Participants in the Minority Medical Student Award Program
(MMSAP)
2008 MMSAP Participants
Awet Abraha
Wayne State University
Retargeting Cord Blood T Cells to Provide Anti-Lymphoma Effects After Stem Cell Transplant
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago
Examining the Factors Influencing Sickle Cell Patient's Decision Making Regarding Transplantation
Nnenaya Agochukwu
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Assessing Objective Parameters of Pain in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
Jamie Brewer
University of Illinois at Chicago
Determining the Prevalence of Factor VIII Inhibitor by ELISA Assay in Patients With a Negative Bethesda Assay
Andres Bur
University of Pennsylvania
Studies Measuring Platelet Accumulation on Collagen and Stability Flow in a Microfluidics Chamber
Daniel Hayward
Jefferson Medical College
Pain and Other Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Patients With SB+Thalassemia: Rates and Risk Factors
Candace Johnson
Wayne State University
Chart Review Study to Evaluate Possible Effects of Opiods on Blood Vessel Formation in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University
The Membrane Scavenger Receptor, CD36 and the MpL-Baltimore Polymorphosime
Christina Lawson
Howard University
Preclinical Trial of Nitrite-Treated Transfused RBC and Dietary Supplementation
Edward E. Robertson
University of Southern California
Challenging the Epigenetic Paradigm: DNA Methylation Analysis of Philadelphia Chromosome Associated Leukemia
Akram Shayeb
University of Puerto Rico
Significance of Mitochondrial Localization of Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling (MAVS) in the Antiviral Defense Against Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) Infection
April Szafran
University of Illinois at Chicago
Identification of a Gene or Genes on Chromosome 16q22 that may be Linked to the Development of Familial Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Nadine Thompson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Investigating Cell Cycle-Related Factors Triggering Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
2007 MMSAP Participants
Awet Abraha
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Investigation of Alternate NK Cell Developmental Pathway
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Developing Tools for Assessing Time-Tradeoff Utilities Multidimensional Survey to Assess Quality-of-Life for Patients with Lymphoma
Abisola Ayodeji
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
The Role of the Hypoxic Response and the Hypoxic Inducible Factor Related Genes in Sickle Cell Anemia and in Congenital Polycythemia with Upregulated Hypoxic Sensing
Luz Juliana Barahona
Universidad Central del Caribe SOM, Bayamon, PR
T-Cell Subsets and Graft vs. Tumor Effect in Stem Cell Transplantation
Melissa Bent
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Effect of TGF-B1 Treatment on the Expression of a-Smooth Muscle Actin by Sickle Cell and Normal Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
Johnaca Biggins
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
HOXB7 Protein as a Prognostic Factor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Ashanti Franklin
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Examining Novel Methods of Gene Delivery to Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Expression of the CD36 and Pevalence of Mpl Baltimore and Their Relationship to Stroke in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients
Johnathan J. Ledet
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
In Vitro Study of the TXNIP/TRX/ROS Activity in a Series of Cell Lines Derived from B and T-Cell Lymphomas Treated With the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Vorinostat in Combination with Various Other Drugs
Emily McElveen
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
Do Sickle Cells Stimulate NO Production Via ATP Release in a Manner Similar to Normal Red Blood Cells?
Jennifer Robles
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Defining Mechanisms of Resistance to TSP-Mediated Anti-Angiogenesis, Focusing Specifically on CD36 Down-Regulation in Cultured Microvascular Endothelial Cells.
2006 MMSAP Participants
Christina Bennett
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Trends in Leukemia Incidence in California: 1988-1999
Fernando Diaz
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Katy, TX
Platelet Hyperreactivity in Sickle Cell Patients
Robert George Eberhardt
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Investigation of Gamma Fibrinogen Levels and Thrombus Formation Using the Mouse Cremaster Arteriole/Venule Laser Injury Model
Qurana Lewis
Oklahoma State University School of Medicine, Tulsa, OK
Do Patients Have Cognitive Impairment Following Recovery from Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)?
Josiah Orina
Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of the Benefits of Rituximab and Chemotherapy for Patients With Untreated Follicular Lymphoma
Mary Rickard
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
A Genome-Wide Scan of a Large Amish Pedigree With von Willebrand Disease Identified Regions of Linkage that Represent Potential Modifiers of Von Willebrand Factor Levels and Disease Variability
Margo Renee Rollins
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Patulin: A Small Molecule Mycotoxin Possessing Potent Selective In Vitro Cytotoxicity Against Malignant T-Cells
Naa Sackey
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Identification of Striatin as a Microtubule-Associated Protein in Human Platelets
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Mechanism for the Immunosuppressive Activity of Pentostatin: Selective Apoptosis of Naïve T-Cell Subsets
2005 MMSAP Participants
Demedrick Anton Bland
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Determining the Role of Nitric Oxide Bioavailability and Genetic Polymorphisms in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease Patients
LaRae Coleman
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Transfusion Management in Sickle Cell Disease: Assessment of Physician Prescribing Practices
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA and Oxidative Stress in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
Delwin S. Merchant
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Shaker Heights, OH
In Vitro Megakaryocytopoiesis in Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
Josiah Orina
Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Determining the Benefits of Chemotherapy for Achieving Complete Response in Patients With Untreated Advanced-Stage Follicular Lymphoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Survival of Normal and Mutant CXCR4-Transfected HL-60 Cells in Myelokathexis
Joseph W. Smith
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Evaluation of the In Vitro Activity of the Multikinase Inhibitor BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) in Primary Cells from Patients With Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, TX
Ex Vivo Fludarabine Selectively Depletes Human Naïve T-Cell Subsets: A Step Toward Modifying Donor Lymphocyte Infusion
2004 MMSAP Participants
Allison Cole
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
HOXA11 Impairs Megakaryocytic Differentiation in K562 Cells
Edna Chavez
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Genetic Linkage in a Large Pedigree With von Willebrand Disease
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Mitochondrial DNA and Sickle Cell Anemia
Luciana Guerra
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Doreen Kyere
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Evaluate the Structural Features of mRNA that Encode Gamma-Globin and Provide it With its Exceptional Stability in Differentiating Erythroid Cells
Leonard Mason
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
The Clinical Course of HCV and HBV in Heart Transplant Recipients
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Aberrant Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Release in Congenital Neutropenia
Candice Taylor
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
The Effect of Hydroxyurea on PLGF Production in Erythroid Cells
Deborah Titre
Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Identifying Mutations in Genes Involving Hematopoiesis in the Zebrafish Using Reverse Genetics
Gus Zamora
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Quantitative Real Time PCR of G-CSF Receptor Isofoms and Associated Molecule Gab2
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