2026 UMB K12 Internal Awardees

Megan Kowalcyk, PhD, MPH

Megan Kowalcyk, PhD, MPH

Internal K12 Scholar
Research Associate
Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health: Malaria Research Program - Division of Geographic Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Shannon Takala Harrison, PhD, SOM
Chenchen Zhang, MD, PhD

Chenchen Zhang, MD, PhD

Internal K12 Scholar
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Jason Rose, MD, MBA, SOM
James Wiseman, MD, MBA, FACS

James Wiseman, MD, MBA, FACS

Internal K12 Scholar
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Deborah Stein, MD, MPH, SOM

2026 T32 CTSA/Internal Predoctoral Awardees

Jennifer Fang, BS

Jennifer Fang, BS

CTSA T32 Predoctoral Scholar
MD/PhD Candidate (GS3)
Graduate Program in Life Sciences: Neuroscience
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Graeme Woodworth, MD, SOM
Erica Leyder, MS

Erica Leyder, MS

CTSA T32 Predoctoral Scholar
PhD Candidate (Year 3)
Graduate Program in Life Sciences: Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Matthew Frieman, PhD, SOM
Anam Ahmad, BS

Anam Ahmad, BS

Internal T32 Predoctoral Scholar
MD/PhD Candidate (GS3)
Graduate Program in Life Sciences: Epidemiology and Human Genetics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: Michelle Shardell, PhD, SOM

2026 T32 Internal Postdoctoral Awardees

Natalia Sampaio Moura, MD

Natalia Sampaio Moura, MD

Internal T32 Postdoctoral Scholar
Assistant Instructor Internal Medicine Resident
Department of Medicine: Internal Medicine - ABIM Research Pathway (PGY-2)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mentor: David Weber, PhD, SOM

The University of Maryland, Baltimore collaborates with Johns Hopkins University for the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).