T32 Program Past Awards
Past Awards
The CCTSI is pleased to announce the following TL1 Pre-doctoral fellowship awardees. These positions are funded by the NIH/NCATS grant to the CCTSI. Awards prior to 2022-2023 include both pre and post-doctoral awards.
2023 - 2025 T32 Pre-doctoral Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Aleezah Balolia | Neuroscience | Santos Franco, PhD & Adam Green, MD |
| Alyssa Beck | Epidemiology | Alison Abraham, PhD & Chris Czaja, MD |
| Haley Bergman | Bioengineering | Chelsea Magin, PhD & Yael Aschner, MD |
Caitlin Blades* * 1 year award | Medical School | Christene Huang, PhD & David Mathes, MD |
| Lillian Folts | Cell Biology, Stem Cells & Development | Jennifer McKey, PhD & Nanette Santoro, MD |
| Clarissa Garcia | Cancer Biology | Matthew Witkowski, PhD & Eric Kohler, MD, PhD |
| Kaylee Mickens | Microbiology | Mario Santiago, PhD & Cara Wilson, MD & Thomas Campbell, MD |
| Pearl Wilcock | Cancer Biology | Eduardo Davila, PhD & Breelyn Wilky, MD |
2023 - 2025 T32 Post-doctoral Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Nicolas Drysdale | Clinical Science | Mehdi Hedjazi Moghari, PhD & Brian Scansen, DVM |
| Zoe Williams | Clinical Science (CSU) | Lynn Pezzanite DVM, PhD & Michael Zuscik, PhD |
2022 - 2023 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Sarah Asby | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Devatha Nair, PhD & Chaitanya Puranik, Ph.D |
| Tyler Dobbs | Integrated Physiology | Kristen Nadeau, MD & Megan Kelsey, MD |
| Connor Elkhill | Computational Bioscience | Antonio Porras, PhD & Brooke French, MD |
| Daniel Foster | Toxicology | Elizabeth Redente, PhD & Joseph Cooley, DO |
| John Iguidbashian | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Matthew Stone, MD, PhD & Jesse Davidson, MD |
| Treana Mayer | Microbiology | Sue VandeWoude, DVM & Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, MD |
| Courtney McGinnis | Toxicology | Kristofer Fritz, PhD & Andrew Monte, MD, PhD |
| Eric Prince | Computational Bioscience | Carsten Göerg, PhD & Todd Hankinson, MD |
| Ashley Romano | Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology | Richard A. Slayden, PhD & John David Beckham, MD |
| Rachel Steinmetz | Cancer Biology | Traci Lyons, PhD & Virginia Borges, MD |
| Jake Tinsley | Engineering and Applied Science | Robert Carpenter, PhD & Jason Stoneback, MD |
2021 - 2022 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Katie Butera | Physical Therapy | Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD & Joseph Frank, MD, MPH |
| Lorraine Davis | Cancer Biology | Daniel Sherbenou, MD, PhD & Peter Forsberg, MD |
| Satvinder Dhaliwal | Epidemiology | Wei Perng, MPH, PhD & Greta Wilkening, PsyD |
| Alan Elder | Cancer Biology | Traci Lyons, PhD & Virginia Borges, MD |
| Evelyn Llerena Cari | Integrated Physiology | Joshua Johnson, PhD & Alex Polotsky, MD |
| Sarah Mann | Immunology | Kristi Kuhn, MD, PhD & Frank I. Scott, MD |
| Rosemary McDonald | Integrated Physiology | T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD & Wendy Kohrt, PhD |
| Samantha Payne Landgrave | Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development | Michael Zuscik, PhD & Rachel Frank, MD |
| Karli Swenson | Integrated Physiology | Emily Bates, PhD & Erica Wymore, MD |
| Devin von Stade | Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (CSU) | Kirk McGilvray, PhD, Daniel Regan, PhD, DVM & Theodore Schlegel, MD |
