Dr. Mechelle Sanders Receives K01
September 09, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Mechelle Sanders, RISE Cohort 7, on receiving her K01 funding by NHLBI.
Title of project: Re-thinking the role of Peers And Training Patients [RePeAT]
Funding period: 09/01/2021- 06/30/2026
Brief description of what the study/project is all about: To test the feasibility of training peer-coaches to prepare patients with low health literacy to engage in shared-decision making with their clinician around CVD risk-reduction
Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis Interviewed by Science Insider
September 09, 2021
Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis, PI BSM, and Dr. Rebecca Robbin were interviewed by Science Insider where they debunk 13 myths about sleep.
You may watch the interview here:
Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr. Receives Multiple Awards, Grants, and Honors
September 09, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr., FTG Cohort 8, on receiving multiple awards, grants, and honors.
Vanderbilt Faculty Articles:
Research Article (co-senior):
Research Review (co-senior):
DEI Articles (senior):
Link: Responding and navigating racialized microaggressions in STEM - PubMed (nih.gov)
Research Article (Iowa- Vanderbilt Transition):
Commentaries:
DEI Articles:
Mentoring during Uncertain Times - PubMed (nih.gov)
Building Diverse Mentoring Networks that Transcend Boundaries in Cancer Research - PubMed (nih.gov)
Training during a pandemic - PubMed (nih.gov)
Faculty Grants:
Awarded the BWF CASI Award. 500K grant.
Link: https://www.bwfund.org/news/2021-career-award-at-the-scientific-interfaces-recipients-announced/
EE Just Faculty Transition Grant, Career Phase - I had this one last year as a postdoc, but one must write a grant, get it scored, and then be selected for funding.
Faculty Awards:
Hinton wins the Inaugural University of Iowa Health Care DEI Leadership Award, 2021. Link: https://medcom.uiowa.edu/theloop/news/antentor-hinton-receives-inaugural-dei-inclusion-leadership-award
Accepted a Position with the Journal BioTechniques to serve on their Early Career Advisory Panel as a Mentor for the Learn Zone Early Career Mentoring Program. Link: https://www.biotechniques.com/mentors/
Hinton was selected as a member of the Intersections Science Fellows Symposium Steering Committee.
Hinton was selected as a Topic Editor for the special issue by Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences on Mitochondria and MERCs. Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/23583/the-role-of-mitochondrial-endoplasmic-reticulum-contact-sites-in-human-health-and-disease
Dr. Danielle Arigo Receives Tenure and Research Grant
September 09, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Arigo, CVD Cohort 4, on receiving tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Psychology at Rowan University.
Dr. Arigo has also received received a short-term research grant to conduct a collaborative project at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) – see here for information about the project and here for a report on the recent award ceremony.
Dr. Leonor Corsino Promoted to Associate Professor
September 01, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Leonor Corsino, MRL Cohort 2, on being promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine, in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, with tenure at Duke University School of Medicine.
Dr. Utibe Essien Receives Faculty Fellowship Award
September 01, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Utibe Essien, RISE Cohort 7, on receiving the 2021 AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award.
More information on this award here: https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/aamc-awards/nickens-faculty-fellowship
Dr. Veronica Barcelona Named 2021 NIMHD Scholar
August 27, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Veronica Barcelona, CVD-CGE Cohort 6, on being named a 2021 Scholar for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Health Disparities Research Institute.
Dr. Jada Brooks Receives R34
August 27, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Jada Brooks, CVD-CGE Cohort 7, on receiving an R34 Award. Mind Your Heart Intervention for American Indian Women
Dr. Mario Gil Receives K01
August 27, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Mario Gil, CVD-CGE Cohort 6, on receiving a K01 Award. Role of arginine-vasopressin and V1A receptor in psychosocial stress-induced myocardial injury
Dr. Juan DelaCruz Appointed Director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute
August 27, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Juan DelaCruz, CER Cohort 3, on being appointed the new Director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute for the next two year.