Past Student Research Fellows

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* indicates first place winner(s).
** indicates second or third place winners.
ο indicates honerable mention
(1997-2002: * indicates first or second place winners.)

2005 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Jonathan BUECHLER Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD/MPH Effects of Pediatric and Maternal Mental Health on Emergency Room Utilization
Gerald CHO Jennifer J. Marler, MD Development of a Small Animal Model for Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) and Testing of New Therapies to Suppress Clinical Progression of AVMs
Adam CZAIKOWSKI º Jeffrey Pearl , MD

Alleviation of Reperfusion-Mediated Cardiac Dysfunction

Ashima DHAMIJA Michael Reed, MD RB Activity Determines Therapeutic Response in Lung Cancer Lines
Hillary DUNLEVY Carl Fichtenbaum, MD Reducing High Risk Behaviors by Peer Counseling of HIV-Infected Persons in an Academic Medical Practice Setting
Austin HAKE º Sean Davidson, PhD Structural analysis of apoliprotein A-IV by limited proteolysis
Joseph HALL Harvey Hahn, MD

Delayed Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) Evaluation of Ischemic vs. Non-Ischemic Etiologies of Cardiomyopathy in Cocaine-Associated Patients

Kevin HARTMAN Litsa Kranias, PhD

Studies in transgenic rabbits with cardiac-specific phospholamban overexpression

Monica HURTUBISE ** James Heubi, MD

Prevalence of reduced bone mass in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Lauren IMWALLE Timothy Hewett, PhD The effects of cutting maneuvers on lower extremity valgus measurements in female athletes
Mark LECHNER º Kenneth Weiss, MD A Comparison of a ‘Virtual’ CT & MRI Autopsy with the Traditional Autopsy
Beth MAISEL John Greinwald, MD The role of Fam3c in semicircular canal development
Amina MALIK Jill Huppert, MD An exploration of delay to treatment of STIs in an outpatient setting
Daniel NEISS David Y. Hui, PhD A Pilot study of lipid biosynthesis gene expression in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy
Douglas NGUYEN * Raymond Boissy, MD On the Pathophysiology of Occupational/Contact Vitiligo
Tiffany NOLAN * Aaron J. Johnson, PhD Influence of glatiramer acetate on the development of MRI T1 black holes and CNS homing of helper T cells inTMEV infected C57BL/6mice
Laura OWENS Daniel Woo, MD Recent Upper Respiratory Infection and Risk for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Derek PYLES Tim Le Cras, PhD Role of FGF 18 in Postnatal Lung Development & Neonatal Lung Disease
Bradley RAETZKE Fredy Revilla, MD The Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus on Gait and Stability
Brandi REEVES º C. Fenoglio-Preiser, MD

11q13 Amplicon Analysis in Advanced Gastric Tumors: Correlation with Prognosis and Cyclin D1 Expression and Amplification

Sareena SINGH Bruce Aronow, PhD Analysis of Angiogenesis Markers in the Urine and Serum of Children with Vascular Anomalies
Linda STEINBAUGH Dawn Kleindorfer, MD The Impact of Gender on the Effects of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Catheter Angiographic Evidence
Colleen TOETZ Jon Gerald Divine, MD The effects of patellofemoral pain syndrome on lower extremity biomechanics during landing and cutting in female athletes
Jon WISLER º Thomas Kimball, MD The Effect of Left Ventricular Size On Right Ventricular Hemodynamics in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Kent R. ZETTEL II ** Cora Ogle, PhD The Effects on Splenic Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells from sepsis caused by cecal ligation and puncture

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2004 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Bernice ADU-AMANKWA Leslie Myatt, PhD Hormonal Regulation of the Prostaglandin Inhibitory (EP2, EP4) Receptors in Human Myometrial Cells
Irfan ASIF Peter J. Stern, MD The Use of Small Intestine Submucosa as a Scaffold in Flexor Tendon Repair
Asha L. BAILEY Kathleen H. Goss, PhD

Adenovirus-Mediated Introduction of the APC tumor Suppressor into Human Breast Cancer Cells

Jennifer BISHOP Jill Huppert, MD/MPH Clinical Performance of a Rapid Trichomonas Vaginalis Test
Rachel BOGGUS Zalfa Abdel-Malek, PhD Protection of Human Melanocytes from Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Mutagenesis by Endothelin-1 and Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
Kurt BRUEGGEMANN Kenneth Weiss, MD Sequential Diffusion Weighted MRI in the Evaluation of Hyperacute Stroke
Patrick BRUSS Joanna Groden, PhD

Transcriptional Regulation in the Progression of Benign to Malignant Tumors in Colorectal Cancer

