About Lipscomb
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David Ayes, D.D.S., MBAAssistant Director of Missions and Community Service
Dr. Ayes received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1995 from Dental School at National University of Honduras and has practiced dentistry for the past 14 years in Honduras. His most recent position was with the Baxter Institute and JMA Clinic in Honduras as the General Supervisor. Dr. Ayes was a professor and preceptor for the last year residency students from the National Dental School. He coordinated the activities for the 4th year Student International Rotation from Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 2007, Dr. Ayes finished a MBA in Project Management. He received a certification from the National Institutes of Health in the course "Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams." Dr. Ayes also received a certification in Human Resource Administration from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a certificate in Social Community Management from the International Development Bank and National University of Honduras.
Dr. Ayes served on the Board of Directors for the National Dental Association in Honduras for 6 years. During this time, he was the Vice President of this association. He also served on the first editorial board for the official Scientific Magazine of the National Dental Association in Honduras.
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Kim Barker Ayes, Pharm.D.Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Drug Information Services
Dr. Ayes has spent the last fourteen years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Tennessee Poison Center. She is one of only eighty board-certified Pharm.D. toxicologists in the world and served as Clinical Operations Coordinator for the Tennessee Poison Center for the last eight years. She was also Director of the Drug Information Program for Pharmacy Practice residents at Vanderbilt and precepted numerous Pharm.D. residents and Emergency Medicine residents participating in toxicology and drug information rotations. Dr. Ayes completed her pre-pharmacy curriculum at Lipscomb University in 1989 and graduated from Mercer University’s Southern School of Pharmacy in 1993.
View Dr. Ayes' Faculty Spotlight
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Elizabeth Breeden, DPh, MSAssistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Breeden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Austin Peay State University and the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Breeden has clinical pharmacy experience in critical care, operating room, ambulatory care and long-term care settings. Her most recent position was in Pharmacy Informatics in the health-system software development industry. She was responsible for the development of core application software in Pharmacy, Nursing and CPOE. In this role, Dr. Breeden served as a principal lead in understanding the industry, defining product strategy, managing the software development life cycle, and meeting the regulatory requirements for clinical products.
She joined the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy faculty in September 2010. Dr. Breeden’s research, teaching and service activities are focused on the optimal use of healthcare information technology to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Breeden is active in national pharmacy associations, standards development organizations and is a leader in Pharmacy HIT. She has served in several leadership roles in the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology and has participated in the NCPDP Workgroup on Professional Pharmacy Services.
View Dr. Breeden's Faculty Spotlight
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Lorie Browning
Administrative Assistant, Dean’s Office
Lorie Browning earned her B.S. degree in Psychology with a minor in Social Work in 1988. Before coming to the College of Pharmacy, Lorie taught at Bellevue Church of Christ preschool for 10 years and was the Children's Coordinator for the church for 8 months. Before her time off as a stay at home mom, Lorie worked with a program in Knoxville, TN for at risk children. Prior to the work in Knoxville, she worked with children at the Susan Gray School at Vanderbilt with various developmental issues.
Ronda Bryant, Pharm.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Abbie Tucker Burka, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Tucker received her B.S. in Biology from Rhodes College in 2006 and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2010. Following graduation, she completed her pharmacy practice and critical care specialty residencies at UC Health University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. During her residency, Dr. Tucker obtained a teaching certificate from the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, taught in the college’s critical care elective and skills labs, and precepted several APPE students on rotation.
Dr. Burka's Practice Site: VA Internal Medicine/Geriatrics
Tom Campbell, Pharm.D.Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Campbell’s most recent position was with sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals where he was the Senior Director for the Cardiovascular Regional Medical Liaison team. Campbell previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor at Auburn University, an adjunct faculty member for Mercer University School of Pharmacy and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. During these appointments he served as Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and Coordinator of Clinical Research at Columbus Regional Health Systems in Columbus, Georgia. Additionally, Campbell served as coordinator for all residency programs as well as a clinical preceptor for pharmacy students. Campbell is a 1991 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. After graduation, Campbell completed a residency at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Campbell achieved board certification in pharmacotherapy. Dr. Campbell served as President of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association in 2009-2010.
