| Archived 2006 and 2007 Short Term Training Program Student Abstracts
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| Student Name |
Title |
Mentor Name |
| Abejuela, Harmony |
Determinants of Exercise and Dietary Counseling by Physicians at a Large Low-Income Clinic in Los Angeles County |
Lillian Gelberg |
| Ahdout, Jennifer |
Psoriasis and Obesity |
Melvin Chiu M.D., Jenny Kim M.D. Ph.D. |
| Ahmed, Sameer |
Differential Sensitivity of HNSCC Cell Lines to Cisplatin Mediated Cell Death |
Eri Srivatsan |
| Akroush, Alvera |
Cerebral Aneurysms Hemodynamic Simulations: Effects of Segmentation and Geometric Inaccuracies on Hemodynamics |
Daniel Valentino |
| Amezcua, Ivy |
Incorporating Ethnic Differences in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors into a New Definition for the Metabolic Syndrome in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
Karol Watson |
| Ancheta, Richard |
Inflammatory breast cancer and primary dural marginal zone lymphoma in a 54-year-old woman |
Sara Hurvitz |
| Arboleda, Valerie |
The Effects of Aging on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Adipose Stem Cells (ASC) |
Larissa V. Rodriguez |
| Arnold, Michelle |
Rape Among the Underserved: No Longer Behind A Curtain |
Gail Wyatt |
| Avanesyan, Armine |
Cyclooxygenase-2 Deficiency Protects Livers from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury |
Ana J Coito |
| Barba, David |
Ligament Engineering: Characteristics of Beta Fibroblast Growth Factor Release from a Bioengineered Scaffold |
Benjamin, Wu |
| Bent, Chris |
The Effect of Digital Mammography on Radiologists' Interpretations of Microcalcifications in the Breast |
Lawrence Bassett |
| Bhalla, Amandeep |
Adjacent Level Motion According to Disc Degeneration of the Lumbar Spine using Dynamic MRI |
Larry, Khoo |
| Bhargava, Asha |
Does medical education at UCLA adequately dispel misconceptions about the intrauterine device? |
Angela Chen |
| Bhargava, Asha |
An assessment of the quality of information available online about the HPV vaccine |
Angela Chen |
| Bilezikjian, Mark |
Internet Gambling and Video Gaming: A Survey of UCLA Students |
Timothy, Fong |
| Blanton, Lee |
Chronotropic insufficiency explains exercise intolerance in some patients with permanent pacemakers. |
Chris Cooper |
| Brown II, Ashland |
Reduction in malignancy with use of newer anti-proliferative medications in heart transplant patients |
Jon Kobashigawa |
| Bui, Christopher |
A Comparison of the Effects of Low and High Carbohydrate Diets on Plasma Glucose and Insulin Levels in Normal and Obese Individuals of Vietnamese and Mainland Chinese Descent |
Andrew Drexler |
| Bui, Mary Lou |
Sebocyte stimulation by Propionibacterium acnes induces antimicrobial peptide expression and inflammatory cytokine production via a TLR-dependent pathway |
Jenny Kim |
| Castillo, Maria-Olivia |
Early Intervention Using a PPARgamma Agonist Ameliorates Defective Skeletal Muscle Insulin-Signaling in Intra-Uterine Growth Restricted Adult Female Offspring |
Sherin Devaskar |
| Centeno, Alejandro |
Westside Children's Center Project TLC: Parent's Perception of Early Developmental Screenings and Referral to Services |
Alice Kuo |
| Cespedes, Albert |
Characterization of Semilunar and Atrioventricular Valve Cell-Types Using Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Protein Markers |
Emmanuele Delot |
| Chavez, Tanya |
Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: Understanding their Adult-Centered Healthcare |
Jacqueline Casillas, M.S., |
| Chen, Christine |
Quantification and Localization of Src Tyrosine Kinases in Aortic Myocytes |
Ligia Toro |
| Chen, Christine |
Diagnostic Validity of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Athens Insomnia Scale for Older Adults with Primary Insomnia |
Michael Irwin |
| Chi, Amanda |
Quality of Care and Projected Post-Liver Transplantation Employment Status in Patients Evaluated for Liver Transplantation |
Sammy Saab |
| Chiou, Michael |
Cancer stem cell marker expression in human melanoma cell lines |
