Final Project & Summary

Internship Summary

Intern Name: Diya Chaudhri
Intern Major(s): Biology

Intern Year: Junior

Supervisor Name(s): Dr. Tamara Hannon & Mr. Brett McKinney

Supervisor Department and School/Hospital: Pediatric Endocrinology/Diabetology - Riley Children's Hospital

Project Title: Comparing and contrasting the foundational clinical characteristics of children with type II diabetes, revealing distinctions between those whose mothers experienced gestational diabetes and those whose mothers did not

Summary of Project or Internship Work (not to exceed 200 words): 

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs in pregnant women. This is a short-term condition where the woman’s body is not able to produce enough insulin to combat the amount of glucose being produced. This can be quite harmful to both the mother and the baby. Babies that are born to mothers with gestational diabetes tend to have more complications as they mature. During my initial semester of research, I collaborated with Dr. Tamara Hannon's Pediatric Type II Diabetes Registry, extracting specific data from electronic medical records (EMRs) to contribute to the ongoing analysis of patient trends over several years. Subsequently, during my second semester, I focused on our patient cohort from Riley Children's Hospital within the pediatric endocrinology department. Within this group, distinctions emerged between mothers who had gestational diabetes during childbirth and those who did not. I systematically categorized and compared these two patient groups, examining various clinical features such as A1C levels and BMI.

My Final Project