The Duke CTSA KL2 program provides training opportunities and protected research effort for junior investigators. KL2 scholars will leave the program equipped with the skills to be successful, independent investigators, making contributions across the spectrum of clinical and translational science.
This year, three new investigators will join the program:
- Stef Alexopoulos, MBBS
Primary mentor: Matthew J. Crowley, MD
Project name: "Improving care and reducing healthcare disparities of an overlooked and dangerous diabetes complication: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease"
- Melissa Kay, PhD
Primary mentor: Gary Bennett, PhD
Project name: "Using digital health technologies to prevent obesity among infants of low-income women receiving nutrition assistance benefits"
- Michael Lidsky, MD
Primary mentor: Kris Wood, PhD
Project name: "Leveraging patient-derived models to improve therapeutic efficacy in FGFR2 fusion-positive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma"