Summer 2024 Research Scholars
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Undergraduate Research Profiles
Our students are working across the University on very impressive research projects! Here are a few of their stories.
Fiona Brooks
Major: Biochemistry
Project title: Dissecting the role of T-cells in a TNF-mediated model of Crohn's Disease-like ileitis
Mentor: Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD; Co-mentor: Dr. Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, School of Medicine
Kaitlyn Kao
Major: Biology
Minors: Nutrition and Chemistry
Project title: Characterizing Strain Diversity of L. Crispatus in the Vaginal Microbiome of Cleveland Women
Mentor: Gina Lewin, PhD, Department of Pathology
Reda Riffi
Major: Neuroscience and Chemistry
Project title: Microglial Cells In Sensory Neuron Activity Induced Vascular Formation in the Developing Barrel Cortex.
Mentors: Reda's mentors are Daehoon Lee and Dr. Wen-Cheng Xiong, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine
SOURCE Summer Research Videos
Check out these video snapshots of SOURCE (2022) Summer Undergraduate Researchers.