999-2001

M.S. in Exercise Physiology awarded in 2001, Department of Human Kinetics

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 1995-1999

B.S. in Exercise Science awarded in 1999, Department of Education

RESEARCH POSITIONS/TRAINING

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Assistant Professor & 2016-present

Mountain Home VA Hospital, Mountain Home, TN, Research Scientist

• Department of Biomedical Sciences, James H. Quillen College of Medicine

• Research focused on pathophysiological mechanisms by which acute kidney

injury and chronic kidney disease reinforce each other to promote renal failure

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, Research Scientist 2011-2016

• Department of Research & Development

• Research focused on hemodynamic mechanisms of injury in various disease states

including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and

diabetes

• Assessment of cardiovascular and renal function in conscious, chronically

instrumented rats and mice

Loyola University-Chicago, Maywood, IL, Adjunct Assistant Professor 2011-2016

• Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension

Loyola University-Chicago, Maywood, IL, Postdoctoral Fellow 2009-2011

• Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension

• Mentors: Anil Bidani, M.D. and Karen Griffin, M.D.

• Research focused on effects of Angiotensin II and L-NAME on renal vascular

function and injury

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Graduate Student 2004-2009

• Department of Physiology

• Research focused on blood pressure – dependent and – independent mechanisms

of renal injury in pharmacologic models of hypertension

• Assessment of cardiovascular/renal function, oxidative stress, inflammation,

and injury in rats

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Research Assistant 2001-2004

• Department of Exercise Science

• Research on cardiovascular function and fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis

• Assessment of limb blood flow and blood pressure responses during exercise,

postural changes and cognitive testing

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, Graduate Student 1999-2001

• Department of Human Kinetics

• Assessment of blood pressure, oxygen consumption and cardiac output during

exercise in athletes

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES UTILIZED IN RESEARCH

• Assessment of cardiovascular and renal function in rodents: blood pressure, renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria/albuminuria, and renal blood flow autoregulation

• Surgical techniques in rodents: uninephrectomy, 3/4 nephrectomy, implantation of DSI radiotelemeters or fluid-filled indwelling catheters in arteries for chronic assessment of blood pressure, implantation of Transonic flow probes for chronic assessment of renal blood flow, acute

ureter catheterization for single kidney urine collection, i.v. implantation of fluid-filled catheters for chronic drug administration, implantation of osmotic minipumps, renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, unilateral ureter obstruction, acute and chronic implantation of microdialysis probes in kidneys, implantation of an aortic balloon occluder for chronic servo-control of renal perfusion pressure

• Experimental models of disease in rodents: 3/4 nephrectomy (via surgical excision or infarction) model of chronic kidney disease; puromycin-aminonucleoside-induced nephrosis; pharmacologic models of hypertension via chronic administration of: angiotensin II, L-NAME, DOCA-salt, norepinephrine, and phenylephrine; diet-induced obesity, renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury, streptozotocin-induced diabetes, dahl salt-sensitive model of hypertension

• Signal analysis: mathematical analysis of blood pressure – renal blood flow relationships to assess real-time transmission of renal blood pressure, transfer function analysis of blood pressure (input) and renal blood flow (output) using Fast Fourier Transformation to assess dynamic autoregulation of renal blood flow

• Biochemical analysis in tissue homogenates and extracellular fluid: assessment of oxidative stress via measurement of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, catalase, and superoxide dismutase; assessment of nitric oxide production via measurement of nitric oxide synthase activity using tritiated L-arginine to L-citrulline conversion assay, cGMP, and nitrate/nitrite

• Microscopy work: light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, morphometry

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Loyola University – Chicago, Maywood, IL, Adjunct Assistant Professor 2014-2016

• Research mentor/instructor for nephrology fellows and college students

o Rashmi Bisla, M.D.

o Manna Dissadee, M.D.

o Mitul Patel, M.D.

o Vishal Patel, College student at Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 2005-2009

• Laboratory Instructor for laboratories on smooth/skeletal muscle function,

cardiovascular control and renal function in Medical Physiology course

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 2001-2004

• Instructor – Exercise Testing and Prescription Laboratory

• Instructor – Exercise Physiology Laboratory

• Adjunct Lecturer – Exercise Physiology

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 1999-2001

• Graduate Teaching Assistant – Exercise Physiology Laboratory

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2009-2014 American Heart Association Trainee Advocacy Committee

