The Thomas F. Frawley, MD, Residency Research Fellowship Fund supports medical or surgical residents and new graduates for whom research represents a primary personal interest and passion.
The award is intended to offset research costs or personal expenses to help a resident pursue research on completion of his or her residency.
Up to $6,000 for distribution among 1 or more recipients.
Residents and fellows with a minimum of two years of postgraduate training (PGY 3-7), and who have a close working relationship with a mentor, are eligible to apply. Priority is given to those who will complete their research in Buffalo.
We are no longer accepting applications for the Thomas F. Frawley, MD Research Fellowship Award at this time.
Information for the 2023 applications will be posted as they are made available.
A committee of senior UB research faculty reviews applications, evaluating them in three areas:
Use the online form to submit nominations. You will need to provide these materials:
Yara Abdou, MBBS | Hematology/Oncology | Racial Differences in Expression of Cytotoxic T-Cells and Immunosuppressive Macrophages in Breast Tumors of African American and European American Women |
Honorable Mention Taha Bat, MD | Hematology/Oncology | Feasibility of Using Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) as a Predictive Tool for Platelet Transfusion Response |
Honorable Mention Maya Khalil, MD | Hematology/Oncology | Phase Ib Trial of Microbiome Modification in Patients With Metastatic NSCLC With Recent Antibiotic Exposure Prior to Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy |
Honorable Mention Michael K. Shu, MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Robotic Sacrocolpoperineopexy Compared to Robotic Sacralcolpopexy with Vaginal Prolapse Repair |
John Narvaez | Surgery | A Study of a Novel Organ Acceptance Rate Metric to Incentivize Organ Utilization |
Honorable Mention Ahmad Hanif | Hematology/Oncology | Targeting Survivin in Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) |
Honorable Mention Sunyoung Lee | Hematology/Oncology | Survival analysis of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through deep learning-assisted automated mapping of stroma in the tumor microenvironment |
Amro Elshoury | Hematology/Oncology | The effect of extra-physiologic oxygen shock/stress (EPHOSS) on human bone marrow stem cell viability and multi-potency |
Asma Mursleen | Internal Medicine | Defining the Role of CDC-derived Exosomes on Macrophage Polorization and Modulation of Cardioprotection following Myocardial Infarction |
Amanda Przespolewski | Hematology/Oncology | Dual Enhancement of Immune Responses and Inhibition of Marrow Vasculature in Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
Abishek Sawant | Internal Medicine/Cardiology | Outcomes in Nonagenarian's Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Western New York Veterans Administration Database Study |
Honorable Mention Mahmoud Abdel Razek | Neurology | Effect of Supine Position on outcome IN acute strokE "SUPINE" |
Honorable Mention Ajay Pratap Singh | Neonatal-Perinatal Pediatrics | Effects of implementing a regional analgesia program in an observational cohort of neonates undergoing thoracoabdominal surgeries |
Honorable Mention George Ventro | Pediatric Surgery | The Impact of Omega 3 Fatty Acids on Hepatic Proinflammatory Cytokine Signaling |
Priyank Patel | Hematology/Oncology | Diabetes Drugs Metformin and Phenformin Enhance the Activity of Monoclonal Antibodies against CD20 in B-Cell Lymphoma Pre-Clinical Models |
Honorable Mention Arpita Desai | Internal Medicine | Increasing Accrual Rates in Phase II/III Lung Cancer Clinical Trials at Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
Honorable Mention Pallawi Torka | Hematology/Oncology | Harnessing the activation of Cullin-dependent E3 Ligases in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Assessing the ex vivo activity of MLN4924, a novel NEDD-8 Activating Enzyne (NAE) inhibitor |
Neha Gupta | Hospice and Palliative Care | Implementation of a palliative care screening tool in a genitourinary oncology clinic and assessment of its impact on volume of palliative care referrals, inprovement in pathehts' system of burden and satisfaction: A quality improvement project |
Deepka Narasimha | Internal Medicine | Validation of an iPhone-based event recorder for Arrhythmia Detection |
Bharath Rajagopalan | Internal Medicine | Intravenous Magnesium Infusion in Patients Undergoing Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (MICA) Trial |
Honorable Mention Praveen Kumar Chandrasekharan | Neonatology | Optimal Inotropic Agent for Management of Hypotension in Preterm Lambs |
Honorable Mention Nisarg Desai | Hematology/Oncology | Evaluation of the anti-tumor effects of liposomal curumin and sorafenib combination on hepatocellular carcinoma |
Honorable Mention Guy Weiss | Internal Medicine | Psychosocial Factors Associated with Compliance to Gluten-Free Diet in Celiac |
