Training Awardees
Gregory Idols, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Multiplex Gene Panel Testing in the Diagnosis of Hereditary Cancer
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Alex K Wong, MD (Surgery)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Development of hyaluronan as a biomarker for lymphedema.
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Melissa Warden, MS (Preventive Medicine)
Award
TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Genome-Wide Association Study of Ewing Sarcoma
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Jamaica Rettberg, BA (School of Pharmacy)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Function for Early Detection of Women at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
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Ian Holloway, MSW, MPH (Social Work)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Social Network and Contextual Influences on Substance Use and HIV Risk Among YMSM
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Tanya Alderete, BA (Systems Biology and Disease)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Targeting Adipocyte Macrophage Infiltration to Reverse Metabolic Diseases in Obese Hispanic Young Adults
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Kathleen Page, MD (Medicine)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Effect of intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes on adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and beta cell function in Hispanic children
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William Mack, MD (Neurosurgery)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Complement Mediated Injury in a Translational Model of Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
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Robert Brown, MD (Surgery, Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Irradiation Brain Injury
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Alex Balekian, MD, MSHS (Internal Medicine)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Critical Care Outcomes in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease: An Approach to Disease-Specific Predictive Modeling and Comparative Effectiveness
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Kimberly Aldinger, PhD (Cell and Neurobiology)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Epigenetic Analysis in Syndromic Epilepsy to Identify Novel Causal Genes
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Ryan Walker, MS (Applied Physiology and Nutrition)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Diets Based on PNPLA3 Genotype for Reducing Liver Fat in Hispanics with Pediatric NAFLD
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Ahva Shahabi, MPH (Biostatistics & Epidemiology)
Award
TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Predictive biomarkers of clinical outcomes in localized prostate cancer
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Molly Lancaster-Brightman, BA (Psychology)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Personalized Medicine for Smoking Cessation:Unique Perspectives & Barriers Facing an Urban Community of Health Care Providers
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Douglas Vanderbilt, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Biological and Psychosocial Risk Factors to Neurodevelopment in Infants Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Beth Pyatak, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Beating the Odds: Facilitating Lifestyle Change in Urban Latino Young Adults with Diabetes
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Mimi Kim, MD (Endocrinology)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
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Joyce Javier, MD, MPH (General Pediatrics)
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KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Engaging Immigrants in Faith-Based Preventive Parenting Interventions
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Natalie Kintz, BA (Neurology)
Award
TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Targeting neruplasticity as a novel therapeutic for treating Parkinson's Disease
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Megan Yardley, BSc (Neuroscience)
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TL1 Trainee
Reseach Project
Development of Ivermectin (IVM) as a therapeutic agent for alcohol-related disorders
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