Application
Application [doc]
Example of clinical application [pdf] (Student: Patricia Faulkner, Faculty: Peggy Wagner)
Example of basic science application [pdf] (Student: Lacey Adkins, Faculty: David Terris)
Faculty
Faculty
Advisor's Research Plan Form
Student Participants
2004-2008 (w/ abstracts)
If you would like
to participate in the program, please complete the Faculty Advisor's Research
Plan form or email the
Chairman, Thad Wilkins, MD
at twilkins@mcg.edu.
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY2009
(with abstracts posted in PDF)
Student Name |
Mentor |
Department |
Project Title |
Aiyejorun, Ayodeji |
Hamrick, Mark |
Cellular Biology and Anatomy |
Hydrogel Delivery of Myostatin Inhibitors to Enhance Tissue Regeneration |
Amburgy, John |
Dhandapani, Krishnan |
Neurosurgery |
Determination of the Effects of Vanadium Compounds on PTEN Inhibition and Axen Growth in Cultured Spinal Cord Neurons |
Blackwood, Steven |
Lind, Scott |
Surgery |
A Pilot Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Novel Interactive Web-Based Virtual Clinical Scenarios (Virtual People Factory) in Health Professions Education |
Bota, James |
Hess, David |
Neurology |
The effects of multipotent adult progenitor stem cells on stroke-induced perhipheral immunosuppression |
Carter Jr., Robert |
Hu, Tom C-C |
Radiology |
Using Manganese-Enhanced MRI to Monitor Changes in Post-Infarction Myocardial Tissue in the Presence of an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
Chang, Tiffany |
Hill, David |
Cellular Biology and Anatomy |
Mechanism of bone marrow-derived cell mobilization following stroke injury |
Chawla, Dhruv |
Ergul, Adviye |
Physiology |
Effect of diabetes on plasma and brain MMP-9 profile in acute ischemic stroke |
Chen, Lingling |
Bell, Beverly |
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
Chemotherapy induced hepatoxicity in standard risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients on Pediatric Oncology Group protocol 9605 |
Cobb, Carmen |
Kutlar, Abdullah |
Medicine/Hematology/ Oncology/Sickle Cell Center |
Review of VOE and Opiod Use in SCD patients (preliminary to Mu Opioid Polymorphisms as Genetic Modifiers of Pain and Opioid Use in SCD) |
Cochran, Adam |
Hamrick, Mark |
Cellular Biology and Anatomy |
Glutamine Treatment to Enhance Muscle & Bone Repair |
Cowart, Steven |
Hunter, Monte |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
The Impact of Dietary Protein on Bone and Cartilage Regeneration |
Foster, Ashley |
Layman, Lawrence |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
In Vitro Analysis of Human RSPO1 Mutant |
Hsieh, Sun Tso |
Yu, Jack |
Surgery |
The Effects of High-Frequency Low-Amplitude Vibration on Glucose Transport |
Hudson, William |
Stepleman, Lara |
Psychiatry & Health Behavior |
Sex-related communication in multiple sclerosis patients: Factors associated with communication to physicians and partners as predictors of sexual satisfaction |
Johnston, Pace |
Tingen, Martha |
SOM/Pediatrics/GA Prevention Institutes |
CD55 and CD59: Encouraging a predictive, personalized, and participatory approach toward smoking cessation through the advent of new lung inflammation biomarkers with respect to patient expressionof CYP2A6/CYP2B6 nicotine-metabolizing polymorphism variants. |
Lee, Regina |
McNeil, Paul |
Cellular Biology and Anatomy |
The effect of aging on plasma membrane disruptions and capacity for repair in myocytes and osteocytes |
McCall, Daniel |
Tuan, Dorothy |
Biochem. and Mol. Biology |
Isolation and Culture of Erythroid Progenitor Cells from patients with Sickle Cell Disease |
Moore, Ellica |
Pearson-Shaver, Anthony |
Pediatrics |
Early Therapy Effects on Severity of Acute Chest Syndrome |
Norton, Julien |
Jackson, Lana & Terris, David |
Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery & Otolaryngology |
Proteomic Analysis of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancer |
Peterson, Sarah |
Mivechi, Nahid |
Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology &Cancer Virology Group |
Role of Hsp 110 in neuronal protection against age-dependent phosphorylation of tau and neurodegeneration |
Raney, Lauren |
Schoenlein, Patricia |
Cellular Biology and Anatomy |
The Role of Macroautophagy in Letrozole-treated ER+ Breast Cancer |
