Medical Student Summer Research Program Awardees

2021 Award Recipient

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Development of a Universal Hair Curl and Texture Scale: A Delphi Consensus Approach

Mentor: Jennifer Fu, MD

2021 Award Recipient 

University of Maryland SOM

Evaluation of a Novel Long Noncoding RNA as a Therapeutic Target in NRAS Mutant Melanoma

Mentor: Susana Ortiz-Urda, MD, PhD, MBA

2021 Award Recipient

University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Exploring Bias in Machine Learning

Mentor: Jenna Lester, MD

2021 Award Recipient 

John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawai'i

NRAS mutant melanoma is dependent on Malat1 expression

 Mentor: Susana Ortiz-Urda, MD, PhD, MBA

2020 Award Recipient

Tulane University School of Medicine

Investigation of etiology of Kaposi Sarcoma in HIV-negative men who have sex with men

Mentor: Kieron Leslie, MD

2020 Award Recipient

University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Development and Implementation of a Photo-Based Clinical Tool for Diagnosing and Managing Skin Diseases at the US-Mexico Border

Mentor: Aileen Chang, MD

2020 Award Recipient

Meharry Medical College

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Contact Irritants in Textured and Non Textured Hair Products

Mentor: Jenna Lester, MD

2020 Award Recipient

UCSF School of Medicine

Efficacy of sentinel lymph node biopsies in pediatric melanoma patients

Mentor: Susana Ortiz-Urda, MD, PhD

2019 Award Recipient

Howard University School of Medicine

Blaschkoid Lichenoid Drug Eruption: A Previously Undescribed Entitiy

Mentor: Jenna Lester, MD

2019 Award Recipient

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Chronic Urticarial and its Mimickers

Mentors: Lindy Fox, MD/Haley Naik, MD

2018 Award Recipient

UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program

Investigating patterns of disease severity over time in childhood atopic dermatitis (AD): a longitudinal population-based study

Mentor: Katrina Abuabara, MD

2018 Award Recipient

John A. Burns School of Medicine University of Hawai'i

A Qualitative Analysis on Perceptions of Skin Cancer and Prevention Techniques Among Minority Populations

Mentor: Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH

2018 Award Recipient

UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program

Development of Clinical Diagnostic Tools to Distinguish Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma and Atopic Dermatitis

Mentor: Maria Wei, MD,PhD

2017 Award Recipient

UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program

A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group and Cognitive Interview Data on Effective Prevention Messaging to Discourage Tanning Bed Use Among Sexual Minority Men

Mentor: Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH

2017 Award Recipient

UCSF School of Medicine

Assessment of regional insurance and access to dermatology compared with internal medicine

Mentor: Maria Wei, MD, PhD

2017 Award Recipient

UCSF School of Medicine

Effects of Maraviroc on HIV-related Kaposi’s Sarcoma

Mentor: Toby Maurer, MD