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Zac Cox, Pharm.D., BCPSAssistant Professor of Pharmacy PracticeDr. Cox attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied pre-pharmacy. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2008. Since graduation, Dr. Cox has completed a pharmacy practice residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center focusing on Critical Care and Internal Medicine and holds board certification as a pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS). Currently, Dr. Cox practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the inpatient Heart Failure specialty team and in Vanderbilt's Program for Inter-professional Learning in a heart failure clinic. His research interests focus on outcomes in heart failure management and the use of inotropic agents in Stage D heart failure. Dr. Cox's Practice Site: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Heart Failure Service View Dr. Cox's Faculty Spotlight |
R. Nathan Daniels, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Daniels received his B.S. in Chemistry at The Ohio State University in 2003 after which he worked in the pharmaceutical industry at Abbott Laboratories and Hospira Inc. doing analytical chemistry research and development. In 2010 he received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University in the laboratory of Dr. Craig Lindsley where he published on projects including total synthesis, developing chemical methodology, and medicinal chemistry projects. His medicinal chemistry work centered on CNS drug discovery projects. Dr. Daniels then went on to do his postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Dr. Steve Fesik in the department of biochemistry at Vanderbilt University where he learned structure based drug design and fragment based approaches, in the field of cancer drug discovery. He now conducts drug discovery research at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy while collaborating with his former advisor, Dr. Craig Lindsley in the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Dr. Daniels’ research focuses on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
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Roger L. Davis, Pharm.D.Dean and Professor of Pharmacy PracticeRoger Davis served for more than thirty years in multiple academic leadership roles and as an Assistant Dean for Middle Tennessee for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. During this time he directed the largest community pharmacy residency program offered. Davis’ most recent position was with sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals where he was the Rimonabant Regional Medical Liaison. He has practice experience in hospital, long term care, and community pharmacy practice. Davis served as the Associate Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association for over twenty years and is a former Chair for the Tennessee Society of Pharmacists. Davis is a former member of the Lipscomb University Board of Trustees. Davis received the B.S. in Pharmacy degree in 1971 and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1972 from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Davis began his career as a pediatric clinical pharmacist at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. |
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Holli Dilks, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Dilks received her PhD in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University in 2002 and subsequently completed a 3 year postdoctoral Cancer Research Training Award in the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity at the National Cancer Institute. During her time as a postdoctoral fellow she also served as a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where she collaborated with scientists on projects related to genetic analysis of HIV/AIDS. For the past 3 years, Dr. Dilks has served as a Program Director at SRI International where she was responsible for identifying, evaluating, and deploying novel technologies for large-scale molecular biology and microbiology experiments. Her research interests focus on utilizing candidate gene approaches and genome-wide association studies to discover HIV/AIDS restriction genes and potential determinants of antiretroviral treatment responses.
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Sherie Eubanks
Administrative Assistant, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Eubanks, a graduate of David Lipscomb High School and David Lipscomb College, earned a degree in Office Management in 1987. She received her Certified Professional Secretary designation from Professional Secretaries International in 1987. In 1999, Eubanks joined the staff at Lipscomb in the Department of Athletics where she served as the administrative assistant for men's basketball and women's basketball for 13 years before moving to the College of Pharmacy in June, 2012. Before coming to Lipscomb, she worked as Office Manager for Dr. Ronald A. Swang, DDS. Prior to her work there, Eubanks worked as New Business Coordinator and Executive Assistant for the President and Chairman of Boone, Brandon, Johnston & Evans, Inc. She is married to Tommy Eubanks and they have two daughters Kaitlin and Hayley.
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Chad Gentry, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDE
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Gentry received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in 2008. He then completed a specialty residency in Primary Care through the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and Holston Medical Group. Dr. Gentry joined the faculty at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. His most recent clinical practice site was in conjunction with the ETSU College of Nursing at the Johnson City Downtown Clinic which is a Federally Qualified Health Center. While at BGCOP, Dr. Gentry taught in and coordinated various courses, and served on multiple committees on the college, university, and community levels. He holds board certification in ambulatory care (BCACP) and is a certified diabetes educator (CDE).
Dr. Gentry's Practice Site: Mercury Court Ambulatory Care Clinic
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Lindsey Gorrell, Pharm.D.Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Gorrell received her B.S. in Business from Eastern Illinois University in 2002 and her Doctorate of Pharmacy from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 2008. She then went on to complete a residency in psychiatric pharmacy with West Virginia University Hospitals and School of Pharmacy. During her residency training, Dr. Gorrell taught in the psychiatric and neurologic lecture series at WVU SOP. She has been actively involved with students, working closely with them throughout their IPPE experiences, patient care labs, and while on rotations.
