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Office
540 Litchfield Street
Torrington, CT 06790Phone+1 860-496-6666- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of ConnecticutResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2015 - 2018
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2015
Hunter CollegeBA, Biology, 2001 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2024- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CFAR Pilot Grant Recipient; Co-PI for human subjects study titled “Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Assessment in HIV/AIDS Older Adults and Healthy Volunteers” Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), 2012-2014
- Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Pilot Grant Recipient; Co-PI for human subjects study titled “Study on the Use of PDE5 Inhibition to Restore Cerebrovascular Reactivity in HIV-Positive Older Adult Volunteers with Mild Cognitive Impairment” Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), 2014-2016
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) University of Rochester, 2006-2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsQuantification of Cerebral Vascular Architecture using Two-photon Microscopy in a Mouse Model of HIV-induced Neuroinflammation.Christopher Nishimura, Oksana Polesskaya, Stephen Dewhurst, Jharon N. Silva> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2016 Jan 12
- 10 citationsChronic central nervous system expression of HIV-1 Tat leads to accelerated rarefaction of neocortical capillaries and loss of red blood cell velocity heterogeneity.Jharon N. Silva, Oksana Polesskaya, Helen S. Wei, Izad-Yar D. Rasheed, Jeffrey M. Chamberlain, Christopher Nishimura, Changyong Feng, Stephen Dewhurst> ;Microcirculation. 2014 Oct 1
- 50 citationsCharacterization of Platelet–Monocyte Complexes in HIV-1–Infected Individuals: Possible Role in HIV-Associated NeuroinflammationMeera V. Singh, Donna C. Davidson, Joseph W. Jackson, Vir B. Singh, Jharon N. Silva, Servio H. Ramirez, Sanjay B. Maggirwar> ;Journal of Immunology. 2014 May 15
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Press Mentions
Development and in Vitro Assessment of Enzymatically-Responsive Poly(ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels for the Delivery of Therapeutic PeptidesAugust 30th, 2020
Grant Support
- Medical Scientist Training ProgramNIHPresent
Committees
- Committee Member, URSMD Admissions Committee 2012 - 2013
- Outreach Chair, Rochester MSTP 2009 - 2011
Research History
- Post-Doctoral Research AssistantProjects: 1. Assessment of cerebral glymphatic system for delivery of small molecules to cortical parenchyma. 2. Mathematical modeling of cerebral blood flow and glucose utilization in rarefied cortical capillaries.2013 - 2015
- Doctoral CandidatePreceptor: Stephen Dewhurst, PhD. Examined the role of vascular dysfunction on cerebral blood flow in an inflammatory neurodegenerative HIV-transgenic mouse model.2007 - 2013
- Laboratory Technician: PREP ProgramModified lambda phage to display human amyloid beta protein to serve as potential vaccination platform against Alzheimer’s disease.2006 - 2007
- Research AssistantPreceptor: Laurel Eckhardt, PhD. Examined the role of the transcription factor OCT2 in the maintenance of gene expression profiles in Ig-secreting B cells.2005 - 2006
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Hartford HospitalHartford, Connecticut
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical CenterHartford, Connecticut
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, Connecticut- The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, Connecticut
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