Matthew COOPER ** Joseph F. Clark, PhD

Testing Dopamine Receptor Agonist for Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using an in vitro Model

Tara DOYLE Mirjam Zegers, PhD

The Role of E-cadherin and PIX Recruitment in the Establishment of Contact-Inhibition of Proliferation in Breast Cancer Cells

Michelle FILLION Martin ter Beest, PhD Correlation Between Syntaxin Isoform Localization and Loss of Polarity of PSA Secretion in Transformed and Non-Transformed Cell Lines
Audrey KESSELRING ** Susan M. Pinney, PhD Assessment of Factors Affecting the Willingness of African Americans to Join a Breast Cancer Registry and Measurement of Differential Loss of Information by Non-Participation
Daniel LARSON John Greinwald, MD Spatial and temporal Expression of Fam3c in the Developing semicircular Canals of the Mouse
Robert MARTÍNEZ David D'Alessio, MD Effect of Plasma Glucose on Islet Size and β-cell Mass Following Islet Transplantation
Thomas A. PHAM * David Y. Hui, PhD Apolipoprotein E (141-155)2's Role in Cholesterol Clearance of Smooth Muscle Cells (SMC) and its Relation to the Inhibition of PDGF Stimulated SMC Migration
Zachary E. PITTSENBARGER Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD/MPH Children with ADHD at Increased Risk for Acute Injury Presentation to the Pediatric Emergency Department
David M. PLANK * Jeffrey M. Pearl, MD Calcium Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Circulatory Arrest in Neonatal Cardiac Myocytes
Kasey A. REYNOLDS * Thomas R. Kimball, MD Cardiac Ventricular Interaction: Do Right Ventricular Hemodynamics Affect the Left Ventricle
Jeremy M. RIEDESEL Jessica A. Kahn, MD/MPH Attitudes About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Pediatricians and Family Practitioners
Justin SMITH ** Raymond Boissy, PhD Assessment of Intracellular Membrane complexes and Vacuoles Characteristic of Melanocytes from Patients with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS)
Michael WOLUJEWICZ Ranjan Deka, PhD

The Role of Phosphodiesterase 4D in Genetic Susceptibility to Ischemic Stroke

The 2004 abstracts are available in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the image below to download it for free.

2003 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Monique BETHEL Kathleen Goss, PhD Modulating Expression of the APC Tumor Suppressor Using RNA Interference
Robert J. BROWER III Ronald W. Millard, PhD (Joel J. Schultz, PhD) Probing Adrenergic Function of the Failing Hamster Heart: Neuronal Norepinephrine Release, Uptake-1 Pump, and Receptor Mediated Effects
Timothy M. FERNANDES ** David A. D’Alessio, MD Regulation of Visceral Afferent Nerves by Glucagon-like Peptide-1
Mandeep Singh GHUMAN ** Gurjit Khurana Hershey, MD/PhD Role of Methylation in Trafficking of Stat6
Saulius GIRNIUS David Williams, MD The Role of Rac1 and Rac2 in Antigen Presentation and Lymphocyte Activation by Dendritic Cells
Jodi M. GRANDOMINICO Carl J. Fichtenbaum, MD The Incidence and Prevalance of Elevated Blood Pressures in HIV Infected Persons on Antiretroviral Therapy
Lisa Kaplan GRAY Thomas P. Shanley, MD Cell-Specific Regulation of TNF-Induced Activation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway by IL-10.
Michael GRAY John Bissler, MD, Susan Pinney, PhD Role of Uranium in Mutagenesis of the PKD1 Gene in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Mark A. GRIFFITHS ** James E. Heubi, MD Cross Sectional Study of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Children Exposed to Chronic Corticosteroid Therapy
Kristin M. HAIGHT Thomas R. Kimball, MD Is Arterial Dysfunction Evident in Obese Pediatric Patients?
Scott A. JOHNSTONE II Jeffrey M. Pearl, MD Calpain Inhibition Reduces Myocardial Cellular Injury and Myocardial Stunning During Hypoxia And Reoxygenation Associated With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Jessica L. KAVANAUGH Jessica A. Kahn, MD Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Self-testing vs. Clinician-testing in Adolescents
Scott J. KING Timothy P. Cripe, MD Biodistribution and Tumor Specificity of a Multimutated Adenovirus
Samir PARIKH ** Prasad Devarajan, MD Carnitine Pretreatment Reduces Apoptosis and Prevents Ischemic Acute Renal Failure.
Tiffany PICKUP Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD/MPH Maternal Perceptions of Mental Health Screening in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Kellie RATH Jill Huppert, MD Differences in Clinical Presentations of STIs and UTIs in Adolescent Females
Judd STORRS Kenneth L. Weiss, MD Computer Tomography (CT) Brain Prescriptions in Talairach Space: a New Clinical Standard
Jennifer A.TESAR * Jeffrey A. Whitsett, MD Role of Midkine in Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling
Chet R. VILLA * Harvey S. Hahn, MD PKCα Activation is Protective Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

The 2003 abstracts are available in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the image below to download it for free.

