Medicine Health and Society
Escaping Despair: Understanding the Decline in US Life Expectancy
Aug. 25, 2021—The rise in midlife mortality in the United States has been attributed to causes of death including suicide, poisoning/overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease. These cluster of causes, regarded as the deaths of despair, are postulated to reflect an underlying feeling of hopelessness and resulting self-destructive behaviors. However, there is limited research testing whether individual feelings...
Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Huntington’s Disease (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Joseph Sexton to work in the laboratory of David Isaacs, MD, MPH in the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the summer of 2021. Joseph is a junior with majors in Psychology and Medicine, Health, and Society and minors in Quantitative Methods, Mathematics, and Scientific Computing. Huntington’s disease (HD) is...
Using Data Science to Reveal Host-Microbiota Interactions that Promote Obesity During Early Life (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Jessica Mo to work in the laboratory of Professor Mariana Byndloss in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the summer of 2021. Jessica is a senior with majors in Medicine, Health, and Society and minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences. This project centered around the...
Examining the Evolution of Mitochondrial Genomes in a Group of Closely-Related Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Fungi (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Miya Hugaboom to work in the laboratory of Dr. Antonis Rokas in the Department of Biological Sciences during the summer of 2021. Miya is a senior with majors in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Health, and Society. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand the evolution of and...
Behavioral Ecology Of Alaskan Brown Bears (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Dillon Davey to work in the laboratory of Professor Larisa DeSantis in the Department of Biological Sciences during the summer of 2021. Dillon is a senior majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Health, & Society, and minoring in Anthropology. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to qualify the dietary...
Network Propagation to Enhance the Identification of Genetic Modifiers of Rett Syndrome (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Chetan Immanneni to work in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey L. Neul in the Department of Pediatric Neurology during the summer of 2021. Chetan is a senior graduating in May 2022 with majors in Neuroscience and Medicine, Health, and Society and a minors in Data Science. Chetan’s project focused on developing methods...
Disparities in Food Access and Food Insecurity Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Americans (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 1, 2020—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Emilio Loret de Mola to work in the laboratory of Professor Gilbert Gonzales in the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society during the summer of 2020. Emilio graduated in 2020 with majors in Anthropology and Medicine, Health, and Society. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand disparities in food...
Selection Models to Improve Prediction of Response to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescent Depression (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 1, 2020—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Anh Dao to work in the laboratory of Professor Autumn Kujawain the Department of Psychology and Human Development during the summer of 2020. Anh graduated in May 2021 with majors in Psychology and Medicine, Health, and Society. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand Cognitive behavioral therapy as an...
Big Healthcare Data Learning (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 1, 2020—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Yuzhe Lu to work in the laboratory of Professor Yuankai Huo in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science during the summer of 2020. Yuzhe anticipates graduating in May 2022 with majors in Math, Computer Science, and Medicine, Health, and Society. The project funded by this fellowship proposed a novel...
Comparing Traditional Statistics and Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome Status from Social Factors (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 1, 2019—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Rachel Fan to work in the laboratory of Professor Lauren Gaydosh in the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society during the summer of 2019. Rachel is an undeclared student who anticipates graduating in 2022. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand the effects of social relationships and isolation on...