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RESEARCHResearch: Summer Scholars Program
May 20 through August 1, 2013
The Summer Scholars Program is a mentored research internship offered by the Department of Pediatrics of Eastern Virginia Medical School at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. The competitive 11 week program is open to college seniors (rising or graduating) and first- or second-year graduate or medical students who are exploring potential careers in medical, biomedical, public health, or behavioral research.
Download the 2013 EVMS Summer Scholar Application - submit by February 1, 2013
Students chosen for the program will conduct a pre-selected research project, from start to finish, and present their project outcomes to the scientific community. Students are listed as co-investigators on their projects which are frequently published and presented on the national level. Formal classroom training and personalized application in research design, implementation, and publication make this summer experience a must for anyone considering a career in research.
Our 2012 mentors, research projects, and Summer Scholars are listed below. For a list of projects from 2011, click HERE.
| Summer Scholar | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| David Ban | Korrie Allen, PsyD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Community Health & Research |
Treatment of Behavior Problems among School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Aparna Chatterjee | Maria Urbano, MD EVMS Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
Psychophysiologic Responses to Social Paradigms Before and After a Relaxation Training Intervention in Young Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Chris Clayton | Natasha Sriraman, MD, MPH EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds General Academic Peds |
Prevelance of Unmet Social and Legal Needs in Pediatric Practice |
| James Dagenhart | Julie Kerry, PhD Chair & Assoc Professor EVMS Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology |
Does Acetylation Regulate Herpesvirus Proteins |
| Nisha Donthi | Kent Reifschneider, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Endocrinology |
Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes |
| Elizabeth Duda | Eric Werner, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Hematology/Oncology |
Physician Documentation Time Project |
| Pebbles Eppes | John Harrington, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds General Academic Peds |
Early Attempts to Stop Obesity |
| Barron Frazier | Dana Ramires, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Emergency Medicine |
Implementation of an Intranasal Fentanyl Pathway in Long Bone Fractures |
| Jen Hawken | Stephanie Troy, MD EVMS Dept of Internal Medicine |
Circulation and Mutation of Oral Polio Vaccine in Mexican Children after National Immunization Weeks |
| Shalantae Hawkins | Natasha Sriraman, MD, MPH EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds General Academic Peds |
African American Women's Perception of Breast Feeding Over the Years |
| Bronson Haynes | Margaret Morris, PhD EVMS Dept of Internal Medicine |
The Role of Macrophage 12/15-Lipoxygenase in the Innate Autoimmune Responses of Type 1 Diabetes |
| Kassie Haynes | Dorothy Spangenberg, PhD EVMS Dept of Pathology and Anatomy |
Use of Aurelia (Jellyfish) for Studies Related to Parkinson's Disease |
| Tim Heck | Earl W. Godfrey, PhD EVMS Dept of Pathology andAnatomy |
Stem Cells Therapy for ALS |
| Jeremy Hines | Alireza Hosseini, MD EVMS Dept of Physiological Sciences |
Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Development of Retinopathy of Prematurity |
| Missy Holland | Peter Dozier, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Child and Family Guidance & Consultation |
Developing a Curriculum for Pediatric Residents for Certification of Basic Proficiency in Child Psychiatry |
| Kelly Johnson | Peter Dozier, MD Assistand Professor, Pediatric Psychiatry |
Evaluation of Pediatric Behavioral Risk Assessment Tool (P-BRAT) |
| David Junkins | Anca Dobrian, PhD EVMS Dept of Internal Medicine |
Role of Lipoxygenases in Angiogenesis and Inflammation in Human Adipose Tissue |
| Aylin Kaya | John Harrington, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds General Academic Peds |
Early Attempts to Stop Obesity |
| Jordann Kokoski | Kyrie Shomaker, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Hospital Medicine |
Non-Inferiority of Ampicillin to Cefotaxime for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Pediatric Population |
| Jennifer Le | Stephen Deutsch, MD, PhD Chairman, EVMS Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
Targeted NMDA Receptor Agonist Intervention to Improve Sociability in Mice |
| Charley Martin | Cheza Garvin, PhD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Community Health & Research |
The Business Case for Breastfeeding - Follow Up Assessment and Expansion Potential |
| Drew Simmelink | Jorge Jacot, PhD EVMS Dept of Pathology & Anatomy |
Characterization and Validation of a Novel In-Vitro Angiogenic Assay |
| Tyler Simpson | Korrie Allen, PsyD EVMS?CHKD Dept of Peds Community Health & Research |
Treatment of Behavior Proglems among School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Tyler Thompson | Kelly Maples, MD EVMS/CHKD Dept of Peds Allergy & Immunology |
Efficacy and Safety of Abbreviated Oral Food Challenges in Ruling Out Food Allergy in a PEdiatric Allergy Clinc |
| Corinthian Tyson | Jude Taylor-Fishwick, MS EVMS/CHKD Dept Peds Community Health & Research |
Is the Pediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire still a valid tool? |
Contact
Linda Merhige
Summer Scholars Program
CHKD
Department of Pediatrics
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507-1971
(757) 668-7486