Previous MPEE Participants

2001
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Alyssa Dalton Complimentary & alternative medicine research project-Bloomington Sharon Hull, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Janda Forristall Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota
Scott Gilmore Effects of immune enhancing formula on infection Elamin Elamin, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Lilla Gyires Patient compliance in southern Illinois Sharon Smaga, MD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Matthew Hagemeyer Effects of genistein and estrogen Michael Shanahan, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Ben Katholi Studies of viral replication Susan Baker Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Tom Kelly The role of nitric oxide ... in cisplatin ototoxicity Leonard Rybak, MD, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
David Kluge Macrophage expression of interferon-alpha... Mark Francis, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Kristine Mace Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota
Paul Mann Effects of dietary soy isoflavones... Timothy O'Connor, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Marcia McCann Vestibular and ocular motor function in children with ADD Marian Girardi SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Diana Mitchell Impact of neonatal and social risks on cognition... Kimberly Espy, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Cathy Moewe Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota
Rachel Reutter Statewide study of the uninsured Paul Sarvela, PhD SIUC, Carbondale, IL
Loretta Scism Neurological development of infants... Kimberly Espy, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Christy Shanks Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Paget disease and Alzheimer's disease Virginia Kimonis, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Michael Sherrow Estrogen's possible protective effect... Robert Struble, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Joshua Smith Cortical development in the preterm infant Kim Espy, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Benjamin Stevens NexGen complete knee device outcome study D. Gordon Allan, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Claudine Truong Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota
Jillian Tyler Effects of maternal breast milk in preterm infants Kimberly Espy, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Laurie Wager Engineering of new bacterial expression vector... Jianjun Wang, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Brian Wheatley Creating a behavioral model of chronic tinnitus in lab animals Carol Bauer, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Eric Williams Centrosome hyper-expression in acute leukemia Wilkelman/Dorsey, MD University of Cincinnati

 

2002
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Ketan Amin The dorsal cochlear nucleus and its relationship with tinnitus Carol Bauer, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Ashraf Darwish Mortality and adverse events in congenital heart disease patients Emile Bacha, MD University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ryan Gobble Heart rate variability as a marker of mental workload during simulation-based training in neonatal resuscitation Louis Halamek, MD Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Ryan Lakin Serum titanium levels in patients with nonmodular versus modular hip prosthesis Gordon Allan, MD/Rita Trammell, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Christopher Lee A functional MRI study of subjects recovered from hemiparetic stroke Steven Cramer, MD University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jeffrey Link The genomics of intimal hyperplasia in vein grafts William Quist, MD, PhD Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, MA
Cecelia Powless Occurrence and treatment of travel-related diarrhea in a cohort of travelers Janak Koirala, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Cozumel Southern Neuropsychological profiles after brain surgery: a comparison of children with epileptogenic lesions or nonepileptogenic tumors Douglas Nordli, Jr., MD/Maxime Kuroda, PhD Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Ericka Stone Breaking down the barriers to healthcare: a latino perspective Jaime Estavillo, PhD Guatemala

 

2003
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Thomas Butler Multiple acute stroke syndrome: marker of embolic disease? Alison E. Baird, MD, PhD., MPH National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Lindsay M. Jackson Examining the role of estrogen in Alzheimer's diease and other neurological disorders: an assessment of the expression of estrogen receptors in specific regions of the brain in female mice Mary McAsey, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Raymond W. Pryor, III Exploring alternative risk factors in cases of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis that required laproscopic cholecystectomy Marsha Ryan, MD, JD, FACS Carbondale, IL

 