2012-2015 American Physiological Society – Porter Physiology Development and Minority Affairs Committee

2013-present Member of Hines VA Hospital IACUC

2013-2014 Safety liaison of Hines VA Hospital IACUC

2013-2014 Scientific member of National Kidney Foundation of IL Study Section

2013-present Manuscript reviewer for AJP – Renal Physiology, AJP – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, Journal of Applied Physiology, Physiological Reports, Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Molecular Medicine Reports

2013-present Experimental Biology Meeting Mentor for Underrepresented Minority Graduate Students in the American Physiological Society

2014-present Editorial Board of AJP – Renal Physiology

2015-present Water & Electrolyte Steering Committee of American Physiological Society

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

2001-2004 American College of Sports Medicine

2001-2004 The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis

2006-Present American Physiological Society

2008-Present American Heart Association

2009-Present American Society of Nephrology

HONORS and AWARDS

2007 American Physiological Society Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Award acknowledging outstanding research presented at the annual Experimental Biology Meeting in Washington D.C.

2008 American Physiological Society Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award acknowledging outstanding research presented at the annual Experimental Biology Meeting in San Diego, CA.

2009 Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Physiology, Excellence in Physiology Award (summa cum laude)

2011 National Kidney Foundation of IL Young Investigator Award

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

1. Picken MM, Long J, Williamson GA, and Polichnowski AJ. Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Following Acute Kidney Injury: Role of Self-perpetuating vs. Hemodynamic-induced Fibrosis. Hypertension 68(4):921-928, 2016.

2. Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Picken MM, Long J, Bisla R, Williamson GA, Bidani AK, Griffin KA. Glomerulosclerosis in the diet-induced obesity model correlates with sensitivity to nitric oxide inhibition but not glomerular hyperfiltration or hypertrophy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 309(9):F791-799, 2015.

3. Griffin KA, Pothugunta K, Polichnowski AJ, Bidani AK. The role of systemic blood pressure in the progression of chronic kidney disease. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports. May; 9(5), 2015.

4. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Picken MM, Licea-Vargas H, Long J, Williamson GA, Bidani AK. Hemodynamic basis for the limited renal injury in rats with angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 308(3):F252-260, 2015.

5. Griffin KA, Polichnowski A, Litbarg N, Picken M, Venkatachalam MA, Bidani AK. The critical BP threshold dependence of hypertensive injury and repair in a malignant nephrosclerosis model. Hypertension 64(4):801-807, 2014.

6. Polichnowski AJ, Lan R, Geng H, Griffin KA, Venkatachalam MA, Bidani AK. Severe renal mass reduction impairs recovery and promotes fibrosis after AKI. J of Am Soc Nephrol. 25(7):1496-1507, 2014.

7. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Long J, Williamson GW, Bidani AK. Blood pressure – renal blood flow relationships in conscious angiotensin II- and phenylephrine-infused rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 305(7): 1074-1084, 2013.

8. Bidani AK, Polichnowski AJ, Loutzenhiser R, Griffin KA. Renal microvascular dysfunction, hypertension and CKD progression. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 22(1):1-9, 2013.

9. Lan R, Geng H, Polichnowski AJ, Singha PK, Saikumar P, McEwen DG, Griffin KA, Koesters R, Weinberg JM, Bidani AK, Kriz W, Venkatachalam MA. PTEN loss defines a TGFβ induced tubule phenotype of failed differentiation and JNK signaling during renal fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 302(9): 1210-1223, 2012.

10. Griffin K, Polichnowski A, Licea-Vargas H, Picken M, Long J, Williamson G, Bidani A. Large BP-dependent and –independent differences in susceptibility to nephropathy after nitric oxide inhibition in Sprague-Dawley rats from two major suppliers. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 302(1): 173-182, 2012.

11. Polichnowski AJ, Lu L, Cowley AW, Jr. Renal injury in Angiotensin II + L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats is independent of elevated blood pressure. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 300(4): 1008-1016, 2011.

12. Polichnowski AJ, Jin C, Yang C, Cowley AW, Jr. Role of renal perfusion pressure versus angiotensin II on renal oxidative stress in angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Hypertension 55(6): 1425-1430, 2010.

