Ferring Scholars Program Alumni

Ferring Scholar Alumni - 2005 -2008

Morgan DeBaun (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Catherine Striley, PhD, MSW - Psychiatry
University Attending: Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Ann DePriest (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Anne Bowcock, PhD – Human Genetics
University Attending: Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Codi Dye (Cardinal Ritter High School)
Mentor – Kerri Morgan, MSOT, OTR, Sue Tucker, MSOT/OTR/L – Occupational Therapy
University Attending: Xavier University,  New Orleans, LA

Carissa Ferguson (Christian Academy)
Mentor – Linda Larson-Prior, PhD - Radiology
University Attending: Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Julia Hilliard (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Carolyn Cannon, MD, PhD - Pediatrics
University Attending: University of Denver, Denver, CO

Mary Kralemann  (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Monica Bessler, MD, PhD – Internal Medicine
University Attending: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Anna LeBoeuf (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Mary Carayannopoulos, PhD - Pediatrics
University Attending: Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO

Rachel Manno (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Anne Connolly, MD - Neurology
University Attending: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Rachel Paul (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Allison King, MD, MPH – Occupational Therapy
University Attending: Boston University, Boston, MA

Anne Ratermann (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Denise Wilfley, PhD – Psychiatry
University Attending: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Poster Presentation: Development of an Internet prevention program for at-risk college women to reduce eating disorders. Ratermann, A.E., Sinton, M.M., Cunning, D., Aspen, V.P., Jones, M., Wilfley, D.E., Taylor, C.B. (2008). Society for Research on Adolescence Bi-Annual Conference, March 2008, Chicago IL.
 
Allison Reed (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Kathleen Bucholz, PhD – Psychiatry
University Attending: Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Rachel Roland (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Carmen Dence, MS - Radiology
University Attending: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Ashley Shields (Cardinal Ritter High School)
Mentor – Kerri Morgan, MSOT/OTR/L, Sue Tucker, MSOT/OTR/L – Occupational Therapy
University Attending: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

April Young (Cardinal Ritter High School)
Mentor – Valerie Halpin, MD - Surgery
University Attending: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Abby Zulich (Rosati-Kain High School)
Mentor – Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH - Psychiatry
University Attending: Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Ferring Scholar Alumni - 2002 -2005

Josh Aranda (Desmet)
Mentor – John McKinney, M.D. - Otolaryngology
University Attending: St. Louis University

Samuel Cummings (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University Attending: St. Louis University

Isaiah Cole (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University Attending: DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Douglas Dalton (Whitfield)
Mentor – Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University Attending: Xavier University, New Orleans, LA 

Malcolm DeBaun (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – David Haslam, MD - Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Poster Presentation: A Novel Screening Technique for Detecting Small Molecule Inhibitors of Shiga Toxin Trafficking." 46th Annual Midwest Sociey for Pediatric Research Scientific Meeting, October 20-21, 2005, St. Louis, MO. 
University Attending: Loyola University, Chicago, IL

Billy Ferris (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – Brian Hackett, MD, PhD - Pediatrics Newborn Medicine
University Attending: St. Louis School of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO

Joe Repp (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – Daniel Low, MD - Radiation Oncology
Semi-Finalist: Siemens-Westinghouse Science Research Contest - Characterizing and Modeling Patient Respiratory Patterns for Radiation Therapy
Abstract Accepted: Modeling of Intra-Fraction Organ Motion., J Repp, W Lu, J Hubenschmidt, P Parikh, S Mutic, J Bradley, D Low*, AAPB Annual Meeting, Orland, FL
University Attending: Duke University, Durham, NC

Dave Venker (St. Louis University High School)
Mentor – Brian K. Dieckgraefe, MD, PhD - Adult Gastroenterology
Poster Presentation: Antagonism of Reg IV increases cell susceptibility to radiation-induced apoptotic death in a tumor xenograft model. Bishnupuri K, Kikuchi K, Luo Q, Venker D, Sainathan S, Houchen C, Anant S, Dieckgraefe B. Digestive Disease Week, May 19-24, 2007, Washington, DC.
University Attending: Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (Electrical Engineering )