Faculty Mentor Summer Research Project Directory

Faculty Summer Research Projects Directory

For any questions, please contact the Triple I team at somiii@uw.edu 

 

Each Fall, we meticulously curate a catalog of projects from Faculty Mentors interested in collaborating with medical students during the summer quarter.

If you are a medical student in search of research opportunities beyond the III program, please refer to the Research Opportunities page for further details. 

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Projects Not Listed in Directory

Research projects outside of the Directory can fulfill the III requirement if the faculty mentor holds a UWSOM faculty appointment and the projected timeline aligns with Summer 2026. Kindly contact somiii@uw.edu if your faculty mentor lacks a UWSOM faculty appointment or if adjustments to the Triple I timeline for your project are necessary. 

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Jill Johnsen, MD

SOI/SOD: Investigating causes of inherited bleeding

| Project Type: Basic/Translational Research

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Jenny Kanter, PhD

SOI/SOD: Basic mechanisms of diabetic kidney disease

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Shaun Jackson MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: B cell mechanisms in lupus nephritis

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Edward Kelly, PhD

SOI/SOD: Modeling Kidney Function in Health & Disease Using Complex In Vitro Models aka Organs-on-Chips

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Susan Wong MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Temporal changes in healthcare values and preferences among patients approaching kidney failure

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Susan Wong MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Patient education about kidney failure treatments

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Sangeetha Hingorani – Summer Medical Student Research Program in Nephrology, Urology and Hematology Research – NCOR-KUH at the University of Washington

SOI/SOD: Summer Medical Student Research Program in Nephrology, Urology and Hematology Research – NCOR-KUH at the University of Washington

| Project Type: Program (Must apply)

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Sherry Chao MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Retrospective study: Effect of iron supplementation on risk of postpartum depression

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Mike Crowder MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Molecular Genetic Approaches Towards a Better Understanding of Hypoxic Cellular Injury

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Paul Drain MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Clinical research on novel diagnostics for various infectious diseases in LMICs and resource-limited settings

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Chris Fortenbach MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Photoswitch-Mediated Vision Restoration

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Fenton McCarthy , MD

SOI/SOD: Surgical Outcomes Following Complex Thoracic Aortic Reconstruction

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Thomas Rea MD,MPH

SOI/SOD: Resuscitation from cardiac arrest

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Shu Feng, MD

SOI/SOD: Ophthalmic consults

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Tracy Tylee, MD

SOI/SOD: Risk of Hypothyroidism Following Hemithyroidectomy

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Maya Sardesai MD, M.Ed

SOI/SOD: Craniofacial Trauma Quality Improvement

| Project Type: Quality Improvement

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Maya Sardesai MD, M.Ed

SOI/SOD: Simulation training in Otolaryngology

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Sarah Psutka MD, MS, FACS

SOI/SOD: Mapping the intersection of function, frailty, resilience, and cognition in older adults undergoing major surgeries for urologic cancers

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Valerie Daggett, PhD

SOI/SOD: Development of a Soluble Toxic Oligomer Assay for Detection of Frontotemporal Dementia

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Chris Su MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Financial Barriers to Cancer Care

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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(Project support, not a stand-alone project) Cynthia LeRouge, PhD

SOI/SOD: Project Support for Students (not a project)

| Project Type: Health IT

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Kavita Khaira, MD

SOI/SOD: Retrospective Review of Patients Diagnosed with Transthyretic Cardiac Amyloidosis within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Ione Fine, PhD

SOI/SOD: Measuring neural responses to food cues using fMRI

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Ione Fine, PhD

SOI/SOD: The neural locus of amblyopia

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Katelyn Kotlarek, PhD

SOI/SOD: Infants with Cleft Palate

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Christian Razo, PhD

SOI/SOD: Mapping Metabolic Risks in Youth: A Literature Review of Surveys and Studies in the Americas

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Khai Hoan Tram MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Mobility and care engagement for people living with HIV in the Western Cape, South Africa

| Project Type: Public health

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Benjamin Gern, MD

SOI/SOD: Tuberculosis immunology

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Benjamin Aaronson, PhD

SOI/SOD: Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences for Children with Autism and ADHD in the Context of a Summer Treatment Program

