Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2006

Mentor: Spencer Brown, PhD
Department: Plastic Surgery
Room number: G8.239
Mail Code: 9132
Phone number: 214.648.2482
E-mail: spencer.brown@utsouthwestern.edu

Project title 1: Nanogel aggregate gel as a wound dressing

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):

Animal subjects IACUC approved project number (where applicable): pending

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)

Animal-based

Brief Description of Project:

The use of a patented material by Uluru Inc will be tested for the ability to provide a barrier in trauma wounds and chemical wounds in an animal model. This student will assist in animal surgery, tissue collection, biomechanical testing and analysis of histological slides from these specimens.

Project title 2: Use of the barbed suture for wound closure

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):

Animal subjects IACUC approved project number (where applicable): 0901-06-06-1

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)

Animal -based

Brief Description of Project:

The use of a patented barbed suture by Quill Medical Inc. will be tested for the ability to close wounds in the absence of a knot. This would provide a revolutionary advance in wound care management.

The student will assist in wound closure procedures during animal surgery, tissue collection, biomechanical testing and analysis of histological slides from these specimens.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:

I have had 5 years experience with teaching medical students at UTSW.

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