Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2008

Mentor: Shawna D Nesbitt MD
Department: Internal Medicine
Room number:CS8.102
Mail Code: 8899
Phone number:214-648-2103
E-mail: Shawna.Nesbitt@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: 1) Comparing the Efficacy of TAK-490 with Olmesartan, and Valsartan in Hypertensives and 2) Studying the Genetic Markers associated with Prehypertension in the TROPHY Study population

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):pending

Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): N/A

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) Patient oriented

Brief Description of Project:

In this summer project, the student will be exposed to 2 different aspects of clinical trial research. The first project is a multi-site clinical trial in which she will participate in recruiting and patient visits. The second project is analysis of an existing database from a large clinical trial. She will participate in the analyses and the preparation of a manuscript.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:
The Relationship of Blood pressure and open angle glaucoma
The IMPACT Study
Renal Artery Stenosis in the Parkland Hypertension Clinic