Jefferson Summer Research Program: Potential Projects
February 20, 2015
DERMATOLOGY
Students interested in research with the Department of Dermatology should contact the Jefferson
Dermatology Society (Jordan.Wang@jefferson.edu).
GENETICS
Principal
Investigator
Douglas Hooper
Contact
Douglas.Hooper@jefferson.edu
Project Title
Immunomodulation in cancer; understanding the
genesis and function in the brain of
immunomodulatory M2 monocytes that infiltrate
malignant astrocytomas
Checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer (collaboration
with Dr. Bo Lu)
*Projects are built around students’ individual
interests*
OBGYN
Principal
Investigator
Jason Baxter
Vincenzo
Berghella
Contact
Project Title
Jason.Baxter@jefferson.edu
Gynecologic Transvaginal Ultrasound Training for
OB/GYN Residents
Current practice of blood volume approximation and
utility of an educational training session on blood
loss estimation for Labor and Delivery staff
Vincenzo.Berghella@jefferson.edu
Recent Changes in the Incidence of Cervical Cerclage
Acceptance of Universal Cervical Length Screening in
Women with Prior Preterm Birth
Pregnancy Health Interview Study (NIH-NICHD
AHRQ Administered by Boston University)
Prevention of Preterm Birth with a Pessary in Twin
Gestations (PoPPT)
Prevention of Preterm Birth with Pessary Study
(PoPPS)
Prematurity Database
Pre-pregnancy BMI and cerclage success
Rupsa Boelig
Rupsa.Boelig@jefferson.edu
Universal cervical length screening for preterm birth
prevention and its impact on pregnancy outcomes
Amy Braverman
Amy.Braverman@jefferson.edu
Single Fathers by Choice? An exploration of the
route to parenthood for single men who become
fathers via surrogacy
Does AIDET Training Change Residents' Values
About Patient Care
Positive and Negative Professional Behavior:
Perceptions from a Third Year OB/GYN Experience
Theresa BurcherAbigail Wolf
Abigail.Wolf@jefferson.edu
Obstetric Provider Effectiveness in Increasing
Breastfeeding Intentions
Gregory Fossum
Gregory.Fossum@jefferson.edu
Sigmoid colon adhesions and their effect on
IBS
Alexis Gimovsky
Alexis.Gimovsky@jefferson.edu
Maternal physical activity in women with
PPROM
Outcomes of exposed fetal membranes from
15-24 weeks
Tei index during labor
A randomized, controlled trial of usual labor vs
extended second stage of labor
Teaching patients about Operative Delivery
Meiling Hua
Meiling.Hua@jefferson.edu
Is treatment for chorioamnionitis with
ampicillin/sulbactam(unasyn) a risk factor for
developing neonatal enterocolitis?
Medical Comorbidities and their Impact on
Pregnancy Outcomes
Rebecca JacksonJacqueline Amis
Rebecca.Jackson@jeffesron.edu
Jacqueline.Amis@jeffesron.edu
Predicting Hemoglobin after a Planned Cesarean
Section - A multivariable Approach
Caleb Kallen
Caleb.Kallen@jefferson.edu
Matthew
ManfrediniLowery
Matthew.ManfrediniLowery@jefferson.edu
Rebecca Mercier
Rebecca.Mercier@jefferson.edu
Expression and function of ZFP36 in human corpus
luteal cells
Diabetes in pregnancy: association of glycemic
control and perinatal outcomes
A gynecological curriculum for residents in a
community hospital setting
Pregnancy Planner: Provider Perception and
Usage of Patient-Held Prenatal Healthe
Records
Prediction of HPV Vaccination uptake rates in
women attending an urban family planning
clinic
Use of peanut ball to decrease duration of
active labor in laboring patient
Randomized Control Trial of Peanut ball and
Active Labor in Nulliparous
30-cc vs. 60-cc Foley Balloon in Induction of
Labor
Pregnancy Centering in the Privately Insured
Population
Joseph MontellaAlexander Berger
Joseph.Montella@jefferson.edu
Alexander.Berger@jefferson.edu
Complications in Obese Patients Undergoing
Retropubic Tension-free Vaginal Tape Surgery
for Stress Incontinence
Amanda RomanCamargo
Amanda.RomanCamargo@jefferson.edu
Perinatal outcome of Twin Pregnancies
Complicated by Cervical Insufficiency Before 24
wks Gestation
Corina Schoen
Corina.Schoen@jefferson.edu
Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnancy
Complicated with Hypertensive Disorders
Zolpidem for the management of symptomatic early
labor
Foley with oxytocin versus Foley no oxytocin for
induction of labor (NOFOX): a randomized control
trial
Anju Suhag
Anju.Suhag@jefferson.edu
Stuart Weiner
Stuart.Weiner@jefferson.edu
Does the Fetus with Klinefelter Syndrome have
didproportionately long femur bones
Cardiovascular Ultrasound Measurements in
the Human Fetus Database
Caffeine and fetal arrhythmia; could there be a
causitive link?
