Meet Arushi Kotru

Meet Arushi Kotru

Arushi Kotru, an alumnus from the KURE program, is a current post-baccalaureate IRTA fellow at the NIH. We reached out to her to gain more insight into her experiences as an emerging scientist. Q: Do you have any particular experiences, interests, or passions that...
Meet Connor Sisk

Meet Connor Sisk

Connor Sisk, a KURE 2022 Scholar, is a current post-baccalaureate IRTA fellow at the NIH. We reached out to Connor to gain more insight into his experiences as an emerging scientist. “Research has continued to be an influential component of my premedical...
Meet Dr. Maggie Jones-Carr

Meet Dr. Maggie Jones-Carr

Dr. Maggie E. Jones-Carr is a post-doctoral trainee at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation. Dr. Jones-Carr works under the mentorship of Dr. Jayme Locke, who is supported under a TL1 KUH PRIME training...
Meet Dr. Stephanie Rakestraw

Meet Dr. Stephanie Rakestraw

Dr. Stephanie Rakestraw is a general surgery resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship studying outcomes of patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease who undergo revascularization for Chronic...
Meet Dr. Amanda Clark

Meet Dr. Amanda Clark

Dr. Amanda Clark is a Birmingham native, with deep roots in the city. She attended UAB as an undergraduate and completed her Ph.D. at Auburn University. She has been in research since her sophomore year in the summer of 2010, and she’s had the opportunity to...
Congratulations, Dr. Easter!

Congratulations, Dr. Easter!

Dr. Molly Easter is a PhD candidate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Merced and joined the KURE program in the summer of 2017. Dr. Easter’s PhD research focuses on aging and its role...