Summer Research Projects 2012
| Student | Mentor | Area | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Allen | Erica Person Mark Cohen |
Cancer | Evaluation of Withaferin-A in the Treatment of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma |
| Evan Ball | Andrew Godwin | Cancer | Applications of microfluidic technologies for diagnostic and personalized medicine in molecular oncology |
| Brandon Barnds | Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy | Cardiology | Restrospective study analyzing cardiac computed tomography exams for various parameters which are not normally acquired during normal CT reading |
| Garrett Barton | Mark Cohen | Cancer | Evaluate the efficacy of KU-655 or one of its analogues in a xenograft model of TNBC in nude mice |
| Bennett Berning | Kenneth Peterson | Biochemistry | Regulation of Human β-globin Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells |
| Samir Bhakta | Dhaval Bhavsar | Plastic Surgery and Burns | Quality Indicators in Burn Patients |
| Kevin Campbell | Mitzi Scotten | Pediatrics | Adherence and MBTI Personality Type in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis |
| Josh Cleveland | Udayan Apte | Pharm/Tox | Role of O-linked b-N-acetylglucosamine conjugation on acetaminophen (APAP) induced acute liver failure (ALF) |
| Sarah Dickes | Laura Martin | Neuroscience | Analyzing the association between impulsivity, nicotine addiction, and obesity, and the effect of this association on decision-making using functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| Luke Frager | Kirk Miller | Radiology | Assess the impact of newly implemented pre-procedure screening, contrast dose reduction and increased hydration policies in UKH patients receiving iodinated contrast for CT imaging |
| Eric Funk | Russell Swerdlow | Neurology | Ketone Bodies as a Brain Energy Source |
| Matthew Gayed | Jeffrey Burns | Neurology | Resting State and Functional Health in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging: The impact functional health has on the "default mode network" and its relation to the development of Alzheimer's disease |
| Alicia Gingrich | Mark Cohen | Cancer | Evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of XL 184, vandetanib, and vandetanib conjugated with HS in an in vivo murine xenograft model of MTC using human medullary cancer DRO81-1 cells that metastasize to the lung, liver and spleen |
| Thomas Greaves | Brian Andrews | Plastic Surgery | Developmental Delay in Deformational Plagiocephaly |
| Armand Heyns | Abhijit Lele | Anesthesiology | Incidence and Impact of Obtaining Routine and Emergent Bed-side Portable Chest X-Rays in Neurocritical Care |
| Jared Hodgson | Gary Hinson | Radiology | The use of ultrasound to diagnose meniscal injuries |
| Casper Hu | Buddhadeb Dawn | Cardiology | Assessment of Left Ventricle Diastolic Function late after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement |
| Anee Sophia Jackson | Brian Andrews | Plastic Surgery | Outcomes in facial Trauma: A Retrospective Analysis |
| Charles Jehle | Dhaval Bhavsar | Plastic Surgery and Burns | Assessing impact of alcohol intake on burn patients |
| Julia Johnson | Julie Wei | ENT | Use of ketoralac in recovery room after pediatric tonsillectomy |
| Monica Johnson | Steven Simpson | Pulmonary | Determine if pulmonary hypertension correlates with clinical outcomes in severe sepsis |
| Tyler Kaplan | Paul Camarata | Neurosurgery | Moyamoya Disease in Patients with Down Syndrome |
| Cara Katzer | Dianne Durham | ENT | Spontaneous Discharge of Auditory CNS in Rat Tinnitus Model |
| Clay King | Mark Cohen | Cancer | Evaluation of the efficacy and toxicity of novel HSP90 C-terminal inhibitors (KU-457 and KU-58) on the inhibition of growth of MDA-MB231 triple negative breast cancer cells |
| Taylor Kinney | Beth Levant | Pharm/Tox | Examine the effects and interactions of dietary n-3 PUFAs and acutely administered DHA in an animal model of pediatric TBI to determine whether either might have potential benefits in humans |
| Mark Koehn | Kirk Miller | Radiology | Assess the effectiveness of the newly implemented KUMC standard imaging policy to decrease radiation exposure levels in patients undergoing CT scans |
| Hallie Kretsinger | Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy | Cardiology | Does poket revision reduce the rate of infection and hematoma in patients undergoing maintenance, revision, or replacement of their pacemaker of ICD? |
| Kirill Lipatov | Loren Berenbom | Cardiology | Electrophysiology: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Pacemaker Lead Extraction Database |
| Isaiah Logan | Ajay Nangia | Urology | Public interest in a non-steroidal male oral contraceptive pill: an exploratory survey |
