Elise F. Palzer

Formerly: Elise F. Northrop

Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant

Division of Biostatistics -- School of Public Health -- University of Minnesota

About Me

I am a sixth year Biostatistics Ph.D candidate from Arden Hills, Minnesota. I will graduate in December of 2022 and will pursue a career in clinical trials work. I obtained my undergrad degree from Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa in mathematics and biology. Outside of work, I enjoy practicing instruments, reading books, and spending time with my daughter.

My dissertation is on multi-source data analysis, which involves high-dimensional classification, variable reduction, and model fitting techniques using multi-Omic data. For my research assistantship, I worked at the university's Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center (BDAC) where I provided support for researchers in grant preparation, study design, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation and publication.

Education

Ph.D. Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Expected 2022

B.A. Mathematics and Biology, Clarke University, 2017

Publications

Langworthy, D., Schullo-Feulner, A.M., Gannon, E., Fijalka, A., Czycalla, C., Palzer, E.F., Brearly, A., Shah, S. Outcomes with direct acting oral anticoagulants in patients with a history of bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Disease. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.09.010}

Jang, S., Palzer, E.F., Rudser, K.D., Fox, C.K., Hebbel, R.P., Dengel, D.R., Milbauer, L., Kelly, A.S., Ryder, J.R. Relationship of Endothelial Microparticles to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents. Accepted August 2022 in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Do, T.H., Howard, M.A., Palzer, E.F., Huling, J.D., Alvi, M.A., Cramer, S.W., Zhu, P., Johnson, R.A., Jean, J., Lu, J., Jonason, A.B., Hanson, J., Sabal, L., Sun, K.W., McGovern, R.A., Chen, C.C. Readmission risk of malignant brain tumor patients undergoing laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and stereotactic needle biopsy (SNB): A covariate balancing weights analysis of the National Readmissions Database (NRD). Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04093-6

Palzer, E.F., Wendt C., Bowler R., Hersh C., Safo S.E., Lock E.F. sJIVE: Supervised joint and individual variation explained. Computational Statistics and Data Analytics. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.csda.2022.107547

Cramer, S., Do, T., Palzer, E.F., Naik, A., Rice, A., Novy, S., Hanson, J., Piazza, A., Howard, Madeleine., Huling, J., Chen, C., McGovern, R. Persistent racial disparities in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Annals of Neurology. 92;2:246-254. 2022. doi: 10.1002/ana.26378

Do, T.H., Lu, J., Palzer, E.F., Cramer, S.W., Huling, J.D., Johnson, R.A., Zhu, P., Jean IV, J.N., Howard, M.A., Sabal, L.T., Hanson, J.T., Jonason, A.B., Sun, K.W., McGovern III, R.A., Chen, C.C. Rates of operative intervention for infection after synthetic or autologous cranioplasty: a National Readmissions Database analysis. Journal of Neurology. 2022. doi: 10.3171/2022.4.JNS22301

Bomberg, E.M., Palzer, E.F., Rudser, K.D., Kelly, A.S., Bramante, C.T., Seligman, H.K, Noni, F., Fox, C.K. Anti-obesity medication prescriptions by race/ethnicity and use of an interpreter in a pediatric weight management clinic. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2022;13:1-14. doi: 10.1177/20420188221090009

Helgeson, E.S., Palzer, E.F., Vock, D.M., Porrett, P., Sawinski, D., Matas, A.J. Pre-kidney donation pregnancy complications and long-term outcomes. Transplantation. 2022. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004146

Hirt, H., Greenwood-Quaintance, K.E., Barnes, A.M.T., Karau, M.J., Till, L.M., Palzer, E.F., Guan, W., VanNieuwenhze, M.S., Kashyap, P.C., Patel, R., and Dunny, G.M. Dynamics of plasmid-mediated niche invasion, immunity to invasion, and pheromone-inducible conjugation in the murine gastrointestinal tract. Nature Communications. 2022;13(1377). doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29028-7

