Supporting summer vision research projects for SMPH medical students through the Shapiro Summer Internship Program
2024 Winners
Parabhjot Singh
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Curtis Brandt, PhD
Project:
“Outlining the role of the microtubule-associated protein EML3 in HSV-1 Replication”
Elaine Botros
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Amitha Domalpally,MD
Project:
“Macular Tissue Integrity Index Project”
Britney Naolhu
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Mihai Mititelu, MD
Project:
“Retinal Fundus Flavoprotein Fluorescence in Age Related Macular Degeneration: New Insights from Multimodal Imaging”
Carol Wann
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Suzanne Van Landingham, MD
Project:
“Investing the Impact of Tobacco Vaping and Marijuana Use on the Development of Thyroid Eye Disease in Patients with Graves’ Disease”
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2023 Winners
Asha Jain
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Roomasa Channa, MD
Project:
“Evaluating the long-term retinal changes in patients with youth-onset type 2 diabetes”
Katriel Williams
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS
Project:
“Efficacy of IPL for Treatment of Ocular Rosacea”
2022 Winners
Tammy Zhong
Medical Student
Depts. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Yao Liu, MD, MS
Project:
“Assessing Return on Investment of Teleophthalmology for Diabetic Eye Screening”
2021 Winners
Hoang Johnson
Medical Student
Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Yao Ling
Project:
“Implementing Teleophthalmology in an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center to Prevent Blindness Among African Americans”
2020 Winners
Claire Vanden Heuvel
Medical Student
Depts. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Mentor:
Julie Mares
Project:
“Retinal thickness in middle-aged adults who were breastfed vs. formula fed in infancy”