Richardson, Nicholas |
Edwards, Michael |
Surgery |
Type 4 serotonin receptor expression in adrenocortical tumors and normal adrenal tissue |
Robbins, Richard |
Isales, Carlos |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Regulation of Osteoclastic Bone Resorption by Amino Acids |
Scott, Brandon |
Isales, Carlos |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Impact of Amino Acids on Stem Cell Proliferation |
Sharpe, Lee |
Mellor, Andrew |
Immunotherapy Center |
Induction of IDO by high doses of CpG-ODNs in the murine model |
Shroff, Anjali |
White, Richard |
Pharmacology |
Testosterone stimulates PGE2 release in rat mesentric resistance vessels and stimulates intracellular calcium release |
Snoddy, Mark |
Rosenblum |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Comparison of whole-body vibration (WBV) and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on fibula fractures in mice |
Voss, Kristen |
Bollag, Wendy |
Molecular Medicine and Genetics |
Aquaporin 3 and Phospholipase D2 Expression in Psoriasis |
White, Stephen |
Lyon, Matthew |
Emergency Medicine |
Correlation of M-mode ultrasound movements of the diaphragm to pulmonary function testing in normal subjects |
Yadgarov, Arkadiy |
McCluskey, Lynette |
Neuroscience (IMMAG) |
Neutrophil Dynamics in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration |
Yam, Jennifer |
Wenger, Karl |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
The Effect of Mammalian Citrate Transporter Mutation on the Biochemical Properties of Bone |
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY 2008
(with abstracts posted in PDF)
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department
|
Project Name |
Carlos Isales
|
Medicine
|
GIP and Age-Induced Bone Loss: Correlation Between the Level of GIP Receptor Expression in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Bone Density
|
|
David Terris |
Otolaryngology |
False Negatives of FDG PET/CT and Expression of Glucose Transporters and Hexokinase II in Head and Neck Squamos Cell Cancer |
|
Sylvia Smith |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Exmining the Protective Effects of Deprenyl on Neural Retinal Cells in a Mouse Model of Diabetes |
|
Jeff Mumm |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Targeted Bipoar Cell Ablation in the Zebrafish Retina and Investigation of Mechanisms of Neuronal Regeneration |
|
Mark Hamrick |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Myostatin Inhibitors to Improve Muscle and Bone Regeneration |
|
Jerry Buccafusco |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
Novel Properties of Analogs of Choline for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
|
Darren Browning |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Anti-hypoxic Effects of PKG in Colon Cancer |
|
Peggy Wagner |
Family Medicine |
Numeracy and Colorectal Cancer Screening |
|
Matthew Lyon |
Emergency Medicine |
The Effect of Initial Laboratory Values on Outcome in Sickle Cell Vasocclusive Crisis |
|
Vadivel Ganapathy |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Expression and Function of PMA-G/GPR109A in Mammalian Lung |
|
Tom C.-C. Hu |
Radiology |
Using Manganese-Enhanced MRI to Monitor the Cardioprotective Effects of SEA400 Post-Myocardial Infarction in a Murine Model. |
|
Krishnan Dhandapani |
Neurosurgery |
Effects of Curcumin on Neurological Injury Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
|
Lara Stepleman |
Psychiatry & Health Behavior |
Changes in Quality of Life Among Patients in an MS Center Referred for Aquatics Therapy. |
|
Monte Hunter |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Fibrochondrocyte Proliferation and Cytokine Effects Mediating Differential Healing Responses in Medial and Lateral Meniscus Tears |
|
Karl Wenger |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Retention of Bone in Aging Mice Using Vibrational Stimulation |
|
John Greskovich |
Radiology |
Use of FDG-PET in Determining Response and Prognosis of Radiation Treatment |
|
Adviye Ergul |
Physiology |
Characterization of ET(A) and ET(B) Receptor Functions in Diabetic Rat Middle Cerebral Artery |
|
Gregory Postma |
Otolaryngology |
Protein Expression of p16 and PCNA in Aggressive versus Nonaggressive Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: A Tissue Microarray-based Study |