Antoni Ribas |
| Chow, Daniel |
CD105+ fraction of human adipose-derived stem cells can differentiate into vascular cells |
Ramin Beygui |
| Correa, Eva |
Why do Physicians Choose to Practice in Medically Underserved Areas? |
Daphne Calmes, M.D. MSHS and Kenneth E. Wolf Ph.D. |
| Covarrubias, Carolina |
The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time and Donor Organ Ischemic Time on the Need for ECMO after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Children |
David Epstein |
| Cross, Cherie |
Oswestry Disability Index versus Neck Disability Index Scores in Lumbar and Cervical Pain Patients |
David E. Fish |
| Damani, Mausam |
Demonstration of Presumed Linkage Disequilibrium in the Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy 1 Candidate Gene Region |
Anthony J. Aldave |
| Dharia, Ajay |
The Effects of Nell-1 on Cell Migration and Intracellular Ion Concentrations |
Ben Wu/Kang Ting |
| Diehl, Joseph |
Development of Post-LASIK IOL Power Adjustment Nomogram for Cataract Surgery |
Levinson, Ralph |
| Dowd, Casimir |
Toe-to-hand transfer for congenital hand deficiencies |
Jones |
| El-Masry, Monica |
A Prospective Study Analyzing the Utility of a Clinical Pathway for the Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis |
Christian de Virgilio |
| Esmende, Sean |
Ligament Engineering: Response of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to High Frequency Stimulation and Uniaxial Stretch |
David McAllister |
| Ezra, Navid |
Analysis of Lifestyle Factors Leading to Obesity in Psoriasis Patients |
Melvin Chiu |
| Farnad, Shahbaz |
Differentiation of MC3T3-E1 Pre-osteoblastic Cells on Two-dimensional Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) Films and Three-dimensional PLGA Scaffolds - A Real-time RT-PCR Study |
Timothy A. Miller |
| Feng, Charles |
Relationship of Pulmonary Function Parameters to Severe Asthma Exacerbations |
Jonathan Corren |
| Fong, Susie |
Colorectal Cancer Education and Screening: A Focus on Korean-American Senior Citizens in Los Angeles Koreatown |
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer |
| Frank, Jonathan |
Osteogenic potential of BMP2 and BMP6: a comparative study of in-vitro differentiation of pMSC genetically modified by a non-viral approach |
David Meyer |
| Gandara, Marla |
A Longitudinal Study of Newly Homeless Youth Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors |
Rosa, Solorio |
| Giuroiu, Iulia |
Identification of the Protein Binding Partners of the H37 Tumor Suppressor Located at the Most Frequently Deleted Chromosomal Region in Lung Cancer |
Juliana Oh |
| Gordon, Josh |
Overlap and Interactions within the Smad 1, 5, 8 Molecular Signaling Pathway |
Karen M. Lyons |
| Grant, Jonathan |
Defining the Incidence and Characteristics of PICC-induced Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in 6,513 UCLA Patients |
Stephen, Kee |
| Gurbani, Barkha |
The Effect of Surgical Intervention on Biomechanical Alignment in the Transverse Plane during Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy |
William Oppenheim |
| Hakimi, Michael |
The effect of NaOH on proliferation and differentiation of MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblastic cells grown on 3D PLGA scaffolds |
George Rudkin |
| Hammon, Rebecca |
Characterization of a Novel Recombinant Enterovirus |
Nancy Halnon |
| Hartman, Bridget |
The Viability of Neighborhood Walking Groups As a Means to Diabetes Prevention and Management in the Low-Income Latino Community of Sun Valley, CA |
Glenn Lopez |
| Hayes, Jennifer |
Percutaneous absorption of topical TGF- beta during fractional photothermolysis |
Ron Moy |
| Hazany, Salar |
Persistent normal basal rates of cerebral oxidative metabolism (CMRO2) of the thalamus after traumatic brain injury despite the presence of coma |
Paul Vespa |
| Hetzer, Nicole |
Novel Quantification of Trabecular Density and Trabecular Thickness in Human Proximal Femur |
Maria-Grazia Ascenzi |
| Ho, Annette |
