2007 OSLER TL1 Trainees

2007 OSLER TL1 Year-long Trainees

Kristine Alexander, School of Medicine, Molecular and Medical Genetics PhD program

Mentor: David Farrell, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Pathology

 

Research Project: The role of gamma' fibrinogen in type II diabetes

Alex Foster, School of Medicine, MD, MPH program

Mentor: Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Pediatrics

 

Research Project: Elucidating the reasons for the lower prevalence of children with special health care needs in the Hispanic population

Wilmon Grant, School of Medicine, Neuroscience PhD program

Mentor: Daniel Marks, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Endocrinology

 

Research Project: The effects of maternal high fat diet on hepatic development in the non-human primate.

Maria Nelson, School of Medicine, MD program

Mentor: Craig Newgard, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Terri Schmidt, MD, Professor and Chair, Emergency Medicine

Research Project: The use of opt-out bracelets in resuscitation research
 

2007 TL1 Short-term (12 weeks) Trainees

Shivali Agnani, School of Medicine, MD program

Mentor: James Rosenbaum, MD, Professor, School of Medicine, Medicine, Ophthalmology and Cell Biology, Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases

Research Project: Inflammatory mediators of NOD2 involved in uveitis

Natasha Fewkes, School of Medicine, MD program

Mentor: Daniel Marks, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Endocrinology

Research Project: The impact of maternal nutrition on fetal inflammation during lactation

Evelyn Ford, School of Medicine, MD program

Mentor: Leonardo Pereira, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Research Project: Impact of HIV prevention strategies on HIV-related health outcomes in countries with current adult HIV/AIDS prevalence rates greater than 5%

Laura Rickert, School of Dentistry, DMD program

Mentor: Jack Ferracane, PhD, Professor and Chair, School of Dentistry Restorative Dentistry, Biomaterials and Biomechanics

 

Research Project: Evaluation of the effects of varying eugenol concentrations for a provisional zinc-oxide-eugenol restorative, on bond strength of resin-based restorative materials

Craig Riley, School of Medicine, MD program

Mentor: Tonya Palermo, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management

 

Research Project: Effects of sleep on Anesthesia resident performance

 
Richard McKinney, School of Dentistry, DMD program

Mentor: John Mitchell, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Biomaterials and Biomechanics

 

Research Project: Prevention of nickel ion leakage from NiTi orthodontic wires with an atomic layer deposition coating