|
Scott Lind |
Surgery |
The Impact of Virtual Clinical Scenarios and Feedback on Student History Taking and Communication Skills |
|
Puttur Prasad |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Mechanistic Effects of Using Alpha-Methy-L-Trytophan to Arrest the Growth of Cancer Cells |
|
Paul McNeil |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Development of a High-throughput Assay for Studying Muscle Cell Membrane Repair After Injury |
|
Ruth Caldwell |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Role of Arginase in Retinal Inflammation: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy |
|
Wendy Bollag |
Genetics & Molecular Medicine |
Aquaporin 3 and Phospholipase D2 Expression in Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamos Cell Carcinoma |
|
Darren Browning |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Anti-tumor Role of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in Breast Cancer |
|
Hyojin Song |
Vincent Robinson |
Cardiology |
The Utility of Provoked D-dimer Testing Using Exogenous Mini-Dose Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Vitro |
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY 2007
(with abstracts posted in PDF)
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department |
Patricia Schoenlein |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
|
Ellen LeMosy |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
|
Kebin Liu |
BMB |
|
Anil Cashikar |
Molecular Chaperone-Radiology |
|
David Blake |
Synapses-Neurology |
|
Michael Brands |
Physiology |
|
Abdullah Kutlar |
Medicine |
|
Balmural Ambati |
Ophthalmology |
|
Balmural Ambati |
Ophthalmology |
|
Yehia Daaka |
Pathology |
|
Beverly Bell |
Pediatrics |
|
David Lind |
Surgery-Oncology |
|
Karl Wenger |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
|
Ann Becker |
Surgery-Urology |
|
Jack Yu |
Surgery-Plastic Surgery |
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department |
Ifechukwude Nwadei |
Martha Terris |
Surgery-Urology |
Jennifer LaBroad |
Kapil Bhalla |
Cancer Center |
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY 2006
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department |
Kendall Radar |
Mark Hamrick |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Rachel Biemiller |
Mike Brands |
Physiology |
Meredith Holley |
Anne Dorrance |
Physiology |
Devon Patel |
Guy Reed |
Medicine-Cardiology |
Mitzi West |
Balamurali Ambati |
Ophthalmology |
Amanda Dempsey |
Yarbin Dong |
Pediatrics-GPI |
Karen Zimowski |
Oommen Mathew |
Pediatrics |
Melissa Harrison |
Beverly Bell |
Pediatrics |
Jena Taylor |
Paige Ward |
Pediatrics |
Rebecca Poole-Ward |
Karen Carter |
Pediatrics |
Darren Mack |
Scott Lind |
Surgery-Oncology |
Justin Dunn |
Karl Wenger |
Orthopedics |
Alan Blackburn |
Karl Wenger |
Orthopedics |
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY 2005
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department |
John Brown |
Debra Lewis |
Pharmacology |
Tambrea Ellison |
Ellen LeMosey |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Michael Kauffman |
David Munn |
Pediatrics |
Charles Nathan |
Mark Hamrick |
Cellular Biology & Anatomy |
Drew Prosser |
David Pollock |
VBC |
Omar Alexander |
Cesar Borlongan |
Neurology |
Jeremiah Miller |
Paula Barbeau |
Pediatrics-GPI |
Megan Rice |
Beverly Bell |
Pediatrics |
Richard Thomas |
Karl Wenger |
Orthopedics |
Stephen Wells |
Lori Remond |
Pharmacology |
Salman Mian |
Gregory Liou |
Ophthalmology |
Xiaofang Frank |
Wendy Bollag |
IMMAG |
Dustin Calhoun |
Phillip Coule |
Emergency Medicine |
Byron Cook |
Balamurali Ambati |
Ophthalmology |
Dean's Summer Research Fellowship-FY 2004
Student Name |
Mentor Name |
Department |
Courtney Rollins |
Brenner, Michelle |
Pediatrics |
Brad Mitchell |
John Imig |
VBC |
Alyssa Paetau |
Margaret Guill |
|
Azeem Oladunjoye |
Vadivel Ganapathy |
BMB |
Vincent Scoglietti |
Balamurali Ambati |
Ophthalmology |
Fatima Stanford |
Karl Wenger |
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Chris Coppeans |
Amy House |
|
Devak Desai |
Vadivel Ganapathy |
BMB |
Kevin Ikhumetse |
Vadivel Ganapathy |
BMB |
Derek Doran |
Jennifer Pollock |
VBC |
Mattew Grisham |
Peggy Wagner |
Family Medicine |
Craig Colby |
Andrew Mellor |
IMMAG |