Student Spotlight

Research interest / current research work

My current research examines the impact of menopause on knee osteoarthritis pathogenesis. Long term, I am interested in studying how sex and gender impact joint diseases and injuries.

Field of clinical interest
Orthopaedic Surgery

Undergrad institution
Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama

Research interest / current research work
Using bioinformatics and multiplexed imaging to develop novel methods for characterizing human disease and harnessing clinically actionable data.

Field of clinical interest
Interventional Radiology Oncology

Undergrad institution
University of Virginia (BS), Harvard University (MBI)

Research interest / current research work 
Very briefly, I am interested in the basis for cognitive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric diseases, particularly in psychosis spectrum disorders like schizophrenia.

Field of clinical interest 
Psychiatry

Undergrad institution
Macalester College

Research interest / current research work
I study descending mechanisms of pain signaling in the brainstem and spinal cord working to characterize pelvic afferents transmitting affective/pleasurable touch signals.

Field of clinical interest
Anesthesiology, pelvic pain, reproductive health

Undergrad institution
University of Pennsylvania (Chemistry)

Research interest / current research work
I study functional brain changes across perinatal development and clinical management of pediatric spinal trauma.

Field of clinical interest
Neurosurgery

Undergrad institution
Wayne State University

Research interest / current research work
I am interested in applying functional genomics to studying how dysfunctions in the cardiovascular system lead to disease

Field of clinical interest
Cardiology

Undergrad institution
University of California, Davis

Research interest / current research work
My research ultimately seeks to improve our understanding of neurodevelopmental and pediatric neurological disorders to improve diagnostic and treatment practices.

Field of clinical interest
Pediatric neurology

Undergrad institution:
Princeton University

Research interest / current research work
I focus on studying how T-regulatory cells respond during chronic viral infection

Field of clinical interest
Oncology, Infectious Diseases

Undergrad institution 
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

Research interest / current research work
I am interested in the cellular and molecular links connecting metabolic dysfunction to the development of endocrine and cardiometabolic diseases.

Field of clinical interest
Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Undergrad institution 
Southern Methodist University