Overview
Dr. Kapasi is an Associate Director and Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Physical Therapy from University of Bombay, India, PhD in Anatomy/Immunobiology from Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia and MBA from Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta. He did post-doctoral work in Immunology at Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland and Medical College of Virginia. His research focuses on age-related changes in immune function and the effects of exercise and nutrition on the immune system. Specifically, he is interested in understanding the mechanisms by which physical exercise and nutrition modulate immune response to infections and vaccines in young and aged, mice and humans. Additionally, Dr. Kapasi is researching determinants of referrals for physical therapy in a private practice setting (marketing studies). Dr. Kapasi teaches gross anatomy, advanced gross anatomy, business management for the physical therapist and co-ordinates nutrition symptom complex course in the physical therapy program.
Education
| 2006 |
M.B.A. |
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Goizueta Business School |
Atlanta, GA, USA |
| 1991 |
Ph.D. |
Anatomy / Immunobiology |
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Richmond, VA, USA |
| 1986 |
M.S. |
Physical Therapy |
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Mumbai, , India |
| 1983 |
B.Sc. |
Physical Therapy |
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Mumbai, , India |
Awards & Honors
| 05/2006 |
Beta Gamma Sigma |
National Scholastic Honor in Business Administration |
| 01/2003 |
IAP Oration Award: Prestigious Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession of Physiotherapy |
Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP), 41st Annual Conference of the IAP |
| 01/2000 |
Award for Best Poster Presentation |
Cardiopulmonary Section of the American Physical Therapy Association |
| 01/1996 |
Selected for the 10th Annual National Institute on Aging/Brookdale |
Foundation Summer Institute on Aging Research |
| 01/1991 |
Honorable Mention-John C. Forbes Graduate Student Honors Day Award |
Proposed Research |
| 01/1991 |
The Jack D. Burke Award for Excellence in Cell Biology |
Department of Anatomy |
| 01/1991 |
Graduate Teaching Assistantship |
unknown sponsor |
| 01/1991 |
The H.L. Osterud Award for Outstanding Graduate Student |
Department of Anatomy |
| 01/1990 |
Second prize for presentation of research paper |
Medical Sciences Section of the Virginia Academy of Science Meeting, Fairfax, Virginia |
| 01/1990 |
Certificate of Appreciation for Presentation of Research Poster at the Seventh Annual Daniel T. Watts Graduate Symposium Day |
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond Virginia |
| 01/1989 |
Honorable Mention for presentation of research paper |
Medical Sciences Section of the Virginia Academy of Science Meeting, Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/1987 |
Jay Surgical Award" for the "Best Junior Paper" |
Silver Jubilee Conference of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Pune, India |
Publications
- Kapasi ZF, McRae ML, Ahmed R.
Suppression of viral specific primary T-cell response following intense physical exercise in young but not old mice.J Appl Physiol. 2005 Feb;98(2):663-71. Epub 2004 Sep 24. PMID: 15448122
- Kapasi ZF, Ouslander JG, Schnelle JF, Kutner M, Fahey JL.
Effects of an exercise intervention on immunologic parameters in frail elderly nursing home residents.J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003 Jul;58(7):636-43. PMID: 12865480
- Kapasi ZF, Catlin PA, Adams MA, Glass EG, McDonald BW, Nancarrow AC.
Effect of duration of a moderate exercise program on primary and secondary immune responses in mice.Phys Ther. 2003 Jul;83(7):638-47. PMID: 12837125
- Kapasi ZF, Murali-Krishna K, McRae ML, Ahmed R.
Defective generation but normal maintenance of memory T cells in old mice.Eur J Immunol. 2002 Jun;32(6):1567-73. PMID: 12115639
- Kapasi ZF, Catlin PA, Beck J, Roehling T, Smith K.
The role of endogenous opioids in moderate exercise training-induced enhancement of the secondary antibody response in mice.Phys Ther. 2001 Nov;81(11):1801-9. PMID: 11694173
- Kapasi ZF, Catlin PA, Joyner DR, Lewis ML, Schwartz AL, Townsend EL.
The effects of intense physical exercise on secondary antibody response in young and old mice.Phys Ther. 2000 Nov;80(11):1076-86. PMID: 11046195
- Kapasi ZF, Qin D, Kerr WG, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) precursors in primary lymphoid tissues.J Immunol. 1998 Feb 1;160(3):1078-84. PMID: 9570519
- Szakal AK, Kapasi ZF, Haley ST, Tew JG.
Multiple lines of evidence favoring a bone marrow derivation of follicular dendritic cells (FDCs).Adv Exp Med Biol. 1995;378:267-72. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 8526070
- Szakal AK, Kapasi ZF, Haley ST, Tew JG.
A theory of follicular dendritic cell origin.Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 1995;201:1-13. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 7587345
- Kapasi ZF, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Cellular origin of follicular dendritic cells.Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994;355:231-5. No abstract available. PMID: 7709828
- Caffrey RE, Kapasi ZF, Haley ST, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
DHEAS enhances germinal center responses in old mice.Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994;355:225-9. No abstract available. PMID: 7709827
- Kapasi ZF, Burton GF, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Induction of functional follicular dendritic cell development in severe combined immunodeficiency mice. Influence of B and T cells.J Immunol. 1993 Apr 1;150(7):2648-58. PMID: 8454847
- Kapasi ZF, Burton GF, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Cellular requirements for functional reconstitution of follicular dendritic cells in SCID mice.Adv Exp Med Biol. 1993;329:383-6. No abstract available. PMID: 8379399
- Szakal AK, Kapasi ZF, Masuda A, Tew JG.
Follicular dendritic cells in the alternative antigen transport pathway: microenvironment, cellular events, age and retrovirus related alterations.Semin Immunol. 1992 Aug;4(4):257-65. Review. PMID: 1382662
- Kosco MH, Burton GF, Kapasi ZF, Szakal AK, Tew JG.
Antibody-forming cell induction during an early phase of germinal centre development and its delay with ageing.Immunology. 1989 Nov;68(3):312-8. PMID: 2592007
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