All residents are encouraged to pursue both clinical and basic science research during the three years of residency training. All first year residents submit a case report for presentation at the Michigan Chapter meetings of the American College of Physicians. Senior residents may spend up to two elective months to engage in dedicated basic science research. Over the last several years our residents have won numerous regional and national awards for excellence in research. A sample of award winning research and other research presentations are given below.  Please  see the "Awards and Honors" section of this website.

American College of Physicians, Michigan Chapter, Scientific Sessions, Traverse City, Michigan, September 2001.

1st Place Winner, Oral Case Report

Shantihi Marur, MD, Arjang Djamali, MD and Rajika Munasinghe, MD, NEW-ONSET SEIZURES WITH SHORT-TERM USE OF PHENTERMINE

2nd Place Winner, Oral Case Report

Violeta Botea, MD, Gary W. Edelson, MD and Rajika Munasinghe, MD, Hypercalcemia and calcified brain metastases due to ectopic production of intact parathyroid hormone

2nd Place Winner, Oral Research Presentation

Priya Vishnubhotla, MD, Sanaa Nabha, MD, Ramzi Mohammed, PhD and Ayad Alkatib, MD, EFFECTS OF COMBRETASTATIN A-3 AND PANCRITASTATIN ON NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA CELL LINE

American College of Physicians, Michigan Chapter, Associates Meeting, Flint, Michigan, September 2001.

1st Place Winner, Poster Case Report

Harini Jalagani, MD, Viji Sankaranarayanan, MD and Wasif Hafeez, MD, LEMIERRE SYNDROME AND CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT

2nd Place Winner, Oral Case Report

Shantihi Marur, MD, Arjang Djamali, MD and Rajika Munasinghe, MD, NEW-ONSET SEIZURES WITH SHORT-TERM USE OF PHENTERMINE

2nd Place Winner, Oral Research Presentation

Priya Vishnubhotla, MD, Sanaa Nabha, MD, Ramzi Mohammed, PhD and Ayad Alkatib, MD, EFFECTS OF COMBRETASTATIN A-3 AND PANCRITASTATIN ON NON HODGKINS LYMPHOMA CELL LINE

2nd Place Winner, Poster Research Presentation

Naveed Aslam, MD, Wahidur Rahman, PhD, Olivia Aranha, MD, PHD and Fazlul H. Sarkar, PHD. DOWN-REGULATION OF NFkB IN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS BY CIPROFLOXACIN.

Wayne State University, Residents Research Day, June, 2001

1st Place Winner, Oral Research Presentation

Naveed Aslam, MD, Wahidur Rahman, PhD, Olivia Aranha, MD, PHD and Fazlul H. Sarkar, PHD. DOWN-REGULATION OF NFkB IN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS BY CIPROFLOXACIN.

3rd Place Winner, Oral Research Presentation

Habeb Yazdani, MD, Wasif Hafeez , MD, and Rajika Munasinghe, MD, APPROPRIATENESS OF USE OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS IN A COMMUNITY BASED HOSPITAL.