{"id":99,"date":"2011-09-09T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/alcohol\/faculty-research\/kathy-sulik-ph-d\/"},"modified":"2017-12-11T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T21:40:56","slug":"kathy-sulik-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/faculty-research-2\/kathy-sulik-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Sulik, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">\n<p><b>Professor<\/b><br \/> Department of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/p>\n<p><b>Director<\/b><br \/> Fetal Toxicology Division, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies<\/p>\n<p><b>Office <\/b>| 3019 Thurston-Bowles Bldg, CB# 7178<\/p>\n<p><b>Email<\/b> | <a href=\"mailto:mouse@med.unc.edu\">mouse@med.unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklab12314.jpg\" title=\"Sulik lab 1-2014\" height=\"253\" width=\"498\" alt=\"Sulik lab 1-2014\" class=\"image-inline\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\" \" style=\"text-align: center; \"> [Left to right] Lorinda Baker, Eric Fish, Ph.D., Marcoita Gilbert, Ph.D., Scott Parnell, Ph.D., Kathy Sulik, Ph.D., Lindsay Wieczorek, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Research Interests<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Research in the Sulik laboratory is directed toward achieving a better understanding of the mechanisms, pathogenesis, and pathology associated with birth defects involving the brain and face. The teratogenic insult resulting from acute maternal ethanol exposure at early stages of embryogenesis is of particular interest. This work employs a mouse model in which salient dysmorphological features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are induced. State of the art imaging methodologies that allow both qualitative and quantitative analyses are utilized (see figures below). More specifically, in collaboration with Duke University&#8217;s Center for In Vivo Microscopy (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civm.duhs.duke.edu\/\">http:\/\/www.civm.duhs.duke.edu\/<\/a>), high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) are employed to identify, characterize, and correlate the craniofacial and CNS dysmorphology in fetal and postnatal mice. Functional and behavioral correlates are also being explored. Overall, these studies are designed to inform human clinical research and to expand diagnostic criteria for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This work is supported by NIAAA and is conducted as part of its Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cifasd.org\/\">http:\/\/www.cifasd.org\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabfigure1.png\" alt=\"Sulik lab figure 1\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"Sulik lab figure 1\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <i style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.43em; \">Figure 1. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of fetal mice illustrates exposure-stage-dependent brain and facial dysmorphology resulting from acute ethanol insult on gestational day (GD) 7 versus 8.5 and show that there is not a single pattern of alcohol-induced facial dysmorphology (Lipinski et al, submitted).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.43em; \"><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabfigure2.jpg\" title=\"Sulik lab figure 2\" height=\"491\" width=\"445\" alt=\"Sulik lab figure 2\" class=\"image-inline\"\/><\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><i>Figure 2. Dense surface modeling studies conducted in collaboration with Dr. Peter Hammond, University College London, illustrate alcohol exposure-stage-dependent correlative changes in the face and brain (esp. the septal region and olfactory bulbs) (Lipinski et al, submitted).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabfigure3.jpg\" title=\"Sulik lab figure 3\" height=\"267\" width=\"546\" alt=\"Sulik lab figure 3\" class=\"image-inline\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><i>Figure 3. High resolution MRI of fetal mice readily illustrates the broadly ranging degree of insult that can result from alcohol exposure at specific stages of embryogenesis. (O\u2019Leary-Moore, et al, 2011).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabfigure4.jpg\" alt=\"Sulik lab 4\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"Sulik lab 4\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <i style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.43em; \">Figure 4.<\/i><span style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.43em; \"> <\/span><i style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1.43em; \">The corpus callosum dysmorphology resulting from GD 7 exposure is strikingly similar to that published for children with FAS (O\u2019Leary-Moore et al, 2011). Thus, it is clear that the defects caused by early prenatal alcohol exposure in mice are both persistent and pertinent to humans.<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to basic research, efforts directed toward FASD prevention have entailed development of science-based curricula. The first, entitled \u201cBetter Safe Than Sorry: Preventing a Tragedy\u201d was created for middle school-age audiences and is freely available on the NIAAA website at <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.niaaa.nih.gov\/publications\/Science\/curriculum.html\">http:\/\/pubs.niaaa.nih.gov\/publications\/Science\/curriculum.html<\/a>. The second, entitled &#8220;An Ounce of Prevention&#8221; was created for high school-age science, health, and parenting classes and will be available in the near future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabphoto1.png\" title=\"Sulik logo 1\" height=\"67\" width=\"288\" alt=\"Sulik logo 1\" class=\"image-inline\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/515\/2017\/12\/Suliklabphoto2.jpg\" title=\"Sulik logo 2\" height=\"167\" width=\"198\" alt=\"Sulik logo 2\" class=\"image-inline\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/sites\/entrez?Db=pubmed&#038;Cmd=DetailsSearch&#038;Term=Sulik+KK%5BAuthor%5D&#038;WebEnv=0BEoo-XFCzm6fYNupOqf2J2UR91liFVTl8PkLu1PxyaXspJWi3_cRVmmhCc0U5EkWTsJYAFmiM3ohM%402644204566D51730_0027SID&#038;WebEnvRq=1\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \">Click here for a list of publications from PubMed<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Director Fetal Toxicology Division, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Office | 3019 Thurston-Bowles Bldg, CB# 7178 Email | mouse@med.unc.edu [Left to right] Lorinda Baker, Eric Fish, Ph.D., Marcoita Gilbert, Ph.D., Scott Parnell, Ph.D., Kathy Sulik, Ph.D., Lindsay Wieczorek, Ph.D. Research Interests Research in the Sulik laboratory is directed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/faculty-research-2\/kathy-sulik-ph-d\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kathy Sulik, Ph.D.\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1362,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":25,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kathy Sulik, Ph.D. | Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alcohol\/faculty-research-2\/kathy-sulik-ph-d\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kathy Sulik, Ph.D. | Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Professor Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Director Fetal Toxicology Division, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Office | 3019 Thurston-Bowles Bldg, CB# 7178 Email | mouse@med.unc.edu [Left to right] Lorinda Baker, Eric Fish, Ph.D., Marcoita Gilbert, Ph.D., Scott Parnell, Ph.D., Kathy Sulik, Ph.D., Lindsay Wieczorek, Ph.D. Research Interests Research in the Sulik laboratory is directed &hellip; 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