Student Spotlight

Research interest / current research work
I am interested in applying functional genomics to studying how dysfunctions in the cardiovascular system lead to disease

Field of clinical interest
Cardiology

Undergrad institution
University of California, Davis

Research interest / current research work
I am interested in the cellular and molecular links connecting metabolic dysfunction to the development of endocrine and cardiometabolic diseases.

Field of clinical interest
Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Undergrad institution 
Southern Methodist University

Research interest / current research work
The intersection of cancer biology, tumor immunology, and multi-omic data to improve our understanding of the brain tumor microenvironment, use these insights to develop novel pre-clinical models for clinical risk-stratification. 

Field of clinical interest
Neurosurgery or Head and Neck Surgery(ENT)

Research interest / current research work
I work at the intersection of aging & breast cancer and why so many women get large indolent ER+ tumors in elderly age.

Field of clinical interest
Probably medical or surgical oncology.

Undergrad institution
Carnegie Mellon University

Research interest / current research work 
I expand the genetic code so we can control how proteins work using light and using designer small molecule triggers. I also apply similar tools to nucleic acids.

Field of clinical interest
Ophthalmology

Undergrad institution
Franklin & Marshall College

Research interest / current research work 
Very briefly, I am interested in the basis for cognitive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric diseases, particularly in psychosis spectrum disorders like schizophrenia.

Field of clinical interest 
Psychiatry

Undergrad institution
Macalester College

Research interest / current research work
I study functional brain changes across perinatal development and clinical management of pediatric spinal trauma.

Field of clinical interest
Neurosurgery

Undergrad institution
Wayne State University

Research interest / current research work
I focus on studying how T-regulatory cells respond during chronic viral infection

Field of clinical interest
Oncology, Infectious Diseases

Undergrad institution 
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

Research interest / current research work
My PhD work is focused on understanding the role of inhibition in the inferior colliculus (IC) after noise exposure. I am interested in characterizing the fate of transplanted embryonic medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cells in the IC as a means to increase inhibition in naïve and noise-exposed mice.

Field of clinical interest
Surgery

Research interest / current research work
I study how the brain and spinal cord control itch and pain!

Field of clinical interest
Anesthesia (sub-interests: obstetric anesthesia, pain, and addiction medicine)

Undergrad institution
UCLA