| Dor Yoeli | Surgery | Nalu Navarro-Alvarez, MD, PhD, Christene Huang, PhD & Cara Mack, MD |
2020 - 2021 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Theresa Buckner | Epidemiology | Jill Norris, PhD & Brigitte Frohnert, MD, PhD |
| Molly Carpenter | Microbiology (CSU) | Christie Mayo, PhD, DVM & Daniel Olson, MD |
| Mark Ciccaglione | Bioengineering | Richard Benninger, PhD & Aaron Michels, MD |
| Alexis Cralley | Clinical Science | Ernest Moore, MD & Kirk Hansen, PhD |
| Macallister Harris | Immunology and Pathology (CSU) | Brendan Podell, PhD, DVM & Edward Chan, MD |
| Lauren Heery | Medical School | Kristine Erlandson, MD, Lisa Schilling, MD & Shanta Zimmer, MD |
| Claire Ihle | Cancer Biology | Philip Owens, PhD & Elena Shagisultanova, MD, PhD |
| Alexandra McMellen | Cancer Biology | Benjamin Bitler, PhD & Kian Behbakht, MD |
| Andrea Prinzi | Clinical Science | Donna Curtis MD, MPH & Sarah Parker MD |
| Lauren Thompson | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Melanie Joy, PharmD, PhD & Charles Edelstein, MD, PhD |
| Alison Wallbank | Bioengineering | Bradford Smith, PhD & Ken Liechty, MD |
2019 - 2020 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Robert Torphy | Clinical Science | Yuwen Zhu, PhD & Kristen Weishaar, DVM |
| Alexandra Moskaluk | Microbiology | Sue VandeWoude, DVM & Mayumi Fujita, MD, PhD |
| Lynn Pezzanite | Clinical Sciences | Steven Dow, PhD, DVM & Jason Stoneback, MD |
| Jaclyn Anderson | Medical School | Christene Huang, PhD & Tae Chong, MD |
| Brandon Sonn | Toxicology | Andrew Monte, MD, PhD & Kennon Heard, MD, PhD |
| Emily Burtch | Bioengineering | Jeffrey Jacot, PhD & Kenneth Liechty, MD |
| Allison Dubner | Integrated Physiology | Mary Weiser-Evans, PhD & Karen Moulton, MD |
| Anagha Inguva | MSTP | Craig Jordan, PhD & Daniel Pollyea, MD |
| Darcy Kahn | Integrated Physiology | Bryan Bergman, PhD & Jonathan Schoen, MD |
| Iain Konigsberg | Human Medical Genetics & Genomics | Ivana Yang, PhD & Lisa Maier, MD |
| Alex Presciutti | Clinical Health Psychology | Jonathan Shaffer, PhD & Sarah Perman, MD |
2018 - 2019 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Paul Kline | Physical Therapy | Cory Christianson PT, PhD & Noel So, MD |
| Anna Fagre | Veterinary Medicine | Rebekah Kading, PhD & J. David Beckham, MD |
| Lisa Schlein | Veterinary Medicine | Douglas Thamm, VMD & Mark Ewalt, MD |
| Nathan De Jong | Human Bioenergetics (CSU) | Audrey Bergouignan, PhD & Kristen Boyle, PhD |
| Meagan Chriswell | Medical Scientist Training | Kristine Kuhn MD, PhD & Kevin Deane MD, PhD |
| Kris Oreschak | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Christina Aquilante, PharmD & Amrut Ambardekar, MD |
| Karina Gomez | Cancer Biology | Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD & Daniel Bowles, MD |
| Ashley Ward | Cancer Biology | Carol Sartorius, Ph.D. & Peter Kabos, M.D. |
| Adam Rocker | Bioengineering | Daewon Park, Ph.D. & Luisa Mestroni, MD |
| Noah Goodson | Neuroscience | Joseph Brzezinski, PhD & Alan Palestine, MD |
| Margaret Ferrari | Bioengineering | Jeffrey G. Jacot, PhD & Michael Di Maria, MD |
2017 - 2018 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Lyndsey Crump | Cancer Biology | Traci Lyons, PhD & Jose Mayordomo, MD, PhD |
| Marisa DeGuzman | Neuroscience | Guido Frank, MD & Tamara Pryor, PhD |
| Stephanie Garcia | Human Medical Genetics | Curt Freed, MD & Maureen Leehey, MD |
| Nicholas George | Neuroscience | Diego Restrepo, PhD, Wendy Macklin, PhD & Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD |
