Dr. Tommy Begay Receives Diversity Supplement
September 21, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Tommy Begay, BSM Cohort 7, for receiving a Diversity Supplement to the NoCHeS Study from NIMHD.
Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall Receives R01
September 21, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall, RISE Cohort 5, on receiving her R01, "Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care- Understanding Scalability" from NHLBI.
Dr. Jennifer Honda Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
September 14, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Honda, AGOLD Cohort 8, on her publication "Assessment of soil features on the growth of environmental nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates from Hawai'i" in Applied Environment and Microbiology.
Dr. Katrina Claw Receives R35
September 14, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Katrina Claw, AGOLD Cohort 7, on receiving her NHGRI 2020 Genomic Innovator Award.
Dr. Azizi Seixas Receives R01
September 14, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Azizi Seixas, BSM Cohort 3, for receiving an R01, "DORMIR: Determinants, Outcomes, Responses and Markers of Insufficient sleep in Rural-Urban Settings" from NHLBI.
Dr. Athena Starlard-Davenport Featured in Two Articles
September 14, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Athena Starlard-Davenport, FTG Cohort 5, for being featured in two articles.
"Breast Cancer Disparity Among African American Women: Insights Powered by Sanger Sequencing"
"HGSI Scholar Athena Starlard-Davenport, PhD Shares R01 Success Tips"
Dr. Athena Starlard Davenport wins NIH Award
September 07, 2020
Memphis Tenn. (July XX, 2020) – A new research project that could impact and expand the discovery of new treatment options for sickle cell patients has just received significant federal funding. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded nearly $1 million to Athena Starlard-Davenport, PhD, assistant professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics in the UTHSC College of Medicine, for her project titled, “MicroRNA-based epigenetic approach to induce fetal hemoglobin”. The grant, the first national award for Dr. Starlard-Davenport, is also a significant milestone for UTHSC’s Office of Research: it puts the total external dollars generated from CORNET work over the $20 million mark.
Dr. Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene Promoted to Associate Professor
September 07, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene, FTG Cohort 4, for being promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor at Duke University.
Dr. Tiffany Carson and Dr. Michelle Cardel Co-Direct Initiative
September 07, 2020
Dr. Tiffany Carson, RISE Cohort 4, and Dr. Michelle Cardel, RISE Cohort 5 Co-Direct Initiative.
The NIH/NIDDK and NIH-Funded Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) are hosting a seminar series focused on identifying and addressing barriers to advancement of individuals who are underrepresented in academia. The goal will be to provide specific recommendations to improve equity and inclusion for the NORCs, NORC-associated institutional leadership, and scientific societies such as the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and The Obesity Society (TOS). The initiative will be initially delivered virtually with the agenda consisting of presentations by leading experts, followed by small group discussions. Speakers will identify challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future needs for successful recruitment, retention, and advancement for researchers from groups underrepresented in academia. All sessions will be recorded and widely distributed through NORCs, NIDDK, the American Society of Nutrition, The Obesity Society, and other interested groups.
If you have not already done so, we hope that you will register to attend each of the seminars. Please register with this link: https://www.uab.edu/norc/education-enrichment/norc-minority-symposium/norc-minority-symposium-schedule.
Dr. Kedir Turi Receives K01
August 26, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Kedir Turi, AGOLD Cohort 7, receiving his K01, "Identification of Early Metabolomic and Immune Endotypes of Allergy and Asthma: An Integrated Multiomics Approach" from NHLBI.