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Alisa Kachikis MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Maternal immunizations in low- and high-risk pregnancies

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Fred Buckner, MD

SOI/SOD: Antibiotic Drug Discovery

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Erin Gillespie MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Wearable Activity Monitoring Substudy in the NRG-CC014 PREEMPT Trial

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Winston Vuong, MD

SOI/SOD: Predictors of oncologic emergencies, treatment toxicity, and treatment resistance

| Project Type: Bioinformatics and clinical research

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Kylie Ebner, DO and Ashley Dennis, PhD

SOI/SOD: Perceptions of Rural Healthcare Medical Education

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Jonathan Tang, PhD

SOI/SOD: AI Models of the Physical Structure of Awareness

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Jonathan Tang, PhD

SOI/SOD: Developing a mouse model to study conscious awareness

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Jonathan Tang, PhD

SOI/SOD: AI-driven design of intracellular sensors for live cell applications

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Kris Hendershot, MD

SOI/SOD: Care Trajectory for Older Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Maryam Asif, MD

SOI/SOD: Evaluate the Number of Patients of Childbearing Potential Who Received Emergency Uncrossmatched Red Blood Cells (UNCXM RBC) and Their Alloimmunization Rate Over a 5-Year Period.

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Majid Chalian, MD

SOI/SOD: Radiomics and Artificial Intelligence Across the Clinical Spectrum of Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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William Lack, MD

SOI/SOD: The Septic Arthritis Risk Calculator (SARC): Validation of a Prediction Model for Native Adult Knees In a Nation-Wide Veteran Dataset

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Tfh lymphoma characterization by flow cytometry using PD1, ICOS, CXCR3, and CXCR5

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: The role of the microenvironment in Hodgkin lymphoma in the elderly

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Kelly Michaelsen MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Improving Perioperative Care and Safety by Engineering Hardware and Software Solutions

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Catherine Lee, MD

SOI/SOD: Incidence of abnormal Pap test in female survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with history of hysterectomy

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Brandon Maust, MD

SOI/SOD: Inflammation Associated with FTC/TDF for HIV Prevention

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Carolyn Wang, MD

SOI/SOD: Optimization of imaging follow up in cancer patients

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Matthew Kronman MD, MSCE

SOI/SOD: Measuring the impact of an outpatient pediatric antimicrobial stewardship intervention

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Jacqueline Hobbs MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Creating QIPS Culture: Learning from Other Psychiatry Programs

| Project Type: Quality Improvement and Medical Education

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Angela Hanson, MD

SOI/SOD: Dementia prevention and brain lipid metabolism

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jesse Markman, MD and Negin Nekahi, MD

SOI/SOD: Safety of self discharge in patient receiving moderate sedation for electroconvulsive therapy

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Cindy Lin, MD

SOI/SOD: ExerciseRx project on digital health physical activity support

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: The role of the microenvironment in Hodgkin lymphoma in understanding disease relapse

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Characterization of a Novel Flow Cytometry Assay for B-Cell Lymphomas after Treatment with Anti-CD19 Therapy

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jerod Skyberg, PhD

SOI/SOD: Immune response to bacterial infection

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Lisa Erlanger, MD

SOI/SOD: Weight Inclusive Healthcare

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Kathy Li MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Interfacility transfer of older adults: outcomes and opportunities for improving patient-centered care

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Evelyn Fang MD, MPH, MS

SOI/SOD: Improving Consumer Vaccine Records

| Project Type: Discovery (Research)

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Brian Cherrington, PhD

SOI/SOD: Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies in the Female Reproductive Tract

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Mollie Grow MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Promoting health care careers for diverse youth in primary care settings

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Cory Simpson MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Epidermal barrier formation and dysfunction in genetic blistering diseases

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Stuart Shankland, MD

SOI/SOD: Podocyte Injury and Hypertrophy in Systemic Illnesses that Cause Glomerular Hyperfiltration