| Jessica Hsu | Pharmacology | Heide Ford, PhD & Timothy Garrington, MD |
| Jon Kibbie | Immunology | Cara Wilson, MD & Jose Castillo-Mancilla, MD |
| Sean Korpela | Pharmacology | Lynn Heasley, PhD & Sana Karam, MD, PhD |
| Mallory Lennon | Bioengineering | Jeffrey Jacot, PhD & James Jaggers, MD |
2016 - 2017 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Jennifer Berger | Microbiology | Dohun Pyeon, Ph.D. |
| Bonnie Bullock | Cancer Biology | Raphael Nemenoff, PhD |
| Laura Elson | Bioengineering | Richard Weir, PhD |
| Christopher Erickson | Bioengineering | Karin Payne, PhD |
| Gregory Kirkpatrick | Cancer Biology | Jorge DiPaola, MD |
| David Presby | Integrated Physiology | Paul MacLean, PhD |
| Daniel Sisler | Cancer Biology | Lynn Heasley, PhD |
| Sarah Tarullo | Cancer Biology | Traci Lyons, PhD |
2015 - 2016 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Colleen Bartman | Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development | Tobias Eckle, MD, PhD |
| Lynsey Fettig Anderson | Cancer Biology | Carol Sartorius, PhD |
| Rebecca Foright | Integrated Physiology | Paul MacLean, PhD |
| Andrew Libby | Integrated Physiology | Jim McManaman, PhD |
| Andrew Riching | Pharmacology | Kunhua Song, PhD |
| Britni Sanchez | Neuroscience | Nathan Schoppa, PhD |
| Laura Schubert | Cancer Biology | Robert Doebele, MD, PhD |
| Taylor Soderborg | Integrative Physiology | Jed Friedman, PhD |
2014 - 2015 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Amandla Atilano-Roque | Toxicology | Melanie Joy, PharmD, PhD |
| Alexander Barrett | Structural Biology and Biochemistry | Kirk Hansen, PhD |
| Rachel Fickes | Pharmacology | Dennis Voelker, PhD |
| Gregory Futia | Bioengineering | Emily Gibson, PhD |
| Richard Heinz | Cancer Biology | Jennifer Richer, PhD |
| Linnea Schmidt | Integrated Physiology | Trevor Williams, PhD |
| Kristin Shotts | Immunology | Raul Torres, PhD |
| Leon Zheng | Molecular Biology | Sean Colgan, PhD |
2013 - 2014 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Chelsea Corser-Jensen | Neuroscience | Kim Heidenreich, PhD |
| Christopher Cummings | Cancer Biology | Doug Graham, MD, PhD |
| Jason Dinella | Cell Biology | Peter Koch, PhD |
| Emily Mathews | Human Medical Genetics | Bruce Appel, PhD |
| Michelle Nelsen | Immunology | Ronald Gill, PhD |
| Leila Noetzli | Human Medical Genetics | Jorge Di Paola, MD |
| Veronica Searles | Human Medical Genetics | James Sikela, PhD |
| Alexandra Sufit | Cancer Biology | Amy Keating, MD |
2012 - 2013 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Miriam Estin | Immunology | John Corboy, MD, Neurology and Jordan Jacobelli, PhD, Medical Oncology |
| Sam Li | Microbiology | J. David Beckham, MD, Infectious Disease and Mario Santiago, PhD, Immunology |
| Shannon Madore | Clinical Health Psychology | Mary Coussons-Read, PhD, Psychology and Kristin Kilbourn, PhD, MPH, Psychology |
| Daphne Moutsoglou | Immunology | Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD, Medicine and Stephen Dreskin, MD, PhD, Medicine |
| Jeremy Puhal | Bioengineering | Jane Reusch, MD, Endocrinology and Kendall Hunter, PhD, Bioengineering |
| Melanie Scully | Molecular Biology | Joseph Hurt, MD, PhD, OB/Gyn and Twila Jackson, Phd, OB/Gyn |
| Jason Smucny | Neuroscience | Joseph Hurt, MD, PhD, OB/Gyn and Twila Jackson, Phd, OB/Gyn |
| Amy Stone | Immunology | Hugo Rosen, PhD, Immunology and Lucy Golden-Mason, PhD, Immunology |
