2011 Medical Student Research Scholars

Teva Neuroscience
Oscar Jim Michael Coppes Dr. Jacqueline T. Bernard	Effect of natalizumab on cognition and neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis
Christopher Robert Dobson Dr. Paula Dore-Duffy	Loss of Metabolic homeostasis in the brain of patients with multiple sclerosis
Jimmy Huynh Dr. Patrizia Casaccia	Defining a DNA methylation landscape in the brain of Multiple Sclerosis patients
Muneera Nasser Dr. Mirela Cerghet	Vitamin D Status in African-American patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Is there any association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, relapse rate and active disease on MRI?
Joseph Ostroff Dr. Barbara Teter	Clinical and Demographic Variables Associated with Subjective and Objective Measures of Loneliness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Christopher Perrone Dr. Carolina Ionette	Epigenetics in Multiple Sclerosis
Christopher van Belle Dr. Christian von Budingen	Antigen-identification of Autoantibodies Produced by Plasma Cells in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Natakki Waldon Dr. Robert Lisak & Dr. Joyce A. Benjamins	Regulation of Decay Accelerating Factor in CNS glial cells and PNS Schwann cells in response to Th1, M/M and Th2 cytokines and cyclic AMP
Shirley Wang Dr. Lilyana Amezcua	Disparity in Headache Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors Affecting Management
Ashley Xu Dr. David Tabby	Investigation of clock-drawing as a tool in multiple sclerosis diagnosis – A study of correlation
Biogen Idec
Kyle C. Kern Dr. Nancy Sicotte	The hippocampal-thalamic circuit and memory impairment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc – Steven Schwid, MD Memorial Research Scholarship
Morgan Boes Dr. Robert Motl	Dual Task Mobility Parameters as factors of Falls Risk in person with Multiple Sclerosis
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals – Halper Research Scholarship
Jenny Feng Dr. Robert Naismith	Tracking Neurodegeneration from Acute MS Lesions
Genzyme
Pouya Khankhanian Dr. Jorge Oksenberg	Discovering Ancestry-Specific Genes in Multiple Sclerosis
Stephen Schaaf Dr. Michael Racke	Effect of Dimethyl Fumarate on Macrophages and Neuroprotection in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) Model
Inserra Family
Thomas Powell Dr. John Lindsey	Quantification and Identification of Epstein-Barr Virus Antigens in the CSF of MS Patien
FCMSC Robert P. Lisak, MD Research Scholarship
Lauren Sham Dr. Brenda Banwell	Characterization of Immune Cell Activation and its relation to Vitamin D Status in Children with Multiple Sclerosis