The Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) is a multi-faceted program providing structured leadership development and in-depth, hands-on training in topics ranging from grantsmanship to lab management. It equips trainees and junior faculty with essential leadership skills for success in biomedical research careers. Basic science, clinical research trainees, and junior faculty who have demonstrated achievement in endocrine research are all invited to apply to FLARE.
The 2025 FLARE application period is closed.
We invite you to fill out our FLARE Interest Form if you're interested in participating in the program. We will reach out when the next application period opens.
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Leadership Workshop: All selected participants will attend the in-person FLARE workshop that teaches the “business of research,” and the skills needed to establish themselves as independent researchers, as well as training to strengthen their confidence and support long-term career success.
ENDO Travel Award: To support continued professional development and networking, participants will have the opportunity to receive a travel award to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting and Expo. They will also receive complimentary registration to the event.
Eligibility and Application
Eligible FLARE Program applicants are:
The FLARE program encourages individuals in training and early in their career to apply. Consistent with applicable law, an individual candidate’s race, ethnicity, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or transgender status) may not be considered a factor for purposes of program eligibility or in selecting participants or faculty members.
Mentorship Path applicants are encouraged to begin searching for a mentor before the application period begins. Please see the Eligibility & Application page for a full list of requirements.
To learn more about the FLARE Program, contact us at 202.971.3684 or email [email protected].
| Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah Moyinoluwalogo Afolabi, DVM, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Francisca M. Acosta, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology UT Health San Antonio |
| Roshaneh Ali, MD | University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio Texas |
| Oluwatomi Asemota, MD, MPH | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Lillian J. Brady, PhD | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Emily Castellanos, MS | Colorado State University |
| Iris A. Castro Revoredo, MD, MPH | Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids Emory University School of Medicine |
| Justin Lawrence Conner | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alexandra Donovan | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Chanel Harris, BS | Meharry Medical College |
| Maryam Kazemi, RD, MSc, PhD, CPT | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Rosemarie Martinez Borrero, BS | Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences |
| Jade McDaniel | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Ronald McMillan, PhD | Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Roberto Ivan Mota Alvidrez, MD, MS, FAHA | University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Clinical and Translational Science Center/Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Keity Mey Okazaki, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Ashton Oliver | Meharry Medical College |
| Gladys Palaguachi, MD | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University |
| Ana Paola Lopez | Massachusetts General Hospital/Mass General for Children |
| Goonja S. Patel, MD | Jefferson Einstein Hospital |
| Elizabeth Selena Anaya | Baylor College of Medicine, Cancer and Cell Biology Program |
| Victoria R. Stephens, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Anisley Valenciaga, MD, PhD | Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| Celestine N. Wanjalla, MD, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Katherine I. Wolf, MD | University of Michigan |
| Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|
| Rhonda-Kaye Trusty, MD | NYC Health & Hospitals |
| Charlita Worthy, MD, MPH | National Institutes of Health Clinical Ctr |
| Zena Del Mundo, BS | University of California, Irvine |
| Ivana Kennedy Parker, PhD | University of Florida |
| Claude Fitzgerald Albritton II, BS | Meharry Medical College |
| Sydney Jamison, BS | Meharry Medical College |
| Naveena Ujagar, BS | University of California, Irvine |
| Khulood Bukhari, MBBS | National Institute on Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases |
| Kiara Dominique Wiggins, BS | University of California, Irvine |
| Corina Nava Suarez, MD | Albert Einstein Healthcare Network |
| Gabriela De Robles, MS | University of California, Irvine |
| Jacqueline Maya, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Theophilus Tettey, PhD | National Institutes of Health - NCI-CCR |
| Mark Anthony Jara, MD | University of Miami |
| Ana Menendez, MD | University of Connecticut |
| Janielle Cuala, BS | University of Southern California |
| Natalia Chamorro-Pareja, MD |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Ebony Hargrove-Wiley, BS |
Vanderbilt University |
| Giuliana Arevalo, MD | University of Miami |
| Kimia Saleh Anaraki, MD | University of Maryland Medical System Center |
| Maryam Kazemi, PhD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|
| Colwyn A. Headley, PhD | Stanford University |
| Damonie Salmon | Eastern Virginia Medical College |
| Zer Vue, PhD | Vanderbilt University |
| Logan Alexander Northcutt, BS | Vanderbilt University |
| Darian Thomas Carroll, BS | Vanderbilt University |
| Claudia Ramirez, MD | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Steven Elliott Hobbs, MS | University of Illinois |
| Maria Victoria Salguero Bermonth, MD, MSc | University of Chicago |
| Regine Boutin, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Yetunde Bernice Omotosho, MD | National Institute on Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases |
| Natasha Ivelisse Roman Ortiz, BS | University of Minnesota |
| Hannah Heath | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Dominique Stephens, PhD | Fisk and Vanderbilt University |
| Zohyra E. Zabala, MD | Emory University |
| Jade E. Stanley, BS | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Briana Noel Cortez, BS | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine |
| Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|
| Diana Varghese | |
| Sade Williams Clayton | Washington University School of Medical |
| Bobak Moazzami | Emory University School of Medical |
| Heather Beasley | Vanderbilt University |
| Elizabeth Sanchez Rangel | Yale University |
| Greisha Ortiz Hernandez | City of Hope National Medical Center |
| Jazma Tapia | City of Hope National Medical Center |
| Carolina Gonzalez Lopez | Yale University |
| Kimia Saleh Anaraki | National Institutes of Health |
| Mopelola Adeyemo | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Tiffany Fleet | University Pennsylvania Hospital |
| Sylvia Robinson | Rush University Medical Center |
| Samuel Cortez | St. Louis Children's Hospital |
| Carlos Díaz-Balzac | University of Rochester Medical Center |
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