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STARS Participants
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Anthonia Anyanwu
Carter High School
Host:
Dolores Peterson, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine
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Studying clinical problems in HIV disease by looking at possible correlations between the psychological outcomes of HIV patients and data indicating their body changes due to exercise.
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Ana Castro
Townview - Health Professions High School
Host:
Weike Tao, M.D.
Anesthesiology
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Researching the cardiac effects related to acute burns at different ages.
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Sabina Khan
WT White High School
Host:
Christine Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development
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Studying the molecular basis (genomic DNA sequencing) of familial spontaneous pneumothorax (an inherited pulmonary disease) to investigate the role of individual genes in the pathogenesis of these diseases.
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Haley Marshall
Townview - Talented & Gifted Magnet
Host:
Ravi Sarode, M.D.
Pathology
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Using recombinant tissue thromboplastin to revaluate the prothrombin time standards for judging necessity of plasma transfusions.
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Stephanie Pagan
Townview - Talented & Gifted Magnet
Host:
Dana Hardin, M.D.
Pediatrics
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Investigating the relationship between growth rate and growth factors in children with chronic illnesses, such as HIV, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, arthritis, and Crohn's disease.
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Christopher Riley
Skyline Center
Host:
Jim Thornton, M.D.
Plastic Surgery
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Reviewing alternative routes of sural nerve observation in the ankle to eliminate risk of infection and nerve damage, and exploring the psychological mind of self-surgery/mutilation people.
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Alexandra Robinson
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts
Host:
Robert Toto, M.D.
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
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Researching a double-blinded drug study to reduce kidney failure caused by diabetic nephropathy in diabetic patients.
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Senada Softic
Townview - Health Professions High School
Host:
Dawen Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiology
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Studying the correlation between different drugs administered and tumor growth; and researching how therapeutic & radiation treatments effect tumor growth.
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Jessica Wagner
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts
Host:
Diana Tomchick, Ph.D.
Biochemistry
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Extracting, purifying, and crystallizing proteins in order to map the protein structure with x-ray crystallography techniques that may evenutally lead to drug development.
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Allan Wang
WT White High School
Host:
Janice Kansy, Ph.D.
Psychiatry
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Genotyping transgenic knockout mice used to study the role of protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in learning development, neuronal plasticity, and cocaine addiction.
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