Summer research projects reflect a broad-based perspective on the entire research cycle, from discovery to development to delivery of care. This includes translational research that moves laboratory findings to the bedside and, conversely, clinical insights into the laboratory. Projects include laboratory bench research, clinical research, biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as quality assurance.
Previous Projects
| Service | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Clinical Chemistry | Multiplexed Gene Expression and Pharmacogenetics Analyisis: Laboratory Testing in an Era of Personalized Medicine |
| Behavioral Science | Psychosocial Adjustment in Female Patients with Clinical Localized Cutaneous Melanoma |
| Colorectal | Decision Aids and Their Role in Surgical Decision Making |
| Colorectal | Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Family Registry Patient Update |
| Cytogenetics & Solid Tumor Genetics | Genetic Alterations in Treatment-Induced Leukemias |
| Dermatology | Noninvasive Multimodal Confocal Imaging of Skin Cancers |
| Epidemiology | Familial Pancreatic Tumor Registry |
| Epidemiology/Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory | Clonality in Patients with Multiple Lung Cancer |
| Gastric & Mixed Tumor | Hernia Morbidity in the Cancer Patient |
| Gastrointestinal Oncology | Patient and Genetic Factors Associated with Complete Response to Chemotherapy in Esophagastric Cancer |
| Gastrointestinal Oncology | Genetics and Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer |
| Gynecology | Nomogram for Predicting Three-and Five-Year Survival After Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer |
| Gynecology | Postoperative Testing in Patients Who Have Had Surgical Procedures for Benign and Malignant Gynecologic Indications |
High-Throughput Drug Screening Facility |
A Novel Approach for Identifying Pharmacophore Moiety Within the Biologically Active Natural Product Cephalotaxus Esters: Uncovering Differential Susceptibilities to Multidrug Resistance |
High-Throughput Drug Screening Facility |
A Kinase-Focused RNAi Screen Identified Novel Mediators of Apoptosis |
| Immunology | Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer: Preclinical Studies |
| Immunology/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | The Role of IL-17-Producing T Helper Cells in Graft-Versus-Host Disease |
| Immunology/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | The Role of CEACAM-1 in Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Infectious Diseases | Infections After Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Infectious Diseases | Cellular Reconstitution to Pathogens After Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Integrative Medicine | Botanicals (Herbs) in Cancer Prevention and Treatment |
| Integrative Medicine | Bioavailability and Mechanisms of Botanical Agents: Toward a Clinical Trial |
| Integrative Medicine | Acupuncture fo Symptom Control in Cancer Patients |
| Lymphoma/Hematology | Transformation Rates of Follicular Lymphoma Before and After the Rituximab Era |
| Medical Physics | A Study of the Natural History of Prostate Cancer |
| Melanoma | Guidelines for Follow-Up of Stage III Melanoma Patients |
| Melanoma/Sarcoma | Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in HIV-Infected Individuals |
| Neuroanesthesiology Research Laboratoroy | Functional Neuroimaging of Drug-Induced Amnesia |
| Neurology | Gliogene: Identifying Environmental and Genetic Factors That Predispose to Development of Brain Tumors |
| Neuro-Oncology | Patterns and Outcomes of Treatment in Older Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Neuro-Oncology | Effect of ABC Transporter on Bioluminescence Imaging (BLI) in a Glioma Mouse Model |
| Neuroradiology | Changes in Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the White Matter in Patients with Brain Tumors After Surgery and Radiation Therapy |
| Neuroradiology | Functional MRI of Important Brain Cortices Adjacent to Brain Tumors |
| Nuclear Medicine | Molecular Imaging of Tumors |
| Ophthalmic Oncology | Meta-Analysis of Visual Results Following Systemic Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma |
| Psychiatry | Elderly with Cancer: Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues |
| Psychiatry | Distress in the Elderly with Cancer |
| Quality Assessment | Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement: Relevance to Patient Care |
| Radiation Oncology | Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oral Cavity Cancer |
| Radiation Oncology | Comparison of the Acute and Late Toxicities as well as Efficacy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Using High Dose Cis-Platinum Chemotherapy Versus Cetuximab |
| Solid Tumor/Breast | Anit-VEEGF Targeted Therapy in an Elderly Oncology Population: The MSKCC Experience |