The following 9 students with neuro-related topics were selected for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Summer Fellowship Program.
| Student Name | Medical School | Project Title | BTC Faculty Member |
|---|---|---|---|
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Maria Chang |
SUNY- Upstate | Radiation Response Modification Through Histone Deacetylase Inhibition in Brain Tumors |
Timothy Chan and Christopher Barker, Radiation Oncology |
|
Mahalia Way |
Weill Cornell Medical College |
Gliogene: Identifying Environmental and Genetic Factors that Predispose to Development of Brain Tumors |
Lisa Deangelis, Neurology |
|
Amir Iranmahboo |
NYU School of Medicine |
Functional MRI of Important Brain Cortices Adjacent to Brain Tumors |
Andrei Holodny, Radiology |
| Sonya Purushothaman | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University | Role of Fgf Signaling in Sonic Hedgehog Mediated Medulloblastoma Formation |
Alexandra Joyner and Praveen Raju, Sloan-Kettering Institute |
|
Sandra Seal |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Prevalence of EEG Abnormalities in a Pediatric Cancer Population |
Yasmin Khakoo, Pediatrics; Edward Avila, Neurology |
|
Shanna Sprinkle |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
Targeting Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Tumor Vasculature |
Michael McDevitt, Medicine |
|
Floria Chi |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
Yoshiya Yamada, Radiation Oncology; Mark Bilsky, Neurosurgery; Michael Lovelock, Medical Physics |
|
Zhixi Li |
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon |
Standard and Probabilistic Models of Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Tractography in Patients with Brain Tumors |
Robert Young, Radiology |