NIH Career Development K-Awards

Building upon a legacy of successfully launched research careers, 92% (23/25) of our fellows have received a five-year career award (e.g., NIH research career development (K) award, BWF Career Award for Medical Scientists) when pursued to completion since Dr. David L. Thomas was named Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in 2005. This tradition of commitment to early stage investigators has continued with Dr. Amita Gupta now as Division Director.

NIH Mentored Research Career Development (“K”) Awards and Burroughs Welcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists Granted to Current and Former Fellows Since 2005
Former Fellow	Mentor	Research
Styliani Karanika, MD	Petros Karakousis, MD	K08-Mechanisms of a Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Targeting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Persisters (2024)
Chelsea Modlin, MD	Joseph Ali, JD Larry Chang, MD, MPH	K01-Designing and Implementing an Equity Planning Tool for International Research Partnerships (2023)
Jessica Renee Queen, MD, PhD	Cindy Sears, MD	BWF-A Microbiota-Induced Switch to Checkpoint Inhibitor Responsiveness in Colon Cancer (2022)
Elisa Helen Ignatius, MD, MSc	Kelly Dooley, MD Keira Cohen, MD Larry Chang, MD, MPH Craig Hendrix, MD	K23-Optimizing Anti-mycobacterial Therapy Using a Pharmacology-based Approach (2022)
William Werbel, MD, PhD	Christine Durand, MD Dorry Segeve, MD	K23-The Landscape of Serious Infections Following Kidney Transplantation in People Living with HIV (2021)
Andrew Karaba, MD, PhD	Andrea Cox, MD, PhD	K23 - K08-Modulation of Herpes Simplex Virus Pathogenesis by Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (2021)
Matthew Ippolito, MD	Theresa Shapiro, MD, PhD	K23 - Clinical Pharmacology of Malaria Control and Elimination: Pharmacodynamics of Artemisinin-based Combination Agents and their Barriers to Resistance (2020)
Annukka (Annie) Antar, MD, PhD	Robert Siliciano, MD, PhD	K08 - The HIV Latent Reservoir, Suboptimal Immune Response on Antiretroviral Therapy, and Exogenous Cytokine Therapies (2019)
Jeffrey Tornheim, MD	Amita Gupta, MD	K23 - Whole Genome Sequencing of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation, Clinical Impact of Resistance, and Sequencing Directly from Sputum (2018-2019)
Emily Kendall, MD	David Dowdy, MD, PhD, ScM	K08 - Translational modeling of individual-and population-level outcomes of novel tuberculosis drug regimens (2016-2018)
Susan Tuddenham, MD	Khalil Ghanem, MD, PhD	K23 - Dysbiosis, Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and the Vaginal Microbiome (2016-2018)
Ethel Weld, MD, PhD	Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH Allison Agwu, MD, ScM	K23-Optimizing the Use of Long-Acting Antiretrovirals for Youth Living with HIV (2021)
Damani Piggott, MD, PhD	Gregory Kirk, MD, MPH, PhD	K23 - Determinants and Consequences of Frailty among Aging HIV-infected Persons (2013-2015)
Christine Durand, MD	Richard Ambinder, MD, MPH Joel Blankson, MD, PhD Kieren Marr, MD Janet Siliciano, PhD	K23 - Optimal Antiretroviral Therapy During Bone Marrow Transplant in HIV-1 Infection (2014-2015)
Justin Bailey, MD, PhD	David Thomas, MD, MPH Stuart Ray, MD	K08 - Mechanisms of Neutralizing Antibody Resistance in Chronic HCV and HIV Infection (2013-2016)
Michael Chattergoon, MD, PhD	Andrea Cox, MD, PhD	K08 - Recognition of HIV by the Inflammasome Signaling Complex (2013-2015)
Ryan Westergaard, MD	Amita Gupta, MD Gregory Kirk, MD, MPH, PhD	K23 - Technology-Enhanced Peer Navigation to Improve IDUs' Engagement in HIV Care (2012-2013)
Maunank Shah, MD	Susan Dorman, MD	K23 - Implementation Science Approaches for Novel TB Diagnostics in HIV Prevalent Areas (2011-2015)
Ashwin Balagopal, MD	David Thomas, MD, MPH Stuart Ray, MD	K08 - HIV, Kupffer Cells, and HCV-related Liver Fibrosis (2009-2013)
Larry Chang, MD, MPH	Robert Bollinger, Jr., MD, MPH	K23 - Promoting Heart Healthy Behaviors in Youth (2014-2015) K23 - Peer health workers: Impact on retention, care and secondary prevention of PLHIV (2010-2014)
Stephen Berry, MD	Kelly Gebo, MD Khalil Ghanem, MD Richard Moore, MD	K23 - Universal Screening of HIV-Infected Persons for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia (2010-2014)
Allison Agwu, MD	Kelly Gebo, MD	K23 - HAART Initiation in Behaviorally HIV-Infected Youth (2010-2013)
Rahul Kohli, MD	Janet Siliciano, PhD	K08 - Elucidating the Chemistry and Biology of Nucleic Acid Cytidine Deaminases in HIV (2010)
Kathleen Page, MD	Robert Bollinger, Jr., MD, MPH Susan Dorman, MD Richard Moore, MD	K23 - Immunomodulatory Properties of BCF: Implications of MTCT (2008-2012)
Kelley Dooley, MD, MPH, PhD	Charles Flexner, MD Susan Dorman, MD	K23 - PK/PD Issues in the Use of New Therapies for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (2009-2013)
Chris Hoffmann, MD	Richard Chaisson, MD Chloe Thio, MD	K23 - Causes of and Associations with Death During Long Term HAART in Africa (2010-2014)
Kristine Johnson, MD	Cindy Sears, MD Jonathan Zenilman, MD	K23 - Foreskin Mucosal Cellular Constituents & Effects of Circumcision on HIV/STI Risk (2009-2013)

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NIH Career Development K-Awards