CHE Welcomes 2023-2024 MACCHE Scholars!

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity (CHE) is pleased to introduce the 2023-2024 Scholars cohort.
The MACCHE Scholars pilot project program is part of the MACCHE and seeks to support innovative research related to cardiometabolic disease disparities. MACCHE Scholars are given opportunities to learn from experts in the field of cardiometabolic research, who provide career guidance and mentorship. By providing pilot research funding in combination with structured mentoring, MACCHE’s Pilot Award Program hopes to promote innovative, multi-disciplinary chronic disease disparities research and enhance the diversity of the biomedical research workforce.
This year’s MACCHE Scholars cohort includes researchers from several top research institutions who will be conducting studies across a wide range of topics, including disparities in kidney health, pediatric nutrition, and patient
Learn more about this year’s cohort and their research!

Cindy Cai, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University

Mika Matsuzaki, PhD, MS, MPH
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Dipal Patel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Abdou Senghor, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy

Aly Strauss, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Allison Sylvetsky, PhD
Associate Professor, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

Kathryn Taylor, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing