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
Jenny Kanter, PhD
SOI/SOD: Basic mechanisms of diabetic kidney disease
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Shaun Jackson MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: B cell mechanisms in lupus nephritis
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Susan Wong MD, MS
SOI/SOD: Temporal changes in healthcare values and preferences among patients approaching kidney failure
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Susan Wong MD, MS
SOI/SOD: Patient education about kidney failure treatments
| Project Type: Health Services Research
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)
Sherry Chao MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Retrospective study: Effect of iron supplementation on risk of postpartum depression
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Mike Crowder MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Molecular Genetic Approaches Towards a Better Understanding of Hypoxic Cellular Injury
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Chris Fortenbach MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Photoswitch-Mediated Vision Restoration
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Fenton McCarthy , MD
SOI/SOD: Surgical Outcomes Following Complex Thoracic Aortic Reconstruction
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Thomas Rea MD,MPH
SOI/SOD: Resuscitation from cardiac arrest
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Tracy Tylee, MD
SOI/SOD: Risk of Hypothyroidism Following Hemithyroidectomy
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Maya Sardesai MD, M.Ed
SOI/SOD: Craniofacial Trauma Quality Improvement
| Project Type: Quality Improvement
Maya Sardesai MD, M.Ed
SOI/SOD: Simulation training in Otolaryngology
| Project Type: Medical Education
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
Valerie Daggett, PhD
SOI/SOD: Development of a Soluble Toxic Oligomer Assay for Detection of Frontotemporal Dementia
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Chris Su MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Financial Barriers to Cancer Care
| Project Type: Health Services Research
(Project support, not a stand-alone project) Cynthia LeRouge, PhD
SOI/SOD: Project Support for Students (not a project)
| Project Type: Health IT
Kavita Khaira, MD
SOI/SOD: Retrospective Review of Patients Diagnosed with Transthyretic Cardiac Amyloidosis within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Ione Fine, PhD
SOI/SOD: Measuring neural responses to food cues using fMRI
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Ione Fine, PhD
SOI/SOD: The neural locus of amblyopia
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Katelyn Kotlarek, PhD
SOI/SOD: Infants with Cleft Palate
| Project Type: Clinical Research
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)
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
Benjamin Gern, MD
SOI/SOD: Tuberculosis immunology
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Alisa Kachikis MD, MS
SOI/SOD: Maternal immunizations in low- and high-risk pregnancies
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Fred Buckner, MD
SOI/SOD: Antibiotic Drug Discovery
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Erin Gillespie MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Wearable Activity Monitoring Substudy in the NRG-CC014 PREEMPT Trial
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Winston Vuong, MD
SOI/SOD: Predictors of oncologic emergencies, treatment toxicity, and treatment resistance
| Project Type: Bioinformatics and clinical research
Kylie Ebner, DO and Ashley Dennis, PhD
SOI/SOD: Perceptions of Rural Healthcare Medical Education
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
Jonathan Tang, PhD
SOI/SOD: AI Models of the Physical Structure of Awareness
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Jonathan Tang, PhD
SOI/SOD: Developing a mouse model to study conscious awareness
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Jonathan Tang, PhD
SOI/SOD: AI-driven design of intracellular sensors for live cell applications
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Kris Hendershot, MD
SOI/SOD: Care Trajectory for Older Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
| Project Type: Clinical Research
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
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)
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
Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Tfh lymphoma characterization by flow cytometry using PD1, ICOS, CXCR3, and CXCR5
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: The role of the microenvironment in Hodgkin lymphoma in the elderly
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Kelly Michaelsen MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Improving Perioperative Care and Safety by Engineering Hardware and Software Solutions
| Project Type: Clinical Research
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
Brandon Maust, MD
SOI/SOD: Inflammation Associated with FTC/TDF for HIV Prevention
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Carolyn Wang, MD
SOI/SOD: Optimization of imaging follow up in cancer patients
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Matthew Kronman MD, MSCE
SOI/SOD: Measuring the impact of an outpatient pediatric antimicrobial stewardship intervention
| Project Type: Health Services Research
Jacqueline Hobbs MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Creating QIPS Culture: Learning from Other Psychiatry Programs
| Project Type: Quality Improvement and Medical Education
Angela Hanson, MD
SOI/SOD: Dementia prevention and brain lipid metabolism
| Project Type: Clinical Research
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
Cindy Lin, MD
SOI/SOD: ExerciseRx project on digital health physical activity support
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Jonathan Fromm MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: The role of the microenvironment in Hodgkin lymphoma in understanding disease relapse
| Project Type: Clinical Research
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
Jerod Skyberg, PhD
SOI/SOD: Immune response to bacterial infection
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Lisa Erlanger, MD
SOI/SOD: Weight Inclusive Healthcare
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
Kathy Li MD, MS
SOI/SOD: Interfacility transfer of older adults: outcomes and opportunities for improving patient-centered care
| Project Type: Health Services Research
Evelyn Fang MD, MPH, MS
SOI/SOD: Improving Consumer Vaccine Records
| Project Type: Discovery (Research)
Brian Cherrington, PhD
SOI/SOD: Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies in the Female Reproductive Tract
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Mollie Grow MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Promoting health care careers for diverse youth in primary care settings
| Project Type: Medical Education
Cory Simpson MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Epidermal barrier formation and dysfunction in genetic blistering diseases
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Stuart Shankland, MD
SOI/SOD: Podocyte Injury and Hypertrophy in Systemic Illnesses that Cause Glomerular Hyperfiltration
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Alexi Matousek MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Development and Evaluation of a Video-Based Surgical Skills Curriculum for Medical Students
| Project Type: Medical Education
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
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
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
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
Karen Colorafi, PhD
SOI/SOD: Identifying patients through retrospective electronic medical record review with opioid exposure
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
Ronald Kwon, PhD
SOI/SOD: Causal genes underlying genetic risk for osteoporosis
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Lisa Force MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Global cancer literature review
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
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)
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
Valerie Copie, PhD
SOI/SOD: Investigating the biochemical and metabolic changes underlying cellular development and disease.
