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HARP-BIO - Dr. Daniel Winnica Promoted to Associate Research Professor

September 04, 2024

Dr. Daniel Winnica, HARP-BIO Cohort 7, was recently promoted to Associate Research Professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center. 

CVD-CGE - Dr. Elizabeth Onugha Receives National Kidney Foundation Grant

September 04, 2024

Dr. Elizabeth Onugha, CVD-CGE Cohort 10, was recently awarded a National Kidney Foundation health equity grant.  

OHD - Dr. Nicolette Powe Receives ATHENA Award

September 04, 2024

Dr. Nicolette Powe, OHD Cohort 7, was chosen out of 23 nominees for the Warren Regional Chamber's 2024 ATHENA Award-Mentorship and Public Health Work. 

RISE - Dr. Jorge Rodriguez Receives NIMHD Award

August 29, 2024

Dr. Jorge Rodriguez, RISE Cohort 8, was recently awarded the 2024 NIMHD Early Career Award. 

NIMHD hosts the Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) every year and over the past three years has recognized an Early Career Investigator who has made exceptional contributions in the innovation and impact on advancing the science of health disparities. 

RISE - Dr. Bertha Hidalgo Receives T32

August 29, 2024

Dr. Bertha Hidalgo (RISE Cohort 5)  recently received an award as the Lead PI on a CTSA Postdoctoral T32 grant in D&I science -- RePORT ⟩ RePORTER (nih.gov).  

BSM - Dr. T. A. McDonald Has Chapter Published

August 29, 2024

Dr. T. A. McDonald, BSM Cohort 8, has had a chapter, Autism and Neurodiversity  recently published in the Springer Nature book, Neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-42383-3_15

CVD-Dr. Stephanie Cook Published in JMIR

August 29, 2024

Dr. Stephanie Cook, Cohort 8, has been published in JMIR Formative Research. 

Assessment of a Daily Dairy Study Including Biospecimen Collections in a Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Feasibility and Acceptability Study 

HARP-BIO - Dr. Katrina Claw Receives Alan T. Waterman Award

August 28, 2024

Dr. Katrina Claw, HARP-BIO Cohort 7, was named a recipient of the Alan T. Waterman Award by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The award is the nation’s highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers. Katrina will receive a medal and $1 million over five years to support her research. 

CVD-Dr. Stephanie Cook Published in JAHA

August 28, 2024

Dr. Stephanie Cook, CVD Cohort 8, was published in Journal of the  American Heart Association. 

Cook, S. H., Wood, E. P., Stein, J. H., & McClelland, R. L. (2024). Discrimination, Smoking,and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Moderated Mediation Analysis With MESA. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(5), e032659. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.032659

CVD- Dr. Stephanie Cook Receives Two R01s

August 28, 2024

Dr. Stephanie Cook, CVD Cohort 8, has received two R01s from NHLBI. 

1. Social Media Discrimination, Cardiometabolic Health Behaviors, and Social Protections among Sexual and Gender Minorities. MPI Cook, SH [Contact} and Chunara, R

 2. Geographically-Explicit Ecological Momentary Assessment Protocol to Assess the Linkages Between Intersectional Discrimination and CVD Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities. PI Cook, SH

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