| 2009 Short Term Training Program Student Abstracts
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| Student Name |
Abstract Number |
Title |
Mentor Name |
| Abeywardena, Shannon |
23 |
Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis |
Joseph Hines M.D. |
| Akhavan-Saraf, Sepehr |
18 |
Bmx Kinase Plays an Angiogenic Role in Cardiac Hypertrophy |
Thomas Vondriska Ph.D. |
| Alanis, Lourdes |
28 |
Health Professional Shortage Areas and the California Latino Population: Implications for Improving Access to Health Care |
Patrick Dowling M.D. |
| Alle, Nisha |
46 |
Genomic approaches in understanding the pathogenesis of vitiligo |
Delphine Lee M.D. Ph.D. |
| Amajoyi, Obioma |
48 |
Long-Term Safety And Efficacy Of Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein (hBMP) In The Treatment Of Resistant Non-Unions And Failed Arthrodesis: A Retrospective Study |
Arya Nick Shamie M.D. |
| Arain, Mansoor |
91 |
Induction of Collagen Synthesis in Human Foreskin Fibroblasts Suspended in Biodegradable Scaffolds: Implications for Engineering Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts |
David McAllister M.D. |
| Battenberg, Andrew |
36 |
Corrosion Products and Hypersensitivity in Metal-On-Metal Hips |
Patricia Campbell Ph.D. |
| Belyeu, Brittaney |
70 |
The Impact of Emergency Department Boarding on Order Execution |
Clinton Coil M.D. |
| Berberian, Peter |
71 |
Could Mozambican communities benefit from short-term international medical electives out of UCLA? |
Angela M. Jo M.D. |
| Berkovitz, Suzanne |
17 |
Individualizing Cancer Treatment Using Imaging: Glioblastoma and Avastin |
Whitney, Pope M.D. Ph.D. |
| Campa, Manuel |
61 |
The Wilmington Health Fairs: Bridging Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) to a high need population. |
Gilberto Granados M.D. |
| Campos, Allison |
2 |
Under the Radar: Perspectives on Undocumented Immigrants and Health Care Reform |
Michael A. Rodriguez M.D. |
| Chan, Yvonne |
16 |
Characterizing the Effect of e1a on Global H3K18ac Patterns and Transcription in Oncogenic Transformation |
Siavash Kurdistani M.D. |
| Chang, Lynne |
15 |
Exploring the Role of H3K18Ac Histone Modifications in Cellular Differentiation: Cancer vs. Stem Cells |
Siavash Kurdistani M.D. |
| Chong, Erin |
64 |
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Treatment Adherence Among HIV Positive Mothers in Soweto, South Africa |
Jennifer, Sayles M.D. |
| Chow, Lucy |
53 |
In vitro anti-cancer activity of a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor in a panel of human breast cancer cell lines |
Carolyn Britten M.D. |
| Correa, Vanessa |
55 |
Primary Care Exposure in Community Health Clinics: A Unique Medical Education Experience |
Neal Schiller Ph.D. |
| Cox, Jessica |
87 |
Prevalence and Appropriateness of Foley Catheter Use: A Quality Improvement Study |
Nasim, Afsarmanesh M.D. |
| DeLucia, Valory |
42 |
An Analysis of Point of Care by Insurance Type at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
Gilberto Granados M.D. |
| Diaz, Molly |
85 |
Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in an Urban High School: Closing the Achievement Gap Between Students Living in Low- and High-Income Areas |
N/A |
| Ekwueme, Joy |
35 |
Assessing the health needs of African Immigrants in California |
Angela Jo M.D. |
| Elboudwarej, Omeed |
75 |
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) mimetic peptides can revitalize dysfunctional HDL in patients with coronary artery disease |
Mohamad Navab Ph.D. |
| Evers, Patrick |
30 |