Basic Science Winner Jennifer Lang | Internal Medicine | Defining novel pathways regulating nascent human endothelium |
Clinical Winner Ravi Chhatrala | Internal Medicine | Evaluation of cotinine levels in prospectively banked specimens of pancreatic cancer patients receiving erltonib |
Basic Science Honorable Mention Emily Battaglia | Internal Medicine | Myocardial Regeneration |
Clinical Honorable Mention Rabi Yacoub | Internal Medicine | Metformin Use in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of Lactic acidosis Prevalence and Survival |
Jarod Masci | Psychiatry | Epidemiological and Outcome data pertaining to diagnosable psychiatric illness within a population of opiate dependent individuals seeking treatment with Suboxone |
Honorable Mention Indrajit Majumdar | Pediatric Endocrinology | Serum sphingolipids and serum inflammatory mediators in adolescents at risk for the metabolic syndrome |
Honorable Mention Taimur Sher | Hematology/Oncology | A Phase ii Study of response adaptive TDVD (Thalidomide, Dexamethasone, Velcade, and Doxil ®) as Frontline Therapy for Patients with Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma (MM) |
Himanshu Desai | Pulmonary Critical Care | Mechanisms of decline in serum bacterial activity for Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae (NTHI) in COPD patients chronically colonized with NTHI |
Shaon Sengupta | Pediatrics | The Incidence of Morbidity among Term Neonates Admitted to the NICU in Erie County: A Comparison between Early Term (37-38 weeks) and Late Term (39-41 weeks) Neonates |
Heather Lehman, MD, FAAAAI | Allergy/Pediatrics | Reactivating Hyporesponsive T Cells in the Chronic Inflammatorry Microenvironment of Nasal Polyposis |
Honorable Mention Manpreet Chadha | Medical Oncology | Cholecalciferol Replacement in Patients on Expectant Management for Localized Prostate Cancer |
Lokesh Gugliani | Pediatrics | Natriuretic peptide levels in newborns greater than 34 weeks gestation born by elective cesarean section vs. vaginal delivery and its correlation with the development of transient tachypnea of newborn |
Liana Lugo Recart | Surgery | Fibrin Delivery of Keratinocytes Along with Keratinocyte Growth Factor onto Modified Human Dermis |
Honorable Mention Krishdeep Chadha | Gastroenterology | Analysis of genetic variations of PTPRJ gene in patients with colorectal adenomas |
Honorable Mention Andrew Fabiano | Neurosurgery | Topographical analysis of the third ventricular floor and local vascular anatomy as an adjunctive tool for endoscopic third ventriculostomy |
Stanley Taune Lau | Pediatric Surgery | Intraoperative Biliary Surgical Navigation Using Infrared Technology |
Nalini Packianathan | Social & Preventive Medicine | Anaphylaxis in the Pediatric Population |
Michael Rauh | Orthopaedic Surgery | A Comparison of Arthroscopic versus Open Registration of the Stryker Navigation System: Progress Toward Routine Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Osteotomy Surgeries |
Thomas Cumbo | Infectious Diseases | Bacterial Infection in Biomass-Induced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Developing Nations |
Honorable Mention Stanley Lau | Pediatric Surgery | Development of a Preliminary Model of Solid Organ Surgical Navigation Using Augumented Reality |
Honorable Mention Michael Rauh | Orthopaedic Surgery | Computer Assisted Anatomical Analysis of the Knee: An Attempt to Avoid Graft Tunnel Mismatch |
Honorable Mention Stacey Watt | Anesthesiology | A Comparison of Three Techniques to Insert Nasotracheal Tubes in Children Undergoing Dental Surgery |
Elie Akl | Social & Preventive Medicine | Development of an "Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Curriculum" to Improve Medical Decision-Making in US Residency Programs |
Thomas Cumbo | Infectious Diseases | Bacterial Infection in Adults in Nepal with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
Honorable Mention Michael Rauh | Orthopaedic Surgery | The Effect of Various Patellar Preparations on the Ultimate Shear Strength of a Prosthetic Patellar Button |
Renuka V. Iyer | Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology | The Role of Calcium in the Antiproliferative Effect of a 1 a, 25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3 |
Mohamed F. Mitwally | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Reproductive and Endocrine Consequences of Single Dose Administration of an Aromatase Inhibitor in Ovulatory Women |
Honorable Mention Andrew J. Luisi Jr. | Internal Medicine/Nuclear Medicine | Imagining the sympathetic innervation of myocardium through tissue scintillation analysis and PET |
Uchechukwu O.I. Ezeh | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Differential Gene Expression Profiling in Tissues of Women with Pelvic Endometriosis using Complementary DNA (cDNA) Microarry |
V. Uma Valeti | Internal Medicine/Cardiology | Relationship between Hibernating Myocardium and Left Ventricular Dysfunction |
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