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2022 Scholars and Projects

Scholar Mentor Department Primary Project
Jenna Davis DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Investigate the therapeutic effects of combined probiotics and prebiotics, called synbiotics, on opioid-induced inflammation and exacerbated colitis in a murine IBD model by modification of the gut microbiome.
Elijah Horesh Ralf Paus, M.D., Professor Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery Test the hypothesis that human hair follicles exhibit a functional peripheral equivalent GHRH-GH-IGF1 signaling system to the central neuroendocrine system and characterize what functions these hormones may play in hair follicle physiology.
Christopher Kaler Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Evaluating the complementary roles of BAP1, HDAC1, and the NuRD complex in normal eye development and differentiation.
Deborah Lin Paolo Romanelli, M.D. Dermatology Staining for and targeting new proteins implicated for the clinical improvement in psoriasis patients.
Rohit Reddy Desai Sethi Urology Institute Desai Sethi Urology Institute Identify responsible genes and quantify susceptibility to COVID orchitis to fill a critical void in viral inflammatory syndromes.
Vincent Volante Sonia Yoo, M.D., Professor Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Determine the preoperative visual parameters that can most accurately predict patient outcomes with multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).
Desmond Kim Richard McNeer, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Anesthesiology Measuring the efficacy of a new ventilator assist grip device designed by anesthesiologist Dr. Gerald Rosen, M.D.