2024 Junior Scientist Research Partnership Awards
The Junior Scientist Research Partnership (JSRP) Award provides the opportunity for a clinical fellow to collaborate on a research project with a postdoctoral fellow. This year, many competitive applications were received and five were awarded $10,000. Congratulations to the 2024 winners!
Dr. Alejandro Carrasquilla and Dr. Sadegh Marzban
Mentors: Dr. Nam Tran & Dr. Jeffrey West
Title of project: “Utilizing Machine Learning Models to Guide and Optimize Clinical Management of Spinal Metastatic Disease.”
Dr. Mohammad Bakri Hammami and Dr. Constanza Savid-Frontera
Mentors: Dr. Michael Jain & Dr. Frederick Locke
Title of project: “Evaluating the Impact of Tumor Microenvironment on CAR-T cell therapy response in patients with Richter’s Transformation.”
Dr. Utsav Joshi and Dr. Palak Dave
Mentor: Dr. Issam El Naqa
Title of project: “Use of Machine Learning for Diagnosis of MDS and Pre-MDS Conditions using Peripheral Blood Smears.”
Dr. Karun Neupane and Dr. Monique Shotande
Mentors: Dr. Rami Komrokji & Dr. Issam El Naqa
Title of project: “Using Artificial Intelligence to Convert Oncology Clinic Notes into Patient Friendly Content to Improve Patient Satisfaction with Understanding of Disease and Treatment Plans.”
Dr. Dekuang Zhao and Dr. Laxmi Swetha Karanam
Mentors: Dr. Daniel Grass & Dr. Duy Nguyen
Title of project: “Investigating the Role of CD44 in Chemoradiation Resistance in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.”