2026-2027

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026-2027 Calderone Junior Faculty Awards, which support junior faculty development. The award honors Frank A. Calderone’s career and commitment to public health and is supported by an endowment from the Calderone family. Awardees are chosen based on the scientific merit of their research and its significance for public health, as well as the impact of this award on their future careers.

  • Gazi Ferdousi Azad, PhD

    • Assistant Professor, Population and Family Health
    • "Partners in School: A Set of Implementation Strategies to Align Evidence-Based Practices across Home and School for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder."

  • M. Claire Greene, PhD, MPH

    • Assistant Professor, Population and Family Health
    • "Reconceptualizing mobility as a dynamic and contextually differentiated social determinant of mental health."

  • Vrinda Kalia, PhD

    • Associate Research Scientist, Environmental Health Sciences
    • "The role of iron metabolism in the relationship between the chemical exposome and Alzheimer's Disease."

  • Nour Makarem, PhD

    • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
    • "Digital Phenotyping of Circadian Health and Markers of Aging."

  • Kathrin Schilling, MSc, PhD

    • Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
    • "Mechanistic Stable Isotope Biomarkers of Early β-Cell Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes."

  • Haotian (Howie) Wu, PhD

    • Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
    • "Brain-specific Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers of Children's Health."
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