Irradiation of the Potential Cancer Stem Cell Niches in the Adult Brain Improves Progression-free Survival of Patients Suffering from Glioblastoma Multiforme |
Percy Lee M.D. |
| Ghebrendrias, Youhans |
67 |
To evaluate the relationship thyroid autoimmunity in relation to thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO). |
Christine Darwin M.D. |
| Givens, Michael |
73 |
Effect Of Subject Differences On Startle And Its Modulation |
Edward Ornitz M.D. |
| Gonzalez , Ruby |
6 |
The Invisible Worker: Occupational Hazards of Household Workers in Los Angeles |
Michael A. Rodriguez M.D. |
| Hakimi, Matthew |
74 |
Ferroportin Expression in the Mouse Eye and Brain |
Tomas Ganz M.D. Ph.D. |
| Hamilton, Christopher |
54 |
Tissue Engineering of Tough Tissues with Oriented PCL Microfibers |
Benjamin Wu Ph.D. |
| Hayase, Justin |
62 |
Parkinson’s Disease: A genetic screen to identify new components in the Pink1/Parkin pathway using Drosophila as a model |
Ming Guo M.D. Ph.D. |
| Her, Cindy |
12 |
Analysis of the Principal Languages Spoken Prevalence in California |
David Carlisle M.D. Ph.D. |
| Hernandez, Marisa |
31 |
Improving Birth Outcomes Through Home Visitation: Factors Associated With Non-Participation In A Los Angeles County-Wide Home Visitation Program For Women At High Risk For Poor Birth Outcomes |
Katherine, Kahn M.D. |
| Iqbal, Zahid |
69 |
Comparison of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery with Drug-Eluting Stenting in Diabetic Patients with Multivessel Disease: Meta-Analysis of Clinical Studies |
Michael Lee, M.D. |
| Ishaque, Brandon |
56 |
Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis at Night Does Not Result in Adverse Outcomes |
Christian, De Virgilio M.D. |
| Jones, Salazar |
32 |
Towards High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Tissue Ablation for Treatment of Breast Cancer |
Martin Culjat Ph.D. |
| Jovanovich, Elizabeth Nora |
78 |
Regional Variation and Trends in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
Jeffrey Wang M.D. |
| Kattan, Omar |
90 |
Identifying Predictors of Survival for Children with Biliary Atresia who undergo Liver Transplantation |
Douglas Farmer M.D. |
| Kim, Brandon |
93 |
A Novel Role for HB-EGF in Mediating the Effects of Ox-PAPC in Early Atherosclerosis |
Judith A. Berliner |
| Kurzbard, Nicole |
26 |
Improving Colonoscopy Preparation with an Educational Booklet |
Brennan Spiegel M.D. |
| Lattin, Daniel |
9 |
Radiographic and Anatomic Evaluation of Eagle’s Syndrome Using 3-D Computed Axial Tomography for Evaluation of the Elongated Styloid Process and Stylohyoid Ligament in Neutral and Head Turned Positions |
Claudia Kirsch M.D. |
| Le, Phuong Kaitlyn |
51 |
Novel CREB inhibitor decreases acute myeloid leukemia cell growth |
Kathleen Sakamoto M.D. |
| Le, Stuart |
29 |
Interventional Radiology and the Liver Transplant Patient: A Study of Interventional Radiology’s Role in Post-Transplant Complication At UCLA |
Stephen T. Kee M.D. |
| Lee, Jason |
22 |
Hemodynamic Analysis of Small Middle Cerebral and Basilar Artery Aneurysms |
Gary Duckwiler M.D. |
| Limon, Evita |
76 |
Bringing Science to Intercity Youth |
Richard Hernandez |
| Lorber, Jeremy |
34 |
Combination Strategies Using Kinase Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer In vitro |
Zev A. Wainberg M.D. |
| Lukman, Revana |
80 |
Challenges in Applying Theoretical Methodology to Real Life Experience in Recruitment of Research Subjects in Geriatrics |
Arash Naeim M.D. Ph.D. |
| Luong, Eli |
81 |
Effect of type I collagen substrate on osteoblastic differentiation and mineralization of calcifying vascular cells. |
Linda Demer M.D. Ph.D. |
