CURRENT SCHOLARS
These K12 awards are funded by the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Science (K12TR004413).
K12 Scholars
| Scholar | Year of Award | Department | Project Title | Mentor |
| Afua Asare, OD, PhD, MPH | 2026 | Opthamology & Visual Sciences | Improving the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations for Vision Screening in Pediatric Primary Care | JD Smith, PhD; Guilherme Del Fiol, MD, PhD |
| Sydney Hartsell, MD, MPH | 2026 | Internal Medicine | Therapeutic Adherence and Outcomes in CKM Syndrome | Srinivasan Beddhu, MD |
| Sonia Parra, MD, PhD | 2026 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Development of Levator Ani Device (LeAD): A Novel, Low-Cost Solution for Quantifying Pelvic Muscle Support | Carolyn Swenson, MD; Robert Silver, MD |
| Ashley Pyne, MD, RDN | 2026 | Internal Medicine | Activated Platelets in Inflammation and Atopy | Aaron Petrey, PhD; Kathryn Peterson, MD, MSCI |
| Aaron Shoskes, DO | 2026 | Neurology | Biomarker-Guided Risk Stratification for Cancer-Associated Stroke in Gastrointestinal Malignancies | Jennifer Majersik, MD |
Shaylee Scott
K12 Program Specialist
Email: shaylee.scott@hsc.utah.edu
Lyalya Sultanova
T32 Program Specialist
Email: lyalya.sultanova@hsc.utah.edu
Jennifer Zitterkoph
Associate Director, Grants & Contracts
Phone: 801-213-1504
Email: jennifer.zitterkoph@hsc.utah.edu