Research Rotation/Elective
This experience is essentially designed to familiarize the students with the fundamental concepts of clinical and/or research in a basic science laboratory. Specifically, the learning objective include the following:
- Become aware of the overall research requirements of a residency program
- Gain insight into how to review the medical literature
- Develop skills necessary to write and orally present original research projects
- Understand various biochemical and elctrophysiological testing techniques.
Research with faculty in Otologic / Oncologic and related fields is available.
Michael Church, Ph.D. - Auditory Evoked Potentials
Associate Professor , Obstetrics/Gynecology
Dennis Drescher, Ph.D. - Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Professor, Otolaryngology & Biochemistry
Marian Drescher, Ph.D. - Neurotransmitter Substances
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology
Harry Goshgarian, M.D. - Neuronal Plasticity
Professor, Anatomy & Cellular Biology
Associate Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics,
Carman and Ann Adams Dept of Pediatrics, Neurology
Professor, Molecular Medicine/Genetics
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Lawrence Lum, M.D., DSc - Immunology
Professor, Medicine, Immunology/Microbiology
Michael Tainsky, Ph.D. – Proteomics
Professor/Director, Cancer Genetics
Rotations are arranged through the Director of this Program: Dennis Drescher, Ph.D.
The preferred rotation is designed for two months although more limited experience can be arranged with the research/clinical faculty mentor.