2019 ICTR KL2 and TL1 Scholars

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  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 

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  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

   

  

  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