Scholl offers four different opportunities for students to become involved in research.

• Summer Research Program
• Swanson Independent Scholar Program
• DPM/PhD Dual Degree Program

Recent Achievements

11 Scholl College students presented their research at the Rosalind Franklin University Summer Poster Session, held October 30, 2024. Names of the student winners and their presentation titles and mentors are listed below.

• Nandini Sarup, Greenberg H. Fleischer A (research mentor Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS), Baker J, Bujdos B, Albright R, Weil L Jr. Were awarded first place poster session. “Does instrumented-assisted modified lapidus surgery reduce bunion recurrence rate in patients with hallux valgus compared to conventional modified lapidus surgery?” Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.
• Mary Furlong, Schnack L (research mentor Lauren Schnack, DPM, MS, AAFAS, FACPM), Jaffe L (research mentor Leland Jaffe, DPM, FACFAS, CWSP), Hattendorf K. Were awarded second place poster session, “The Reliability of Thermal Imaging in the Assessment of Microvascular Circulation: FLIR Thermal Imaging versus Skin Perfusion Pressure”. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.
• Nhu Nguyen. Kim HK (research mentor Hongkyun Kim PhD). Were awarded third place poster session. “An Unbiased Forward Genetic Screen to Identify Novel Genes that Regulate CaV2 Channel Trafficking and Degradation”. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.

11 Scholl College students presented their research at the Rosalind Franklin University Summer Poster Session, held October 4, 2022. Names of the student winners and their presentation titles and mentors are listed below.

• Abigael Adediran, Rachel Albright, DPM, (mentor Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS) were awarded 1^st Place poster session, “Underutilization of Preventative Outpatient Services Among People Diagnosed with Diabetes at Stamford Health”. Summer Research Poster Session, Rosalind Franklin University. ' 
• Andrew Costa, (mentor Noah Rosenblatt, PhD), Marco Avalos, PhD, MD, and Saaniya Farhan, were awarded 2^nd Place, poster session, “Quantifying the Effects of Victimization on Gait: Exploratory study”. Summer Research Poster Session, Rosalind Franklin University.
• Emani Matthews and Rambod Aznavaleh, (mentor Leland Jaffe, DPM, FACFAS, CWSP), were awarded 3^rd Place, poster session, “The Use of Cryogenic Umbilical Cord Allografts on Diabetic Foot Ulcerations with Underlying Osteomyelitis”. Summer Research Poster Session, Rosalind Franklin University.

All School Research Consortium (ASRC), held March 15^th 2023.

• Emily Cao was awarded Best Scientific Talk Award, “Utilizing a Plaque Assay and q-PCR Protocol to Correlate Coronavirus MHV-1 Concentration with Infectious Units”, 18^th Annual All School Research Consortium, Rosalind Franklin University.
• Abigael Adediran was awarded Best Scientific Poster Award, “Do Current Prevention Guidelines Prevent Hospitalization in People with Diabetes? An Analysis of a Large US Heath System in the Upper Northeast”, 18^th Annual All School Research Consortium, Rosalind Franklin University.

15 Scholl College students presented their research at the Rosalind Franklin University Summer Poster Session, held December 11, 2023

• Andy Ye, Kim H, (research mentor Hongkyun Kim PhD). Were awarded first place poster session. “Forward Genetic Screening to Identify Novel Regulators of CaV2/UNC-2 Channel Levels. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.
• Manpreet Kaur, White C, (research mentor Carl White PhD). Were awarded second place poster session. “Inflammatory Phenotypes of Cerebral Perivascular Macrophages from Lean and Obese Mice”. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.
• Lauren Mitchell, Simanek A (research mentor Amanda Simanek PhD), were awarded third place poster session. “Socio-structural factors impacting ability for type 2 diabetics in LCHD care to achieve all 6 standards of care”. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.
• Maya Shaitrit, Jaffe L (research mentor Leland Jaffe DPM, FACFAS, CWSP). Were awarded third place poster session. “Congruence Between Diabetic Wound Patients’ Nutritional Literacy and Provider Expectations: A Research Study”. Summer Research Poster Session. Rosalind Franklin University.

15 Scholl College students presented their research at the Rosalind Franklin University Summer Poster Session, held on October 26, 2021.

Names of the student winners with their presentation titles and mentors are listed below. The winners represented Scholl College at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum in Omaha, NE, on March 5, 2022. Motasem Salamah was awarded second place in the category of medical/professional student oral presentation. 

• Hala Alsheikh and Carol Kurthl were awarded best research talk for Scholl College at the All School Research Consortium in March 2022 for their talk: “Foot and Ankle Fractures: The Need for Specialists in Free Clinics”.
• Katia Leon, Carol Kurth, Sarah Langer, Joshua Harbert, Katherine Leininger, Maream Maream Nori, Motasem Salamah, Gregory Derk and Roxana Cociu (mentor Dr. Robert Joseph) were awarded best poster for Scholl College at the All School Research Consortium in March 2022 for, “Heel Wounds: Using a Lateral Extensile Incision of the Calcaneus to Expand Coverage and Utility of Fasciocutaneous Rotation Flaps of the Posterior Leg”.
• Sarah Langer, Carly Goerhing, Taha Mahmood, Erin Finn, Zayna Shaqildi, Gil Paiz, Sean Busby were awarded 3rd place in the student club poster competition at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific Conference in February 2022 for, “Return to Activity After Excision of the Symptomatic Os Trigonum: A Systematic Review Comparing Arthroscopic Versus Open Excision."
• Sarah Langer (mentor Dr. Adam Fleischer) was part of a team that was awarded 2nd place in the manuscript session (out of 58 nationally submitted manuscripts) at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific Conference in February 2022 for, “Patient Reported Outcome of Dorsal Approach Plantar Plate Repair - A Ten Year Follow Up.”

2021 Summer Poster Session Awardees

• First Place - Motasem Salamah - "The Efficacy of Adhesive Felt Padding for Offloading Diabetic Plantar Foot Ulcerations" (Mentor - Dr. Claire Cormier)
• Second Place - Aashi Modi - "The Use of Umbilical Cord Allograft on Diabetic Foot Ulcerations with Underlying Osteomyelitis" (Mentor - Dr. Leland Jaffe)
• Third Place (tie) - Mili Langi - "The Effects of Various Felt Padding Thicknesses on Gait" (Mentor - Dr. Sydney Yau) and Claudia Moreno Romero - "Intact Foot Characteristics in Individuals Who Use a Lower Limb Prosthesis: A Pilot Study" (Mentor - Dr. Noah Rosenblatt)