Dr. Gorrell's Practice Site: Vanderbilt Psychiatry Service
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Kelly GravesAdministrative Assistant, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graves earned a degree in Elementary Education from Lipscomb in 2000. Previous to working at Lipscomb, she was taught 1st grade for 5 years and kindergarten for 2 years. She is the administrative assistant for the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Benjamin Gross, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDE
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Gross received his B.S. degree in biology at Murray State University and his Pharm.D. degree at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Gross completed a specialty residency in primary care with the University of Tennessee and Holston Medical Group. Before joining the faculty, Dr. Gross spent 5 years as an assistant professor for the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and resident director for the primary care residency at Holston Medical Group. Dr. Gross also served as clinical pharmacy director for the practice which included coordinating clinical pharmacy involvement in a Level 3 patient-centered medical home model. Dr. Gross has received certifications in diabetes including insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring as well as asthma and heart failure.
Jennifer Holliday
Administrative Assistant, Office of Experiential Education
Jennifer Holliday is an alumna of Lipscomb University with a B.S. degree in Education. She taught for six years in the Metro Davidson County school system before taking time off to be a stay at home mom. Before joining the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, she taught at Harpeth Hills Preschool for five years.
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Sandra HoodDirector of OperationsPrior to this role, Hood was a development officer for Lipscomb University where she worked to build the University Leadership Council. Previous to working at Lipscomb, Hood was an indirect account executive with Sprint PCS for nine years where she represented local retailers and national companies such as RadioShack, Best Buy, and Circuit City. She also has experience as an assistant vice president and Director of Security for Bank of America. Hood graduated from Lipscomb University in 1986 with a B.S. in Marketing. |
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Bridget LindsayLaboratory Coordinator
Lindsay comes to the College of Pharmacy from a Research Assistant position in the Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University. There, she worked to provide research publication and grant support for a lab that investigates the role of a couple of novel signaling proteins in cancer cells and hypocampal neurons. Prior to her position at Vanderbilt, she attended Harding University where she earned her B.S. in Biology with a minor in medical missions and participated in two summer medical missions, one to Zambia, and the other to Tanzania. Lindsay is involved in the Antioch Student Ministry at her home congregation and hopes to pursue her M.Ed. from Lipscomb’s College of Education. Lindsay is serving as the Laboratory Coordinator for the College of Pharmacy.
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Carol L. Lusk
Program Assistant / Budget Analyst
Ray Marcrom, Pharm.D.Special Assistant to the Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy PracticeDr. Marcrom is the President and CEO of Marcrom’s Pharmacy, Inc. and Marcrom’s Clinical Care Services, Inc., a community pharmacy practice and disease management consulting company. His practice is involved in home health care, disease management, pharmaceutical compounding, durable medical equipment, and a variety of ambulatory care services. Marcrom currently serves as an Associate Clinical Professor, preceptor, and a residency director for one of the first community pharmacy residency programs established in the country. Marcrom has served as President of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and Chairman of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1971 with a B.S. in Pharmacy, and in 1972 with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. |
Lauren McCluggage, Pharm. D., BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. McCluggage received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy and then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency and an internal medicine specialty residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. While completing her residency, Dr. McCluggage earned a certificate of teaching and was involved in various experiential and didactic experiences. Most recently, Dr. McCluggage worked at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy as an assistant professor of pharmacy and maintained a practice site with a hospitalist based internal medicine team at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. While at PCP, Dr. McCluggage taught in the pharmacotherapy sequence, coordinated a case and lab course and precepted APPE students and pharmacy residents.
Dr. McCluggage's Practice Site: St. Thomas Internal Medicine
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Kirbee Miller
Admissions Recruiter, Office of Student Affairs
Kirbee Miller is an alumna of Lipscomb University and holds a B.S. degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. While a student, Kirbee was involved in medical missions in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and in Ensenada, Mexico at the City of Children Orphanage. She served in leadership roles with both the Multi-cultural Society and the Student Alumni Association and was a member of the MED club on campus.
Kirbee's prior posts include Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was employed as a research analyst with the Department of Effective Health Communication and News Channel5 Network where she worked as an account executive.
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Emily MossAdministrative Assistant, Office of Experiential Education
Moss comes to Lipscomb from Bella Vita, a gift and interior boutique in Memphis. Moss earned her B.S. in Textiles and Apparel from Lipscomb in 2006. While a student at Lipscomb, she assisted the undergraduate admissions office as a student worker and also served on the freshman orientation team for three years. Moss will be a valuable asset to the College of Pharmacy as the Administrative Assistant in the Office of Experiential Education.
