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CTSI KL2 Scholars

Current KL2 Scholars

Michelle Burack, MD, PhD Project: “Dissociating effects of Parkinson disease therapies on motor and nonmotor elements of action control” Dr. Burack is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology. Click here to view her faculty profile.

Roman Eliseev, MD, PhD Project: "Validating NF-κB and Runx2 pathways as molecular targets in Osteosarcoma and evaluating the therapeutic potential of an approved proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib /velcade, in Osteosarcoma" Dr. Eliseev is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research. Click here to view his faculty profile.

Mireya Gonzalez-Begné, DDS, MS, PhD Project: “Identification of salivary and salivary gland-cell-surface biomarkers in patients with early-stage primary Sjögren’s syndrome” Dr. Gonzalez-Begné is a Research Assistant Professor of Dentistry in the Center for Oral Biology. Click here to view Dr. Gonzalez-Begné's profile.

Leesha Hoilette, MD, MS Project: “Community Health Centers as Patient-Centered Medical Homes” Dr. Hoilette is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics. Click here to view her faculty profile.

Margaret Holland, PhD, MPH Project: “ Patterns and predictors of adherence to recommended visit schedules in a nurse home visiting program” Dr. Holland will begin her KL2 Scholar appointment in July 2012. Click here to view her profile.

Robert Matthew Kottmann, MD Project: "Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands and Pulmonary Fibrosis" Dr. Kottmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine. Click here to view his faculty profile.

Luke Peppone, PhD Project: "Evaluating the efficacy of weekly high-dose calcitriol therapy, and an individually-tailored home-based weight-bearing physical activity program in improving bone metabolism among hormone-receptor positive non-metastatic breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant hormonal therapy" Dr. Peppone is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Department of Orthopaedics. Click here to view his faculty profile.

Anthony Pisani, PhD Project: "Help-seeking among suicidal adolescents: Testing the role of emotion regulation and connectedness with parents" Dr. Pisani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psyciatry, Family/Marraige and the Department of Pediatrics. Click here to view his faculty profile.

Krupa Shah, MD, MPH Project: "Preventing Functional Decline in HIV-infected Older Adults with Central Obesity" Dr. Shah will begin her KL2 Scholar appointment in July 2012. Click here to view her faculty profile.

Wakenda Tyler, MD, MPH Project: "Role of Angiopoietin-2 in the pathogenesis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to bone: Implications for therapeutic intervention" Dr. Tyler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics. Click here to view her faculty profile.

Kimberly Van Orden, PhD Project: "The role of social connectedness in the etiology and prevention of late-life suicide" Dr. Van Orden will begin her KL2 Scholar appointment in July 2012.

Past CTSI KL2 Scholars

David Adler, MD, MPH
Project: "Post-Vaccination HPV Genotype Distribution Among HIV-infected and HIV-unifected Young Women in South Africa"
Dr. Adler was funded by the KL2 program from 2009-2010 . Click here for his faculty profile.

Robert Block, MD, MPH, FACP
Project: “The Role of Fatty Acids and their Metabolites in the Pathophysiology of Sudden Cardiac Death ”
Dr. Block was funded by the KL2 program from 2007-2010. Click here for his CTSI profile.

Jennifer Carroll, MD, MPH
Project: "The Effect of a Primary Care Clinician Communication Intervention linked to a Community Based Exercise Program"
Dr. Carroll was funded by the KL2 program in 2008. Click here for her faculty profile.

Wendi Cross, PhD
Project: "Building Knowledge and Skills in Prevention Implementers"
Dr. Cross was funded by the KL2 program in 2007. Click here for her faculty profile.

E. Ray Dorsey, MD, MBA
Project: “Identify Means to Improve the Productivity of Biomedical Research”
Dr. Dorsey was funded by the KL2 program from 2007-2009. He is currently a Associate Professor of Neurology at John's Hopkins University. Click here for his profile.

Barbara Gracious, MD
Project:" Bone Mineral Density in Young Bipolar Women Randomized to Valproate vs. Lithium"
Dr. Gracious was funded by the KL2 program from 2007-2010. She is currently the Principal Investigator for the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice at Nationwide Children's. Click here for her profile.

Susan Groth, PhD, RNC, NP
Project: "Clarification of the Gene Environment Interaction of the GNB3 Gene and Establishing a foundation for Genetic –Based Behavioral Intervention Research"
Dr. Groth was funded by the KL2 program from 2008-2009. Click here for her faculty profile.

Chad Heatwole, MD
Project: “The Development and Use of a Disease-Specific Instrument for Myotonic Dystrophy”
Dr. Heatwole was funded by the KL2 program from 2007-2008. Click here for his faculty profile.

Holly Hindman, MD
Project: "Wound Healing Responses and Myofiloblast Activity Following Endothelial Keratoplasty when modified by using Anti TFG-B Therapies"
Dr. Hindman was funded by the KL2 program from 2008-2009. Click here for her faculty profile.

Michael McKee, MD, MPH
Project: "Health Literacy among Deaf ASL Users and Cardiovascular Health Risk"
Dr. McKee was funded by the KL2 program in 2010. Click here for his faculty profile.

Supriya Mohile, MD, MS
Project: “Vulnerable Elders with Cancer: Patterns of Care and Comprehensive Outcomes”
Dr. Mohile was funded by the KL2 program from 2009-2011. Click here for her faculty profile.

Julie Ryan, PhD
Project: "Curcumin Intervention and Biological Analysis of Radiation Dermatitis"
Dr. Ryan was funded by the KL2 program from 2008-2009. Click here for her faculty profile.

Marc Swogger, PhD
Project: "The Impact of Psychopathic Traits on a Cocaine Use Intervention for Offenders"
Dr. Swogger was funded by the KL2 program from 2009-2010. Click here for his faculty profile.

Melanie Wellington, MD, PhD
Project: "Phagocyte Receptors in the Host Response to Candida"
Dr. Wellington was funded by the KL2 program from 2007-2011. Click here for her faculty profile.

 

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