Research

Manuscripts

Jayasundera KT, Abuzaitoun RO, Popova L, Abalem MF, Andrews CA, Lacy GD, Fresco DM, Musch DC. Construct Validity of Inherited Retinal Disease Specific Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec 2:S0002-9394(22)00456-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.11.021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36470512.

Popova LT, Abuzaitoun RO, Abalem MF, Andrews CA, Mondul AM, Lacy GD, Musch DC, Jayasundera KT. Effects of duration and number of symptoms on vision-related anxiety in patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases. Ophthalmic Genet. 2022 Nov 28:1-8. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2022.2144901. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36440767.

Popova L, Mancuso J. Dramatic Improvement of Trichotillomania with 6 Months of Treatment with N-Acetylcysteine. Global Pediatric Health. 2022. 

 

Gala B, Laurel S, Sohail HM, Nunez M, Popova L, et al. Phase 1b randomized controlled study of short course topical recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) for neuroenhancement in glaucoma: safety, tolerability and efficacy measure outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021;S0002-9394(21)00578-X. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2021.11.002

 

Lacy GD, Abalem MF, Andrews CA, Abuzaitoun R, Popova LT, et al. The Michigan Vision-related Anxiety Questionnaire: A Psychosocial Outcomes Measure for Inherited Retinal Degenerations. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec 9:S0002-9394(20)30658-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.12.001.

 

Lacy GD, Abalem MF, Andrews CA, Popova LT, et al. The Michigan Retinal Degeneration Questionnaire: A Patient Reported Outcomes Instrument for Inherited Retinal Degenerations. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020;S0002-9394(20)30461-X. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2020.08.032

 

Lacy GD, Abalem MF, Popova LT, et al. Content generation for patient-reported outcome measures for retinal degeneration therapeutic trials. Ophthalmic Genet. 2020;41(4):315-324. doi:10.1080/13816810.2020.1776337

 

Raymond PA, Colvin SM, Jabeen Z, Nagashima M, Barthel LK, Hadidjojo J, Popova L, Pejaver VR, Lubensky DK (2014) Patterning the Cone Mosaic Array in Zebrafish Retina Requires Specification of Ultraviolet-Sensitive Cones. PLOS ONE 9(1): e85325.

Oral Presentations

"Epidemiology of Intracranial Pressure Monitor use in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure,” oral presentation presented at the Society for Critical Care Medicine Congress on January 22, 2023.

"Higher Maternal Parity and Previous Missed Visits Confer Higher Odds of Loss to Follow-up in the High-risk Neonatal Developmental Clinic," presented at the Midwest Society of Pediatric Research Meeting on September 30, 2022.

“Health Humanities Research for Underserved Schools,” presented at the International Health Humanities Consortium Conference on March 25, 2022.

 

“Viral Vectors, Gene Therapy, and the Glycogen Storage Diseases: DTX401 for GSD1a,” presented at the University of Michigan Medical School Patient-Based Scientific Inquiry Symposium on August 27, 2021.

 

“Epidemics, Racism, and Blame: Traveler Perceptions of 19th Century Panama,” presented at the University of Michigan-University of Puerto Rico Outreach Collaboration (Global Health Curriculum Development) on August 1, 2021.

 

“Thiamine Metabolism Dysfunction Syndrome 2,” presented at the University of Michigan Pediatric Genetics Teaching Conference on July 19, 2021.

 

“Blistering at Birth: Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa & Genetic Mechanisms of Gentamicin Therapy,” presented at the U-Michigan Department of Dermatology Medical Student Teaching Conference on June 30, 2021.

 

“Unusual Case of an Inferior Exudative Retinal Detachment,” presented at the University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology Medical Student Teaching Conference on May 6, 2021.

 

“Medical student role in preventing patient harm in Investigational Clinical Trials,” presented at the Medical Student Ethics Conference at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai meeting on November 16, 2019.

 

“In the shadow of Nazism: Disability, monstrosity, and the ‘functioning’ state,” presented at the International Health Humanities Consortium Conference on April 23rd, 2018. 

Poster Presentations

"Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-up in High-Risk Neonatal Developmental Clinic," presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference on October 9, 2022.

"Maternal Parity and Familial Ability to Meet High-Risk Neonatal Developmental Clinic Follow-up Recommendations," presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference on October 9, 2022.

"Disparities in Neonates, the Missing Variable: Recording Maternal Race in the Neonatal Electronic Health Record," presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference on October 9, 2022.

"Risk Factors for Poor Developmental Follow-up in High-risk Neonates," presented at the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting on September 30, 2022 by Caroline McGowan. 

“Disparities in High-Risk Neonatal Developmental Clinic Follow-up Rates: Database Creation, Proof of Concept, and Preliminary Results,” presented at the UM Department of Pediatrics Research Symposium on May 24, 2022.

“From 19th Century Panama to COVID-19: Using History Research to Develop Global Health Curricula for Puerto Rican Primary Schools,” presented at the UM School of Public Health Epidemiology Poster Session on November 19, 2021.


“N-Acetylcysteine for the Treatment of Trichotillomania,” presented at the Michigan Chapter for the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference on September 17, 2021.

 

“Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) eye drops for glaucoma: Results from a prospective double -masked randomized controlled trial” presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting on April 28, 2019 by Mariana Nunez.

 

“Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor (rhNGF) Eye Drops for Glaucoma: Interim Results,” presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting on April 30, 2018.

History Publications

Popova, L. (2017). “Tempering God’s Wrath in the Ideal City.” Stanford University Herodotus Journal XXVII. 

 

Popova, L. (2016). “Out of Byzantium: Medieval Bulgarian Market Development and the Conquest for the Black Sea.” Stanford University Herodotus Journal XXVI.