Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2009
Mentor: Craig M. Powell, MD, PhD
Department: Neurology
Room number: ND4.502A
Mail Code: 8813
Phone number: 214-645-6251
E-mail: craig.powell@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: Animal Models of Cognitive Dysfunction
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):
Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): 0941-07-01-1
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 student will be performing behavioral, biochemical, and immunohistochemistry
experiments related to animal models of cognitive dysfunction including Alzheimer's
Disease, Autism, or Mental Retardation.
Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:
James Kim (Berkley undergraduate) 2004 & 2005 ' Publication in JBC'MD student at UTSW
Shukla, K., Kim, J., Blundell, J. & Powell, C.M. (2007) Learning-induced GluR1 phosphorylation in the hippocampus resembles that induced by LTP. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282, 18100-18107.
Mehreen Kouser (1/2007-4/2007, Green Fellow UTD undergraduate)'graduate school at UTSW
Blundell, J., Kouser, M., & Powell, C.M. (2008) Systemic Inhibition of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibits Fear Memory Reconsolidation. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, in press.
Divya Balasubramanian (TAMS student) 2004' SMU undergraduate
Kendall Walters (UTSW Medical Student ' Switched to M.D./Ph.D. program 2005
Ricky Patel (TAMS student) 2005
Sai Balasubramanian (Plano High School student) 2005, 2006' 1st place in Texas State Science Fair
Eric Williams (UTSW Medical Student) 2006
Monica Tamil (TAMS student) 2008' Seimens Science Competition Semifinalist
Keun Hee Oh (Johns Hopkins University) 2008'applying to medical school
Taylor Soderborg (University) 2008'applying to Graduate School
Nirav Das (UTSW Medical Student) 2008'UTSW Med Student