| Magorien, Julie |
86 |
Il-17 production by epidermal gamma/delta T cells is required for immunity against Staphylococcus aureus skin infection |
Llyod, Miller M.D. Ph.D. |
| Mahendra, Malini |
39 |
An Evaluation of the Quality of Care and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Primary Immunodeficiencies |
Sean McGhee M.D. |
| McClaskey, David |
1 |
Health Communication Sources and Health Status among Latino Immigrants in the U.S. |
Michael Rodriguez M.D. |
| McPeak, Amy |
4 |
Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry Agreement on Disposition of Emergency Department Patients |
Larry, Baraff M.D. |
| Melamed, Kathryn |
24 |
Are There Age Differences in the Cancer Survivorship Experience? |
Patricia Ganz M.D. |
| Memarzadeh, Masood |
37 |
Increased Duration of Red Blood Cell Storage is Associated with Elevated Potassium Concentrations During Liver Transplantation |
Victor W. Xia M.D. |
| Metzler, Christina |
52 |
Razones: Causal Attributions for Exercise among Older Latinos |
Catherine Sarkisian M.D. |
| Morales, Sonia |
58 |
A Peer Navigator Educational Intervention: The Perspective of Community Based Organizations |
Jacqueline Casillas M.D. |
| Morrison, Christopher |
65 |
Determination of Integrated Viral Copy Number and Transgene Expression of T cells Transduced with a Retrovirus-Mart-1 T Cell Receptor of Patients Undergoing Gene Therapy for Melanoma |
Richard Koya M.D. Ph.D. |
| Munoz, Vanessa |
14 |
Comparing Apples and Bananas: A cross-sectional study on quality of produce in South Los Angeles |
William Vega Ph.D. |
| Murphy, Ryan |
92 |
Does participation in the UCLA Men's Health Project improve medical adherence for participants on antiretroviral therapy for HIV? |
John Williams M.D. |
| Neeper, Jennifer |
27 |
The Influence of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on AIDS-related Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Retinitis. |
Gary Holland M.D. |
| Nejad, Mitra |
59 |
Compliance of Phacoemulsifcation Systems and the Human Eye |
Kevin Miller M.D. |
| Nelson, Casey |
49 |
The Contributions of Race, Gender, Age, and BMI to Vitamin D Profiles in Healthy Los Angeles Adults |
Lenore Arab Ph.D. |
| Noud, Meaghan |
8 |
Early Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity |
Amir, Mehran M.D. |
| Nyaggah, Eva |
19 |
Is physical activity in older men associated with serum testosterone & SHBG levels? |
Cathy C. Lee M.D. |
| Ojukwu, Kenechukwu |
72 |
Contributions of pipeline programs to the vision of a diverse health professional workforce |
Lawrence ‘Hy’ Doyle, Ed.D. |
| Olmedo, Cesar |
88 |
Prevalence of Chronic Illnesses in Los Angeles County Hospital –Based Outpatient Clinics: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
Gilberto Granados M.D. |
| Orellana, Marizabel |
63 |
Renacimiento Community Center: Junior Interns Summer Program |
Neal Schiller Ph.D. |
| Ortega, Maria |
41 |
Case Management Practice Patterns of Four Health Insurance Companies |
Ruth Irwin and Thomas Strouse M.D. |
| Ortiz, Jake |
89 |
Reducing Uncertainty in Estimates of Nerve Fiber Orientation from Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging by Comparing Mapped White Matter Fibers in Paired Histological Sections |
Jon Wisco Ph.D. |
| Pham, Kevin |
77 |
Intercellular Coupling between Cardiac Myocytes and Myofibroblasts in Monolayer Co-culture |
James, Weiss M.D. |
| Pirouzmanesh, Aslan |
10 |
Activation of Reverse Na+-Ca2+ Exchange by the Na+ Current During an Action Potential Augments the Calcium Transient: Evidence from NCX Knockout Mice |
Joshua I. Goldhaber M.D. |
| Poon, Kevin |
79 |
