Date Completed: 2/3/09
Faculty Name: Julie Locher
UAB Department: Medicine
UAB School: Medicine
Campus Address: CH19, Room 218F
Campus Zip: 2041
Telephone: 934-7542
Email Address: jlocher@uab.edu
Office Fax: 975-5870
Research Program Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Project Title: Eating and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Project Status: Already up-and-running
Proposed Start Date: April 13
Proposed End Date: August 28
Number of Weeks of Internship: 16
Number of Interns: 1
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help supervise intern: Eben Rosenthal; Meredith Kilgore
Expected Number of Work Hours Per Week: Negotiable
Expected Work Schedule for Intern: Flexible, intern can largely set his or her own schedule
Number of hours that preceptor will personally supervise or work with intern: 4
Category of Research: Analytical/Statistical Research; Literature Reviews and Summation of Literature
Cancer Research: Head and Neck
Project Description: There are several components to this project. One involves preparing manuscripts for publication, including review of literature, summary of literature, and interpretation of data. The second involves compiling literature and preliminary studies that will be used for NIH grant submission. Projects are funded by the American Cancer Society and National Institutes of Health.
Intern's Anticipated Duties:
Duty 1: Conducting literature reviews and summaries
Duty 2: Organizing materials for submission of grant proposal(s)
Duty 3: Analyzing data for manuscript submission and preliminary studies sections of grants
Preceptor will provide intern with access to the following: office or desk space, computer and printer; supplies neeeded to complete the project
Likelihood of authoring publications: Possible
Background, education, experience, or expertise preferred: Just the willingness to learn
This faculty member will be a CaRES Preceptor for the first time.
Intern 1: Gabriel Tajeu