CTSI Mentored Translational Research Scholars Program Awards (KL2)
Open to junior faculty-level investigators at the University of Miami, this prestigious career development award provides 2 years of salary and research support to help launch the independent careers of early-career investigators. The KL2 program recruits junior faculty early in their career who have demonstrated the aptitude and commitment to undertake multidisciplinary clinical and translational research.
From 2019-2023, the KL2 Program has supported 13 scholars, who have gone on to sustained success as independent clinical and translational researchers.
KL2 Program Scholars & Graduates
| Scholar | Award Year | Department/ Division |
|---|---|---|
| Lunthita Duthely, Ed.D., M.S. | FY2019 | Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences |
| Tali Elfassy, Ph.D. | FY2019 | Public Health Sciences/ Epidemiology |
| Joyce Gomes-Osman, Ph.D. | FY2019 | Physical and Occupational Therapy |
| Mario Saporta, M.D., Ph.D. | FY2019 | Neurology |
| Corinna Levine, M.D., M.P.H. | FY2020 | Otolaryngology/ Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery |
| Ayham Alkhachroum, M.D., M.S. | FY2020 (Institutional Award) | Neurology/Neurocritical Care |
| Jashodeep Datta, M.D. | FY2020 (Institutional Award) | Surgery/ Surgical Oncology |
| Merline Benny, M.D. | FY2021 | Pediatrics |
| Marissa DeFreitas, M.D. | FY2021 | Pediatrics |
| Yelena Drexler, M.D. | FY2021 | Medicine/ Nephrology |
| Katlyn Meier, Ph.D. | FY2021 (Institutional Award) | Physics |
| Nicole Sur, M.D. | FY2021 | Neurology |
| Jennifer Coto, Ph.D. | FY2023 | Otolaryngology |