Strong Children's Research Center

Summer Training Program

Student Research Topics and Mentors—2006

  • “Yes Means Yes and No Means Maybe: The Accuracy Of Parental Recall in a Population of Young People With Down Syndrome.”  Ashley Amalfi, University of Rochester Medical School; Mentors: Susan Hyman, M.D. and Steve Sulkes, M.D. (Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities)

  • “Prophylactic Phenobarbital Use in Infants after Resolution of Neonatal Seizures:  Survey of Current Practice.”  Whitney Beck,University of Missouri-Columbia; Mentor: Ronnie Guillet, M.D., Ph.D. (Neonatology).

  • “Mapping Acetylation Domains and DNasel Hypersensitive Sites over Erythroid Specific Genes.  Justin Belsky, Michigan State University; Mentor: Michael Bulger, Ph.D.

  • “A Quantitative Synthesis of Social Stories Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities” Jonathan Breidbord, New College of Florida.  Mentors: Tristram Smith, Ph.D. and David McAdam, Ph.D.

  • “Cloning of the Hensin Gene in E.Coli Bector pET-26b and Spodopetera Vector pIEx-5”.  Varun Chowdhry, Upstate Medical University; Mentor: George Schwartz, M.D.

  • “Older Adolescents’ Knowledge About Sexually Transmitted Infections and Perceptions of Newly Recommended and Future Vaccines.”  Sonata Cooper, Emory University; Mentor: Peter Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H. and Christine Albertina

  • “Cell Wall Factors Alter the Macrophage Response to Candida Albicans”.  Michelle Coriddi, Syracuse University;  Mentor: Melanie Wellington, M.D.

  • “Cumulative Oxygen Exposure at 72 Hours Predicts Wheezing in VLBW Infants Without BPD.”  Andrew Dylag, University of Rochester/SUNY Stony Brook Medical School; Mentor: Timothy Stevens, M.D., M.P.H.

  • “Mechanisms of Mechanical Ventilation-Induced Inflammatory and Oxidant Responses.”  Danielle Harmon, University of Buffalo School of Medicine;  Mentor:  Patty Chess, M.D.

  • “A Matched-Pairs Analysis of Music Therapy as a Procedural Support for Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients Receiving Botox Injections.”  Sheau-Yan Ho, Boston College;  Mentor: O.J. Sahler, M.D. and Rosemary Oliva

  • “A Within-Subject Analysis of Music Therapy as Procedural Support for Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients Receiving Botox Injections.”   Karen Tang, Columbia University/SUNY Upstate;Mentor: O.J. Sahler, M.D. and Rosemary Oliva

  • “Developing a Valid Measure of Behavior Assessment for Children with JNCL.”  Rachel Jordan, Williams College; Mentor: Jonathan Mink, M.D., Ph.D.

  • “Increasing Response Diversity in Children with Autism”.  Ivana Kalanovic, University of Rochester;  Mentor: Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D. and Deborah Napolitano, Ph.D.

  • “Automating RNA Comparative Sequence Analysis using Dynalign”.  Josh Keegan, Cornell University and Brown Medical School;  Mentor: Dave Mathews, M.D., Ph.D.

  • “Mechanical Characterization of Primitive Lineage Red Cells from Mice ES Cells”.  Beth Krouse, Haverford College and Jefferson Medical School;  Mentors: Richard Waugh, Ph.D. and James Palis, M.D.

  • “Identification of Genes Upregulated in Acute Leukemia Cells In Vivo in an Allogeneic Post-Bone Marrow Transplant Immune Environment”.  Florence Loo, Case Western Medical School; Mentor: Craig Mullen, M.D. Ph.D.

  • “Clinical Translation of Molecular Genetic Research on Muscle Channelopathies”.  Xingyu (Peter) Luo, Boston University Medical School; Mentor: Ming Qi, Ph.D.

  • “Self-Care and Over the Counter Medications Use Among Adolescents”.  Grant Morris, West Virginia University; Mentor: Jonathan Klein, M.D., M.P.H.

  • “MyD88 Dependent Activation of Type II Alveolar Epithelial cells by Pneumocystis Carinii”.  Keith Olsen, University of Rochester Medical School;  Mentor: Terry Wright, Ph.D.

  • “In Vitro Study of TNF-α Induced IL-8 in TRAF1-Silenced Human A549 Lung Epithelial Cells”.  Alice Shen, Cornell University;  Mentor: Gloria Pryhuber, M.D

  • “CAIV Contributes to Hydratase Activity in the Basolateral Membrane of the Proximal Tubule”.  Mentor: Gurshawn Singh, University of Rochester;  Mentor: George Schwartz, M.D.

  • “Teens’ Use of, And Imagery in, Cyberspace”.  Kathleen Wania, B.S., University of Buffalo Medical School; Mentor: Jonathan Klein, M.D., M.P.H.

  • “Assessment of Impaired Amino Acid Uptake in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Comparison of Prozyme APC Kit to Conventional Indirect Staining Methods for L-System Amino Acid Transporter (LAT-1) Analysis by Flow Cytometry”.  Jillian Warejko, University of Rochester:  Mentor: Raymond Felgar, M.D., Ph.D., George Segel, M.D. and Timothy Woodlock, M.D.