University at Buffalo 
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteAdvancing research discoveries to improve health for all
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteEach Scholar will identify a Primary Scientific Mentor with expertise in their area of research. The Mentoring Team will include the Primary Scientific Mentor, a CTSI K Scholar Program Mentor from the pool, a Quantitative Mentor, and the Scholar acting as his/her own Self-Mentor. Distant or local mentors can be included based on needs. The KL2 Program Lead may assist in identifying a CTSI K Scholar Program Mentor and/or a Quantitative Mentor upon request from the table below.
| Mentor | Title, Department, Institution |
| Scott Abrams, PhD | Professor, Immunology, RPCCC |
| Jessy Alexander, PhD | Research Professor, Medicine, UB |
| Stelios Andreadis, PhD | SUNY Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, UB |
| Joseph Balthasar, PhD | Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UB |
| Ira Blader, PhD | Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, UB |
| Anthony Campagnari, PhD | Professor, Medicine, UB |
| John Canty, Jr., MD | SUNY Distinguished Professor, Medicine, UB |
| Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN | Associate Professor, Nursing, UB |
| Margaret M. DeAngelis PhD | Professor, Department of Opthalmology, UB |
| Micheal Dent, PhD | Professor, Psychology, UB |
| Mira Edgerton, DDS, PhD | Research Professor, Oral Biology, UB |
| Leonard Epstein, PhD | SUNY Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics, UB |
| Michael Farkas, PhD | Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, UB |
| M. Laura Feltri, MD | Professor, Biochemistry, UB |
| Elizabeth Gage-Bouchard, PhD | Associate Professor, Cancer Prevention & Control, RPCCC |
| David Goodrich, PhD | Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, RPCCC |
| Katerina Gurova, MD, PhD | Professor, Cell Stress Biology, RPCCC |
| Peter Elkin, MD | Professor, Biomedical Informatics, UB |
| Larry Hawk, PhD | Professor, Psychology, UB |
| Gregory Homish, PhD | Professor, Community Health & Health Behavior, UB |
| Keith Kirkwood, DDS, PhD | Professor, Oral Biology, UB |
| John Leddy, MD | Clinical Professor, Orthopedics, UB |
| Susan McCann, PhD, RD | Professor, Cancer Prevention & Control, RPCCC |
| Sriram Neelamegham, PhD | Professor, Biomedical Engineering, UB |
| Richard O'Connor, PhD | Professor, Cancer Science, RPCCC |
| Gabriela Popescu, PhD | Professor, Biochemistry, UB |
| Elizabeth Repasky, PhD | Professor, Immunology, RPCCC |
| Jessica Reynolds, PhD | Associate Professor, Medicine, UB |
| Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD | Professor, Oral Biology, UB |
| Thomas A. Russo, MD | Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, UB |
| Nicolas Schlecht, PhD, MSc | Professor, Cancer Prevention & Control, RPCCC |
| Paul Stasiewicz, PhD | Seinor Research Scientist, Psychiatry, UB |
| Robert Straubinger, PhD | Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UB |
| Andrew Talal, MD, MPH | Professor, Medicine, UB |
| Jennifer Temple, PhD | Associate Professor, Community Health & Health Behavior, UB |
| Maria Testa, PhD | Senior Research Scientist, Psychology, UB |
| Kris Tjaden, PhD | Professor, Communicative Disorders and Sciences, UB |
| Kathleen Tornatore, PharmD | Professor, Pharmacy Practice, UB |
| Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD | SUNY Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, UB |
| Zhen Yan, PhD | SUNY Distinguished Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, UB |
| Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD | Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, RPCCC |