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Amier Ahmad |
Project: Development of Tools to Asses Physical Activity Levels of HIV Positive Patients
Physical exercise has been shown to increase the well-being of HIV positive patients and even reverse the effects of wasting syndrome. Thus, I am looking for a way in which we can assess and tract the amount of physical activity done by patients with HIV. I am also involved in creating education documents detailing various physical activities that can be used by these patients
Other Roles: Website Officer, Archive Officer, Hardware/Software Officer
Semester Joined: Fall 2007
Major: Microbiology and Cell Science
Future Plans: Medical School
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Shivani Gogna |
Project: Implementation of Metabolic Tools to Monitor Dyslipidemia in Pediatric HIV Positive Patients
Dyslipidemia is a condition in which the amount of lipids in blood is either elevated (i.e. hyperlipidemia) or deficient (i.e. hypolipoproteinemia). High insulin levels, which are prevalent in HIV positive patients, may account for hyperlipidemia; this condition, in turn, may cause high triglycerides levels and, therefore, must be monitered closely. I am working on introductory readings to progress my knowledge in this subject.
Other Roles: Personnel Officer
Semester Joined: Fall 2007
Major: Biochemistry
Future Plans: Medical School
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Michael Keyes |
Project: Application of the Med Score Tool in a Pediatric HIV Clinic to Determine Interrelationships with Other Patient Parameters
My personal project involves finding
out the effects of deviating from the
minimum recommended prescription of antiretroviral
medications on patient body composition.
My goal is to analyze both noncurrent
and current patients to see if these "Med
Scores" could be used to predict
changes in a patient's body type as they
grow older. I have recently incorporated
Med Scores to the metabolic assessment
template which will enable the rest of
the team to assess the level of antiretroviral
medications a patient is on at any given
time. Now I am focusing on auditing each
patient's medication sheet and Med Scores
sheet by referencing our information with
the pharmacist's personal database of
prescriptions.
Other Roles: Team Co-Captain, Archive Officer, Interview Officer
Semester Joined: Summer 2007
Major: Integrative Biology
Future Plans: Medical school
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Erika Manion |
Project: Metabolic Assessment of Babies Exposed to HIV in Utero
I am in the beginning stages of developing a project. It will concentrate on assessing the growth and metabolic complications of infants exposed to HIV in utero
Other Roles: Team Co-Captain, Clinic Coordinator, Biohazard, HIPAA/IRB and Education Officers
Semester Joined: Fall 2007
Major: Health Science
Future Plans: Medical school
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Jason Ricciuti |
Project: Implementation of Tools to Monitor Body Composition and Visceral Adiposity in HIV Positive Pediatric Patients
Changes in fat storage within the body that are associated with the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy have also been identified as precursors to the development of type II diabetes, hypertension, and other health maladies. My goal is to find a way to detect deleterious changes in body composition as early as possible in order to implement lifestyle changes that can reverse such negative trends. I am also interested in studying whether our patient's body composition deviates significantly from the general population
Other Roles: Interview Officer
Semester Joined: Summer 2007
Major: Chemistry
Future Plans: Medical school
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Claudia
Sanchez |
As a new member to the Gator team, I am currently working on introductory readings and training.
Semester Joined: Spring 2008
Major: Microbiology and Cell Science
Future Plans: Medical School
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Shannon Street |
As a new member to the Gator team, I am currently working on introductory readings and training.
Semester Joined: Spring 2008
Major: Dietetics
Future Plans: Medical School
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Luke Ursell |
Project: Prevalence of Insulin Resistance in HIV Positive Patients and Its Relationship to Other Metabolic Dysfunctions
I am working on a project which analyses the prevalence of insulin resistance in HIV patients and its relationship to other metabolic dysfunctions.
Other Roles: Team Co-Captain, Website Officer, Personnel Officer, Hardware/Software Officer
Semester Joined: Fall 2007
Major: Finance
Future Plans: Medical school
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