2004
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Nicole Collins Effects of N-acetylcysteine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in renal transplantation Timothy O'Connor, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
John Frisbee Artificial vision for macular degeneration Harvey Fishman, MD, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Todd Gerberi Does oral D-methionine provide otoprotection from cisplatin as effectively as intraperitoneal D-methionine? Kathleen Campbell, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Lisa Harris The effects of radiation on the rat bone Ted Bateman, PhD Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Brent Jones Clinical predictors of mild traumatic brain injury Demetrios Kyriacou, MD Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Karla Kossler Prenatal tobacco exposure: perinatal risks Kimberly Espy, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Michael Morris The prevalence of chloroquine-resistant malaria in The Gambia, West Africa Ruth Woods, PAC./Sandra Shea, PhD The Gambia, West Africa
Jeremiah Smith The role of A20 in diabetic vaculopathy Gautum Shrikhande, MD Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Gregg Sydow Estrogen modulation of apolipoprotein E (ApoE): cell-specific expression of apoE in vitro Mary McAsey, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2005
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Naurin Ahmad Assessment of vitiligo characteristics among populations with and without autoimmune disorders: an epidemiologic study Amy Paller, MD Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Katie Guignon The effect of curcumin on cisplatin ototoxicity Leonard Rybak, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Rebecca Hook The effect of estrogen on neuroglial activation following long term estrogen deprivation Mary McAsey, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Susie Ireland Carrier frequency for the IVS14+1 G>A mutation among unaffected individuals of Puertorican ancestry Michael Schneider, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Josh Knolhoff The changing pediatric healthcare system of South Africa Geoff Moller, MD Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Sarah Linn Standardized technique for wound measurement of the diabetic foot using ultrasound Peter Cavanagh, PhD The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Sapa Pham Evaluation of inflammatory cytokine profiles in the tears of patients with ocular surface disease Stephen Pflugfelder, MD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Gwen Redwood Visibility of malignant thyroid incidentalomas on computed tomography scans Kevin Coakley, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Susie Rhee Buttock tissue response to sitting load interpreted by a 3D finite-element model with true anatomical structure John Kim, MD Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Jonathan Roberts A genetic analysis of polymorphisms in the Fc receptor of monocytes and its correlation to clinical presentations of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children Michael Tarantino, MD University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL
James Rybak The role of egr-1 in ischemia reperfusion Michael Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2006
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Junaia Carter Can genotype predict T-wave alternans in patients at risk for fatal ventricular
arrhythmias?
Shawn Robinson, MD/Stephen Gottlieb, MD University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Nicole Dunlap Delineation of phenotypes and genetic markers in young overweight children using a family based association study Katherine Christoffel, MD, MPH Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
John Hornick The role of beta-catenin in esophageal cancer Richard Battafarano, MD, PhD Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Tony Jeanmenne The development, testing, and implementation of a Web-based prediction model for distinguishing benign from malignant vertebral fractures by magnetic resonance imaging feature analysis John Carrino, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Whitney Luke Kids heart advantage: efficacy and correlation of health education Karen Baur, MD/Yvonne Pellerin, RN Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL
Matthew Minn Driving and dementia: a review of Missouri House Bill-1536 Thomas Meuser, PhD/David Carr, MD Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Sania Raza IRF-5 genetic expression and microarray analysis in inflammatory bowel disease Judy Cho, M./Laura Harell, MD University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL
Melissa Schleeper An aqueous-venous bypass in a rabbit model for the treatment of primary open
angle glaucoma: a pilot study
Steven Shields, MD Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Sarah Starnes Functional status comparison of nursing home residents: United States and Germany Sherry Robinson, PhD, RNCS. SIU-SOM, Springfield/Stuttgart, Germany
Trent Steidinger Elucidating the pathogenesis of Devic's disease Doug Kerr, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Holly Steiner Dissecting the biology of tissue regeneration using the zebrafish, Danio rerio, as a model system Matthew Goldsmith, MD Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Lacey Ufkes The impact of parents' health literacy on communication of the medication history in the ED setting Stephen Porter, MD, MPH, MSc Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Adree Venatta In vitro transdifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into dopaminergic neurons Craig Cady, PhD Bradley University, Peoria, IL

 

