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.)

2007 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Jared C. BENTLEY

Joseph Clark, PhD
Neurology (UC)

Effects of Bilirubin Oxidation Products (BOXes) on White Matter Edema Development and Injury Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Nicholas BHOJWANI Mitchell Cohen, MD
Gastroenterology (CCHMC)

The Role of Guanylyl Cyclase C During Intestinal Adaptation.

I-Yuan Joseph CHANG ** Noah F. Shroyer, PhD
Gastroenterology (CCHMC)
Uncovering the Protective Effect of Intestinal Secretory Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Heather FINLAY-MORREALE Jay Johannigman, MD
Surgery/Trauma (UC)
Intentional Firearm Injuries in Women – Looking Beyond the Trauma Registry to Discover Differences in Injuries from Intimate Partners
Jeffrey R. GOLEN D. Woodrow Benson, MD/PhD
Cardiology (CCHMC)
Mutation Analysis of Nkx2.6 Gene in a Cohort of Patients with Conotruncal Defects
Patrick J. HAAS Manoocher Soleimani, MD
Internal Medicine (UC)
Fructose-induced Hypertension is Attenuated   in Mice That Lack the Apical Cl -/HCO 3 - Exchanger Slc26a6
Heather HARTMAN ** Larry Patterson, MD
Nephrology (CCHMC)
Urinary Proteomic Analysis at Termination of Nephrogenesis in Mice
Jonathan HASSEL ** David D’Alessio, MD
Internal Medicine/Endocrinology (UC)
Peripheral Effects of Ex-4 and GLP-1 on Anorexia and Weight Loss
John KPAEYEH Michael Bates, MD/PhD
Gastroenterology (CCHMC)
Hlx Homeobox Transcription Factor Regulation of Genes Required for Enteric Nervous System Development
Kenneth LIU John Bissler, MD
Nephrology/Hypertension (CCHMC)
Genetic Instability and Polycystic Kidney Disease
Susan NUMAN ** Ken Weiss, MD
Radiology (UC)
Multiparametric Imaging of Bone Architecture: a Cadaveric Study.
Robert ORLOWSKI * Bibiana Bielekova, MD
Neurology (UC)
Rolipram Therapy Inhibits Important Immunoregulatory Circuits in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Tejas PATEL Prasad Devarajan, MD
Nephrology/Hypertension, (CCHMC)
Inhibition of the JNK apoptotic signalling pathway as a protective mechanism against renal injury after ischemia
Maria D. REID Charles Caldwell, PhD
Surgery (UC)
Determination of the immune status following trauma
Evan ROLLER Jun-Ming Zhang, MSc/MD
Anesthesiology (UC)
Anti-inflammatory Corticosteroid Reduces Mechanical Pain Behavior, Sympathetic Sprouting, and Elevation of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain
Jessica SMITH Leslie Myatt, MD
Obstetrics/Gynocology (UC)
Effect of Obesity and Diabetes on Nitrative Stress in the Placenta
Jeffrey M. SUTTON * Keith A. Crutcher, PhD
Neurosurgery (UC)
Nogo Receptors Contribute to Parallel Growth of Regenerating Axons on Spinal Cord White Matter
Paul TOSTE Brad Warner, MD
Surgery (CCHMC)
Confocal Microscopy to Evaluate the Angiogenic Response to Small Bowel Resection
Paul S. WEISMAN Lois J. Arend, MD
Path/Lab Med (UC)
SEW-2871 is Toxic to Renal Epithelial Cells at Therapeutic Dose

The 2007 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.

2006 Medical Student Research Fellows (back to top)

STUDENT MENTOR PROJECT TITLE
Tecumseh BRYSON Kathleen Goss, PhD
Surgery (UC)
Regulation of the APC tumor suppressor by lactogenic hormones in the mouse mammary gland
Gregory CARPENTER

Joel Schultz, PhD
Pharmacology/Cell Biophysics (UC)

Involvement Of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase (nNOS) In Cardioprotection Induced By Fybroblast Growth Factor-2 During Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Chris CARSON

James Eliassen, PhD
Psychiatry, Center for Imaging Research (UC)

Anterior Limbic Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder

Elizabeth COHEN

Simon P. Hogan, Ph.D.
Allergy/Immunology (CCHMC)

Eosinophils and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Kyle DONLEY

Rodney Dekoter, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics (UC)

Functional analysis of transcription factor Spi-C in the immune system by gain of function and loss-of-function experiments

Kwame ENNIN

Brad Warner, M.D.
Gen & Thoracic Surgery (CCHMC)

A Quantitative Analysis of Adaptation in Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) (in model organisms) Using an Analysis of Radiological Images

Ryan FARRELL

Eric Gruenstein, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics (UC)

