The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a> program is one of many programs administered through the UNC Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)<\/a> and designed to enhance the educational experience of UNC undergraduates by engaging them in research opportunities. Each summer, PPMH sponsors two students who are working on precision-medicine related projects.<\/p>\nSURF Fellows<\/h2>\n\n
| Year<\/th> | Student Name<\/th> | Research Mentor Name<\/th> | Department<\/th> | Project Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024<\/td> | Tanisha Choudhury<\/td> | Boa Kim<\/td> | Cell Biology & Physiology<\/td> | \u2022The Effect of Endothelial Lipid Metabolism on Lipid Transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2024<\/td> | Corey Freeman<\/td> | Adam Hantman<\/td> | Cell Biology & Physiology<\/td> | \u2022Mapping Whole-Brain Activation Patterns for Complex Movement Sequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2023<\/td> | Katheryn Kapfer<\/td> | Alisa Wolberg<\/td> | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine<\/td> | \u2022Influence of Fibrinogen and Fibrin on Macrophage and Neutrophil Infiltration in the Lungs in SARS-COV-2 Infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2023<\/td> | Mia Foglesong<\/td> | Melissa Herman<\/td> | Pharmacology<\/td> | \u2022Examining the Potential Role of the Central Amygdala in the Therapeutic Effects of Psilocybin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2022<\/td> | Ian Klevans<\/td> | Mark Heise<\/td> | Genetics<\/td> | \u2022Determining the Function of Novel Nonstructural Proteins in Chikungunya Virus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2022<\/td> | Parnika Agriwal<\/td> | David Williams<\/td> | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine<\/td> | \u2022Discovery of Novel Drug-like Molecules for the Treatment of Blood Disorders from a Combined In Silico and NMR Screen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2021<\/td> | Lauren Sidelinger<\/td> | Flavio Frohlich<\/td> | Psychiatry<\/td> | \u2022Using an At-Home EEG Device to Evaluate Intra-Individual Variation in Alpha Peak Frequency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2021<\/td> | Roger Yu<\/td> | Brian Button<\/td> | Biochemistry & Biophysics<\/td> | \u2022Mechanism of Action of Mucolytics in Improving Mucus Clearance in Lung Disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2020<\/td> | Fiona Wissink<\/td> | Ageliki Tsagaratou<\/td> | Genetics<\/td> | \u2022Response of the Immune Microenvironment in a Mouse Model of T-Cell Lymphoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 2020<\/td> | Leo Pang<\/td> | Sarah Linnstaedt<\/td> | Anesthesiology<\/td> | \u2022Tissue Specificity and Timing of Post-stress Expression of the Chronic Pain-associated Protein FKBP51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\nQuote from a 2023 SURF recipient:<\/h3>\n |