2011 - 2012 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Claire Gustafson | Immunology | Edwin DeZoeten, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology) and Edward Janoff, MD, (Infectious Disease) |
| Trisha Sippel | Cancer Biology | Allen Waziri, PhD (Neurosurgery) and Eric Campbell, PhD (Gastroenterology) |
| Caleb Kelly | Immunology | Sean Colgan, PhD (Gastroenterology/Immunology) and Glenn Furuta, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition) |
| Daniel Raible | Neuroscience | Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD (Pediatrics and Neurology) and Lauren Frey, MD (Neurology) |
| Adrianne Stefanski | Reproductive Science | Virginia Winn, MD, PhD (OB/GYN) and Joann Zell, MD (Rheumatology) |
| Kristina Stoermer | Immunology | Thomas Morrison, PhD (Microbiology) and Edward Janoff, MD (Infectious Disease) |
| Sarah Williams | Pharmacology | Timothy McKinsey, PhD (Medicine, Division of Cardiology) and Peter Buttrick, MD (Medicine, Division of Cardiology) |
| Van Willis | Molecular Biology | Kevin Deane, MD (Rheumatology) and Michael Holers, MD (Rheumatology) |
2010 - 2011 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Sarah Brannon | Health and Behavioral Sciences | William Donahoo, MD (Population & Prevention Mgt) and Mary Coussons-Read, PhD (Psychology) |
| Jennifer Manuzak | Immunology | Jesus Rivera-Nieves, MD (Gastroenterology) and Cara Wilson, MD (Infectious Disease) |
| Tara Carlisle (Martin) | Medical Scientist Training Program Neuroscience | Ann Reynolds, MD (Child Development/JFK Partners) and Angie Ribera, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics) |
| Allison Ostriker | Pharmacology | Jane Reusch, MD (Endocrinology) and Raphael Nemenoff, PhD (Renal Medicine) |
| Joseph Rower | Pharmaceutical Science | Jose Castillo-Mancilla, MD (Infectious Disease) and Peter Anderson, PharmD (Pharmaceutical Sciences) |
| Jonah Scott-McKean | Neuroscience | Jose Castillo-Mancilla, MD (Infectious Disease) and Peter Anderson, PharmD (Pharmaceutical Sciences) |
| Jennifer Symonds | Cancer Biology | Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD (Oncology) and Mary Reyland, PhD (Craniofacial Biology) |
| Van Willis | Molecular Biology | Kevin Deane, MD (Rheumatology) and Michael Holers, MD (Rheumatology) |
2009 - 2010 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Richard Sullivan | Immunology | Ed Janoff, MD (Infectious Disease) and Myron Levin, MD (Peds/Infectious Disease) |
| Jonah Scott-McKean | Neuroscience | Timothy Benke, MD, PhD (Peds/Neurology) and Alberto Costa, MD, PhD (Clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology) |
| Jessica Saben (Wahlig) | Reproductive Sciences | Jim McManaman, PhD (OB/GYN), Maya Bunik, MD (Peds) and Paul MacLean, PhD (Endicrinology/Human Nutrition) |
| Ramon Whitson | Cancer Biology | James Lambert, PhD (Pathology) and Scott Lucia, MD (Pathology) |
2008 - 2009 TL1 Awards
| Name | Program | Mentors |
| Margaret Heerwagen | Reproductive Sciences | Jacob (Jed) Friedman, PhD (Reproductive Sciences) & Lynn Barbour, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology) |
| Melissa Miller | Epidemiology | Tasha Fingerlin, PhD (Epidemiology) & Rocio Pereira, MD (Endocrinology) |
| Kristen Rumer | Reproductive Sciences and Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) | Virginia Winn, MD, PhD (Obstetrics and Gynecology) & Lynn Barbour, MD, MSPH (Endocrinology) |
| Lisa Wilson | Neuroscience | Susan Hepburn, PhD (Psychiatry) & Donald C. Rojas, PhD (Psychiatry) |