2007
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Rachel Ade The extraction of ions from a solution using a novel material: an animal study Bradley Schwartz, DO SIU SOM, Springfield, IL
Tyler Allison The effect of rituximab on CSF B- and T-cells in pediatric opsoclonus myoclonus Michael Pranzatelli, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Katherine Avery Do T regulatory cells isolated from TB-infected mice proliferate when they are stimulated by dendritic cells infected with M. tuberculosis? Kevin Urdahl, MD, PhD University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
John Hulsen Bicycles and tricycles: comparing new preconditioning parameters on the attenuation of flap ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rate model Michael Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Christopher Lawrance The role of epidermal growth factor in pneumonia-induced sepsis Craig Coopersmith, MD Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Valerie Mazzocco The use of rapamycin to reduce the severity of breast capsular contracture formation after augmentation mammaplasty Michael Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2008
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Nadia Ali Cross border HIV/AIDS program among Nepali migrants and their families in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai Hemal Shroff, PhD/Sandra Shea, PhD Mumbai, India
Adam Andruska Improving network analysis and post-stimulus time histogram calculation of patterned neural networks to understand information coding Gregory Brewer, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Jennifer Bunch Prevention of cisplatin ototoxicity by transplatin Leonard Rybak, MD, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Melinda Carter Postmortem detection of abused drugs in bone John Murphy, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Benjamin Chia Anatomic relationship of dorsal K-wire pins to extensor tendons in closed reduction percutaneous pinning of distal radius fractures and of K-wires to the anterior interosseous nerve in olecranon tension-band wiring of olecranon fractures Steven Glickel, MD St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Deena Chihade Development of a novel Matrigel-based assay for assessment of lymphangiogenic potential inflammatory mediators, growth factors, and cytokines Sophia Ran, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Samantha Dial Diffusion perfusion mismatch in acute ischemic stroke Jin-Moo, Lee, MD Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Kimberly Dubois Immunology of preeclampsia: effect of type-1 pro-inflammatory cytokines on expression of the transcription factor GCM1 and placenta growth factor in human trophoblast Donald Torry, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Bethany Kearns Expression of Ubc9 enzyme in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Sophia Ran, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Laura McEnerney Production of tolerance in hindlimb transplantation in rats Michael Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Richard Meyerholz Development of a prototype system to control acoustic stimulus presentation and assembly of a tinnitus-like acoustic stimuli bank Jeremy Turner, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Lisa Shah The effects of cimetidine and P450 inhibition on endothelin actions in closure and dilation of the ductus arteriosus Jeff Reese, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Katherine Thompson Longitudinal assessment of treatment efficacy for Travelers' diarrhea Janak Koirala, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2009
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Alexander Claussen An investigation into how long D-methionine delivery can be delayed post noise exposure and still provide protection from permanent noise induced hearing loss Kathleen Campbell PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Shannon Curry Mechanism of tumor recurrence and enhancement of metastatic spread due to low-dose regimen of chemotherapy Sophia Ran, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Eliza Davis Interplay of child's personality and parental personality as moderators of peer victimization Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Luke Freiburg The use of four biomarkers: IL2ra, TNFr1, IL-8, and HGF in the analysis of dermal biopsies of acute graft versus host disease Marna Ericson, PhD University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, MN
David Houser The role of vascular endothelial growth factor in the migration of umbilical cord blood stem cells toward ovarian cancer cells Craig Cady, PhD Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Kristina Lynch Clinical presentation of peer victimization: a discussion of symptoms that should lead to psychiatric referrals in a patient's treatment plan Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Reem Nubani Multicenter review of outcomes and risk factors for infants requiring mechanical circulatory support following heart transplantation Elfriede Pahl, MD Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Matthew Rutz GPR30 mediation of estrogen stimulated triple negative breast cancer tumors Elizabeth Peralta, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Jessica Sampias Characterization of the cytotoxic effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) transduced with reporter and/or therapeutic genes Mary McAsey, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Stephanie Shinn Weight-based peer victimization: coping behaviors that contribute to eating and weight disorders Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Chris Stephenson A searchable, hyperlinked, dynamic, metalloprotein clinical database Eric Niederhoffer, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Nate Wetter Taylor Convergent signaling in neuronal networks Gregory Brewer, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2010
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Timothy Ade Examine the benefits of vascularized skin substitutes using Stro-1+ adipocyte-derived adult stem cells and keratinocytes seeded onto MTF acellular dermal membrane Michael W. Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Shalini Bhattacharya Sleep disturbance during the menopausal transition in a multi-ethnic community sample of women Howard M. Kravitz, DO, MPH Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, IL
Bryan Glaenzer Primum non nocere: an investigation into the cytoprotective effects of D-methionine on kidney cells treated with iodinated contrast agents Bradley F. Schwartz, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Michael Guignon The association of electrocardiogram low voltage myocardial infarctions with heart failure and poor prognosis Stuart Frank, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Anand Haryani The survivors taking action and responsibility (STAR) research project Aarati D. Didwania, MD Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago, IL

Jeff Hassenflug

Residential assessment instrument/minimum data set analysis of nursing homes in England

John Gladman, MD/Don Scott, MD

Nottingham, England/SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Kara McCoy Physical activity and psychosocial outcomes for breast cancer survivors: factors influencing long term adherence to physical activity Laura Q. Rogers, MD, MPH SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Rosemary Owusu Effects of DEAF-1 on cell cycle and apoptosis in prostate cancer cells Jodi I. Huggenvik, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Aisha Pitts The effects of genotypes on the brain, specifically child behavior Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Michael Ruebhausen A quantitative cComparative analysis of auditory brainstem response electrode arrays in Rattus norvegicus Carol Bauer, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Emily Tignor

Apoptotic potential of peritonealcarcinomatosis after hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
Impact of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) on PPARgamma and apoptosis of colon cancer cells, potential peritoneal metastasis

Wolfgang Dubiel, MD/Beate Rau, MD/Sandra Shea, PhD

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany/SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL

Amanda Velazquez Promoting nutrition education of medical students Reed Berger, MD University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Chicago, IL