Decision Making in Prenatal Testing
NIPDT Registry- A Multicenter clinical data
collection of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
test recently introduced to clinical practice
Abigail WolfCatherine Ford
Abigail.Wolf@jefferson.edu
Catherine.Ford@jefferson.edu
JeffHOPE Preceptor Experiences and
Influences on Resident Education
Fetal TEI index and diabetes in pregnancy
Ultrasound indicated cerclage and subsequent
pregnancy outcomes based on type of cerclage
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Principal
Investigator
Beth Duddy
Contact
Elizabeth.Duddy@jefferson.edu
Joseph Curry
Joseph.Curry@jefferson.edu
Adam
Luginbuhl
Adam.Luginbuhl@jefferson.edu
Project Title
Beth Duddy is the clinical research nurse for the
department
Tumor metabolism; translational projects involving
xenografting tumor cell lines into mice, collection
clinical data, immunohistochemical analysis of
tumor specimens
*Students need to be integrated into the project
prior to the start of the summer*
Head and neck cancer
MEDICINE
Principal
Investigator
Raymond Penn
Contact
Project Title
Raymond.Penn@jefferson.edu
Dr. Penn runs the Center for Translational Research
at Jefferson. The Penn lab studies GPCRs and their
role in airway biology.
Tung Chan
Tung.Chan@jefferson.edu
The Chan lab investigates the roles of PI3K/Akt
survival signals and adenosine G-protein-coupled
receptors in heart failure development
Paul Bray
Paul.Bray@jefferson.edu
Dr. Bray is the director of the Cardeza Foundation
for Hematologic Research at Jefferson and the
director of Hematology. The Bray laboratory studies
the role of platelets in cardiovascular disease and
disorders of bleeding and excessive blood clotting.
David Whellan
David.Whellan@jefferson.edu
Dr. Whellan runs the Clinical Research Program in
the Department of Medicine.
PATHOLOGY
Principal
Investigator
Gyorgy
Hajnoczky
Contact
Project Title
Gyorgy.Hajnoczky@jefferson.edu
Evaluate mitochondrial Ca2+ transport in MICU1deficient MEFs and primary cells using fluorescence
microscopy techniques; MICU1 drug targets
Isidore Rigoutsos
Isidore.Rigoutsos@jefferson.edu
Analyze the nuclear sequences of metazoan
genomes to identify lookalikes of mitochondrial
tRNAs; investigate which of these lookalikes show
evidence of transcription
Familiarity of Linux, OSC, Cygwin, or UNIX is
required.
Amity Roberts
Amity.Roberts@jefferson.edu
Renu Bajaj
Renu.Bajaj@jefferson.edu
Validation of FISH (fluorescence in-situ
hybridization) probes
Erin Seifert
Erin.Seifert@jefferson.edu
Investigating the role of mitochondrial thioesterase
loss in cardiac dysfunction in female mice, in
particular, increased permeability transition pore
opening
Comparing different commercial antimicrobial
susceptibility panels for consistency (as part of a
clinical trial)
Proof-of-concept study, comparing current practice
identification and antimicrobial susceptibility
testing to a single platform
Guiyun Zhang
Guiyun.Zhang@jefferson.edu
Seeking teaching assistants for the physician
assistant anatomy course over the summer
UROLOGY
Principal
Investigator
Contact
Costas Lallas
Costas.Lallas@jefferson.edu
Project Title
Evaluation of combined TRUS (trans-rectal
ultrasound)/MRI fusion prostate biopsy in prostate
cancer diagnosis