CTSI announced 10 new scholars will join its Translational Research Development Program (TRDP), which gives early-stage investigators an opportunity to gain experience in clinical and translational research.
The program, formerly known as the F&T Trainee Program, provides postdoctoral and predoctoral trainees with a mentoring team and up to $16,000 in research funds to help advance their research.
Congratulations to our newest TRDP scholars:
Jeff Flynn, PhD, Department of Microbiology
Project title: Anaerobic bacterial consortia sustain the growth of pathogens in the upper airways of cystic fibrosis patients
Primary mentor: Ryan Hunter, PhD
TRDP mentor: Jordan Dunitz, MD
Diego Garcia-Huidobro, MD, Department of Pediatrics
Project title: Feasibility of a One-To-One Parenting Intervention to Prevent Substance Use in Latino Youth
Primary mentor: Michele Allen, MD, MS
TRDP mentor: Iris Borowsky, MD, PhD
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, Department of Medicine
Project title: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: Examining the Role of the Patient/Provider Relationship
Primary mentor: Diana Burgess, PhD
TRDP mentor: Katy Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
Christopher Janson, MD, Department of Neurology
Project title: High-Throughput Discovery with Unique Alzheimer's Cellular Model
Primary mentor: Cornelius Lam, MD, PhD
TRDP mentor: Gunda Georg, PhD
Sakeen Kashem, BA, Department of Dermatology
Project title: Langerhans cell function in controlling fungal immunity and commensalism
Primary mentor: Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD
TRDP mentor: Maria Hordinksy, MD
Liliane Mukaremera, PhD, Department of Microbiology
Project title: Alteration of the innate immune response by different Cryptococcus neoformans morphologies in HIV and healthy individualsPrimary mentor: Kirsten Nielsen, PhDTRDP mentor: David Boulware, MD, MPH
Justin Ryder, PhD, Department of Epidemiology
Project title: Longitudinal assessment of novel biomarkers for predicting cardiovascular disease in youth
Primary mentor: Aaron S. Kelly, PhD
TRDP mentor: Kyle Rudser, PhD
Elizabeth Thompson, MS, College of Biological Sciences
Project title: Gene therapy for Fanconi anemia using Cas9/CRISPR-mediated gene targeting
Primary mentor: Eric A. Hendrickson, PhD
TRDP mentor: Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD
Diana Wallin, BS, Department of Neuroscience
Project title: The effect of recombinant human erythropoietin (RhEpo) therapy on the hippocampus of anemic neonatal mice
Primary mentor: Michael K. Georgieff, MD
TRDP mentor: Gregory Vercellotti, MD
Andrea Wolf, BS, Department of Surgery
Project title: Formulation Optimization of a Low-Volume Resuscitation Fluid for Hemorrhagic Shock
Primary mentor: Greg Beilman, MD
TRDP mentor: Raj Suryanarayanan, PhD