| Zachary Macchi | Richard Barohn | Neurology | A Multi-Center Screening Trial of Safety and Efficacy of Rasagiline in Subjects with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) |
| Nathan Mendoza | Hartmut Jaeschke | Pharm Tox | Estabhishing a Human Model for Bile Acid Effects on Hepatocytes |
| Daniel Mettman | Merlin Butler | Psychiatry | Using array comparative genomic hybidization and advance bioinformatics to analyze the deletions, duplications, and SNPs of DNA to contribute to the understanding of the genetic modifications of individuals with PWS and correlate with the clinical phenotype |
| Whitney Michaels | Fariba Behbod | Pathology | The use of in vivo DCIS model to study the molecular mechanisms responsibel for the progression of DCIS to IDC |
| Philip Montgomery | Kelli Valdez | Pathology | |
| Joseph Moore | Mark Redick | Radiology | Positive Predictive Valve of Breast MRI and Impact on Clinical Decision Making Regarding Surgical and Chemotherapeutic Management of Breast Cancer Patients |
| David Murphy | Kirk Miller | Radiology | Evaluate and assess the effect of newly implemented procedures designed to reduce the amount of radiation exposure |
| Taylor Myers | Buddhadeb Dawn | Cardiology | Improvement of Left Ventricle Diastolic Function after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement |
| Rachel Myers | Julie Wei | ENT | Pediatric Recurrent Croup and Relationship with Dietary Habits |
| Reginald Nguyen | Heather Anderson | Neurology | Alzheimer's disease in adult patients with Down Syndrome |
| Michael O'Bryan | Paul Arnold | Neurosurgery | Retrospective reviews of prospectively collected series of patients suffering traumatic unstable upper thoracic spine fractures |
| Monica O'Hanlon | Dhaval Bhavsar | Plastic Surgery and Burns | Management of End of Life Issues in Major Burn Injury Patients |
| James Odum | John Stanford | Physiology | Develop a unilateral rat model by optimizing the cortical lesion protocol as it affects tongue motility and tongue force |
| Michael Perry | Buddhadeb Dawn | Cardiology | Evaluation of diastolic function in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and combined chemoradiotherapy for lymphomas and breast cancer |
| Trang Pham | Ossama Tawfik | Surg Path | A Study to Evaluate the Potential Impact of Telecytology of Cell block Preparations from Pap Smears on Improving Efficiency |
| Clare Prohaska | Joseph Tash | Physiology | Effects of a weightless environment on the female estrous cycles in adult C57B1/6J female mice |
| Rachel Quaney | Mark Cohen | Cancer | Symptomatic hypocalcemia correlates with final intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels in patients with hyperparathyroidism having multi-gland disease |
| Peter Reisz | Randolph Nudo | Neuroscience | Syndrome of the Trephined: Development of a Novel Animal Model to Study Pathophysiologic Changes in Mice |
| Daniel Rhoades | Terence McIff | Orthopedics | Effect of Vancomycin on Inhibition of In vitro Growth of Osteosarcoma Cells |
| Marc Roth | Andrew Godwin | Cancer | Deciphering the specific markers expressed in non-small cell lung cancer-derived exosomes |
| Omar Samarah | Shelby Fishback | Radiology | Building an educational tool that instructs faculty, residents, and medical students to use the data from a case to author a teaching file within the RSNA Teaching File System (TFS) |
| Tarek Shaath | Ossama Tawfik Kim Templeton |
Surg Path | The MDM2-MTBP axis in cancer metastasis |
| Daniel Sisk | Terence McIff | Orthopedics | Shoulder Instability as it Relates to Glenoid Labral and Capsular Properties |
| Guerin Smith | Brian Andrews | Plastic Surgery | |
| Jennifer Strande | Cary Savage | Neuroscience | Differences between healthy weight and obese individuals in African American females |
| Kelly Stumpff | Brian Andrews | Plastic Surgery | Next-generation exome sequencing of patient-parent-triads |
| Lilly Varner | Kapil Bhalla | Cancer | Mechanism of action of auranofin on patient-derived CLL cells before and on treatment with auranofin |
| Devdutta Warhadpande | Dhaval Bhavsar | Plastic Surgery and Burns | Test the functional recovery and degree of scarring in patients who suffered full-thickness burns on their hand and upper extremity treated with Integra |
| John Weitlich | Terence McIff | Orthopedics | Effect of an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Delivered by Nebulizer on Lung Pathology after Triolein-Induced Fat Embolism in the Rat |
| Kyle Werth | Kirk Miller | Radiology | Determine the rate of contrast-induced nephropathy before and after newly implemented KUH guidelines |
| Keegan Zuk | Hao Zhu | Biochemistry | Generation and Initial Characterization of a Novel Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease |
| Bradley Chapman | Peter Van Veldhuizen | Cancer | Circulating microRNA profile in prostate cancer |
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