Improvement in Glycemic Control in Obese, Diabetic Women Following Reduction of Fat Mass With Outpatient VLCD Weight Management Program |
Zhaoping Li |
| Hobson, Suejy |
Foxp3 and Its Role in Inducing Oral Tolerance Through the Generation of Regulatory T-cells |
Talal Chatila |
| Holly, Jessica |
Analysis of Low Chronotropic Index from 1,145 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests |
Christopher Cooper |
| Hsu, Margaret |
Intraoperative radiofrequency ablation of unresectable liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma: long-term results in 50 patients |
David Lu |
| Hsu, Jeffrey |
The role of Liver X Receptor (LXR) in calcification of murine aortic cells |
Yin Tintut |
| Huang, Emily |
Probing Central Noradrenergic Activity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients with Yohimbine and Clonidine - A Pilot Study |
Emeran Mayer, Kirsten Tillisch |
| Huang, William |
Anti-inflammatory effects of a HDL mimetic peptide, D-4F, on arterial walls |
Andrew Watson |
| Huo, Keun-Heng |
X-STOP Implantation For the Treatment of Neurogenic Intermittent Claudication |
Arya Shamie |
| Jarbo, Keith |
Estimating the Proportion of ED Patients that May Benefit from Targeted Screening for Type 2 Diabetes |
Michelle Charfen |
| Jourabchi, Natanel |
Evaluating Outcomes of Cranial Vault Remodeling Surgery for the Craniosynostoses: Using 3D Photogrammetry for Quantitative Analysis |
James Bradley |
| Kalbasi, Anusha |
Surface expression of CD40 on human melanoma and the direct in vitro effects of an anti-CD40 agonist antibody, CP-870,893 |
Antoni Ribas |
| Kaneko, Osamu |
The conditional knockdown of CREB using cre-lox regulated shRNA |
Kathleen, Sakamoto |
| Kazmierski, Brittany |
Increasing Medical Students' Behavioral Health Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Through Curricular Revision |
Margaret Stuber |
| Khadavi, Nicole |
Montelukast as anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic treatment in thyroid associated orbitopathy |
Robert Goldberg, Raymond Douglas |
| Khan, Ali |
Autosomal recessive CHED Associated with Novel Compound Heterozygous Mutations in SLC4A11 |
Anthony J. Aldave |
| Kim, Won |
Epigenetic Modifications of gp100 Expression in Gliomas |
Robert, Prins |
| Kim, Eujin |
Cystoid Macular Edema After Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients |
Simon Law |
| Kim, Sarah |
Expression of Epithelial Membrane Protein 2 (EMP2) and Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) in eyes affected by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) |
Lynn Gordon |
| Kim, Phyllis |
Why Are Asthma Rates Significantly High in Wilmington, CA? |
Gilberto, Granados |
| Kiresich, Eleonore |
Community Outreach Through Health Fairs |
Gilberto, Granados |
| Kohan, Emil |
The Effect of Age on Osteogenic, Adipogenic and Proliferative Properties of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells |
Christopher Crisera |
| Kosik, Russell |
SOCS proteins protect pancreatic beta cells from apoptosis |
Kathrin Maedler |
| Kung, Jen |
Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Identify Cortical Dysplasia in Epilepsy Patients |
Noriko Salamon |
| Kwong, Elaine |
Receipt of Reconstructive Surgery in Low-Income Breast Cancer (BC) Patients: Impact of Patient-Physician Interactions |
Rose C. Maly |
| Lance, Valentin |
Surgical Outcomes in Adults with Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve |
Jamil Aboulhosn |
| Lau, Jennifer |
Effects of Retinoic Acid on Enteric Neural Precursor Cells |
James Dunn |
| Law, Pamela |
The Role of Glycerol Kinase in Muscle Metabolism and Insulin Resistance |
"Katrina," "Dipple" |
| Le, Elizabeth |
Tolerogenic Therapy in SLE: Human PBMN Cell Response to pCons, a Synthetic Consensus Peptide |
Bevra Hahn |
| Lee, Kevin |
Metabolic Phenotyping with PET for Prediction of Tumor Response to the EGFR Kinase Inhibitor Erlotinib |
Wolfgang Weber |
| Lee, Jane |
The effect of LILRA2 activation on cytokine/chemokine production in human peripheral blood monocytes |
Delphine J. Lee |