 

2011
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Cathy Feller Pupil dilation as an endophenotype and its relation with prosocial and externalizing behaviors Lisabeth DiLalla, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Aisha Franklin Role of the median preoptic nucleus in hemodynamic responses to cocaine Mark Knuepfer, PhD Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Benjamin Henkle Hypertension in southeastern Ghana: an investigation of prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and risk factors Edem Agamah, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield (data collection - Agbozume, Ghana)
Jonathan Ken Improving transition to independence in adolescents with PKU through increased Phe monitoring Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Deborah Kerrigan

The effects of culturing both CD 138 positive and negative cells in fibroblasts derived from a patient with multiple myeloma and the genetic changes within the fibroblasts of that patient Michael Tomasson, MD Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Jeremy Kulacz Effect of hyperthermia on matrix metalloproteinase activity in the ischemic injured brain Chen Xu Wang, PhD Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Katherine McKenna Patient outcomes after hand fractures: comparing conservative management and operative treatment Michael Neumeister, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Alex Michael Changes in cortical thickness in moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury P. Tyler Roskos, PhD Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Amanda Rabideau Do mice expressing an activating mutation in the luteinizing hormone receptor develop ovarian carcinomas? Prema Narayan, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL

Taylor Reid

An investigation of vulnerability to bone disease in the institutionalized intellectually disabled Jeffrey I. Bennett, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Michael Swong Factors influencing procedure selection and surgical outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus patients undergoing mitral valve corrective operations Christina Vassileva, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Robert Tennill The effect of intellectual disability on stress levels: a study of allostatic load Jeffrey I. Bennett, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Kirk Thompson Long-term consequences of single and multiple exposure concussive brain injury (CBI) in mice predisposed to Alzheimer disease pathology Rich Clough, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Laura Wardwell Impact of glycemic control on clinical outcomes for diabetic patients admitted to non-critical care internal medicine and family practice hospital services Michael Jakoby, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Susan Yanick

Involvement of the subthalamic nucleus in motivational processes

Christelle Baunez, PhD/Rich Clough, PhD

Universite de Provence, Marseille, France
Kristopher Yoon Exploring measures of metabolic activity in growth hormone receptor knockout versus wild type mice, specifically in liver and skeletal muscle tissues, to confirm the results of calorimetry Robert Struble, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Cathy Yu Determining efficacy of pre-loading D-Met to prevent permanent noise induced hearing loss Kathleen Campbell, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2012
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, MD 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, MD 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, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
GaToya Jones Patients’ knowledge of their medication regimens in the SIU Memory and Aging Clinic Tom Ala, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Megan Logsdon

Bone marrow-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) in cell-based therapies for epithelial ovarian cancer Mary McAsey, PhD 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, MD 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, MD, PhD 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, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Andrew Mitchelson Patient demographics and risk factors in pediatric distal humeral supracondylar fractures Khaled J. Saleh, MD/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, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Arianna Welch Multispectral image processing of localized scleroderma using the dermatology morphea registry Heidi Jacobe, MD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Craig Wilson Patient and hospital demographics in pediatric distal humerus supracondylar fractures: data from the KID Khaled J. Saleh, MD/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, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2013
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Kate Blanquart The effect of pre-operative characteristics and intra-operative findings on untoward events and outcomes in cataract surgery David Vollman, MD VA St. Louis Health Care System, St. Louis, MO
Adam Cross Use of thymidine-induced bone marrow-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) in cell-based cytotoxic therapies for epithelial ovarian cancer Mary McAsey, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Scott Geiger A molecular analysis of the fibrotic response in ovarian cancer Karen Hales, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Tyler Griebel Incidence of thrombosis in children following cardio-thoracic surgery with chylothorax: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database (NIS) Michael Tarantino, MD Illinois Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute, Peoria, IL

Anna Grindy

Patient and hospital demographics in pediatric slipped capital femoral epiphysis: data from the National Inpatient Sample Khaled J. Saleh, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Samantha Nguyen An epidemiological study of pediatric knee arthroplasty Khaled J. Saleh, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Ashley Norton The effects of ultrasound directed delivery of encapsulated chemotoxins and siRNA on metastatic melanoma cell lines Kenneth Watkin, PhD Beckman Institute, Urbana, IL
Justine Nuguid The effects of Tcf3/Tcf4 on tumor growth in squamous cell carcinoma Hoang Nguyen, PhD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Kate Swaggerty An epidemiological study of pediatric total hip arthroplasty Khaled J. Saleh, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Brian Tillis

