2026

Kaye Brathwaite, MD

Kaye Brathwaite, MD

Instructor in Pediatrics, Nephrology

2026 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Jeffrey Miner, PhD

Title of Project: Fatty-acid oxidation as a repair mechanism in Alport Syndrome

Grace Niziolek, MD

Grace Niziolek, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery

2026 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Matthew Rosengart, MD, MPH

Title of Project: Investigating the role of protein-sensing G-protein coupled receptors in trauma and hemorrhagic shock

Ruth Tevlin, MD

Ruth Tevlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery & Reconstructive Surgery

2026 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Farsh Guilak, PhD

Title of Project: Cellular and mechanical mechanisms regulating cranial vault distraction osteogenesis

Joy Um, MD

Joy Um, MD

Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

2026 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Michael Paley, MD, PhD

Title of Project: Investigating T cell-mediated mechanisms in juvenile spondyloarthritis