RISE - Dr. Rodriguez Recognized with Early Career Abstract Award
June 23, 2026
Dr. Luis Rodriguez was recognized with the Early Career Abstract Award in Public Health & Epidemiology at the American Diabetes Association.
You can view more information about his honoring in this article here: https://divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/2026-american-diabetes-association/.
RISE - Dr. Gil Selected as a 2026 National Humanities Summer Select Fellow
June 23, 2026
Dr. Oscar Gil-Garcia was selected as a 2026 National Humanities Summer Select Fellow to make progress on his monograph titled "Legacies of Forced Migration."
You can view more information on this page here: https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/nhc-announces-2026-summer-residents/
BSM - Dr. McDonald Featured in Podcast Series
June 23, 2026
Dr. T.A. McDonald is being featured for their research in a five-part podcast series on the Transmitter- a leading neuroscience news organization that originated from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
It comes out every Thursday.
Here is the Trailer and the first Chapter:
Trailer: https://www.thetransmitter.org/when-autistic-kids-grow-up/when-autistic-kids-grow-up-trailer/
FTG - new article from Dr. Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa
October 23, 2025
A new article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, co-authored by PRIDE-FTG mentee Cohort 9 Dr. Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa.
RISE - PI Dr. Alicia Fernandez Appointed to the National Academy of Medicine
March 13, 2025
Dr. Alicia Fernandez, PI RISE, has been appointed to the National Academy of Medicine for her seminal health services research elucidating the impact of language and literacy barriers on patient outcomes and experience of care that highlights the challenges facing millions with limited English proficiency, as well as her efforts effectively championing workforce diversity and health equity through high-impact research and program development.
You can view more information about her appointment in this article here: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/10/428691/two-ucsf-faculty-elected-national-academy-medicine.
BSM - Dr. Tayla von Ash Receives R01
March 13, 2025
Dr. Tayla von Ash, BSM Cohort 10, was award an R01, "Leveraging youth sports practices to increase physical activity among racial and ethnic minority mothers." from NIMHD.
CVD-CGE - Dr. Hyacinth Hyacinth Awarded R21
March 13, 2025
Dr. Hyacinth Hyacinth, CVD-CGE Cohort 4, was awarded an R21 "Interaction of sickle cell trait with human apolipoprotein E ε4: Impact on brain structure, brain lipidomics, neuroinflammation and cognitive deficit" from the National Institute of Aging.
BSM - Dr. Violeta Rodriquez Receives NIH Directors Award
March 13, 2025
Dr. Violeta Rodriquez, BSM Cohort 11, received the NIH Director's Early Independence Award.
OHD - PI Dr. Bettina Beech Awarded CTSA
March 13, 2025
Dr. Bettina Beech, PI OHD, is one of two Multiple PIs for the Clinical and Translational Science Award awarded to the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston. It has been 8 years since a new CTSA has been awarded and she now stands among the leaders in translational science. Please see the press release for more information about the award.
OHD - PI Dr. Bettina Beech Honored at IAPHS
March 13, 2025
Dr. Bettina Beech, DrPH, MPH, FAHA, PI OHD, was honored at the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) with the J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award. This award honors a leader whose outstanding accomplishments, commitment, values, and contributions best reflect the mission of IAPHS to advance population health science through science, translational activities, and mentoring.
