The COMmunicator 2019-20 Vol. 4 | Page 40

CAMPUS CIRCULATION

The Pulse of the COM COMmunity

COM STUDENT RECEIVES SUMMER RESEARCH AWARD

Second-year student, Ben Harris, COM ’23, received the 2020 Medical Student Summer Research Award from the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

His research project titled, “Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Inflammatory Markers Post-Operatively in Igfbp2 -/- and Wildtype C57BL/6J Mice”, will be conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Cliff Rosen and Dr. Alison Pletch at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI).

Learn more about the Maine Medical Research Institute.

Student Doctor Ben Harris, COM '23 and Clifford Rosen, MD (picture courtesy of MMCRI)