Macdonald, D.M., Palzer, E.F., Abbasi, A., Baldomero, A.K., Bhatt, S.P., Casaburi R., Connett J.E., Dransfield M.T., Gaeckle N.T., Mkorombindo T., Rossiter H.B, Stringer, W.W., Tiller, N., Wendt C.H., Zhao D., and Kunisaki, K.M. Chronotropic index during 6-minute walk and acute respiratory events in COPDGene. Respiratory Medicine. 2022;194(106775). doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106775

Al-Rayess, H., Addo, O.Y., Palzer, E.F., Jaber, M., Fleissner, K., Hodges, J., Brundage, R., Miller, B.S., and Sarafoglou, K. Hydrocortisone suspension provides similar growth outcomes as hydrocortisone tablets in young children with CAH. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2022;6(2). doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvab193

Erayil, S.E., Palzer, E.F., Kline, S. An evaluation of risk factors for staphylococcus aureus colonization in a pre-surgical population. Access Microbiology. 2022;4(1). doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000316

Bramante C.T., Palzer, E.F., Rudser, K.D., Ryder, J.R., Fox, C.K., Bomberg, E.M., Bensignor, M.O., Gross, A.C., Sherwood, N., and Kelly, A.S. BMI metrics and their association with adiposity, cardiometabolic risk factors, and biomarkers in children and adolescents. International Journal of Obesity. 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-01006-x

Hamade, Y., Palzer, E.F., Helgeson, E., Hanson, J.T., Walczak, T., McGovern, R.A. Persistent racial and ethnic disparities as a potential source of epilepsy surgery underutilization: Analysis of large national datasets from 2006-2016. Epilepsy Research. 2021;176:106725. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106725

Johnson, R.A., Do, T.H., Palzer, E.F., Hanson, J.T., Huling, J.D., Hoody, D.G., Rice, A.L., Piazza, A.N., Howard, M.A., McGovern, R.A., Chen, C.C. Pattern of technology diffusion in the adoption of stereotactic Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) in neuro-oncology. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03760-4

Fox, C.K., Palzer, E.F., Rudser, K.D., Ryder, J.R., Kelly, A.S., Bensignor, M.O., Bomberg, E.M., Bramante, C.T., Gross, A.C. Contribution of Hedonic Hunger and Binge Eating to Childhood Obesity. Childhood Obesity. 2021;17(4):257-262. doi: 10.1089/chi.2020.0177

Tran, H., Sagi, V. Jarrett, S., Palzer, E.F., Badgaiya, R.D., Gupta, K. Diet and companionship modulate pain via a serotonergic mechanism. Scientific Reports. 2021;11(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81654-1

Soltero, E.G., Solovey, A.N., Hebbel, R.P., Palzer, E.F., Ryder, J.R., Shaibi, G.Q., Olson, M., Fox, C.K., Rudser, K.D., Dengel, D.R., Evanoff, N.G., Kelly, A.S. Relationship of circulating endothelial cells with obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021;10(1) https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018092

Ingraham N.E., Vakayil V., Pendleton K.M., Robbins A.J., Freese R., Palzer E.F., Charles A., Dudley A., Tignanelli C.J. Recent trends in admission diagnosis and related mortality in the medically critically ill. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066620982905

Wojcocki, A., George, P., Brearley, A.M., Palzer, E.F., Gustafson, K., and Eckerle, J. Vitamin D deficiency in a Minnesota-based foster care population: A cross sectional study. Children and Youth Services Review. 2020;119:105611 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105611

Palzer, E.F., Vempati, S., Helgeson, E., Matas, A. Kidney donor risk calculator is now available as a web-based application. Letter to the Editor. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2020;31(12):2968-2969. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020081238

