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The University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Research Committee would like to congratulate the following COM students who have received the 2014 Peter Morgane Research fellowship:

1. Robert Abdu (Class of 2017):
Project title: Analysis of risks and outcomes of reherniation surgery for lumbar
intervertebral disc herniation with eight year follow-up in the spine patient outcomes
research trial
Mentor: Jon Lurie, MD, Dartmouth College
Co-Mentor: Marilyn Gugliucci, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM

2. Aseef H. Ahmed (Class of 2017)
Project title: The effect of dry eye on TRP channel expression in corneal afferent
neurons
Mentor: Ian Meng, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM

3. Shikha Goel (Class of 2017):
Project title: Screening novel TRPM8 agonists to find new treatments for dry eye
syndrome
Mentor: John Streicher, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM

4. Ariel McKennna (Class of 2017):
Project title: Investigation of opioid receptor expression on sensory fibers innervating
the bone
Mentor: Tamara King, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM

5. Jonathan Packer (Class of 2017)
Project title: In vivo cardiovascular effects of atypical antipsychotics in a rat model
Mentor: Amy Davidoff, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM

6. Navpreet Rana (Class of 2017):
Project title: Communication between physicians and nurses in the home about
treatment regimens
Mentor: Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Co-Mentor: Marilyn Gugliucci, PhD, É«ÏãÊÓƵCOM