2019 ICTR KL2 and TL1 Scholars

UMB ICTR Announces First ICTR/CTSA TL1 Training and KL2 Mentored Career Development Awardees

UMB ICTR/CTSA KL2 Leadership and Awardees at the ICTR Scholars and Mentors Orientation and Celebration, August 27, 2019. From left to right: Meriem Gaval-Cruz, PhD; Danya Qato, PharmD, PhD, MPH; Rose Viscardi, MD; Stephanie Chen, MD, MS; Sydnee Chavis, DMD; ICTR Director Stephen Davis, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP; Janet Alexander, MD; Christy Chang, PhD; Jaih Craddock, PhD, MSW, MA; Rachel Breman, PhD, MPH, RN; Graziela Kalil, PharmD

UMB ICTR/CTSA TL1 Leadership and Awardees at the ICTR Scholars and Mentors Orientation and Celebration, August 27, 2019. From left to right: Sarah Robbins, PhD student; Olivia Martin, MD; ICTR Director Stephen Davis, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP; Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS; Graziela Kalil, PharmD; Bern Monari, PhD student.

Learn more about each of our KL2 and TL1 Awardees and their research interests:

KL2 Awardees

Janet Leath Alexander, MD

UMB School of Medicine

Department of Ophthalmology

Project Title: Using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) to predict post-operative complications following pediatric cataract surgery

Rachel B. Breman, PhD, MPH, RN

UMB School of Nursing

Department of Partnerships, Professional Education and Practice

Project Title: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a revised shared decision-making tool to optimize patient-centered care during childbirth

Sydnee Chavis, DMD

UMB School of Dentistry

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Project Title: Factors impacting the dental care for patients with special needs

Stephanie H. Chen, MD, MS

UMB School of Medicine

Department of Neurology

Project Title: Mapping glutamate and GABA in refractory temporal lobe epilepsy

Jaih Craddock, PhD, MSW, MA

UMB School of Social Work

Project Title: A multimedia-based sexual health promotion and HIV preventive intervention for young black adults

Danyo Qato

Danya Qato, PharmD, PhD, MPH

UMB School of Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Project Title: Towards a multidisciplinary program to improve healthcare provision and outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women with complex polysubstance use

TL1 AWARDEES

Pre-Doctoral Scholars

Bern Monari, PhD Student

Institute for Genome Sciences, UMSOM

Research Interests: The relationship between microbiota and infection, women’ s health

Sarah Robbins, PhD Student

Epidemiology Program, Graduate Program in Life Sciences, UMSOM

Research Interests: Women’s health and the epidemiology of reproductive tract infections

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Olivia Martin, MD

General Surgery Residency Program, UMSOM

Research Interests: Genomics, microbiomics and sepsis risks