Czeck, M.A., Northrop, E.F., Evanoff, N.G., Dengel, D.R., Rudser K.D, Kelly, A.S, Ryder, J.R. Relationship of apolipoproteins with subclinical cardiovascular risk in youth. Journal of Pediatrics. 2020;227:199-203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.017

Ingraham N.E., Vakayil V., Pendleton K.M., Robbins A.J., Freese R., Northrop E.F., Brunsvold M.E., Charles A., Chipman J.G., Tignanelli C.J. National trends and variation of functional status deterioration in the medically critically ill. CHEST. 2020;48(11):1556-1564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004524

Vock D.M., Kuehne A., Northrop E.F., Matas A.J., Nath C.L., Chinnakotla S. Pediatric retransplantation of the liver: a prognostic scoring tool. Pediatric Transplantation. 2020;24(7):e13775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/petr.13775

Oberle M.M., Northrop E.F., Bramante C.T., Rudser K.D., Gross A.C., Kelly A.S. Associations between pediatric fatigue and child eating behaviors. Obesity Science & Practice. 2020;6(5):507-515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.422

Vakayil V., Ingraham N.E., Robbins A.J., Freese R., Northrop E.F., Brunsvold M.E., Pendleton K.M., Charles A., Chipman J.G., Tignanelli C.J. Epidemiological trends of surgical admissions to the intensive care unit in the United States. Journal of Trauma. 2020;89(2):279-288 https://doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000002768

Siddappa A.M., Olson R.M., Spector M., Northrop, E.F., Brearley A.M., Zamoa T., Rao R., Georgieff M.K., High prevalence of iron deficiency despite standardized high-dose iron supplementation during recombinant erythropoietin therapy in extremely low gestational age neonates. Journal of Pediatrics. 2020;222:95-105.e3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.03.055

Ryder J.R., Northrop E.F., Rudser K.D., Kelly A.S., Gao, Z., Khoury P.R., Kimball T.R., Dolan L.M., Urbina E.M. Accelerated vascular aging among adolescents with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020;9(10):1-12. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014891

Eneh P., Steeb D.R., Cope R., Gim S., Northrop E.F., Brearley A.M., Okoro O. Students' perceptions of global health competencies in the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2020;12:531-538. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezp1.lib.umn.edu/science/article/pii/S1877129720300125

Northrop E.F., Milbauer L., Rudser K.D., Fox C., Solovey A., Kaizer A., Hebbel R., Kelly A.S., Ryder J.R. Reproducibility of endothelial microparticles in children and adolescents. Biomarkers in Medicine. 2020;14(1):43-51. https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/bmm-2019-0229

Polgreen L.E., Lund T.C., Braunlin E., Tolar J., Miller B.S., Fung E., Whitley C.B., Eisengart J.B., Northrop E.F., Rudser K.D., Miller W.P., Orchard P.J. Clinical trial of laronidase in Hurler syndrome after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Pediatric Research. 2019;87(1):104-111. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31434105

Web Development

Each reference below is the result of a collaboration between the Department of Transplant Surgery, Division of Biostatistics, and Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center to create a series of transplant surgery risk and prediction models.

Northrop, E., Helgeson, E., Vock D., Evans, M., Chinnakotla, S., Matas, A., Transplant risk and prediction models. 2020. https://shiny.biostat.umn.edu/Transplant/

Vampati, S., Northrop, E., Helgeson, E., Matas, A., Living kidney donor risk assessment tool. 2020. Based on manuscript by Ibrahim et al. (2016) doi:10.1681/ASN.2015091018 https://shiny.biostat.umn.edu/Transplant/KidneyDonor/

Northrop, E., Evans, M., Chinnakotla, S., Matas, A., Liver patient survival with MELD above 40. 2020. Based on manuscript by Evans, et al. (2020) [Link to be inserted soon] https://shiny.biostat.umn.edu/Transplant/MELD40/

Current Resume/CV (PDF)

BDAC Supervisor: Kyle Rudser

Dissertation Advisors: Sandra Safo and Eric Lock

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