| Participant | Project title | Mentor | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Halyko | Preclinical evaluation of SPARC in combination with chemotherapy for treatment of neuroblastoma (NB) using subcutaneous NB xenografted mice | Susan Cohn, M.D. | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Brittney Hanerhoff | Economic impact of AlloDerm® on prosthetic breast reconstruction/ The use of 3D imaging in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery | Terence Myckatyn, M.D. | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |
| Breck Jones | Factors influencing satisfaction of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain | Jonathan dela Cruz, M.D. | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| GaToya Jones | Patients’ knowledge of their medication regimens in the SIU Memory and Aging Clinic | Tom Ala, M.D. | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Megan Logsdon | Bone marrow-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) in cell-based therapies for epithelial ovarian cancer | Mary McAsey, Ph.D. |
SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Katie Lowry | Changes in core body temperature, brown adipose tissue activity and leptin due to weight loss in obesity | Lisa Neff, M.D. | Northwestern University Comprehensive Center on Obesity, Chicago, IL |
| Ryan McCarty | Inflammation and primary open-angle glaucoma: an investigative look into low molecular weight hyaluronic acid induced expression of cytokines | Paul Knepper, M.D., Ph.D. | University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL |
| Christian McNeely | Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database to compare long term survival benefit of mitral valve repair versus mitral valve replacement | Christina Vassileva, M.D. | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Andrew Mitchelson | Patient demographics and risk factors in pediatric distal humeral supracondylar fractures | Khaled J. Saleh, M.D. and Brooke Robinson, MPH | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Rachel Wang | Correlation of the scratch collapse test (SCT) with electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS) in evaluation of upper extremity nerve compression syndrome | Michael Neumeister, M.D. |
SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Arianna Welch | Multispectral image processing of localized scleroderma using the dermatology morphea registry | Heidi Jacobe, M.D. | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
| Craig Wilson | Patient and hospital demographics in pediatric distal humerus supracondylar fractures: data from the KID | JKhaled J. Saleh, M.D. and Brooke Robinson, MPH | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |
| Clare Zimmerman | Collection of umbilical cord blood for the isolation, banking, and use of stem cells in research | Mary McAsey, Ph.D. | SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL |