TRI Announces Nine KL2 Scholars for 2022-2023
| The UAMS Translational Research Institute’s KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholars Program announced nine new scholars for 2022-2023, its largest-ever class.
These promising early-career researchers receive two years of funded support and mentored translational research training. The program selects scholars through a competitive application process and provides 75% salary support and up to $25,000 a year for research, tuition, travel and education.
Additional scholars were selected this year thanks to funding support from the College of Medicine, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
“We are grateful for the many contributions of our institutional partners, and we are thrilled that this pivotal training is available this year to such a large, promising group of early career researchers,” said Laura James, M.D., director of the Translational Research Institute and UAMS associate vice chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research. “The KL2 program ensures that our researchers can apply the principles of translational science, meaning they are able to more quickly move their findings into interventions that improve health.”
The new scholars are:
Jennifer Andersen, Ph.D., assistant professor, Northwest Regional Campus, Office of Community Health & Research
Timothy “Cody” Ashby, Ph.D., M.S., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics
Nishank Jain, M.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Akilah Jefferson-Shah, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH, assistant professor, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Sayem Miah, Ph.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Deepa Raghavan, M.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care; medical director, VA Medical ICU
Jennifer Rumpel, M.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Section
Amy Sato, Ph.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine Department of Physiology and Cell Biology