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Medical Student Summer Research Program

 
The Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine sponsors a summer Medical Student Research Program every year. Through this program, students develop an appreciation of how research contributes to the knowledge and the practice of medicine. Accepted entering medical students or rising second-year medical students in the 窪蹋勛圖厙 College of Medicine are eligible. The summer experience includes: hands-on research related to basic science and/or clinical medicine, a seminar program that focuses on various scientific and clinical topics, and student presentations at Research Day. Support for the program is provided by the Dean's Office.
 

2025 Research Day Highlights

 

2025 Clyde G. Huggins Awardees

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Clyde G. Huggins Award for the Medical Student Summer Research Program! These outstanding students demonstrated exceptional dedication, creativity, and excellence in their research projects. Winners of the Clyde G. Huggins Award for Summer Research, all second-year medical students, each received a plaque and a $100 prize. The award honors the memory of Clyde G. Sid Huggins, who served as the first dean of students at the Whiddon College of Medicine.

Awardee London Hinton
London Hinton
Mentor: Timothy Casseli, PhD
"Interferon-Stimulated Gene Expression During Neuroborreliosis Is Enriched Near Ventricular and Vascular Structures"

Awardee Mariam Hasmi
Mariam Hasmi
Mentor: William Richards, MD
"Prevalence of Scurvy in Surgical Patients"
Awardee Paul Doan
Paul Doan
Mentor: Kevin Macaluso, PhD
"Longitudinal Host Cutaneous Response to Tick Bloodmeal Acquisition"
Awardee Seth McClendon
Seth McClendon
Mentor: Robert Barrington, PhD
"STAT3 Suppression Leads to Macrophage Dysfunction in Job Syndrome"

 

Research Resources and Events

 

Contact Information

Medical Student Summer Research Program Chair
Jonathan O. Rayner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
(251) 414-8179
jrayner@southalabama.edu

Program Coordinator(s)
Skye Andrade, Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
(251) 461- 1910
skyeandrade@southalabama.edu

Marcina Lang, College of Medicine Dean's Office
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
(251) 460-6041, Fax (251)341-3994
marcinalang@southalabama.edu