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Al Caffiero was one of the most prominent physical therapists in Western New York.
Candidates must have a history of community/professional service, financial need, professional promise and academic performance.
Candidates must have a history of community/professional service, financial need, professional promise and academic performance.
Complete application and provide a brief biographical sketch describing how the applicant became interested in the physical therapy field as well as applicant’s professional goals and achievements. Please also provide information on your community service experience, the organizations you are involved with and why you are dedicated to helping them achieve their goals. You may also describe your extracurricular activities, hobbies, research, or work experience and briefly explain why these are important to you. (3 pages or less, double spaced). Submit this paperwork along with Part B of the Caffiero Scholarship information to:
Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Committee
Department of Rehabilitation Science
School of Public Health and Health Professions
517 Kimball Tower
Buffalo, New York 14214
Scholarship recipients are asked to attend the White Coat Ceremony to acknowledge Al Caffiero for his support and to receive appropriate recognition.
Application goes out to Students during the Fall Semester. The department will send the information to the students in the incoming class.
Neuromuscular development and regeneration, animal models of neuromuscular disorders, and sarcopenia.
The broad goal of my research is to understand how communication between motor neurons and muscle fibers guides the development of the neuromuscular junction and how this communication breaks-down following injury or disease. My lab is currently investigating how NANOG and glutamatergic signaling influences the recovery of neural function after peripheral nerve injury and diabetic neuropathy. Peripheral nerves have the capacity to regenerate; however, functional motor recovery is limited. Preclinical studies suggest that there is a critical period for when reinnervation needs to occur for function to return. Our goal is to manipulate expression of NANOG, a pluripotency-associated transcription factor, to reprogram cells within the neuromuscular system and expand the critical period for when functional reinnervation is possible.
My teaching includes Foundations in Physical Therapy 1 (PT 509) and Integumentary (PT 612).