Summer Research Program Abstracts
Summer Research Program abstracts from 2026-current.
If you are a McGovern Medical School at UTHealth first-year medical student, you can gain hands-on laboratory experience under the supervision of a faculty sponsor during the summer between your first and second year of medical school.
As a summer research program student, you will be guided by your faculty mentor on a research project over 10 weeks. Students are expected to work 40 hours weekly on their research in their selected faculty mentor’s laboratory. At the conclusion of the program, you will submit an abstract of your research. Your mentor will also help you develop a poster that must be presented at the annual Research Forum held in the fall.
Submissions from 2026
Defining Rectus Abdominus Muscle Changes following Ventral Hernia Repair, Ananya Hari
Delirium Education: Raising awareness and empowering family members and caregivers to detect and prevent delirium in the hospital, Alexandra H. Goff
Determining Optimal Surveillance Practices for Pediatric and Young Adult Germ Cell Tumors, Alexandra M. Dunker
Development of a Culture System for Eosinophils Derived from Human Cord Blood Stem Cells, Christian Lachance
Development of an AI-Driven Application for Automated Evaluation of Lower Extremity Impairments in Stroke and Rehabilitation, Alexander H. Do
Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism in Chronic Hypoxia in Neonates, Mason L. Wong
Effect of Obliquity on Metaphyseal-Diaphyseal Ratio and Anterior Humeral Line Alignment in Pediatric Supracondylar Fractures: A 3D Radiographic Study, Mason T. Chimenti
Engineering PEGylated Chitosan–Gold Nanoparticles for Radiosensitization and siRNA Delivery to Glioblastoma, Wesley Chiu
Enucleation Versus Anatomical Resection of Malignant Pancreatic Tumors in Children and Young Adults, Alexander Lee
Evaluating Genetic Testing Practices for Neonates with Cleft Lip and/or Palate in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lily J. Buckner
Evaluating Large Language Models for CPT Code Prediction in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Krishi S. Manem
Evaluating Pediatric Surgical Care Delivery Across Settings: National Trends in Ambulatory, Outpatient, and Inpatient Models, Kyle C. Nevitt
Evaluating Surgical Performance Through Intraoperative Video: A Pilot Study in Robotic Cholecystectomy, Brandon S. Blair
Evaluating the Impact of Eczema on Outgrowing Food Allergies, Multiple Food Allergies, and Atopic Multimorbidity in Children, Nicole K. Koulov
Evaluating the Role of Perineural Invasion in the Risk of Local Recurrence of Cutaneous Melanoma After Adjuvant Radiation Therapy, Riya T. Patel
Gauging Understanding of Information in Discharge Education in Trauma and Burn Patients, Marissa N. Thibodeaux
Immunomodulatory role of MUC5AC in Lung Cancer Progression, Julia G. Kim
Individualized Kinematically-Driven Contact Modeling Offers a Reliable Alternative for Periacetabular Osteotomy Planning, James J. McGinley
Investigating Neuromuscular Coordination and Adaptations from KAFO-Assisted Gait Training in Post-Stroke Individuals, Matthew De Guzman
Investigating Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) of Long COVID, Luke A. Sims
Leveraging Sports Analytics and Intraoperative Video to Improve Surgical Quality and Outcomes, Jasie L. Williams-Roberts