Neurological Surgery
Cerebrovascular
Edward Sander Connolly Jr., MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2023
- Analysis of Clinical Outcome Scales in Patients Undergoing Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Summer Research
2022
- Predictive Value of Clinical Outcome Scales on Functional Outcome Before and After Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic , Research Year
- Mapping cerebral reperfusion with arterial spin labeling fMRI after thrombectomy, Summer Research
- Safely Quenching Complement in Stroke Subjects: Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AMY-101, Summer Research
- Evaluating reperfusion after endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke, Summer Research
- TMS as a tool for evaluating reperfusion recovery progression in stroke patients, Summer Research
2021
- Evaluation of Topical Vancomycin in Wound Prophylaxis for Craniotomies and Non-instrumental Spinal Proceduresc, Summer Research
- Time to Stroke Treatment, Summer Research
Functional
Brett Evan Youngerman, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- Identification of reasons for not undergoing epilepsy surgery in patients with drugresistant epilepsy (DRE), Scholarly Project
- Investigating Barriers in Treatment for Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Summer Research
2023
- Use of MRI Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy, Summer Research
- Examining the effect of self-reported anxiety state and threat on visuospatial memory using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), Summer Research
- Barriers to Presurgical Evaluation for Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Summer Research
2021
- Characterization of barriers to comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, Research Year
Neuro-oncology
Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- The relationship between apparent diffusion coefficient and tumor burden in primary and recurrent IDH-mutated and IDH-wildtype gliomas, Research Year
- Visualizing and Analyzing Glioma Microenvironment by Spatial Transcriptomics, Research Year
- Characterizing Drug Sensitivities at the Tumor Core and Infiltrative Margin of Glioblastoma, Summer Research
- Profiling the Cell Populations Labelled by 5-ALA during GBM Resective Surgery, Summer Research
2023
- Investigating the immunological effects of topotecan on glioblastoma, Summer Research
- Local Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma, Summer Research
2022
- Blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging asynchrony and histopathologic and genetic alterations in recurrent IDH1 wild-type high-grade glioma pre- and post-treatment with convection-enhanced delivery of topotecan, Research Year
- Synergistic Effects of RSL-3 and Etoposide in Treatment Resistant Glioma, Research Year
- Induction of Ferroptosis and CD47 Blockade Alter Immunogenic Response in Glioma, Research Year
- Using RNA Sequencing to Study the Connection Between Glioblastoma, Aging, & Cognition, Summer Research
2021
- Targeting Glioma via Therapeutic Modulation of Phagocytosis and Remodeling of the Immune Microenvironment, Research Year
- Targeting GPX4 for the Induction of Ferroptosis in GBM, Summer Research
Brian John Andrew Gill, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- The Combined Effects of GABA Receptor Agonists and Topoisomerase I Inhibitors on Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma, Research Year
2023
- A Co-Culture System for Modeling and Modulating Neuron-Glioma Interactions, Summer Research
Guy Mead McKhann II, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- The Combined Effects of GABA Receptor Agonists and Topoisomerase I Inhibitors on Adult-Type Diffuse Glioma, Research Year
2021
- Characterization of barriers to comprehensive pre-surgical evaluation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, Research Year
Raymond Sekula, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- Microneurographic Recording from the Human Trigeminal Ganglion: A Clinical Research Project, Research Year
- Update and Evaluation of a Preoperative Scoring System to Predict Long-Term Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression in Trigeminal Neuralgia, Summer Research
- Skin Conductance in Trigeminal Neuralgia Patients: An Obkective Metric of Pain, Summer Research
- Long-term outcomes following microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia, Summer Research
Spine
Andrew Kai-Hong Chan, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- Does Age at Time of Diastematomyelia Repair Affect Surgical Complication Rate?, Summer Research
2023
- Establishing Sociodemographic Phenotypes of Patients Presenting for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery, Summer Research
- Deep Learning Analysis of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Decompression alone or Fusion, Summer Research
Dean Chou, MD
Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:
2024
- Fatty Infiltration and Spinal Stenosis, Summer Research