Table 3.

Examples of virtual trainee research projects in OSR summer programs

Program	Research project
NSIP	The impact of ethnicity on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that regulate immune signatures in prostate cancer
	Measuring financial toxicity of cancer in young active-duty military patients
	Protein expression patterns in monolayer and spheroid melanoma cell cultures with acquired resistance to BRaf and MEK1/2 inhibitors
UM Scholars	Producing three-dimensional models of the interactions among semaphorin 4D, plexin B1, and neuropilin 2
	Using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to model GBA1-associated neurodegeneration in Gaucher and Parkinson’s diseases
	Identifying targets of natural immunity within a protein associated with severe malaria pathogenesis
PRISM	Psychological predictors of virtual reality responsiveness in chronic pain patients
	The impact of intermediate anti-drug antibodies to infliximab and adalimumab on clinical outcomes in patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
	Use of intra-arterial contrast injection in computerized tomography in a porcine model
Radiation Oncology	Proton radiation package time and outcomes in patients undergoing curative treatment for head and neck cancers: a single-institution experience
	PD-L1 expression as a prognostic marker for local control following immune checkpoint inhibition and stereotactic radiation for brain metastases
	Correlating dosimetric parameters with clinical toxicity outcomes between proton and photon-based treatment for gynecological cancers
SPORT	Evaluating how high glucose affects epigenetic mechanisms in diabetic embryopathy
	Examining geographic disparities in obesity and physical activity among children and adolescents living in rural, urban, and suburban areas
	Assessing the validity of estimating resting metabolic rate (RMR) in chronic stroke patients