| Lee, Seung |
Gallstone Pancreatitis: Predictive Value of Serum Total Bilirubin for Common Bile Duct Stones |
Christian de Virgilio |
| Lee, Richard |
Acute Pyelonephritis in the United States - Factors Associated with Hospital Admission from the Emergency Department |
Gregory Moran |
| Logan, Naeemah |
Outcomes in African Americans after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. |
Johnny C. Hong |
| Lopez-O'Sullivan, Ana |
Depression Among Low-Income African-Americans and Latinos: Exploring Symptoms and Severity |
Michael, Rodriguez |
| Manasrah, Raed |
Combined CXCR3 and CCR5 Blockade Attenuates Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy |
Abbas Ardehali |
| Marathe, Omkar |
Toward Detection of Circulating Choroidal Melanoma Cells: Development of an immunomagnetic Enrichment Assay |
Young, Tara |
| Martin, Ryan |
Kinematic analysis of adjacent segment degeneration in the cervical spine using dynamic MRI |
Jeffrey Wang |
| Mattes, Malcolm |
TGF-alpha inhibits Staphylococcus aureus-induced cytokine production by organotypic human keratinocytes |
Lloyd Miller |
| Meals, Clifton |
General Surgical Complications After Renal Transplantation |
Jonathan R. Hiatt |
| Miller, Adam |
Functional and Cosmetic Outcomes of Combined Penetrating Keratoplasty and Ophtec Iris Reconstruction Lens Implantation |
Kevin Miller |
| Minami, Christina |
Accuracy of Clinical Evaluation of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy |
Helena Chang |
| Mitter, Sumeet Singh |
CSF Overdrainage is Not Related to Siphon Shunt Systems |
Jorge A. Lazareff |
| Mossanen, Matthew |
Phosphoproteomic Immune Profiling in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients |
Cruz, Daniel |
| Muscarella, Louis |
The Influence of Forest Plot Presentations on Interpretation of Meta-analysis Results by Researchers |
schriger |
| Nguyen, Angie |
Treatment for Depression and Blood Pressure Control amongst an Underserved Latino Immigrant Population. |
Lacey Wyatt |
| Nguyen, Andrew |
Evaluation of Gene Promoters For Efficient Production of Human Factor VIII in a Murine Model of Hemophilia A |
Gerald Lipshutz |
| Nguyen, Michelle |
Role of Epithelial Membrane Protein (EMP2) in Chlamydia Infectivity In vivo |
Jonathan Braun |
| Nguyen, Tuan |
Comparison of Diaphragmatic Motion in Pectus Excavatum patients with healthy subjects using 32 channel MR system |
Paul Finn |
| Nguyen, Hong |
Immunomodulation in Melanoma Therapy |
Noah Craft |
| Nguyen, Christopher |
Attitudes towards adjuvant hormonal therapy in elderly breast cancer patients: The effect of bone health |
Arash Naeim |
| O'Donnell, Courtney |
Waist Circumference, Not BMI, is a Positive Predictive Factor in Women Who Suffer From Chronic Abdominal and Pelvic Pain. |
Christopher Tarnay |
| Obaidi, Rafee |
Comparison of Targeted and Conventional Treatments of Intraoperative Hyperkalemia in Liver Transplantation |
Victor Xia |
| Palatnik, Kathy |
Clinical and Morphological Characteristics of Accelerated Transplant Coronary Artery Disease (TCAD) in Human Grafts |
Michael C. Fishbein |
| Pandya, Dave |
NF-kappa B Regulates the Metastatic Disease Promoting CXCR4/CXCL12 Chemokine Axis in Prostate Cancer. |
Kurt, Hong |
| Pedroso, Jasmine |
To Treat or Not to Treat: Determinants of Hepatitis C Care Among the Homeless of Skid Row |
Lillian Gelberg |
| Perez, Mario |
The Relationship Between Chronic Disease and Clinical Depression in Low Income Patient Populations |
Tony Kuo |
| Puri, Aarti |
The Incidence of Migraine Headaches in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease |
Jonathan Tobis |
| Rees, Adam |
Receptor mediated phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by distinct subsets of macrophages |
Robert Modlin |
| Rojas, Arbis |
A retrospective Epidemiological Study to Investigate the Association of PTSD with Overactive Bladder and Other Functional Disorders |
Carol Bennett |
| Ruiz, Rachel |
THE SOCIAL GENDER PREFERENCE AND BEHAVIOR OF XXY MICE AND THEIR MODIFIED PALMITATE AND STEARATE BRAIN METABOLISM |
