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2018 Dean's Summer Research Scholars

 

Harrison Heise

  • BS in biological sciences from Pennsylvania State University
  • Paired with Dr. Juan Taboas
  • "Prehypertrophic Chondrocytes Undergo More Spatial Alignment in Response to Hypertrophic versus Proliferative Cartilage"

Jacob Hirschi

  • BS in exercise science with a minor in business administration from Brigham Young University
  • Paired with Dr. Alejandro Almarza
  • "Characterization of the Temporomandibular Joint Disc"

Milap Lavani

  • BS in biological sciences from Virginia Tech
  • Paired with Dr, Konstantinos Verdelis
  • "Micro-Computed Tomography Assessment of MVNP-Induced Paget's Leasions in Mice"

Katherine Otto

  • BS in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh
  • Paired with Dr. Sarah Grafton
  • "Implications of Cannabis Use in Patients with Dental Anxiety"

Andrea Racic

Adam Randazzo

  • BS in chemistry and BA in Spanish from the University of Pittsburgh
  • Paired with Dr. John Burnheimer
  • "Genetic Polymorphisms Influence Shear Bond Resistance of Orthodontic Brackets"

Catherine Shao

  • BS in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania
  • Paired with Dr. Fatima Syed-Picard
  • "Scaffold-Free Engineered Nerves from Dental Pulp Stem Cells"

Apurva Shinde

  • BS in biological sciences with a minor in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh
  • Paired with Dr. Dobrawa Napierala
  • "Does SerpinB2 play a Developmental Role in Dental/Skeletal Mineralization"

Toshiki Soejima

  • BS in biological sciences with a minor in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh
  • Paired with Dr. Mary Marazita
  • "Comparing Non-Metric Dental Trait Expression in Cleft Families versus Healthy Controls"