Division of anatomy
Faculty - Kerby C. Oberg, MD, PhD
Personal statement/biosketch | Molecular Embryopathy Research Lab
Summer Medical Student Research
Each summer two to five medical students from the Summer Medical Student Research Program work in our laboratories. Most of the students are sponsored by the Walter E. McPhearson Society. The students participate in a rigorous one-week orientation and then focus for the next seven weeks on specific projects. Under supervision of the laboratory personnel, the students work as independent investigators. With several projects ongoing in the laboratory, there is ample opportunity to learn a variety of techniques and participate in projects with other student colleagues. Students are expected to present the results of their work at local and national meetings both as oral and poster presentations. Below is a summary of the orientation week and achievements of past students.
Orientation week
- Introduction to medical research (4 hrs) - managing laboratory notebooks, laboratory etiquette, research ethics, research models
- Suture class (4 hrs) - basic knot tying skills
- Microsurgery (8 hrs) - basic use of a surgical microscope, basic tissue manipulation and microsuturing with microforceps, harvest 3 day chick embryos using surgical microscope
- Scrub class (4 hrs) - Required preoperative training
- Basic molecular techniques (8 hrs) - DNA amplification, isolation and identification, using bacteria, plasmids and PCR
- Digital Imaging (4 hrs) - basic digital image capturing, image manipulation and figure generation.
- Computer skills (4 hrs) - data management, data presentation, PowerPoint presentations
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David Creamer, MSII, "Hox genes in limb positioning and pattern formation";
Won 1st Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Melissa Pereau, MSII, "Characterization of a Novel Bioluminescent S. pyogenes as a Marker for Infectious Disease Progression";
Won 2nd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Lisa Umphrey, MSII, "Reactivation of Regeneration in Post-Competent Chick Wings by Ectopic Shh Expression";
Subspecialty Award Winner for Neonatology/Developmental Biology, WMSRF;
Also won Grand Prize Winner Scientific Poster Session - APC
Summer of 2000
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Shelley Caltharp, MSTP, "Expression of Nogo- A During Chick Brain Development";
Won 2nd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Issac Kelly, MSII, "A Mouse Model for Bruise and Hematoma Formation"
Cheri Klam, MSII, "The Role of Urinary Filtration on Proximal Tubule Differentiation in Lmx1b Mutant Mice";
Won 3rd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Mari Kuroyama, BS (U of Redlands, Honors Project), "Proximal tubular differentiation in Lmx1b mutant mouse kidneys"
Greg Lamberton, MSII, "Generation of bioluminescent Streptococcus pyogenes"
Won 1st Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Stephen Yoo, MSII, "FGF Induced Chick Wing Regeneration Following Application of Retinoic Acid"
Subspecialty Award Winner for Neonatology/Developmental Biology & Travel Award Winner, WMSRF;
Also won 2nd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Summer of 1999
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Heather Fisher, BS (University of Redlands, Honors Project), "Chemokines in Lymphomas"
Catherine Foll, MSII, "Expression of FAH during Kidney Development"
Won 2nd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Natasha Hill, MSII "Hox Genes in Positioning the Tetrapod Limb"
James S. Lee, MS II, "Retinoic Acid Synthesizing and Degrading Enzymes During Wing Regeneration"
Won 2nd Place Award, Scientific Poster Session - APC
Ed Nam, MSII, "Keloid Scar Transplants to SCID Mice"
Mark Schramm, MSII, "Combined Electromagnetic Radiation Enhances Wound Healing"
Won Second Prize PSEF Essay Scholarship Contest, 2000
Melissa Smith, MSII, "Immunohistochemical Localization of Parotid Hormone"
Publications with students from the Summer Medical Research Program
1. Oberg KC, Evans M, Nguyen T, Kirsch WM, Hardesty RA. 1993. Intrauterine cleft lip repair in the mouse: A preamble to endoscopic intrauterine surgery. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 50th Annual Program Bulletin 40 #1.
2. Robinson J, Oberg KC, Kirsch WM, Wood VE. 1993. Intrauterine and Juxtanatal Repair of Syndactyly in Fetal Mice. Orthop Trans 18(1):174 #RS-08.
