The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI) has selected three early-career researchers to receive KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Awards.
The KL2 program, co-led by Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D., and Brooks Gentry, M.D., provides two years of research training to junior faculty. It provides 75 percent salary support and up to $25,000 per year for research, tuition, travel and education.
The awardees are:
![Britni Ayers, Ph.D.](https://tri.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ayers.Britni-2-Britni-Ayers-150x250.jpg)
Britni Ayers, Ph.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus; “Exploring the Feasibility of a Group Prenatal Program, Kōmmour Prenatal, to Reduce Maternal and Infant Health Disparities among Marshallese Pacific Islander Women.”
![Jure Baloh, Ph.D.](https://tri.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Baloh-2019-Jure-Baloh-150x250.jpg)
Jure Baloh, Ph.D., M.H.A., assistant professor, Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health; “Adapting a Supervision Strategy for Sustaining Fidelity to Evidence-Based Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings.”
![Kimberly Stephens, Ph.D.](https://tri.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Kimberly-Stephens-1-150x250.png)
Kimberly Stephens, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) Division/Center for Applied Research and Evaluation, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine; “Changes in Epigenetic Mechanisms and Symptom Clusters Associated with the Resolution of Persistent Pain following Spinal Cord Stimulation.”
The awardees were selected by a UAMS study section.