13. Polichnowski AJ and Cowley AW, Jr. Pressure-induced renal injury in angiotensin II versus norepinephrine-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension 54(6):1269-1277, 2009.

14. Jin C, Hu C, Polichnowski A, Mori T, Skelton M, Ito S, Cowley AW, Jr. Effects of renal perfusion pressure on renal medullary hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide production. Hypertension 53(6):1048-1053, 2009.

15. Mori T, Polichnowski A, Glocka P, Kaldunski M, Ohsaki Y, Liang M, Cowley AW, Jr. High perfusion pressure accelerates renal injury in salt-sensitive hypertension. J Am Soc Nephrol 19(8):1472-1482, 2008.

16. Hunter SK, Schletty JM, Schlachter KM, Griffith EE, Polichnowski AJ, Ng AV. Active hyperemia and vascular conductance differ between men and women for an isometric fatiguing contraction. Journal of Applied Physiology 101(1):140-150, 2006.

17. Polichnowski AJ, Heyer EK, Ng AV. Effect of active muscle mass during ischemic exercise on peak lower leg vascular conductance. Journal of Applied Physiology 98(3):765-771, 2005.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Griffin KA, Polichnowski AJ, Bidani AK. Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis. In: Core Concepts in Hypertension in Kidney Disease. Rajiv Agarwal & Ajay K. Singh, Editors. Springer. (In Press).

2. Griffin KA, Polichnowski AJ, Bidani AK. Determinants of Hypertensive Renal Disease and its Progression. In: Disorders of Blood Pressure Regulation. Adel E. Berbari & Giuseppe Mancia, Editors. Springer. (In Press).

INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS

“The AKI – CKD Nexus”. Department of Biomedical Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN – May, 2016.

1. “Hemodynamic mechanisms of renal injury in Dahl SS rats fed a high salt diet”. Annual Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2016.

“The AKI – CKD Nexus”. Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology Seminar Series, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE – March 2016.

“Hypertensive Renal Injury and CKD Progression”. Lecturer/Journal Club Moderator in the Advanced Renal Physiology Graduate School Course in the Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE – March, 2016.

“Nitric Oxide Deficiency in Hypertensive Nephropathies”. Career Development Award Symposium. Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences Research & Development Services. Veterans Administration Central Office, Washington D.C. – July, 2015.

“The AKI – CKD Nexus”. Department of Physiology. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI – April, 2015.

“The AKI – CKD Nexus”. Department of Medicine – Section of Experimental Medicine. Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA – September, 2014.

2. “Effects of Acute Podocyte Depletion on the Susceptibility to Blood – Pressure Dependent Renal Injury in a Rodent Model of CKD”. Controversies in Nephrology Meeting hosted by the National Kidney Foundation of IL. Chicago, IL – June, 2014.

3. “Renal hypoxia in CKD – a context dependent association”. Kidney Oxygen Symposium. University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA – May, 2014.

4. “Contralateral nephrectomy-induced improvement in renal structure and function following unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury is counter intuitively associated with markers of renal hypoxia”. Annual Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2014.

5. “Unexpected differences in the susceptibility to renal damage in angiotensin II vs. L-NAME hypertension”. Signal Transduction Research Institute. Loyola University, Maywood, IL – November, 2013.

6. “Hypertension-induced renal injury”. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Science Research Conference – Renal Hemodynamics: Integrating with the Nephron and Beyond, Saxtons River, VT – June 2013.

7. “Mechanisms of Hypertension-induced Renal Disease”. Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Loyola University – Chicago, Maywood, IL – May 2009.

8. “Pressure-induced renal injury is attenuated in norepinephrine-induced hypertensive rats”. Annual Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2008.

9. “ROS scavenging is independent of renal perfusion pressure in angiotensin II/L-NAME hypertensive rats”. Annual Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Washington DC – April, 2007.

10. “Altered Vascular Conductance in Multiple Sclerosis”. Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI – March 2004.

11. “Vascular sympathetic reactivity, muscle fatigue, and symptomatic fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis”. Annual American College of Sports Medicine Meeting, Indianapolis, IN – May, 2004.

ABSTRACTS – POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Sethupathi P, Picken M, Long J, Williamson GA, Bidani AK. Hemodynamic mechanisms of renal injury in Dahl SS rats fed a high salt diet. Presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2016.

