Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2005

Mentor: Graham Emslie, M.D., and Rongrong Tao, M.D.
Department: Division of Child Psychiatry
Room number: 9th Floor Bank One - Exchange Park
Mail Code: MC 8589
Phone number: 214 456-5918
E-mail: graham.Emslie@utsouthwestern.edu rongrong.tao@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: Role of depressive symptoms in predicting childhood treatment response.

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): IRB file #0498-14200

Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): NA

Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects): Project will be patient-based research.

Brief Description of Project:
Students will be involved in manuscript development, including data organization, analyses, and presentation of findings. Students will be given the opportunity to explore a large database to determine areas of interest for the development of the manuscript. The database is derived from a large single-site trial of children and adolescents with MDD who were enrolled in a 12-week open-label trial of fluoxetine, and includes diagnostic and severity scales, as well as many mediator/moderator variables. Students will receive an overview of the process of conducting pediatric research trials through weekly supervision and team meetings.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:

Rachel A. Russo, B.S., Carroll W. Hughes, Ph.D., Graham J. Emslie, M.D., and A. John Rush, M.D. Use of Pattern Analysis to Determine Trends for Childhood Responders and Nonresponders in a Double-blind Depression Study. A paper to be submitted to J. Affective Disorders.

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