2002 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Jason H. BELL* Jeffrey M. Pearl, MD Calpain Inhibition Decreases Ischemia-Reperfusion Induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction by Decreasing Endothelin-1 in Neonates
Collin M. BURKART Philip N. Howles, PhD Altered Metabolism of Postprandial Lipoproteins Leads to Diet Induced Obesity in Carboxyl Ester Lipase (CEL) Knockout Mice
C.W. DEBROSSE* Marc E. Rothenberg, MD/PhD Induction of resistin-like molecule beta (RELMb) by respiratory allergen, IL-4, IL-13, and STAT6 in experimental asthma.
Timothy S. DUERLER David D'Alessio, MD Thrittene (S-13) Expression in the Gastric Mucosa
K. Chad HILTY Harvey S. Hahn, MD Evidence For Enhanced Ischemic Preconditioning Through Combination dPKC-Inhibition and ePKC-Activation
Gregory S. HUANG Brad W. Warner, MD Serum After Small Bowel Resection: Effects on Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Brooks KEESHIN Therese Zink, MD/MPH Hispanic mothers' comfort about domestic violence screening compared with other routine screening questions
Geoffrey RECHENBERG Eric Gruenstein, PhD Decreased frequency of synchronized cytoplasmic calcium oscillations in an in vitro network of cortical neurons following chronic, but not acute, lithium treatment
Keith R. RIDEL Joeseph S. Solomkin, MD Human Neutrophil Peroxide Production in Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor-a (TNF-a) is Enhanced by Adherence to a Microvascular Endothelial Cell Monolayer in vitro
David E. SOLARZ Thomas Kimball, MD/FACS Right ventricular myocardial strain and strain rate in post-operative tetralogy of Fallot patients: the elusive goal of evaluating right ventricular function
Shaun M. STICKLEY Karl Matlin, PhD Deposition of Laminin-5 During Epithelial Cell Polarization
Judd STORRS Kenneth L. Weiss, MD Clinical Brain MRI prescriptions in Talairach space: Technologist and Computer Driven Methods
Anish WADHWA Joseph Clark, PhD Creatine Treatment and Diagnosis of Patients With Creatine Transporter Deficiency
Matthew WYLIE Frank Sharp, MD Blood Genomics of Stroke

2001 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
David BARGNESI Gurgit K. Khurana Hershey Elucidation of the Interleukin-13 Receptor Alpha 2 Promoter
Suzanne BENNETT Thomas E. Bell Clinical Assessment of an Artificial Catheterizable Stoma (Vesicostomy Button) for Use in Urinary Retention - A Pilot Study
John BRADSHAW John H. Greinwald, Jr. Mutations in the Connexin 26 Gene Among Bangladeshi with Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment: A Pilot Project
James BRUNS David Y. Hui Genetic Differences in Neointimal Hyperplasia in Response to Vascular Injury
Jared HAGAMAN Cora Ogle Pharmacological Modulation of Generalized Inflammatory Response in Hepatocytes by Prolactin
Matt HARRIS David L. Butler Effects of Cell Density on Collagen Alignment in Mesenchymal Stem Cell-seeded Collagen Gels Used for Tendon Repair
Selena Eldora HEMAN-ACKAH Clinton H. Joiner A Comparative Study of Pain Management in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis within the United States and West Africa
William Andrew JENKINS* Fred A. Luchette Hypoxia is Not the Sole Cause of Lactate Production During Shock
Travis KIDNER Andrew Lowy & Joanna Groden Identification of Protein Partners of the APC Tumor Suppressor
Robert J. O'BERT Michael J. Linke Interactions of Pneumocystis carinii with Alveolar Macrophages
James H. PAXTON* Per-Olaf Hasselgren Interleukin-10 Activates the Transcription Factor C/EBP and the Interleukin-6 Gene Promoter in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Randall T. RUST John D. Wyrick Osteoporosis Management: DEXA Scans and Biochemical Markers Used as Guidelines for Initiation of Treatment
Erin SMITH Alan B. Storrow Quantifying Time Savings Using Point-of-Care Emergency Department Cardiac Marker Testing: Is it Really Faster?
Timothy P. WELCH Mary Allen Staat Epidemiology of Varicella in Hamilton County, Ohio Pre- and Post-Licensure of the Varicella Vaccine