2. Evans LC, Polichnowski AJ, Cowley AW. The role of the NADPH oxidase subunit p67phox in the regulation of renal blood flow in Dahl S (SS) Rats. Presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2016.

3. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Dissadee M, Bidani AK. Impaired Functional Recovery from Acute Kidney Injury in Rats with Preexisting Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts the Severity of de novo Hypertension. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2015.

4. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Picken MM, Long J, Williamson GA, Bidani AK. Role of hemodynamic factors in the progression of CKD following AKI in rats. Presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, Boston, MA – March 2015.

5. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Picken MM, Long J, Williamson GA, Lan R, Venkatachalam MA, Bidani AK. Role of blood pressure and hemodynamic factors in the progression of CKD following AKI in rats. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2014.

6. Bidani AK, Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Long J, Williamson GA, Griffin KA. Renal autoregulation and dynamics of glomerular BP transmission in conscious rats: novel analysis methods and insights. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2014.

7. Griffin KA, Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Picken MM, Long J, Williamson GA, Bidani AK. Impact of renal mass reduction on the effects of angiotensin II on renal hemodynamics and autoregulation in conscious rats. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2014.

8. Polichnowski AJ, Picken MM, Griffin KA, Bidani AK. Acute podocyte injury enhances the susceptibility to blood pressure-induced renal injury in a rodent model of chronic kidney disease. Presented at Hines VA Hospital Research Day, Hines, IL – May 2014.

9. Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Lan R, Picken M, Long J, Williamson G, Rosenberger C, Griffin KA, Venkatachalam M, Bidani AK. Contralateral nephrectomy-induced improvement in renal structure and function following unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury is counter intuitively associated with markers of renal hypoxia. Presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA – April 2014.

10. Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Lan R, Picken M, Long J, Williamson G, Rosenberger C, Griffin K, Venkatachalam M, Bidani A. The hemodynamic correlates of “renal counterbalance” phenomenon in conscious rats. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Atlanta, GA – November, 2013.

11. Polichnowski AJ, Picken M, Griffin KA, Bidani AK. Nitric oxide inhibition enhances the susceptibility to glomerular injury as compared to angiotensin II despite similar levels of blood pressure in rats. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2012.

12. Bidani AK, Polichnowski AJ, Picken MM, Licea-Vargas H, Long J, Williamson GW, Griffin KA. Progressive renal injury after subtotal nephrectomy exhibits stronger correlation with BP fluctuation patterns during sleep than awake periods. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2012.

13. Griffin KA, Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Picken M, Lan R, Rosenberger C, Venkatachalam MA, Bidani AK. Progression of renal injury after normotensive renal mass reduction: relationship to BP parameters over 6 months. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2012.

14. Polichnowski AJ, Picken M, Long J, Williamson G, Griffin KA, Bidani AK. Impact of renal vasoconstriction on the relationship between blood pressure and renal injury in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats. Presented at American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Council Meeting, Washington DC – September, 2012.

15. Lan R, Geng H, Polichnowski AJ, Singha PK, Saikumar P, Griffin KA, Bidani AK, Kriz W, Venkatachalam MA. PTEN Loss Defines the Tubule Phenotype of Failed Differentiation Associated with Kidney Fibrosis in Rodent Models and Human Disease. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2011.

16. Polichnowski AJ, Licea-Vargas H, Long J, Picken M, Williamson G, Bidani AK, Griffin KA. Glomerulosclerosis (GS) in the Rat Diet Induced Obesity (DIO) Model Correlates with Endothelial Dysfunction but not Renal Hyperperfusion/Hypertrophy. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2011.

17. Polichnowski AJ, Lan R, Geng H, Griffin KA, Bidani AK, Venkatachalam MA. Renal Mass Reduction (RMR) Impairs Recovery from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Promotes the Mechanisms of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Progression. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA – November, 2011.

18. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Licea-Vargus H, Long J, Williamson G, Bidani AK. Blood Pressure – Renal Blood Flow Relationships during Chronic Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in Conscious Sprague-Dawley Rats from Two Major Suppliers. Presented at American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Council Meeting, Washington DC – September, 2010.

19. Polichnowski AJ, Griffin KA, Licea-Vargus H, Picken M, Abu-Naser M, Williamson G, Bidani AK. Large difference in susceptibility to chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition-induced hypertension and renal injury in Sprague-Dawley rats from two major suppliers. Presented at FASEB Summer Research Conference, Saxtons River, VT – June, 2014.