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Alexi Matousek MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Development and Evaluation of a Video-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum for Medical Students

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Alexi Matousek MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Implementation and Validation of Same-Day Discharge Protocols Following Robotic Thoracic Surgery: A 2 phase Prospective Study

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Alexi Matousek MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: A Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of TachoSil for Reduction of Postoperative Air Leaks in Robotic Lung Resections

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Alexi Matousek MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Impact of TachoSil Application on Staple-Line Morphology and CT Surveillance Interpretation Following Thoracic Surgery

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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John Blair, MD

SOI/SOD: Coronary Physiology

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Alexi Matousek MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy in Pulmonary Nodules 1.5 cm or Smaller: A Retrospective Outcomes Analysis

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Karen Colorafi, PhD

SOI/SOD: Identifying patients through retrospective electronic medical record review with opioid exposure

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Ronald Kwon, PhD

SOI/SOD: Causal genes underlying genetic risk for osteoporosis

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Jerome Graber MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: retrospective clinical reviews touching on various aspects of neuro-oncology including primary and metastatic brain tumors as well as paraneoplastic disorders, neurosurgical, neuroradiology, oncologic, neurologic, palliative etc.

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Lisa Force MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Global cancer literature review

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Christina Pettan-Brewer PhD, DVM, MS

SOI/SOD: Translating One Health into Education: Knowledge Processes and Community Engagement in the Context of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Eric Chow MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Examination of barriers and facilitators to cancer survivorship care and transition from oncology back to primary care

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Valerie Copie, PhD

SOI/SOD: Investigating the biochemical and metabolic changes underlying cellular development and disease.

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Thomas Heston, MD

SOI/SOD: AI and Large Language Models in Medical Education and Clinical Decision Support

| Project Type: Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models / Generative AI

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Deborah Stenkamp, PhD

SOI/SOD: Development of Color Vision

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Jonathan Mosser MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Systematic reviews to inform global health burden estimates

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Sid Venkatesh, PhD

SOI/SOD: Discovery of microbiota-responsive chemosensors in the gut

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Mehmet Kurt, PhD

SOI/SOD: Foundational AI Models for Interpretable Neuroimaging

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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James Geyman, MD

SOI/SOD: Behavioral health needs at an small urban indian center

| Project Type: Community Health

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Yuzuru Sasamoto MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Maintenance of corneal epithelium (from stem cells to differentiated cells) and development of novel therapies for corneal diseases

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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David Koelle, MD

SOI/SOD: Immune response to infection and vaccines

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Swati Shree, MD

SOI/SOD: Remote monitoring of postpartum hypertension.

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Stephen Smith, PhD

SOI/SOD: Signal transduction in Pediatric medicine

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Javeed Shah, MD

SOI/SOD: Understanding inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease.

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Anna Ratzliff MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference ECHO Impact Evaluation

| Project Type: Health Services Research, Medical Education

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Nassr Nama MD, MSc

SOI/SOD: Management of Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia: Evaluating Antibiotic Therapy Versus Chest Tube in a Multicenter Study

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Nassr Nama MD, MSc

SOI/SOD: Evaluating Renal Ultrasound Use After Infant UTIs: Reducing Overuse and Preventing Harm in Low-Value Care

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Catherine Carbone, PhD

SOI/SOD: Harnessing Dendritic Cells to Power Cancer Immunity

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Leah Marcotte MD, MS

SOI/SOD: Addressing inequities in breast cancer screening among Black women through community-based research approaches

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Rachel Salit, MD

SOI/SOD: Blood Count Recovery Following Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Myelofibrosis

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Ana Weil MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Epidemiology of human metapnuemovirus and human endemic coronaviruses in hospitalized adults

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Nellie Bruns, PhD

SOI/SOD: Translational heart failure and cardiac physiology

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Kelsey Eitel, MD

SOI/SOD: Comparison of GnRHa efficacy in gender diverse youth

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Anna Ratzliff MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Collaborative Care Evidence Base Review

| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)

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Janelle Clauser, MD

SOI/SOD: How carcinogenic is the profession of firefighting?