3. Evans ML, Oberg KC, Kirsch WM, Zhu YH, Hardesty RA. 1995. Intrauterine repair of cleft lip-like defects in fetal lambs with a novel new microclip. J Craniofacial Surgery 6 (2):126-131.
4. Oberg KC, Evans M, Nguyen T, Peckham N, Kirsch WM, Hardesty RA. 1995. Intrauterine repair of a surgically created cleft-like defect in mice (A lip incision model) with a microclip: A preamble to endoscopic intrauterine surgery. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial J. 32 (2):129-137.
5. Robinson J, Oberg KC, Kirsch WM, Wood VE. 1995. Intrauterine and Juxtanatal repair of syndactyly in foetal mice. J Hand Surg [Br]. 20(3):319-326.
6. Oberg KC, Robles AE, Ducsay CA, Rasi CR, Rouse GA, Childers BJ, Evans ML, Kirsch WM, Hardesty RA. 1999. Endoscopic intrauterine surgery in primates: Overcoming technical obstacles. Surg Endosc.13(4):420-6.
7. Schramm JM, Warner DJ, Hardesty RA, Oberg KC. 2000. A unique combination of infrared and microwave radiation accelerates wound healing. PSRC 42:
8. Foll CA, Oberg KC. Fumaryl acetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) as a functional marker of renal proximal tubular differentiation. FASEBJ
9. Lee JS, Oberg KC. The distribution of retinoic acid synthesizing and degrading enzymes during "regeneration" of embryonic chick wings. FASEBJ
10. Zhong Q. Oberg KC, Smith M, McMillan PJ, Kyeyune-Nyombi E, Sands J, Teiche JM, Leonora J. 2000. Expression and localization of a novel proline-rich protein to the serous cells of parotid and mixed salivary glands in pigs. FASEBJ 14(4):
11. Kelly IL, Lamberton GR, Chrisler J, Childers BJ, Oberg KC. 2001. Murine model for bruise and hematoma formation. J Invest Med 49(1):9A abst #49.
12. Lamberton GR, Illes K, Kelly IL, Childers BJ, Oberg KC, Szalay AA. 2001. Generation of bioluminescent Streptococcus pyogenes. J Invest Med 49(1):60A abst #323.
13. Klam CN, Pira MC, Oberg KC. 2001. The role of urinary filtration on proximal tubule differentiation in Lmx1b mutant mice. J Invest Med 49(1):27A abst #148 and FASEB J. 15(4):A378 (abst# 288.7).
14. Yoo S, Pira MC, Oberg KC. 2001. FGF induced chick wing regeneration following application of retinoic acid. J Invest Med 49(1):2A abst #8 & 27A abst #146 and FASEB J. 15(4):A378 (abst# 288.5).
15. Caltharp SA, Pira CU, Liwnicz BH, Oberg KC. 2001. Expression of cNogo- A in the developing chick brain. FASEB J. 15(5):A1075 (abst# 797.19).
16. Kuroyama MC, Oberg KC. 2001. Proximal tubular differentiation in Lmx1b mutant mouse kidneys. FASEB J. 15(4):A378 (abst# 288.6).
17. Umphrey LG, Pira CU, Oberg KC. 2002. Reactivation of Regeneration in Post-Competent Chick Wings by Ectopic Shh Expression. J Invest Med 50(1):3A abst#16 & 35A abst#186 and FASEB J 16(4):A358 (abst# 254.23).
18. Creamer DH, Pira CU, Oberg KC. 2002. Hox genes in limb positioning and pattern formation. J Invest Med 50(1):64A abst# 345.
19. Pereau MJ, Lamberton GR, Illes K, Chrisler J, Szalay AA, Childers BJ, Oberg KC. Characterization of a Novel Bioluminescent S. pyogenes as a Marker for Infectious Disease Progression. J Invest Med 50(1):51A abst# 276
20. Lamberton GR, Pereau MJ, Illes K, Kelly IL, Chrisler J, Childers BJ, Oberg KC, Szalay AA. 2002. Construction and characterization of a bioluminescent Streptococcus pyogenes. Luminesce. 17:97; & Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence, Case JF, Herring PJ, Robison BH, Haddock SHD, Kricka LJ, Stanley PE (eds). Chichester: Wiley, pp 85-88.
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