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April 2, 2026

2026 RAPID Scholar Award Recipients Announced

By Sonja Hix

2026 RAPID Scholars

RAPID-Mead Johnson

  • Mariana Brewer, MD
    Role of infant diet on markers of intestinal inflammation that are predictive of necrotizing enterocolitis.
    Institution: Northwell Health

RAPID-ABP

  • Carlos Casillas, MD, MPH
    Barriers and Bridges: Latino families’ pursuit of child healthcare in a changing landscape
    Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Natalie Guerrero, MD, PhD
    Refining and Pretesting a Culturally Grounded Family Racial Ethnic Socialization Intervention to Support Latine Adolescent Mental Health
    Institution: Indiana University School of Medicine

RAPID-APS

  • Erika Cordova Ramos, MD
    Co-Designing Social Care: Family-Led Adaptation of a Human-Plus-AI Navigation Model for the NICU
    Institution: Boston Medical Center
  • Abraham Gallegos, MD, MS
    Improving the Home Learning Environment: PSID Cohort Analyhsis of Early HLE, Family Supports and School-Age Outcomes
    Institution: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, a Division of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

RAPID-PIDS

  • Maria Deza Leon, MD, MPH
    Medical Costs of Human Rhinovirus/ Enterovirus—Associated Hospitalizations in Children <18 Years: Observational Findings from the
    Institution: Children’s Mercy Kansas City
  • Catherine Silva, MD, MHS
    Pathways to PrEP: A Network-Based Study of Parent–Teen PrEP Awareness
    Institution: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

RAPID-NIDDK

  • Evianna Cruz Herrera, MD, MPH
    Title: Material Hardship and Obesity in Adolescence and Early Adulthood
    Institution: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Jaya Isaac, MD
    Microalbuminuria and blood pressure outcomes of preterm and term children with the APOL1 high risk genotype
    Institution: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein
  • Ortal Resnick, MD
    Carb Control: A Low-Carbohydrate Diet to Treat Teens with Type 2 Diabetes
    Institution: Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow, the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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