| Scholar | Mentor | Department | Primary Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akshara Sree Challa | Roberto Vazquez-Padron, Ph.D., professor | DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery | Smooth muscle cell phenotype and its association with arteriovenous fistula failure |
| Jason Codrington | Desai Sethi Urology Institute | Desai Sethi Urology Institute | Molecular characterization of the impact of cell phone radiation on sperm parameters |
| Tiffany Eatz | Ricardo Komotar, M.D., professor | Neurological Surgery | Application of machine learning and minimally invasive surgical techniques in neuro-oncology |
| Alyssa Levy | Coleen Atkins, Ph.D., associate professor | Neurological Surgery | Identifying Risk Factors for Chronic Cognitive Dysfunction after Concussion |
| Marquese Noel-McCormack | Eleonore Beurel, Ph.D., associate professor | Psychiatry | An Intersection Between Immunity and Behavioral Health: Th17 Cells and Depressive Behaviors |
| Tizeta Wolde | DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery | DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery | Evaluation of Synbiotics Consortia and Metabolites on Amelioration of Clinical Manifestations of IBD in the Context of Prescription Opioid |
| Joseph Yunga Tigre | Stephen Burks, M.D., assistant professor | DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery | The influence of Schwann cells and exosomes on functional recovery after repair of long-segmental peripheral nerve defect in the rat |
Aspiring Physician-Scientists Share Research at DREAM Symposium
Last year, nine medical students at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine began conducting full-time research with Miller School faculty thanks to the Dean’s Research Excellence Award in Medicine (DREAM) program