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Sara Jane Webb, PhD

SOI/SOD: Medication use in children with autism : relation to behavior and biomarkers

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Rui Li, PhD

SOI/SOD: Defining and Measuring High-Impact Chronic Pain in Youth

| Project Type: Literature Review

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Rachel Bender Ignacio MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: HIV and Comorbidities

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Cristy Garza-Mayers MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Research in Pediatric Dermatology

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Brody Foy, PhD

SOI/SOD: Machine learning and data analysis for improving blood test interpretation

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Daniel Seung Kim MD, PhD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Use of smartphone applications to promote physical activity

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Erin Gillespie MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Testing a Screening Strategy for the NRG-CC014 PREEMPT Trial

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jenny Wright, MD

SOI/SOD: Implementation of Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs) across 3rd year clerkships in a large medical school

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Barbara Lam, MD

SOI/SOD: AutoRELATE: Teaching Machines to Recognize Meaningful Connection in Clinical Encounters

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Adam Kuczynski, PhD

SOI/SOD: Leveraging AI and Large Language Models to Create Simulated Patients for Training Mental Health Professionals

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Paul Drain MD, MPH

SOI/SOD: Advancing Rapid Diagnostics for HIV, TB, and other infectious diseases

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Jamie Takayesu, MD

SOI/SOD: Hormone therapy in elderly men receiving radiation for prostate cancer

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Nathan Cross, MD

SOI/SOD: AI Monitoring of Radiology Clinical Workflows.

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Jack Brzezinski MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Epigenetic biomarkers of tumor development in Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Julia Mattson MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Parenting in ADHD and Regulation of Emotion (PARE)

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Melinda Pierce, MD

SOI/SOD: Descriptive Study of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis in Children with Prader Willi Syndrome

| Project Type: Clinical Research

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Rameshwar (Ram) Rao, MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Design of a multicellular tissue engineered model of osteosarcoma

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Andres Barria, PhD

SOI/SOD: Modulation of Neuronal Properties by a Novel Wnt Signaling Cascade

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Joelle Straehla, MD

SOI/SOD: Proteomic Profiling of the Blood-Brain Tumor Barrier in Pediatric Brain Tumors: Identifying Targets for Enhanced Drug Delivery

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Juliane Gust, MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Immunotherapy for brain tumors

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Justin Bullock, MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Longitudinal Study of Identity Safety in Subspecialty Fellows

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Champak Chatterjee, PhD

SOI/SOD: Combining Chemistry and Molecular Biology To Study Regulation Of the Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 By Reversible Post-translational Modifications

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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John Kang, MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Large language models to detect and characterize bone metastases in radiology reports for enrollment on an interventional phase III trial for radiotherapy

| Project Type: Bioinformatics

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Sebastian Tong, MD

SOI/SOD: Building Research Engagement through the WWAMI region Practice and Research Network

| Project Type: Community Health

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Maya Sardesai, MD

SOI/SOD: Optimization of simulation education for otolaryngology procedures

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Alexandra Collis, MD

SOI/SOD: Exploring the impact of a rapid response note template and cognitive aid.

| Project Type: Medical Education

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Marco Pravetoni, PhD

SOI/SOD: Translation of vaccines and antibodies for treatment of substance use disorders and overdose

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Kathleen Kieran, MD

SOI/SOD: Mentored Research in Pediatric Urology

| Project Type: Health Services Research

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Brandon Hadland MD, PhD

SOI/SOD: Developmental hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Bonnie Lau, PhD

SOI/SOD: Auditory brain development and neurotech devices

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Neel K. Bhatt MD

SOI/SOD: Neuromuscular changes in the aging larynx

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Weston Powell PhD, MD

SOI/SOD: Circadian Rhythms of Gene Expression in Asthma and Airway Disorders

| Project Type: Translational Research

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Stephen Smith, PhD

SOI/SOD: Molecular biology of Autism

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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Heather Gustafson, PhD

SOI/SOD: Exploring the role of IL-18 in immunotherapy response

| Project Type: Basic Science Research

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