AAMC’s 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.
Cecilia Alcala, PhD, MPH
Project Title: A Community Partnered Approach to Assessing the Impact of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure on Child Respiratory Outcomes in Mexico City
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Grant ID: K99ES035894
Mariel Bello, PhD
Project Title: The Impact of Social-Contextual Stressors on Psychopharmacological Mechanisms of Smoking Cessation and Relapse among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Young Adults who Smoke Cigarettes
Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Institution: Brown University School of Public Health
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Grant ID: K99DA060983
Magali Blanco, PhD
Project Title: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Neuropathologies and Exposures to Traffic Pollution Mixtures
Position: Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Institution: University of Washington
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Aging
Grant ID: K99AG086530
Ilan Cerna-Turoff, MA, MPH, PhD
Project Title: Spatiotemporal effects and associations between deforestation and alcohol and tobacco use in Indonesia
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution: Columbia University Health Sciences
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Grant ID: K99ES035895
Learn more about Dr. Cerna-Turoff
Christopher Chambliss, PhD
Project Title: Investigating the Role of Heme-Induced Complement Activation in SCD Pregnancy
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: Emory University
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Grant ID: K99HL175098
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SoYoung Choe, PhD
Project Title: Parental psychological control in Mexican immigrant families: A culturally sensitive measure and mechanism
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: University of Washington
Funding NIH Institution/Center: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Grant ID: K99HD115797
Christian Dye, PhD
Project Title: The epigenetic basis of socioeconomic determinants of cardiometabolic health in American Indians
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: Columbia University Health Sciences
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Grant ID: K99HL173555
Daryl Fields, MD, PhD
Project Title: Cerebral spinal fluid serotonin and adenosine levels detect secondary injuries in traumatic spinal cord injury patients
Position: Neurological Surgery Resident
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Grant ID: K99GM159353
Yuanyuan Fu, PhD
Project Title: Identifying unique biological factors as potential targets to mitigate colorectal cancer health disparities in Native Hawaiians
Position: Bioinformatics Data Scientist
Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Grant ID: K99MD019294
Samantha Garcia, PhD, MPH
Project Title: A Multilevel Social Capital Approach to Address Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow Up Delays among Latinas in Safety-Net Settings
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: University of Southern California
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Grant ID: K99MD019292
Nicole Halmai, PhD
Project Title: Advancing Indigenous Cancer Health Equity through a Community-Centered Framework
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: University of California, Davis
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Grant ID: K99MD018451
Ariel Hight, PhD
Project Title: Neuroplasticity and early cochlear implant use
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: NYU Langone School of Medicine
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Grant ID: K99DC021727
Courtney M. Johnson, MD, PhD
Project Title: Investigating the Role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Immunodetection of Mycosis Fungoides
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: John Hopkins University
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Grant ID: K99AR084575
Aya Khalaf, PhD
Project Title: Network dysfunction and impaired consciousness in epilepsy
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Institution: Yale University
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Grant ID: K99NS133494
Jamil M Lane, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Phthalate Mixtures and the Interconnection of Child Neurobehavior and Obesity
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Grant ID: K99ES036277
DJ McDonough, PhD, MS
Project Title: Resistance Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: University of Minnesota
Funding NIH Institution/Center: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Grant ID: K99HL173668