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Al Caffiero was one of the most prominent physical therapists in Western New York.
Throughout his distinguished career, Al Caffiero displayed a caring attitude, altruism, creativity, clinical insight, dedication to the profession and an inspiring degree of optimism. Consistent with his vision for the profession and his caring attitude toward students, he and his friends established this scholarship.
This scholarship that is awarded to doctor of physical therapy (DPT) students during their second year of study at UB.
Applicants must be DPT students in their first year of professional study. Selection criteria include history of community/professional service, financial need, professional promise and academic performance.
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).