Uterine Fibroid Embolization at UCLA: A Comprehensive Review of UFE Cases |
Stephen Kee M.D. |
| Raffetto, Brian |
5 |
Lower Access to Quality Care in Low-Income Areas |
Patrick Dowling M.D. |
| Rimoin, Lauren |
25 |
The differential expression of specific gene clusters: prognostic indicators of poorly differentiated gynecologic malignancies |
Robin Farias-Eisner M.D. Ph.D. |
| Ruiz, David |
68 |
The Importance of Lymph Node Removal During Gastrectomy and T-staging of Adenocarcinomas at UCLA. |
Darryl T. Hiyama M.D. |
| Safaee, Michael |
84 |
Single-cell phosphorylated-STAT-specific flow cytometry as an immune monitoring assay for glioblastoma patients undergoing immunotherapy. |
Robert M. Prins Ph.D. |
| Safir, Ilan |
83 |
A Cadaveric Study of the Cervical Sympathetic Chain and Ganglia: Potential Clinical Applications |
M. Elena Stark M.D. Ph.D. |
| Sanchez, Norma |
3 |
Responding to Community Violence: A Quality Improvement Model for Disseminating School Mental Health Care to Ethnic Minority Youth |
Sheryl Kataoka, MD, MSHS |
| Sanchez, Lauren |
45 |
Defining the Role of Blimp1 and its Binding Partner PRMT5 in Murine Primordial Germ Cell Differentiation |
Amander T. Clark Ph.D. |
| Sanfilippo, Christian |
66 |
A novel assay for the study of retinal pigment epithelium phagocytosis and processing of photoreceptor outer segment 11-cis-RAL |
C. Nathaniel Roybal M.D. Ph.D. |
| Sarmiento, Jose |
11 |
Bifurcated Endograft Repair of Ilio-iliac Arteriovenous Fistula Secondary to Lumbar Diskectomy |
Jeffrey Hsu M.D. |
| Savage, Dan |
60 |
Reporting of continuous outcome measures in randomized clinical trials: is the whole story being told? |
David Schriger M.D. |
| Sayer, Gregory |
38 |
Head and Neck Cancer Following Solid Organ Transplants |
Joel, Sercarz M.D. |
| Siani, Aaron |
33 |
The Role of the L-type Calcium Current in Cardiac Arrhythmias: An Experimental and Computational Approach |
Riccardo Olcese Ph.D. |
| Spades, Carla |
21 |
The Saban Free Clinic: Diabetic Patient Information Packets -- What's Missing? A Qualitative Assessment |
Jehni Robinson M.D. |
| Spitler, Kevin |
50 |
Diffusion tensor imaging characterization of white matter tracts in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy |
Noriko Salamon M.D. Ph.D. |
| Stanford, Steve |
40 |
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature |
Michael Linetsky M.D. |
| Storage, Steven |
57 |
Description of the efficacy and safety of three new biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis |
Dr. Daniel E Furst M.D. |
| Tamplen, Matthew |
7 |
Osteoradionecrosis: An Animal Model |
Vishad Nabili M.D. |
| Totonchy, Mariam |
13 |
Irreversible Electroporation in the Treatment of Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumor |
Stephen T. Kee M.D. |
| Tran, Huy |
47 |
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC DEVICE INFECTION |
Daniel Z. Uslan M.D. |
| Tran, David |
20 |
Lonely and depressed "old queens and queers": False stereotypes on mental health among aging lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals |
Susan Cochran Ph.D. |
| White, Carissa |
43 |
Development of a Sports Medicine-Based Educational Intervention for Elite Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers: The Hip |
Wendy C., Coates M.D. |
| Yu, Lissa |
44 |
Mechanical Lengthening of Isolated Small Bowel Segments Using Spring Force |
James Dunn M.D. Ph.D. |
| Yuan, Joyce |
82 |
Alemtuzumab vs Antithymocyte Globulin for High-Risk Kidney Recipients: 1- Year Outcomes at a Single Center |
Gerald Lipshutz M.D. |
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