Soledad Fernandez, PhD

Fernandez
Research Assistant Professor
Biostatistics

320 W. 10th Ave.
M-410 Starling Loving Hall
Columbus, OH 43210
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Phone: (614) 293-3641

 

Education

PhD, Statistics and Animal Science, Iowa State University, June 2001
MSc in Statistics, Iowa State University, May 1998
Ingeniero Agronomo, Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, August 1991

Appointments

ASA - American Statistical Association
ENAR-International Biometric Society
Honor Society: Gamma Sigma Delta.

 

Courses

Applied Regression Analysis (short course): 2005 and 2006 Summer Program in Applied Statistical Methods. Center for Biostatistics and College of Public Health.
Public Health/Epidemiology 803S: Biostatistics for students in the Program for Experienced Professionals (PEP) of the College of Public Health

 

Research

Dr. Fernandez is involved in a wide range of research activities, including serving as the senior consulting research statistician for the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her areas of interest also include mammary tumor stroma cells as they relate to breast cancer; the treatment of ADHD with zinc; creating a virtual environment for bone dissection; and researching correlations between menthol preference and ethnicity as they relate to nicotine dependence.

 

2006 Publications

Woodley F., Fernandez S.A., Mousa H.(2006) "Diurnal variation in the chemical clearance of acid gastroesophageal reflux." Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (In press - January 2007 issue).

Premanandan C., Lairmore M.D., FernandezS.A., and Phipps A.J.(2006) "Quantitative Measurement of Anthrax Toxin Receptor Messenger RNA in Primary Mononuclear Phagocytes." Microbial Pathogenesis (Accepted May 2006).

Hartman T.R., Qian S., Fernandez S.A., Schoenberg D.R., Boris-Lawrie K. (2006)

RNA Helicase A is Necessary for Translation Utilization of Retroviral Unspliced RNA. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology (May 2006: cover page).

Boreman C.D., Thomasgard M., Fernandez S.A., Coury D.L.(2006)Resident Training in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Where Do We Stand? Clinical Pediatrics (accepted).

Huja S.S., Fernandez S.A., Woodard S.L., Sperling E.A., Banerjee R., Thompson G., Fraser H.L. (2006). "Gradients in the elastic modulus of alveolar process in dogs - a pilot study." Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial Adaptation. Eds. Davidovitch, Mah and Suthanarak. Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics, Boston, Massachusetts. Pages 1-5.

Eichhorn J.G., Long F.R., Hill S.L., ODonovan J., Chisolm J.L., Fernandez S.A., Cheatham J.P. (2006). "Assessment of In-Stent Stenosis and other Stent Associated Complications in Small Children with Congenital Heart Disease using Multi-Slice Computed Tomography - A Validation Study." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 68:11-20.

Nair A.M., Michael B., Datta A., Fernandez S.A., Lairmore M.D. (2006) Calcium- dependent enhanced transcription of p300 by human T lymphotropic virus type-1 p12(I)." Virology. (Accepted).

Kim S., Nair A.M., Fernandez S.A., Mathes L., Lairmore M.D. (2006)"Enhancement of LFA-1-Mediated T-Cell Adhesion by Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 p12." J.Immunology, May 2006, 176:5463-5470. Featured in the June 2006 issue of ASBMB Today's news magazine.