HSC

University of Utah

Medical Student Research Program

Name Department Research Interest

E. Dale Abel Div. of Endocrinology; Human Molecular Biology and Genetics Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Dysfunction in Obesity and Diabetes
Jay Agarwal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy
Don Ayer Oncological Sciences Investigating the mechanisms that control MondoA subcellular localization and its activity as a transcription factor

Byron Bair

Geriatrics The Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center in conjunction with the Division of Geriatric Internal Medicine has two clinical demonstration projects that have or will have IRB approval that may be suitable for medical student participation.
Steven Bleyl Pediatrics The inheritance of TAPVR is thought to involve complex genetic and/or environmental factors.
Josh Bonkowsky Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy Basal Ganglia Axon Pathfinding in Zebrafish
Neil Bowles Pediatrics

The Genetics of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

C. Richard Chapman Anesthesiology Improving the Measurement of Acute  Pain
Richard Dorsky Neurobiology and Anatomy Influence On Cells by Their Environment
Randal O. Dull Anesthesiology Lung endothelial glycoproteins and capillary barrier function
Matthew A. Firpo Surgery Mouse Models of Pancreatic Cancer
Tim Formosa Biochemistry Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model to study how the structure of chromatin influences DNA Replication and Transcription
Kimble Frazer Pediatrics; Hematology/Oncology Division & HCI Changes to the DNA methylation and transcription patterns that accompany lymphocyte commitment to the B and T cell lineages.
Kimble Frazer Pediatrics; Hematology/Oncology Division & HCI A study of a zebrafish line, TC-8, proven to develop T cell malignancies which most closely resemble human T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma
Barbara Graves Oncological Sciences Understanding the mechanism of in vivo target selection in the oncogenic ETS family of transcription factors
David Grunwald Human Genetics

How Calcium Fluxes Influence L/R Asymmetric Gene Expression

Christopher Hill Biochemistry Structural and mechanistic questions related to proteasome activation, HIV assembly and budding, and nucleosome reorganization and remodeling.
David Jones Oncological Sciences APC and Retinoic Acid in Colon Cancer Development
Lynn Jorde Human Genetics The roles of variation in genes that encode components of the renin-angiotensin system in essential hypertension.
David E. Joyner Huntsman Cancer Institute and Deptartment of Orthopaedics

Doxorubicin-induced survival in sarcomas: a search for
molecular pathways and potential therapeutic targets.

Peter Jensen Pathology Unconventional immune responses
Randy Jensen Neurosurgery

Calcium Channel Antagonists Potentiate Chemotherapeutic Growth Inhibition of Meningiomas Using a Novel Luciferase Expression Intracranial Mouse Model

Randy Jensen Neurosurgery

Inhibition of HIF-1 by siRNA in an intracranial brain tumor model

Randy Jensen Neurosurgery Multi-Factor Comparison to Predict Recurrence Rate of Meningioma
Bradley Katz Opthalmology Light sensitivity is a common symptom in people with migraine and benign essential blepharospasm (BEB)
Janet Lainhart Psychiatry Brain-behavior Relationships in Autism: the Cerebellum
Stephen Lessnick Pediatrics and Huntsman Cancer Institute Target Genes in Ewing's Sarcoma Development
Anthea Letsou Human Genetics Development of Drosophila Models of Human Disease
Gang Liu Radiology Potential Drugs to Prevent Neurodegenerative Diseases
Nicola Longo Pediatrics The Carnitine Transporter in Human Disease
Suzanne L. Mansour Human Genetics FGF Signaling in Development and Function of the Peripheral Auditory System
Matthew Mulvey Pathology Bacterial Invasion and Trafficking within the Bladder
Sean J. Mulvihill Surgery Mouse Models of Pancreatic Cancer
Raminder Nirula Surgery The risk and cost of care to geriatric surgical patients
Raminder Nirula Surgery Western Trauma Association open abdomen study
Raminder Nirula Surgery Quality of life in children after traumatic brain injury.
Chuck Norlin Pediatrics Analysis of Well Child Care Delivery
Shannon Odelberg Internal Medicine-Cardiology Development of a technique to study gene function during regeneration in an adult newt.
Albert Park Pediatrics Development of an animal model for CMV induced sensorineural hearing loss.
Tatjana Piotrowski Neurobiology & Anatomy Investigating the roles of apc, stat3 and bmp5 in morphogenesis and cell migration
Tatjana Piotrowski Neurobiology & Anatomy

Identification of genes involved in hair cell regeneration

Tatjana Piotrowski Neurobiology & Anatomy A chemical screen to identify small molecules that rescue collective cell migration in apc mutant embryos
Vicente Planelles Pathology

Vpr in the pathogenesis of primate lentiviruses

Vicente Planelles Pathology Estblishment of latency by HIV-1
Scott Rogers Neurobiology & Anatomy Mouse genetic approach to explore the interactions between nicotine addiction, inflammation and age-related degenerative disorders
Janet Shaw Biochemistry

Mitochondrial Dynamics in Eukaryotic Cell

Janet Shaw Biochemistry

Mitochondrial Fission

Janet Shaw Biochemistry Mitochondrial Fusion
Janet Shaw Biochemistry

Mitochondrial Transport and Inheritance

David Stillman Pathology Promoter specificity of transcriptional factors
David Stillman Pathology Regulation of the Yeast HO gene
David Stillman Pathology yFACT in transcriptional regulation.
Wesley Sundquist Biochemistry Virus Budding
Wesley Sundquist Biochemistry Structural Proteomics
Wesley Sundquist Biochemistry HIV-1 Disassembly and Restriction
Mark A. Supiano Internal Medicine Neurohumoral mechanisms of blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular disorders in older individuals
Dean Tantin Pathology Cancer, metabolism, and stem cell function: the role of Oct transcription factors
Carl Thummel Human Genetics Regulation of development and metabolism by nuclear
receptors and their hormonal ligands
Nick Trede Pediatrics; Hematology/Oncology Division & HCI The TC3 Zebrafish Line, A Model of Pediatric T Cell Leukemia
Katie Ullman Oncological Sciences How Membranes Are Dispersed In A Nucleus
Janis Weis Pathology The Mechanism of Inflammatory Arthritis Development
Christof Westenfelder Internal Medicine/Physiology/Nephrology Use of Adult Stem Cells as Novel Therapy in Kidney Diseases
Dwayne Westenskow Bioengineering Charcoal Filled Rebreathing Mask That Accelerates Removal of Anesthetic Vapors
Matthew Williams Pathology Invading Viral or Bacterial Pathogen
Angela Yetman Pediatrics Pregnancy in Woman With Repaired Congenital Heart Disease

Other Research Opportunities may be found in the Molecular Biology Program.