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Deborah Stenkamp, PhD
SOI/SOD: Development of Color Vision
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Jonathan Mosser MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Systematic reviews to inform global health burden estimates
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
Sid Venkatesh, PhD
SOI/SOD: Discovery of microbiota-responsive chemosensors in the gut
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Mehmet Kurt, PhD
SOI/SOD: Foundational AI Models for Interpretable Neuroimaging
| Project Type: Clinical Research
James Geyman, MD
SOI/SOD: Behavioral health needs at an small urban indian center
| Project Type: Community Health
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
David Koelle, MD
SOI/SOD: Immune response to infection and vaccines
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Swati Shree, MD
SOI/SOD: Remote monitoring of postpartum hypertension.
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Stephen Smith, PhD
SOI/SOD: Signal transduction in Pediatric medicine
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Javeed Shah, MD
SOI/SOD: Understanding inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease.
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Anna Ratzliff MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference ECHO Impact Evaluation
| Project Type: Health Services Research, Medical Education
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
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
Catherine Carbone, PhD
SOI/SOD: Harnessing Dendritic Cells to Power Cancer Immunity
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Rachel Salit, MD
SOI/SOD: Blood Count Recovery Following Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Myelofibrosis
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Ana Weil MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Epidemiology of human metapnuemovirus and human endemic coronaviruses in hospitalized adults
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Nellie Bruns, PhD
SOI/SOD: Translational heart failure and cardiac physiology
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Kelsey Eitel, MD
SOI/SOD: Comparison of GnRHa efficacy in gender diverse youth
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Anna Ratzliff MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Collaborative Care Evidence Base Review
| Project Type: Integration (Literature Reviews)
Janelle Clauser, MD
SOI/SOD: How carcinogenic is the profession of firefighting?
| Project Type: Medical Education
Sara Jane Webb, PhD
SOI/SOD: Medication use in children with autism : relation to behavior and biomarkers
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Rui Li, PhD
SOI/SOD: Defining and Measuring High-Impact Chronic Pain in Youth
| Project Type: Literature Review
Rachel Bender Ignacio MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: HIV and Comorbidities
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Cristy Garza-Mayers MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Research in Pediatric Dermatology
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Brody Foy, PhD
SOI/SOD: Machine learning and data analysis for improving blood test interpretation
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Daniel Seung Kim MD, PhD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Use of smartphone applications to promote physical activity
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Erin Gillespie MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Testing a Screening Strategy for the NRG-CC014 PREEMPT Trial
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Jenny Wright, MD
SOI/SOD: Implementation of Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs) across 3rd year clerkships in a large medical school
| Project Type: Medical Education
Barbara Lam, MD
SOI/SOD: AutoRELATE: Teaching Machines to Recognize Meaningful Connection in Clinical Encounters
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Adam Kuczynski, PhD
SOI/SOD: Leveraging AI and Large Language Models to Create Simulated Patients for Training Mental Health Professionals
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Paul Drain MD, MPH
SOI/SOD: Advancing Rapid Diagnostics for HIV, TB, and other infectious diseases
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Jamie Takayesu, MD
SOI/SOD: Hormone therapy in elderly men receiving radiation for prostate cancer
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Nathan Cross, MD
SOI/SOD: AI Monitoring of Radiology Clinical Workflows.
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Jack Brzezinski MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Epigenetic biomarkers of tumor development in Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome
| Project Type: Bioinformatics
Julia Mattson MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Parenting in ADHD and Regulation of Emotion (PARE)
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Melinda Pierce, MD
SOI/SOD: Descriptive Study of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis in Children with Prader Willi Syndrome
| Project Type: Clinical Research
Rameshwar (Ram) Rao, MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Design of a multicellular tissue engineered model of osteosarcoma
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Andres Barria, PhD
SOI/SOD: Modulation of Neuronal Properties by a Novel Wnt Signaling Cascade
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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
Juliane Gust, MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Immunotherapy for brain tumors
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Justin Bullock, MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Longitudinal Study of Identity Safety in Subspecialty Fellows
| Project Type: Medical Education
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
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
Sebastian Tong, MD
SOI/SOD: Building Research Engagement through the WWAMI region Practice and Research Network
| Project Type: Community Health
Maya Sardesai, MD
SOI/SOD: Optimization of simulation education for otolaryngology procedures
| Project Type: Medical Education
Alexandra Collis, MD
SOI/SOD: Exploring the impact of a rapid response note template and cognitive aid.
| Project Type: Medical Education
Marco Pravetoni, PhD
SOI/SOD: Translation of vaccines and antibodies for treatment of substance use disorders and overdose
Kathleen Kieran, MD
SOI/SOD: Mentored Research in Pediatric Urology
| Project Type: Health Services Research
Brandon Hadland MD, PhD
SOI/SOD: Developmental hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Bonnie Lau, PhD
SOI/SOD: Auditory brain development and neurotech devices
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Neel K. Bhatt MD
SOI/SOD: Neuromuscular changes in the aging larynx
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Weston Powell PhD, MD
SOI/SOD: Circadian Rhythms of Gene Expression in Asthma and Airway Disorders
| Project Type: Translational Research
Stephen Smith, PhD
SOI/SOD: Molecular biology of Autism
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
Heather Gustafson, PhD
SOI/SOD: Exploring the role of IL-18 in immunotherapy response
| Project Type: Basic Science Research
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