The Roles of NMDA Receptor Subunits on Calcium Oscillations in Neuronal Networks

Justin GIBLER

Manoocher Soleimani, M.D.
Internal Med/Nephrology (UC)

Interaction between CFTR and chloride/bicarbonate exchanger SLC26A6 is essential for HCO3- secretion in the intestine

Constance GONG

Heidi Kalkwarf, Ph.D.
Gen & Comm Peds (CCHMC)

Reference values for bone mass and density of the lumbar spine for children 6-36 months of age

Mike HAZENFIELD

Kenneth Weiss, M.D.
Radiology (UC)

Multiparametric Osteoporosis Imaging; a Cadaveric Study

Christine HEUBI *

Patrick Tso, Ph.D.
Path & Lab Med (UC)

The Role of Cholesterol and Fatty Acids on Intestinal Apo A-IV Synthesis and Secretion

Jennifer JAWORSKI

Thomas Kimball, M.D.
Cardiology (CCHMC)

Relationship of Body Mass Index Rebound and Adverse Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children

Patrick JONES

Jackie Grupp-Phelan, M.D., MPH
Emergency Medicine (CCHMC)

Stage-of-Change Assessment in the Parents of Pediatric Emergency Department Patients with Unrecognized Mental Illness

Jordan KHAROFA

Daniel Woo, M.D.
Dept of Neurology (UC)

Use of SSRI’s and the Risk for Hemorrhagic Stroke

Andrew LEE *

Jose Cancelas, M.D.
Res Div, Hoxworth Blood Ctr. (UC)
Exp. Hematology (CCHMC)

Analysis of the ability of the Rac-specific small-molecule inhibitor (NSC23766) to induce mobilization of human hematopoietic stem cells in a murine model

Maren LUNOE

Brian Saelens, Ph.D.
Behavioral Med/Clin Psychology (CCHMC)

The effect of diet composition on the rate of intra-abdominal fat accumulation in pre-adolescent children

Ryan MAHER

Marc Rothenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Allergy/Immunology (CCHMC)

The effects of eosinophilia and epithelial hyperplasia on symptom expression in eosinophilic esophagitis

Nicholas MCDONALD

Horacio Rilo, M.D.
Surgery (UC)

Inhibition of the p38 pathway during preservation of the pancreas by the two-layer cold storage method protects pancreatic islets against apoptosis prior to transplantation

Erin MEDLIN

Jessica Kahn, M.D., MPH
Adolescent Medicine (CCHMC)

Health Behaviors and Decisions Concerning HIV Testing in Adolescents

Katie MEIER

Mitchell Cohen, M.D.
Gastroenterology (CCHMC)

The role of cGMP in heat stable enterotoxin induced intestinal epithelial cell proliferation

Sheena MUKKADA

Mary Staat, M.D.
Infectious Disease (CCHMC)

Impact of consecutive ova and parasite examinations on detection of intestinal parasites in internationally adopted children

Siddharth MUNSIF

Michael Bates, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastroenterology (CCHMC)

Hlx regulation of enteric smooth muscle gene expression

Mark ONADY

Ephraim Gutmark, M.D.
Otolaryngology (UC)
Maninder Kalra, M.D.
Pulmonary Medicine (CCHMC)

Application of Matlab Digital Image Analysis to Measure Pharyngeal Wall Compliance Background & Significance

Natlie PILGRIM

Ardythe Morrow, Ph.D.
Lisa Martin, Ph.D.
Epid/Biostatistics (CCHMC)

Differences in the Composition of Human Milk in Women with Gestational Diabetes

Julie PULTINAS

Susan Pinney, Ph.D.
Environmental Health (UC)

An exploratory pilot study of the use of the Stunkard figural stimuli scale to predict risk of diabetes, breast cancer, and early breast development

Neelima RAVIPATI

Prasad Devarajan, M.D.
Nephrology (CCHMC)

Early Prediction of Acute Renal Injury Following Cardiac Catheterization

Jonathon SPANYER

Toan Le, M.D.
Orthopaedics (UC)

The effect of surgical approach on restoration of gait after total hip arthroplasty

Haiyang TAO

Matthew Flaherty, M.D.
Neurology (UC)

The effect of warfarin anticoagulation and INR intensity upon hematoma volume in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

Wei WANG

Jill Huppert, M.D. MPH
Adolescent Med (CCHMC)

Developing a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Acute Menorrhagia in Adolescent Females

Denise WHITE

John Greinwald, M.D.
Otolaryngology (CCHMC)

Transcriptional Regulation of Bmp4 in the inner ear

Amit ZACHARIAH

Litsa Kranias, Ph.D.
Pharma/Cell Biophysics (UC)

Effects of a human Inhibitor-1 mutation (G147D) on calcium homeostasis and contractility in adult rat cardiomyocytes

The 2006 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.