The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is pleased to announce the award winners from the 2025 Clinical and Translational Science Symposium and Poster Session.
This year’s event highlighted the innovative research of CTSI scholars, celebrated the vital contributions of mentors, and showcased work with the potential to improve human health. Academic and community perspectives came together, with community judges providing feedback that strengthened the real-world impact of each project.
2025 John Song Award
Recognizes a CTSI staff or faculty member who demonstrates sustained excellence, innovation, ethical leadership, and mentorship.
- Michelle Lamere, MPA, ACC, CPDC – Associate Director of Education Programs and Associate Director of the Catalytic Collaborative
Mentor of the year awards
These awards recognize mentors who have made exceptional contributions to guiding and supporting CTSI scholars across training programs.
- Mentor of the Year: Lisa Chow, MD – Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism; Mentor for A-PReP, TRDP, T32, and KL2 programs
- Outstanding Junior Mentor: Rachel Hawe, PhD, DPT – Assistant Professor, Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control, School of Kinesiology; Parents Leading Science Alumna, Mentor for A-PReP
- Data Scientist Mentor of the Year: Julian Wolfson, PhD – Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, School of Public Health; Mentor for KL2 and K-R01 programs
CTSI-Ed Travel Awards
The CTSI-Ed Travel Awards recognize scholars with outstanding poster presentations. Each recipient receives $1,500 to attend a scientific conference.
- K-R01: Thu Truong, PhD – Probing PR pathways in therapy resistant ER+ breast cancer
- K12: Julia Heneghan, MD, MS – Association of Family-Reported Missed Nursing Shifts After Pediatric ICU Discharge, Sleep Quality, and Family Stress
- KAP: Anita Randolph, PhD – Impact of Prenatal Substance Exposure and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Child Development
- TRDP: Yuting Shan, PharmD – Effects of Intratumoral Microbiota on Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer
- T32 Predoc: Jason Hatfield – Environmental Survival and Inactivation of Avian and Human Metapneumoviruses by Ultraviolet Light
- T32 Postdoc: Anders Matson, PhD – Improving NK cell immunotherapies for AML using dual targeting TriKE-PACCs
- A-PReP: Matia Solomon – Fear of Hypoglycemia in Ugandan Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
- PReP: Luke Park – Quantification of Information Giving in Reproductive Genetic Counseling
CTSI-CEARCH Dissemination Award
Awarded by the Community Engaged to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) team. The recipient receives $1,500 to support community-engaged dissemination needs.
- CEARCH - Community Health Collaborative Pilot Grantee: Idil Abdi, Hassan Roble, Naol Olana, Atefa Tavasoli, Nasra Ali, Najma Dahir-Abdulla, Jamila Abdukadir, Munira Maalimisaq, Beth Thielen – Building Respiratory Education and Awareness Through Health Engagement (BREATHE) project
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