Student Research at VP&S

Digestive & Liver Diseases

  • Julian Adin Abrams, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Characterization of Stromal Microbiota in Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Scholarly Project

    2023

    • Shifts in Serum Bile Acid Profiles Associated with Barrett’s Esophagus and Stages of Progression to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Scholarly Project

  • Hur Chin, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2022

    • Improving Early Detection and Analyzing Racial Disparities in Gastric Cancer Using Artificial Intelligence, Research Year

  • Daniel Ezra Freedberg, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Acquisition of Gut Colonization with Drug Resistant Organisms in the ICU, Scholarly Project

    2023

    • The Association Between Mucosectomy and Endoscopic Outcomes in Patients with Ileal-Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA), Scholarly Project

    2022

    • Obesity is not associated with adverse outcomes among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides difcile infection, Scholarly Project

  • Benjamin Lebwohl, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Black patients with celiac disease, Scholarly Project
    • Assessing prevalence of folate deficiency and associated clinical factors in patients with and without Celiac disease maintaining a gluten free dietScholarly Project

    2022

    • Trends in Celiac Disease TTG IgA at CUIMC: A Retrospective Population-Based Study, Scholarly Project
    • A Novel Teacher Training Curriculum for Health Professional Student Instructors in a Near-Peer Academic Support Program, Scholarly Project
    • Pilot Testing Gluten Immunogenic Peptide Urine Kits in Adults with Celiac Disease, Summer Research

  • Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • Analyzing the role of cancer associated fibroblasts in a partial epithelial-to mesenchymal transition program within patient derived 3-D organoids of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Research Year

    2022

    • Use of 3D Patient-Derived Organoids to Study p-EMT Signaling in Head and Neck Cancer Growth and Therapy Resistance, Research Year

  • Anil K Rustgi, MD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2021

    • Using Patient-Derived Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Organoids to model Immunotherapy, Summer Research

  • Arnold S. Han, MD, PhD

    Mentored VP&S Student Projects by Year:

    2024

    • High-Resolution Survey of the TCR Reactome in Human Colorectal Cancer, Scholarly Project