2008- 09 Ph.D. Students in Public Health Sciences
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Email: lcain@gw.hsc.wvu.edu
Hometown: McComb, MS
Undergraduate Institution: Tougaloo College, Jackson State University
Degree(s): B.S., Chemistry, MPH, Public Health
Graduate Program: Public Health
Research Advisor: Anoop Shankar, M.D./Ph.D.
Graduation Date: 08/01/2011
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate, Dept. of Family Med., University of Chicago. |
Dissertation Title:
The Association of Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Incident Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Mortality.
Published Manuscripts:
1. Shankar, A., & Cain, L.. (2010). Reply: Results from sensitivity analyses on the association between serum uric acid and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. First published online February 22, 2010: doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq726.
2. Cain, L., Ducatman, A., & Shankar, A. (2010). Association between serum gamma glutamyltransferase level and chronic kidney disease. Accepted for publication. West Virginia Medical Journal. (In press Jan/Feb 2011).
3. Cain, L.. Shankar, A., Ducatman, A. & Steenland, K.S. (2010). The Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Chronic Kidney Disease among Appalachian Adults. Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation. Nov;25(11):3593-9. PMCID: PMC2980994.
4. Cain, L. & Helmkamp J. (2010). Temporal and Geographic Distribution Trends for ATV-Related Deaths in WV from 2000-2008. West Virginia Medical Journal. (Accepted May/June 2010).
5. Cain, L. & Hendryx, M. (2010). Learning Outcomes among Students in Relation to West Virginia Coal Mining: an Environmental Riskscape Approach. Environmental Justice. (Accepted for Publication 3/16/10).
Presentations:
1. Cain, L., Shankar, A., Klien, B., & Klein, R. Relationship between Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and All-Cause Mortality. Paper accepted for presentation at the 138th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 6-10, 2010.
2. Cain, L., Shankar, A., Klein, B., & Klein, R. Relationship between Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Mortality. Paper accepted for presentation as part of a Spotlight Session at the 43rd Annual Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Meeting Seattle, Washington, June 23-26, 2010.
3. Cain, L., Shankar, A. & Sarpong. D. Relationship between Plasma Leptin and Chronic Kidney Disease in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Poster for presentation as part of a Spotlight Session at the 43rd Annual Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Meeting Seattle, Washington, June 23-26, 2010.
4. Cain, L., Ducatman, A.M., & Shankar, A. The Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Chronic Kidney Disease among Appalachian Adults. Paper presented at the 17th Annual AHA Fellows' Research Day held Friday in Pittsburgh, PA, February 20, 2009.
5. Cain, L., Shankar, A, & Ducatman, A. The Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Chronic Kidney Disease among Appalachian Adults. Poster selected for presentation at the 42nd Annual SER Meeting. Anaheim, CA, June 23-26, 2009.
6. Cain, L., Ducatman, A., & Shankar, A. Relationship between Body Mass Index and Chronic Kidney Disease among Appalachian Adults, Paper accepted for presentation at the 137th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 7-11, 2009.
Awards:
Cain, L., was awarded a travel scholarship to The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) to attend the NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities which will convene on December 16 – 18, 2008. Recipients of this award receive travel, hotel, and other expenses paid by NCMHD.
Cain, L., was selected as one of six students for appointment to the NIH Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Training Grant (NHLBI-T32 Pre-Doctoral training grant) 2009-2013.