The M.D.
with Thesis Program
Overview
In 1988, the School of Medicine created the M.D. with Thesis Program
to provide academic distinction for students who conduct original research
of high quality while in medical school. The distinction of M.D. with
Thesis is awarded at graduation to those students who, in addition to
fulfilling all of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Medicine,
have completed a research project and have written a thesis approved by
the governing committee of the M.D. with Thesis Program.
Students may conduct thesis research in any of a wide variety of disciplines,
including basic sciences, clinical investigation, social sciences, and
ethics.
The fundamental requirement for the program is that the work be original
and of scholarly quality. Research may be conducted at UCSF or at other
institutions, subject to approval by the M.D. with Thesis Committee.
Completing the Application
Form
To apply to the program, first select a research sponsor and then submit
a description of the proposed research to the M.D. with Thesis Committee.
Application forms are available below and are reviewed in February, April,
September and November of each year.
Applications must be received by the first day of a review month to be
reviewed during that month's session. (Example: Applications received
between February 2 and April 1 will be reviewed in April)
If your proposal is approved, the committee will appoint a three-member
thesis committee, which is charged with overseeing your thesis effort,
providing help and guidance during your research project and during the
writing of your thesis.
The deadline for submission of your final thesis to your thesis committee
is February 15 of the year you graduate.
If you are interested in the M.D. with Thesis Program you should discuss
your plans in person with Dr. Jorge Oksenberg (Jorge.Oksenberg@ucsf.edu)
who chairs the M.D. with Thesis Committee, or with Dr. Dan Lowenstein
(lowenstein@medsch.ucsf.edu).
Application Forms
Completed applications must be submitted via email to: Mario.Mercurio@ucsf.edu
Regarding the sponsor pages:
1. If your sponsor has an electronic signature, please have them paste
into the application; or
2. Print the last page of the application, have your sponsor sign then
scan the page; or
3. A written (electronic) statement from your PI that approves your application.
Past Participants
NAME
OF STUDENT
(Faculty Sponsor) |
THESIS
TITLE |
| 2004: |
| Maria
Lolita Alcocer |
Characterization
of Autosomal Dominant Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus in a Scottish
Kindred and Implications for Genetic Diagnosis |
| Asaf
Bitton |
The
p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene and the Tobacco Industry: Research Debate,
and Conflict of Interest |
| Tierney
Caselli |
Prevalence
and Risk Factors for Anal HPV Infection and Anal Squamous Intraepithelial
Lesions (ASIL) in HIV -Negative Women |
| Edward
Chang |
Heme
Regulation in Traumatic Brian Injury: The Role of Heme Oxygenase-2 |
| Lisa
Dabby |
The
Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor, Alpha Gene
Variation in a Hispanic Kindred Ascertained for Familial Combined
Hyperlipidemia |
| Christine
Fox |
Minocycline
Protection is Transient After Neonatal Focal Ischemic-Reperfusion
Injury in the Brain |
| Anita
Gupta |
Therapeutic
Potential of Retinoids for the Clinical Management of Retinoblastoma |
| Stephen
Hoge |
Experimentally
Induced Pancreatitis Increases Fos-like Immunoreactivity and Neurokinin-1
Receptor Internalization at T9 and T10 in the Rat Spinal Cord |
| Irene
Kim |
The
Characterization of the Interaction between Human Phospholipid Scramblase
and Human Leukocyte Salivary Protein |
| Kavitha
Krishnan |
The
Clinical Utility of Circulating Tumor Cells in Advanced Breast Cancer
Patients for Monitoring Response to Systemic Treatment |
| Jonathan
Li |
Immunologic
and Viral Features of an HIV+ Chinese Population |
| Lindsay
Mazotti |
Effects
of a Body Image Intervention on Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus |
| Mark
Neuman |
Tobacco
Industry Attempts to Subvert European Union Tobacco Advertising Legislation |
| Tushar
Ranchod |
Parent
Perceptions of Care for Premature Infants: Counseling and Decision-Making
in South African Public Hospitals |
| Karen
Shih |
Molecular
Determinants of Syntaphilin Synaptic Targeting |
| Lisa
Tibor |
Characterization
of a Collection of Staphylococcus aureus Wound Isolates |
| Molly
Yancovitz |
Genetic
Determinants of Fatty Acid Homeostasis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis |
| 2003: |
| Nicholas
Costouros |
Functional
Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis in Mice |
| Theresa
Gurney |
Chemokine
Ligand & Receptor Expression in the Developing Murine Nervous
System |
| Daniela
Kim |
Search
for Genetic Contribution to the Neurotoxic Effects of Thimerosal (ethylmercury)
in Mouse Strains |
| Nader
Sanai |
Adult
Human Astrocytes That Function as Neural Stem Cells |
| Phuong
Dai Vo |
Human
Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in Vietnamese American Women |
| 2002: |
| Tamiko
Katsumoto |
The
Role of GM-CSF in Hematopoietic Engraftmen |
| Catherine
Liu |
Staphylococcus
aureus with Heterogeneous Resistance to Vancomycin: Prevalence and
Risk Factors for Colonization |
| Alexander
Papanastassiou |
The
Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist WIN 55,212-2 Differentially Affects Nociceptive
and Non-Nociceptive Neurons |
| 2001: |
| Michael
Cho |
Reactive
Oxygen Species Stimulate Macrophage Release of Vascular Endothelial
Growth Factor (VEGF) |
| Eric
Chow |
History
of Blood Transfusion and Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
| Courtney
Fitzhugh |
A
Novel Nonmyeloabletive Bone Marrow Transplantation Regimen: Rapamycin
or Cyclosporine to Induce and Maintain Stable Mixed Chimerism in a
Murine Model of Sickle Cell Disease |
| Rebeca
Plank |
Immunipathogenesis and Persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis in Trachoma |
| Ahmad
Sheikh |
Hyperoxia
Mediated Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production and Angiogenesis |
| Vanessa
Teplin |
Predictors
of Condom Use and the Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Among
Incarcerated Female Adolescents |
| 2000: |
| J.
Michael Caruso
(Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD) |
A
Demographic & Clinical Comparison of American Indian Emergency
Department Patients with Emergency Department Patients of other Ethnicities
at San Francisco General Hospital |
| Nouzhan
Sehati
(Michael McDermott, MD) |
Detection
of Autocrine Stimulatory Signals involving Platelet-Derived Growth
Factor, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Epidermal Growth Factor,
and the Effects of a Recombinant Pseudomonas Toxin on Human Malignant
Meningiomas |
Past Participants from 1989-2000
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