Our Residents

Check out the International Scholars Program Residents

Entering 2008:

Deborah Jones Primary Research Area of Interest:
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Hilary Lum Primary Research Area of Interest:
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Craig Seaman Primary Research Area of Interest:
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Entering 2007:


Abid Fakhri
Primary Research Area of Interest: Cardiology, COPD, and ACS
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Cardiology, Global Health
CSTP Research Project Title: Beta-blocker usage in acute coronary syndrome: effects on outcome and barriers to physician use
Mentor for CSTP Project: Ali Sonel, MD

Kristen Sanfilippo
Primary Research Area of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Breast Cancer, Multiple Myeloma
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Hematology/Oncology
CSTP Research Project Title: Pregnancy Associated with Breast Cancer; Oncologists Communication and Their Patients Regarding Prognosis
Mentor for CSTP Project: Victor Vogel, MD, MHS, and Bob Arnold, MD

Heather Strah
Primary Research Area of Interest: The infected airway
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Pulmonology
CSTP Research Project Title: The biomarkers of inflammation in blood, sputum and exhaled breath condensate in CF patients
Mentor for CSTP Project: Joe Pilewski, MD

Entering 2006:


Christian Fidler
Primary Research Area of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Multiple Myeloma, Renal Cell
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Hematology/Oncology
CSTP Research Project Title: Effects of Resolvins on Osteoclast Formation, & Activity in Multiple Myeloma; Examining Relationship Between HTW Cell Carcinoma in Patients from the MRFIT & WHI
Mentor for CSTP Project:

Suzanne Lentzeh, MD, PhD, Lew Kuller, MD, PhD and Kathleen McTigue, MD, MS, MPH


Daniel Geynisman
Primary Research Area of Interest: Clinical Decision Making in the ICU
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
CSTP Research Project Title: The decision making process in dialysis initiation in the ICU
Mentor for CSTP Project: Michael Donahoe, MD

Jason Shackelford
Primary Research Area of Interest: Colon Cancer Screening
Primary Clinical Area of Interest: Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
CSTP Research Project Title: Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance in Veterans
Mentor for CSTP Project: Bruce Ling, MD, MPH
Presentations: Shackelford, J, Ling, B. (2008, April 11). Colorectal Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Veterans: Have we reached a ceiling? Poster presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 31st Annual Meeting; Pittsburgh, PA.
Publications:

Wang J, Shackelford JM, Selliah N, Shivers DK, O'Neill E, Garcia JV, Muthumani K, Weiner D, Yu XF, Gabuzda D, Finkel TH. The HIV-1 Vif protein mediates degradation of Vpr and reduces Vpr-induced cell cycle arrest. DNA Cell Biol. 2008 May;27(5):267-77. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 18462066.

Wang J, Shackelford JM, Casella CR, Shivers DK, Rapaport EL, Liu B, Yu XF, Finkel TH. The Vif accessory protein alters the cell cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infected cells. Virology. 2007, Mar; 359(2):243-52. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 17056089.