Research Publications
List of Publications
Levin AM, Okifo O, Buhl K, Ouchi T, Parker B, Tan J, Datta I, Dai X, Chen Y, Palanisamy N, Veenstra J, Carskadon S, Li J, Ozog D, Keller CE, Chitale D, Bobbitt KR, Crawford HC, Steele N, Mi QS, Jones LR. Higher expression of mir-31-5p is associated with reduced risk of head and neck keloid recurrence following surgical resection. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 Dec 11;9(6):e70040. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70040. PMID: 39664781; PMCID: PMC11632843.
Previous Presentation: The manuscript was presented at the 2021 American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 3–6, 2021.
Okifo O, Brown T, Boyd C. Clinical Trials in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Facial Plast Surg. 2023 Oct;39(5):474-476. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1771525. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37567564.
Donaldson L, Okifo F, Garcia-Rodriguez L. Preparing for Facial Feminization Surgery. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Aug;31(3):349-354. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2023.03.004. PMID: 37348976.
Okifo O, Ray A, Gudis DA. The Microbiology of Acute Exacerbations in Chronic Rhinosinusitis - A Systematic Review. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Mar 24;12:858196. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.858196. PMID: 35402317; PMCID: PMC8988222.
Okifo FO, Tuoyire DA, Appiah AB, Debrah SY, Morna MT, Duda RB. Breast cancer treatment and outcomes at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Ghana Med J. 2021 Sep;55(3):190-197. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v55i3.3. PMID: 35950182; PMCID: PMC9334941.
Okifo, Oghenefejiro. 2020. Breast Cancer Treatment and Outcomes at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard Medical School.
Harprecht, C., Okifo, O., Robbins, K. J., Motwani, T., Alexandrescu, A. T., & Teschke, C. M. (2016). Contextual role of a salt-bridge in the phage P22 coat protein I-domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry.
LIST OF PRESENTATIONS
Oghenefejiro Okifo; Albert M. Levin; Shailendra Giri; Ian Loveless; Michael Chopp; Zhenggang Zhang; Joanna Kam; Indrani Datta; Xiangguo Dai; Jia Li; Kevin R. Bobbitt; Nureddin Ashammakhi; Ashley Makela; Mrudula Nair; Qing-Sheng Mi; Lamont R Jones. Effect of Keloid Fibroblast-Derived Exosomes on Macrophage Differentiation. Poster Presentation at AAFPRS. October 2024. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Okifo, F (2024, May). Oghenefejiro Okifo1; Eric Adjei Boakye1; Liam Hart1; Carl Wilson1; Kelly Hirko2; Nada Al-Antary1; Steven Chang1; Farrah Elsiss1; Michael Ryan1; Theresa Zatirka1; Samantha Tam1; 1Henry Ford Health; 2Michigan State University. Socioeconomic Factors Impacting Equity In Completion of Patient Reported Outcome Measures Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Poster Presentation at COSM. May 2024. Chicago, Illinois.
Okifo, F. (2023, July). Correlation Between Circulating Tumor DNA and Tumor Volume in Head and Neck Cancer. Poster Presentation at AHNS. July 2023. Montreal, Canada.
Okifo, F. (2023, January). “The effect of head and neck derived keloid fibroblast exosomes on normal fibroblasts in vitro.”Oral Presentation at TRIO. January 2023. Coronado, San Diego.
Okifo. F. (2021, September). “Higher cellular expression of mir-31-5 in Keloid tissue is associated with reduced risk of recurrence at 1 year following surgical resection.” Oral Presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck. Los Angeles.
Okifo, F. (2018, June). 65-year old male with a History of Myasthenia Gravis presents with dyspnea and fatigue. Presented at Clinical Physiology Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA 02445.
Okifo, F., Motwani, T., Robbins, K., Teschke, C. M. (2015, April). Effects of mutants in the I-domain on Bacteriophage P22 coat protein stability and mature capsid structure. Poster presented at Frontiers of Undergraduate Research at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Okifo, F. (2013, August). Efficacy of Modified Directly Observed Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment in a Methadone Clinic. Poster presented at Health Career Opportunity Programs Poster Session at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.