Ronald Swerdloff |
| Salas, Ricardo |
Institutional Review Board (IRB): "A License to Kill" |
Michael Rodriguez |
| Sangalang, Michelle |
Neighborhood Walking Group Participants and Their Walking Behavior in an Urban, Low-Income Latino Community in Los Angeles, CA |
Glenn Lopez |
| Shaikh, Yahya |
Epidemiology of Disease Presentation in an Internally Displaced Population (IDP): A Clinic-Based Study from an IDP Camp |
Osman Galal |
| Shamouelian, David |
Effect of vocal cord height asymmetry on the aerodynamic properties of phonation |
Dinesh K. Chhetri |
| Shandilya, Ruby |
The Effect of Fractional Photothermolysis on Topical Drug Penetration |
Ronald Moy |
| Sheridan, Kent |
The Use of Dynamic MRI to Assess Movement Characteristics of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis |
Jeffrey C. Wang |
| Shih, Hubert |
The Use of Finite Element Analysis in the Design and Assessment of Total Joint Replacements |
Nelson Soohoo |
| Shung, May |
Estradiol-Induced Progesterone Synthesis in Perimenopausal Hypothalamic Astrocytes |
Paul Micevych |
| Springer, Joseph |
Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Cyclosporine A versus Tacrolimus in the UCLA Experience. |
Mark D. Plunkett |
| Stavrakis, Alexandra |
Outcomes of Inpatient and Outpatient Endocrine Surgery |
Michael W. Yeh |
| Stucky, Shelese |
Attitudes, Beliefs, Knowledge, and Receptivity to Interventions for the Care of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Emergency Department |
Wendy Coates |
| Swant, Emily |
Under-Diagnosis of Depression in Low-Income, Predominantly Latino, Type 2 Diabetics |
Lacey Wyatt |
| Tabatabai, Roya |
Summer Urban Health Fellowship: Program Overview |
Gilberto, Granados |
| Taghavi, Cyrus |
Effectiveness of Preoperative Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplant Candidates Pre & Post MELD |
Steven Colquhoun |
| Tam, Sandy |
The Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Factors on Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
Karol Watson |
| Tang, Christopher |
Liposomal Curcumin Reduces Growth in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines |
Marilene Wang |
| To, Christina |
Tumor-Specific Detection of Pancreatic and Renal Cell Carcinoma |
Anna M. Wu |
| Tongbai, Ron |
Nonparametric Multivariate Approaches to the Analysis of Astigmatism |
Kevin Miller |
| Tsai, Irene |
Spontaneous Regression of Solitary Pulmonary Metastasis of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
Dr. Robert Suh |
| Urdaneta, Alfonso |
Ligament Engineering: The Effect of GDF5 and Mechanical Stimulation On Mouse Bone Marrow Stromal Cells |
David, McAllister |
| Varshney, Neeta |
Vocal fold height asymmetry and effects on phonation onset and vibratory behavior in excised human larynges |
Dinesh K. Chhetri |
| Videlock, Elizabeth |
Stress-induced cortisol response and colonic mucosal CRF-1 receptor expression correlate with symptoms of chronic stress and quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome |
Lin Chang |
| Vo, Danny |
Removal of Line Artifact in CR Images |
Daniel Valentino |
| Wallin, Dina |
The Use of the World Wide Web by Medical Journals |
David Schriger |
| Wallner, Caroline |
White Matter Stroke Model in the Mouse: A Unique Method for Studying Lacunar Infarcts |
S. Thomas Carmichael |
| Wood, Meghan |
Oxidative stress and replicative senescence in human CD8 T cells |
Rita B. Effros |
| Yamin, Ghiam |
Understanding the binding characteristics of amyloid-associating X-34 and Pittsburgh Compound-B (PIB) |
David Teplow |
| Young, Phillip |
Implementing Child Mental Health Services in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
Sheryl Kataoka |
| Zimmermann, Lara |
FDDNP-PET Imaging as a Biomarker of Huntington Disease in Humans |
Yvette Bordelon |
| Zumsteg, Zachary |
Functional Map Changes of Limb Representations in Adult Mouse Sensorimotor Cortex Following Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke |
Neal Prakash |
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