Congratulations to our new 2019 cohort of the CCTS Predoctoral Clinical/Translational Research Program. They represent predoctoral students finishing their second year in a health-related professions program. This immersive program provides 12 months of protected time for trainees to develop projects focused on reducing health disparities and/or diseases that disproportionately affect the Deep South. Other benefits include a stipend, tuition/training support, mentorship, and becoming a "translational thinker."

This year’s cohort includes trainees for Auburn University, LSU Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, and UAB.

2019-2020 TL1 Trainees

Cheyenne Barba
Mentor: Michael Crowe, PhD
UAB

Heather Dark
Mentor: David Knight, PhD
UAB

Brandy Davis
Mentor: Mentor: David Knight, PhD
Auburn University

Morgan Ellis
Mentor: Elizabeth Lipke, PhD
Auburn University

Cesar Gonzalez
Mentor: Burel Goodin, PhD
UAB

Samantha Gonzalez
Mentor: Christina Rodriguez, PhD
UAB

Logan Hilton
Mentors: Michael Lyerly, MD; Nita Limdi, Pharm.D, PhD, MSPH, FAHA; Toby Gropen, MD
LSU Health Sciences Center

John T. Killian, Jr., MD
Mentors: Herb Chen, MD; Fran Lund, PhD
UAB

Daniel Kim
Mentor: William Opoku-Agyeman, MSc, MPH, PhD
UAB

Zachary McCann
Mentor: Magdalena Szaflarski, PhD
UAB

Matthew Moore
Mentor: Martha Wingate, DrPH, MPH
UAB

Rachel Muir
Mentors: Craig Maynard, PhD; Jennifer Pollock, PhD
UAB

Kathryn Pendergast
Mentors: Marissa Gowey, Phd; Gareth Dutton, PhD
UAB

Riley Santiago
Mentor: Janna Wisniewski, PhD
Tulane

Ashkan Shahbandi
Mentor: James Jackson, PhD
Tulane

Macy Stockdill
Mentor: Marie Anne Bakitas, DNSc, CRNP, NP-C, AOCN, ACHPN, FAAN
UAB

Austin Svancara
Mentor: Despina Stavrinos, PhD
UAB

If you are interested in becoming a CCTS TL1 Trainee, visit our Predoctoral Clinical/Translational Research Program webpage.