{"id":2769,"date":"2023-05-24T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/?page_id=2769"},"modified":"2023-05-24T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:25:31","slug":"2021-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/fellows\/previous-scholars\/2021-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 &#8211; 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Umer Ahmed<\/h3>\n<p>Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina<br \/>\nAlma Mater: Duke University<br \/>\nUndergraduate Degree: B.S. Neuroscience<br \/>\nGraduate Degree: M.S. Biomedical Sciences from Duke University<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Yueh Lee<br \/>\nResearch Focus: Developing cardiac-gated imaging approaches using carbon nanotube x-ray sources<br \/>\nSpecialty Interest: Diagnostic Radiology<\/p>\n<h3>Franklin Blum<\/h3>\n<p>Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina<br \/>\nAlma Mater: North Carolina State University<br \/>\nUndergraduate Degree: B.S. Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nMentor: Dr. Christopher Sayed<br \/>\nResearch Focus: <span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Examining the role of genetics, inflammatory antibodies, and tissue characteristics in Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Initiating a randomized controlled trial comparing the benefits of two postoperative wound bandaging techniques following surgical removal of HS lesions<\/span><br \/>\nSpecialty Interest: Dermatology<\/p>\n<h3>Gabrielle Nortey<\/h3>\n<p>Hometown: Gastonia, North Carolina<br \/>\nAlma Mater: Georgia Institute of Technology<br \/>\nUndergraduate Degree: B.S. Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nGraduate Degree: M.S. Physiology from North Carolina State University<br \/>\nMentors: Dr. Katherine Chan, Dr. Angie Smith<br \/>\nResearch Focus: <span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Investigating the experiences of Black patients with bladder cancer and working to increase diversity in patient engagement in bladder cancer<\/span><br \/>\nSpecialty Interest: Urology<\/p>\n<h3>Kaylyn Pogson<\/h3>\n<p>Hometown: Hermanus, South Africa<br \/>\nAlma Mater: UNC Chapel Hill<br \/>\nUndergraduate Degree: B.S. Biology, B.A. English, Minor in Medicine, Literature, and Culture<br \/>\nGraduate Degree: M.A. Literature, Medicine, and Culture from UNC Chapel Hill<br \/>\nMentors: Dr. Lynn Damitz, Dr. Booker King, Dr. Yemi Ogunleye, Dr. Jeyhan Wood<br \/>\nResearch Focus: <span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Exploring the utility of ultrasound in Plastic Surgery, outcomes of gender-affirming top surgery, pain management after cranial vault reconstruction, and comparing the efficacy of different skin substitutes in the treatment of partial thickness burns in pediatric patients<\/span><br \/>\nSpecialty Interest: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/p>\n<h3>Rachel Swier<\/h3>\n<p>Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina<br \/>\nAlma Mater: UNC Chapel Hill<br \/>\nUndergraduate Degree: B.S. Psychology, B.A. Spanish, Minor in Art History<br \/>\nMentors: Dr. A. Sidney Barritt, Dr. Andrew Moon<br \/>\nResearch Focus: <span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Epidemiology and outcomes research in hepatic sarcoidosis, NAFLD, and liver cancer<\/span><br \/>\nSpecialty Interest: Internal Medicine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Umer Ahmed Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Alma Mater: Duke University Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Neuroscience Graduate Degree: M.S. Biomedical Sciences from Duke University Mentor: Dr. Yueh Lee Research Focus: Developing cardiac-gated imaging approaches using carbon nanotube x-ray sources Specialty Interest: Diagnostic Radiology Franklin Blum Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina Alma Mater: North Carolina State University Undergraduate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/fellows\/previous-scholars\/2021-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2021 &#8211; 2023\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27300,"featured_media":0,"parent":2246,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2769","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2769\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/dms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}