Mentor Areas
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Description:
The Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program (MMFP) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the nation's leading centers for the diagnosis and management of primary mitochondrial disease. At various times throughout the year, we are in need of volunteer students to help with clinical research projects which may include, but is not limited to, literature review, electronic medical record (EMR) review, case summarization, manuscript drafting, bioinformatics analysis and biostatistics. All projects are anticipated to result in a meeting abstract and/or peer-reviewed manuscript. Please note that projects may become available at different times throughout the year and have short deadlines.
Ideal candidates are junior or senior students planning for graduate school in the biomedical sciences or healthcare field, are self-motivated and have some research experience.
Interested students may contact Matt Demczko, MD, Education and Fellowship Director for MMFP at demczkom@chop.edu
Preferred Qualifications
Student will have a strong interest in human genetics and genomics with plans to pursue a graduate degree in the biomedical sciences or healthcare.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Senior, Junior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.