2009 Summer Research Program
The 15th Annual Pritzker Summer Research Program proved to be another successful year of scholarship for a large number of second-year students. Funded in part by the NHLBI, NIDDK, and NIA, the Summer Research Program allowed students to work closely with faculty mentors across the clinical, translational, and basic sciences. Thanks in large part to the continued guidance of Drs. Vineet Arora, Eugene Chang, and V. Leo Towle, the Summer Research Program has often given students a platform for ongoing research and a chance to present and publish their work on a national level.
After presenting their work to a panel of faculty judges, the following students were awarded for their excellence at the closing ceremony, held on August 28:
The Joseph B. Kirsner Research Award for Excellence
Tien Dong
Tien Dong
Mentor: Eugene Chang, MD
Butyrate’s Anti-Colon Cancer Properties are
Mediated by microRNAs
The Sigma Xi Award for Impact on Society
Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen
Mentor: Caleb Alexander, MD
Changes in Glitazone Use Among Office
Based Physicians in the United States,
2003-2009
Overall Excellence in Scientific Quality, Content and Ability to Respond to Questions in the Performance of Research in Clinical Science
Kevin Chang
Kevin Chang
Mentor: Vineet Arora, MD
Sleep in Older Hospitalized Patients: Effects
of Disruptions and Perceived Control
Chidubem Iloabachie
Chidubem Iloabachie
Mentor: Benjamin Van Voorhees, MD
CATCH-IT: An Internet Based Prevention
Intervention for Major Depression: Post-
Intervention Outcomes
Mei Zhou
Mei Zhou
Mentor: Plamen Penev, MD, PhD
Effects of Short Sleep on Glucose Regulation
During Diet-Induced Weight Loss
Overall Excellence in Scientific Quality, Content andAbility to Respond to Questions in the Performance of Research in Basic Science
Adam Edelstein
Adam Edelstein
Mentor: John Alverdy, MD
Protective Effects of Tri-Block Copolymers
on In Vitro Models of Bile Acid-Induced
Barrier Disruption
Sara Foley
Sara Foley
Mentor: David Beiser, MD
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Lipid
Resuscitation in a Novel Model of Local
Anesthetic-Induced Cardiac Arrest
Dana Sun
Dana Sun
Mentor: Deborah Lang, PhD
PAX3, CXCR4, and Melanoma:
The Molecular Connection
Honorable Mention for Excellence
- Anthony Bratton
Mentor: Steven Roth, MD
Role of Phosphatases in Ischemic Preconditioning - Clifton Brock
Mentor: Suzanne Conzen, MD
Genome-wide Mineralocorticoid versus Glucocorticoid Receptor DNA Binding Studies
Reveal Limited Overlap - Melanie Clark
Mentor: Scott Eggener, MD
Impact of Warm vs. Cold Ischemia on Renal Function Following Nephron-Sparing Surgery for
Kidney Cancer - Laura Dilly
Mentor: David Glick, MD
Sedation for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation - Corey Henderson
Mentor: Sonia Kupfer, MD
Validation of Genomewide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Associations with Colorectal Cancer
in European- and African-Americans - Matthew Nolan
Mentor: David Meltzer, MD, PhD
Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacogenetic Warfarin Dosing for Patients with Venous Thromboembolism - Sophie Shay
Mentor: Dana Suskind, MD
A Pilot Study of Project ASPIRE: Efficacy Testing of a Parent-Directed Intervention for Underserved
Children with Hearing Loss - Ryan Swearingen
Mentor: Harriet de Wit, PhD
Effects of Personality on the Subjective Response to Alcohol - Joshua Williams
Mentor: Aytekin Oto, MD
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Diffusion- Weighted Imaging Detect Disease Activity in
Patients with Crohn’s Disease