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David Mulherin, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Mulherin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2004 and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee in 2010. Since graduation, Dr. Mulherin has completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice residency at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN and a PGY-2 Pharmacy Informatics specialty residency at the University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. He also serves as a member in the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology and the Section Advisory Group for Clinical Information Systems.
Dr. Mulherin's Practice Site: Clinical Informatics Department at Vanderbilt
Kam Nola, Pharm.D., M.S.Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Nola received her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1995. She received her Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a focus in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research from the UT College of Graduate Health Sciences in 1997. Her Bachelor's of Science degree was from Middle Tennessee State University with a major in psychology. She completed a UT community pharmacy residency with additional experience at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee in ambulatory care. Dr. Nola served as Clinical Assistant Professor at Mercer University in Atlanta. In 1998, Dr. Nola joined the Medical Affairs Department at Immunex Corporation serving as a Medical Science Liaison. In 2002, Immunex was acquired by Amgen and Dr. Nola continued as a Regional Medical Liaison with clinical focus in rheumatology and dermatology. She later helped start a Health Outcomes Pharmacoeconomics Regional Medical Liaison group and served as trainer for the group. After almost 8 years in industry, Dr. Nola became the Associate Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA). She later joined Pfizer as a Medical Outcomes Specialist. During her time at TPA and Pfizer, she served as adjunct faculty with the UT College of Pharmacy and instructor for the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions College of Physical Therapy. Dr. Nola served as President of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association in 2012-2013.
Dr. Nola's Practice Site: United Neighborhood Downtown Clinic
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Allison Provine, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Provine received her Bachelor of Science in Education and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Samford University. She then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency at Emory Healthcare and a pediatric specialty residency at the University of Chicago Medicine. While completing her residencies, Dr. Provine earned a certificate of teaching from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Mercer University and was involved in both precepting students and residents as well as giving didactic lectures.
Dr. Provine's Practice Site: Vanderbilt's Childrens' Hospital
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Ginger SaundersProgram Coordinator, Dean's Office
Saunders earned a degree in Psychology from Lipscomb in 1979. Before coming to Lipscomb College of Pharmacy, she worked as an Executive Assistant for Youth Encouragement Services. While at YES, she helped coordinate several annual events that benefit the children of Nashville. Prior to her work there, Saunders worked in various roles for a Savings & Loan. She has served the Lipscomb community in many ways over the years.
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Russ SturgeonTechnology Coordinator
Sturgeon received his degree in Information Systems from Lipscomb University in 2004. Upon graduation, he worked for RSVP, a video production company. He also worked for Techopoly, a computer support company. Sturgeon returned to Lipscomb in 2006 as technical support in the Financial Aid office for the university. He joined the College of Pharmacy in September 2008 as technology coordinator.
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James W. Torr, Pharm.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Torr completed a B.S. degree in Biology and Accounting from Lipscomb University in 2001, and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2006. Since graduation, Dr. Torr has served as a community pharmacist with Walgreens Pharmacy. He currently serves as the pharmacy manager at Walgreens Compounding Center of Excellence in Nashville. His practice includes pharmaceutical compounding, Medication Therapy Management, and immunization services. Dr. Torr has completed certificate courses in Contemporary Compounding Techniques and Sterile Compounding from the American College of Apothecaries. He is also certified in Pharmacy Based Immunizations and Diabetes Patient Care.
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Ellen Waddell
Administrative Assistant, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Ellen Waddell earned her B.A. degree in Public Relations from Lipscomb in 2009. Before coming to Lipscomb, she worked as a teacher's assistant in Oxford, MS. As a teacher's assistant, she managed daily classroom tasks and curriculum. She has also worked at a small marketing firm in Brentwood, TN serving as project coordinator, prior to her work in Mississippi.
Jessica Wallace, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Wallace received her B.S. in Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006 and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2010. She then went on to complete a PGY-1 residency at VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville and more recently a PGY-2 Internal Medicine specialty residency through the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, practicing at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. During post-doctoral training, Dr. Wallace was appointed as a volunteer faculty for UT College of Pharmacy with involvement in both experiential and didactic teaching and completion the UT College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Program in 2012.
Dr. Wallace's Practice Site: VA Internal Medicine
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Julie Wilbeck, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Wilbeck received her Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University in 2007 and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy in 2010. She went on to complete a pharmacy residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center where she earned a teaching certificate and was appointed as an assistant clinical instructor. Most recently, Dr. Wilbeck completed a critical care specialty residency at Huntsville Hospital.
Dr. Wilbeck's Practice Site: Centennial Critical Care
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