The AAMC MOSAIC Program Scholars are select National Institute of Health (NIH)-K99/R00 awardees who hail from diverse backgrounds, for example from groups underrepresented in research, as they transition from postdoctoral appointments into academic research faculty positions.
Ayobami T. Akenroye, MBChB, MPH, PhD
Project Title: Synthesizing Trial and Real-World Data on the Use of Biologics in Patients with Severe Asthma
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Grant ID: R00MD015767
Elizabeth Brown, PhD
Project Title: The Neural Basis for Aging-Dependent Decline in Taste Function
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Florida State University
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute on Aging
Grant ID: R00AG071833
Lisandra Vila Ellis, MD
Project Title: Mechanism of Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity and Its Role in Disease
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Funding: NIH Institute/Center: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Grant ID: R00HL155845
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Cristal M. Hill, PhD
Project Title: Dietary Protein Restriction Remodels Adipose Tissue to Defend Against Age-Related Metabolic Decline
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: University of Southern California
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute on Aging
Grant ID: R00AG070273
Layla Khalifehzadeh, PhD
Project Title: Flexible and Wireless Bioelectronics for Continuous Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Arizona State University
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Grant ID: R00EB031178
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Benard Ogola, PhD
Project Title: Interplay of Sex Hormones and Chromosomes in Vascular Oxidative Stress and Arterial Stiffening
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: Augusta University
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Grant ID: R00HL155841
Mallory A. Perry-Eaddy, PhD, RN
Project Title: Pediatric Recovery After Sepsis Treatment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Position: Assistant Professor
Institution: University of Connecticut
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Grant ID: R00GM145411
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Evan J. White, PhD
Project Title: Neuroscientific Exploration of Cultural Protective Factors in American Indians
Position: Principal Investigator
Institution: Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Grant ID: R00MD015736