The 30th 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, NIA, NCI, NIDDK(DULCE) the Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence, and The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science. 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. Sola Olopade, Funmi Olopade, David Meltzer, Valerie Press, Rachel Wolfson, Erika Claud, and Arshiya Baig, 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 recognized for their excellence. The Pritzker School of Medicine would like to congratulate these second-year medical students:
The Joseph B. Kirsner Research Award for Excellence
Adnan Askari
Mentor: Justin Kline, MD
Evaluation of the PTPN1/2 Inhibitor AC484 in Combination with CAR-T Therapy in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
The Sigma Xi Award for Impact on Society
Olivia Christensen
Mentor: William Parker, MD,
of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Access to Transplantation Among US Deceased Donor Kidney Candidates
The Brain Research Foundation Award for Neuroscience
Kenneth Wang
Mentor: Royce Lee, MD
Electrophysiological Measures of Error Processing Following Low-Dose LSD Administration
Healthcare Delivery Science Award
Alec Jacobson
Mentor: Elbert Huang, MD, MPH
The Formation and Impact of Goals in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Overall Excellence in Scientific Quality, Content and Ability to Respond to Questions in the Performance of Research in Clinical or Social Sciences
Sean Smith
Mentor: Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Features in Black and White Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy
Gabrielle Sudilovsky
Mentor: Sarah Ackroyd, MD, MPH
Racial Disparities in High-Grade Uterine Cancer: Socioeconomic Status Does Not Bridge the Gap
Overall Excellence in Scientific Quality, Content and Ability to Respond to Questions in the Performance of Research in Basic Science
Aishwarya Atmakuri
Mentor: Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD
Characterizing the Spatial Distribution and Function of Regulatory T Cells in Localized Prostate Cancer
Vivianna Camarillo Guenther
Mentor: Benjamin Shogan, MD
Nutritional Prehab to Prevent Colon Cancer Recurrence: The Role of Bacterial Collagenase and MMP9
Overall Excellence in Scientific Quality, Content and Ability to Respond to Questions in the Performance of Research in Applied Science
Emily Guernsey
Mentor: Debra Stulberg, MD, MAPP
Is Medicaid Expansion Associated with Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity?
Kiara Revels
Mentor: Victoria Barbosa, MD, MPH
Knowledge and Attitudes About Hairstyling Products, Practices and Health in Black Women with Alopecia
Honorable Mention for Excellence
Marcus Allen
Mentor: Aravind Athiviraham, MD
The Impact of State Policies on High School Athlete Health and Safety
Alice Bai
Mentor: Nita Lee, MD, MPH
Self-Identified Supportive Care Needs of Patients with Advanced Stage Cervical Cancer
Solomon Egbe
Mentor: Jason Strelzow, MD
Influence of Interlocking Screw Configurations on Postoperative Outcomes in Tibial Shaft Fractures
Jacob Fries
Mentor: Harita Shah, MD
Assessment of Neighborhood-level Social Determinants of Health Impacting PrEP Uptake Among Latina/x/o Adults in Cook County, IL
Samantha Kwock
Mentor: Julie Chor, MD, MPH
Labor and Delivery Expectations and Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients and their Partners
Summer Reyes
Mentor: Anna Volerman, MD
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and School Stock Albuterol Utilization in a State-Wide Program
Nicole Robinson
Mentor: Daniel Ginat, MD, MS
CT Radiomics and Machine Learning for Differentiating Benign and Malignant Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Hillary Schiff
Mentor: Sonia Kupfer, MD
Investigating the Role of Secondary Bile Acid Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer Risk
Sahil Sethi
Mentor: Lewis Shi, MD
Deep Learning-Based Detection of Anterior-Inferior Glenoid Labrum Tears