Extreme users of the ED and the circumstances behind the year after year overuse Jonathan dela Cruz, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Lacey Wood Beeting diabetes: A deeper look into nitrate supplementation for decreasing symptoms of prediabetes Chirstopher Bell, PhD Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Tian Zhang Effects of hypoxia and the activation of the NFkB pathway on fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, transcription factor GCM1, and placental growth factor in human trophoblast Donald Torry, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2014
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Austin Beason Analyze intraobserver and interobserver MRI assessments of shoulder labral injuries Charlie L. Cox, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Patrick Fitzgerald Potassium-evoked glutamate release in the hippocampus and hypothalamus of GHRKO mice Erin Hascup, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Michael Ginnetti Risk of early revision of primary TJA in patients with metabolic syndrome Khaled J. Saleh, MD/Sonia Vasdev, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Grace Hile

Does increased serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin induced in rats by excess vitamin D reflect impaired vitamin K status and decreased bone mineralization? Christopher Masterjohn, PhD/Duncan Ferguson PhD University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Alexander Kurdi Thirty day re-admission rates and socio-economic status: support network, and discharge planning for orthopedic surgeries conducted at Memorial Hospital Khaled J. Saleh, MD/Tony Tzeng SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Brittany Koch Decision making in the NICU Beau Batton, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Kyle McCullough Oncologic efficacy and disease-free survival for video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and thoracotomic lobectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study Stephen R. Hazelrigg, MD/Theresa M. Boley, RN SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Kyle Morgenstern Analyzing cognitive data to develop a predictive model for at-risk schools – a project within the Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health (Collaborative) Tracey Smith, PHCNS-BC SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Benjamin Voss Investigation of the effects of ASA score, cognitive function measurement, and different post-operative medications on thirty-day readmission rates Khaled J. Saleh, MD/Sonia Vasdev, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Erik Wright A study to assess primary outcomes on consecutive hip fracture patients who underwent surgery within 48 hours compared to >48 hours after implementation of hip fracture protocol Khaled J. Saleh, M./Sonia Vasdev, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2015
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Alexandra Barger Validation of an eastern equine encephalitis virus protocol on the Applied Biosystems 7500 FAST PCR system Christopher Harmon, MS Rhode Island Department of Health Laboratories, Providence, RI
Brian Cacioppo Mechanism of action for transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with treatment resistant depression Jeffrey I. Bennett, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Atif Cheema Gastric secretions causing ureteral dilation: a murine model Bradley Schwartz, DO SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

Allen Ghareeb

Validation of a parent questionnaire on nutrition and physical education Tracey Smith, DNP SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Christina Goehl Assessing nuclear pyruvate metabolism using MRS and NMR spectroscopy of [2-13C]-pyruvate Owen Carmichael, PhD/Ping He, PhD Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Rae Leonor Gumayan Enhancing health care access for at-risk newborns in Springfield Beau Batton, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Matthew Kresca Does short-term exposure to growth hormone early in life induce immediate and lasting changes in fat composition and gene expression? Andrzej Bartke, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Gordon Ruan Comparing the quality of life of patients with palmar hyperhidrosis before and after thoracic sympathectomy based on the level removed: a retrospective study Stephen Hazelrigg, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL

 

2016
Participant Project title Mentor Location
Matthew Cleveland Investigation of circadian rhythm and metabolic changes in Alzheimer’s disease mice Erin Hascup, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
James Collins Identifying common failure modes in central venous catheter placement James Duncan, MD, PhD Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Jeffrey Gross Exploration of the human kinome helps to identify biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for rhabdoid tumors Simone Sredni, MD, PhD Children’s Research Institute, Chicago, IL

Ha Hatley

Cellular and molecular basis of herpes simplex virus (HSV) latency after initial infection: the role of HSV-1 immediate early (IE) protein, ICP-27, in restricting productive HSV-1 infection in primary sensory neurons, thus leading to latent infection Todd Margolis, MD, PhD Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Aileen Portugal What effect does progesterone have on gene expression in the arcuate nucleus of female rats? Lydia Arbogast, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL
Kelly Roth Tinnitus severity and gray matter: a characterization of subgroups Fatima Husain, PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Aaron Sul Type 2 diabetes mellitus involvement in glutamate neurotransmission, cognitive decline, and early presentation of Alzheimer’s disease pathology Erin Hascup, PhD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL
Seena Tabibi The relationship of LCN2 and squamous cell carcinoma: tumorigenic or non-tumorigenic Hoang Nguyen, PhD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Matthew Weber Evaluating volume of salvageable penumbra through computerized tomography perfusion imaging in acute stroke Augusto Elias, MD, DDS SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL