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Meet the 2024 iDRIV Cohort
Lily Cheng, MD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Research Focus: Understanding how the enteric nervous system regulates intestinal function to improve outcomes for children with Hirschsprung's
Selena Garcia Dubar, PhD
Post-Doctoral Associate
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Research Focus: Investigating the neural circuitry of seizure-induces apnea and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients
Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience
Research Focus: Understanding the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other dementia disorders
Sree Kotakondla, DESAIC, MCAI, FCAI
Clinical Instructor
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Research Focus: Understanding the use of ERAS protocols along with alternative treatments to manage perioperative pain
Idu Meadows, MD
Clinical Fellow
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Focus: Identifying feasible treatments to prevent post tuberculosis lung defects
Roza Przanowska, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Focus: Understanding the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hormone positive breast cancer
Gislande De Almeida Santos, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
UVA School of Medicine
Carter Immunology Center
Research Focus: Understanding the immune mechanisms underlying prolonged inflammation in the lung of aged hosts and its impact in disease sequelae and tissue regeneration
Aiying Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Data Science
UVA School of Data Science
Research Focus: Developing data-driven approaches to incorporating multi-modal imaging and genetics to understand typical and atypical brain development
Meet the 2022-2023 iDRIV Cohort
Francine Garret-Bakelman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Research Focus: Understanding molecular mechanisms that drive transcriptional changes during AML progression from diagnosis to relapse
Cherise Green Brackett, BS, MD
Neonatology Fellow,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Research Focus: Medical education research using simulation and quality improvement
Chelsea Marie, PhD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Research Focus: Understanding the role of host factors in susceptibility to enteric infections
Ileana Mauldin, PhD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Research Focus: Evaluating the immune contexture in patient tumor and tissue specimens to improve and inform immune therapy
Ana Karina de Oliveira, PhD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
Research Focus: Use of omics approaches to understand changes in dense breasts compatible with cancer development
Eunice Odiase, MD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Research Focus: Assess the effects of nutritional interventions on abdominal visceral & subcutaneous fat distribution determined by ultrasound
Nicolas Ortiz, MD
Assistant Professor,
UVA School of Medicine
Department of Urology
Research Focus: Understanding outcomes in genitourinary reconstruction and urological cancer survivorship to improve recovery
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