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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sphoorti Umarjee | Weill Cornell Medical College | Gliogene: Identifying Environmental and Genetic Factors That Predispose to Development of Brain Tumors | Lisa Deangelis, Neurology |
| Stacy Chu | Weill Cornell Medical College | Functional MRI of Important Brain Cortices Adjacent to Brain Tumors | Andrei Holodny, Radiology |
| Janet Li | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | Clonal Analysis of Brain Cells with Altered Hedgehog Signaling During Development and in Cancer | Yasmin Khakoo, Pediatrics |
| Arci Guzman | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Functional MRI BOLD Imaging For Determination of Brain Tumor Histology | Alexandra Joyner, Developmental Biology |
| Steven McDonald | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons | Neurologic complications in the pediatric cancer population: the MSKCC experience from 2006-2011 | Yasmim Khakoo, Pediatrics |
| Iman Hassan | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Theranostic Nanomaterials to Target and Treat Glioblastoma Multiforme | Michael McDevitt, Medicine, Medicine |
| Juan Sanchez | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | A Phase II Study of Bevacizumab, Temozolomide and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma | Antonio Omuro, Neurology |
| J. Bryan Iorgulescu | Weill Cornell Medical College | A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes After Spine Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Solid Tumor Metastases | Yoshiya Yamada, Radiation Oncology |
| Lauren T. Brown | Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons | Brain Tumor Imaging | Robert Young, Radiology |
| Gabriella Tantillo | University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine | The relationship between language lateralization and Corpus Callosum: A combined analysis using fMRI and DTI | Kyung Peck, Radiology |