20. Jin C, Polichnowski A, Ohsaki Y, Cowley AW, Jr. The effect of renal perfusion pressure on renal injury in hyperglycemic AngII hypertensive rats. Presented at Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA – April, 2010.

21. Griffin K, Picken M, Licea-Vargas H, Polichnowski A, Abu-Naser M, Williamson G, Bidani AK. Large differences in susceptibility to glomerulosclerosis after nitric oxide synthesis inhibition with L-NAME in Sprague-Dawley rats from two major suppliers. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2009.

22. Bidani AK, Licea-Vargas H, Polichnowski A, Abu-Naser M, Long Jianrui, Williamson G, Griffin K. Pressure-flow relationships and transfer functions in kidneys of conscious rats receiving the NO synthase inhibitor, L-NAME. Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA – November, 2009.

23. Polichnowski A, Jin C, Yang C, Cowley AW, Jr. Renal outer medullary oxidative stress is dependent upon elevated renal perfusion pressure in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats. The FASEB Journal, 2009;23:1016.6. Presented at Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA – April, 2009.

24. Jin C, Hu C, Mori T, Polichnowski A, Ito S, Cowley AW, Jr. Effects of renal decapsulation upon arterial pressure induced medullary oxidative stress. Hypertension, 2008;52:e34-e131. Presented at American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Council Meeting, Atlanta, GA – September, 2008

25. Hu C, Polichnowski A, Kurth K, Mori T, Ito S, Cowley AW, Jr. Elevated arterial perfusion pressure increases H2O2 in the renal medullary interstitium. Presented at Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2008.

26. Polichnowski AJ, Kaldunski M, Cowley AW, Jr. Pressure-induced renal injury is attenuated in norepinephrine-induced hypertensive rats. Presented at 2008 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA – April, 2008.

27. Polichnowski AJ, Kurth T, Sweis O, Adeyumo A, Cowley AW. ROS scavenging is independent of renal perfusion pressure in angiotensin II/L-NAME hypertensive rats. Presented at Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Washington DC – April, 2007.

28. Hunter SK, Sanders JM, Polichnowski AJ, Ng AV. Men have greater active hyperemia than women for a similar intensity isometric fatiguing contraction. May 2005. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN - 2005.

29. Heyer E, Polichnowski A, Lobeck L, Prost R, Ng A. Evidence for a blood flow associated limitation to endurance in persons with multiple sclerosis. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN - 2005.

30. Austin SR, Jenkins N, Polichnowski AJ, Lobeck LJ, Bobholz JA, Ng AV. Effects of aquatic exercise and temperature on physical and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN – May, 2004.

31. Polichnowski AJ, Lobeck LJ, Heyer EK, Ng AV. Vascular sympathetic reactivity, muscle fatigue, and symptomatic fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN – May, 2004.

32. Ng AV, Polichnowski AJ, Lobeck LJ, Heyer EK. Altered vascular conductance in multiple sclerosis. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA – May, 2003.

33. Polichnowski AJ, Heyer EK, Wyrick SL, Ng AV. Effect of ischemic exercise of varying muscle mass and arterial occlusion on maximal vascular conductance. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA – May, 2003.

34. Ng AV, Polichnowski AJ, Lobeck LJ, Heyer EK, Mohr DC, Miller RG, Kent-Braun JA. Fatigue, depression, cognition, and cardiovascular autonomic function in persons with multiple sclerosis. Presented at the Integrative Neuroscience Research Meeting at Marquette University – 2002.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Pending

VA Merit Award – Resubmission

Polichnowski (PI)

Title: Deleterious Effects of Inflammation on the AKI – CKD Nexus

Completed

1. VA Career Development Award

1 IK2 BX001285 Polichnowski (PI) 4/01/2011 – 9/30/2016

Title: Nitric Oxide Deficiency in Hypertensive Nephropathies

2. National Kidney Foundation - IL Young Investigator Research Grant

Polichnowski (PI) 9/2011 – 12/2013

Title: Blood pressure dependent and independent mechanisms of chronic kidney disease progression associated with podocyte injury and reduced nitric oxide availability.

3. American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

AHA-0615590Z Polichnowski (PI) 7/1/06 – 6/30/08

Title: The role of arterial pressure on pathways of oxidative stress in the renal outer medulla.

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