Research > Orsp Student Information Student Application Deadline: April 13th, 2009  Registration Complete   2009 Project Directories ORSP Research Projects Volunteer Projects Work-Study Projects Other Summer Programs Student Application Program Requirements for Students Program Guidelines The project directories identify projects by faculty mentor, department, project title and research type. Additional information related to the summer projects will be announced via e-mail. To apply for a project, student must arrange to meet with the mentor of the project in which they are interested. The selection of a particular student for a project is at the discretion of the faculty mentor. Once a match has been made the Student must complete the Application Form above and obtain the mentors signature.  Completed applications must be submitted by the deadline to: Letitia Dean, MPA, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, MSB C-690. Students must be in good academic standing to participate. Projects are to be carried out during an eight-week period in which the students must not have any other academic activities . Students cannot participate in this program while performing another full-time program sponsored by the New Jersey Medical School . If you need to retake one exam, you will be considered to be in good academic standing. However, if you must re-exam in more than one course; or, if you must attend a course during the summer, you are NOT eligible to participate in this program. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) projects Already Filled  Faculty Mentor Department Project Title Project Type X Altschuler, Eric L., MD, PhD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Psychophysics of the Visual Perceptual Binding and Color and Brightness Contrast Problems in Normal Subjects with Potential Applications to Neurologic Patients. Behavioral X Barnes, Betsy J., PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Role of IRF-5 in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Clinical & Laboratory X Barrett, Anna M., MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Case Series to Examine Gait Trajectory in Post-Stroke Spatial Neglect. Clinical & Behavioral Berlin, Joshua, PhD Neurosciences Dopamine Regulation of Photoreceptor Synaptic Signaling and its Potential Role in Night Blindness Laboratory X Fernandes, Helen, PhD and Nicholas Ponzio, PhD Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cytokine Regulation in the Pathogenesis of Autism Laboratory    Frederikse, Peter H., PhD Pharmacology & Physiology Alzheimer Pathophysiology and Pathology in Metabolic Disease. Laboratory X Goldman, Emanuel, PhD and Mandecki, Wlodek, PhD Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Studies of Ribosome Activity with Bioengineered Translation components as part of a project aimed at acquiring Nucleic Acid sequence data from mRNA. Laboratory X Ledeen, Robert, PhD Neurology & Neurosciences Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: Use of the MPTP murine of PD to determine the mechanism of rescue by GM1 Ganglioside. Laboratory X Lin, Sheldon S., MD Orthopaedics Evaluation of rhPDGF-BB Combined with Human or Rat Demineralized Bone Allograft for Bone Healing in a Diabetic Rat Long Bone Segmental Defect Model: Pilot Study. Laboratory      X Mohr, Alicia M., MD Surgery Neuroendocrine Regulation of Erythropoiesis Following Trauma. Laboratory X Pine, Richard, PhD PHRI/Medicine Interferon-Dependent M. Tuberculosis Induction of Antigen Presentation via Class I MHC. Laboratory X Rameshwar, Pranela, PhD Medicine Role of Notch signaling in pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells Laboratory X Rogers, Melissa B., PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology BMP2 Expression in Normal and Transformed Lung Cells. Laboratory X Spillert, Charles R., PhD Surgery How does Silver Ion Accelerate Blood Clotting? Laboratory X Townes-Anderson, Ellen, PhD Neurology & Neurosciences Synaptic Plasticity of Adult Retinal Neurons. Laboratory X Ye, Jiang-Hong, MD, MS Anesthesiology Effects of Alcohol on Anesthetics. Laboratory/ Behavioral X Zalcman, Steven S., PhD Psychiatry Treatments for the prevention of Behavioral and Neuronal Abnormalities in offspring of mothers infected with Influenza virus during pregnancy: An Animal Model. Laboratory, Behavioral, & Other   2009 Volunteer Projects  Faculty Mentor Department Project Title Project Type Apuzzio, Joseph, MD Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health Pregnancy Outcomes after Late 2nd Trimester Amniocentesis Clinical Apuzzio, Joseph, MD Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health Skin Closure in the Obese Gravida at Time of Cesarean Delivery Clinical Apuzzio, Joseph, MD Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health Incidence of Positive Cocaine Screening Results in Pregnant Hypertensive Patients Clinical Capo, John T., MD Orthopaedics Operative Treatment of Acute Distal Radius Fractures Treated with the Intramedullary Nail. Clinical Capo, John T., MD Orthopaedics Clinical and Radiographic Outcome of Perilunate Dislocations. Clinical Capo, John T., MD Orthopaedics The Assesment of Joint Stability with Progressive PIP Fracture Dislocations. Laboratory Capo, John T., MD Orthopaedics Evaluation of Operative and Non-Operative Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures and Non-Unions. Clinical Chen, Ping-Hsin, PhD; Rovi, Sue, PhD; Vega, Marielos, BSN, RN; Johnson, Mark S., MD, MPH Family Medicine Early Childhood Development in Relation to Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy. Clinical Chen, Ping-Hsin, PhD; Rovi, Sue, PhD; Vega, Marielos, BSN, RN; Johnson, Mark S., MD, MPH Family Medicine Prenatal and Birth Outcomes in Relation to Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy. Clinical Gandhi, Chirag, MD and Prestigiacomo, Charles. MD Neurosurgery/ Neurological Surgery, and Radiology The Significance of Aneurismal Shape and Angles in Predicting the Rupture of Cerebral Aneurysm. Clinical Gandhi, Chirag, MD and Prestigiacomo, Charles. MD Neurosurgery/ Neurological Surgery, and Radiology The Correlation of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) findings and CT-Angiogram (CTA) in Cerebral Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Clinical Gandhi, Chirag, MD and Prestigiacomo, Charles. MD Neurosurgery/ Neurological Surgery, and Radiology Epidemiology of Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms. Clinical Grant, Geordie P., MD Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine A Prospective Study Examining the Effect of Nitrous Oxide on Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Perfusion. Clinical Heary, Robert F., MD Neurological Surgery Regeneration and Functional recovery in Rats Sustaining Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: the use of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Seeded Nano-Scaffolds as a Therapeutic Strategy. Laboratory Shaparin, Naum, MD Anesthesiology Multiple Opportunities Related to Pain Medicine and Chronic Pain Laboratory Schleifer, Steven J., MD Psychiatry Reduction and Persistence of AntiPsychotic Polypharmacy in a State Hospital. Clinical & Behavioral Scott, Sandra, MD Surgery Emergency Department Patient's Procedure Satisfaction Survey/ Clinical Sifri, Ziad, MD Surgery Timing Risk Factors and Outcomes of Patients with Neurological Deterioration Following Minimal Head Injury. Clinical Sifri, Ziad, MD and Mohr, Alicia M., MD Surgery Angiographic Embolization of Kidney Injuries: Is it a Good Idea? Clinical Wu, Lizhao, PhD Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Dissecting the role of Rb/E2F Pathway in the control of hematopoiesis Laboratory   Other Programs: Cancer Education Research Program NHLBI Summer Student Research Back to  TOP