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CTSI K Scholars
Current CTSI K Scholars
July 2022 - Present
Ajay Gupta
MD, MS
CTSI K Scholar
BTC Funding Source, Pediatric Oncologist, Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
David E. Heppner
PhD
CTSI K Scholar
BTC Funding Source, Jere Solo Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
John C. Hu
MD, PhD
CTSI K Scholar
KL2 Funding Source, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, VA Western New York Health Care System
Denise Lillvis
PhD, MPA
CTSI K Scholar
KL2 Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions
John Lillvis
MD, PhD
CTSI K Scholar
BTC Funding Source, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
JULY 2020 – SEPTEMBER 2022
Shipra Gandhi
MD
CTSI K Scholar
KL2 Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Qian Liu
PhD
CTSI K Scholar
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
July 2020 - June 2022
Hyuk-Jae Edward Kwon
DDS, PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
KL2 Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo
Kathleen Kokolus
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jason Sprowl
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Remi Adelaiye-Ogala
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
Jacobs School Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2019
Bonnie Vest
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni/CTSI K Scholar Program Leadership Team
BTC Funding Source, Research Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2019
Swapna Thota
MD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
JANUARY 2018 - DECEMBER 2019 (DECEASED)
Maximiliano Rapanelli
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
KL2 Funding Source, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
FEBRUARY 2018 - APRIL 2019
David Jacobs
PharmD, PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
FEBRUARY 2018 - SEPTEMBER 2018
Hilliard Kutscher
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophotonics, Department of Anesthesiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
October 2016 - SEPTEMBER 2018
Jason Muhitch
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
March 2017 - July 2019
Jason Davies
MD, PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
KL2/BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Bioinformatics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
OCTOBER 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2017
Umesh Sharma
MD, PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni Scholar/CTSI K Scholar Program Leadership Team Member
BTC Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
January 2016 - December 2017
Nikhil Satchidanand
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
KL2 Funding Source, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
January 2016 - June 2017 (Deceased)
Ellen Volpe
PhD
CTSI K Scholar Alumni
Kl2 Funding Source, Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo