Mentor Areas
Dr. Gelfand’s research focuses on observational epidemiology in psoriasis and clinical trials in dermatologic diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, and acne/hidradenitis. Particular areas of interest include use of large medical records databases for epidemiologic and pharmacoepidemiologic studies in skin diseases and the design of efficient phase II trials for new indications of existing drugs and alternative medicines for the treatment of skin disease. Current, large ongoing projects include a prospective population-based cohort study of 8000 psoriasis patients to evaluate cardiovascular risk, clinical trials to evaluate the impact of psoriasis treatments on cardiovascular function and the development of the Dermatology Clinical Effectiveness Research Network (DCERN) to conduct comparative effectiveness studies in psoriasis and other dermatological diseases (www.dermcern.org).
Description:
To learn about the most current projects in the Gelfand lab, please visit: https://www.med.upenn.edu/gelfand/(link is external)
Preferred Qualifications
Ideally one year of biostatistics is required if the student wants more involvement in the analytical aspects of our research. We expect a minimum of a 1 year commitment in order for this to be a productive experience.
Responsibilities include data entry, subject management, and data analysis.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
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Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.