14 Aug Welcome to the 2025–2026 TL1 Cohort!
ITHS is happy to introduce the latest group of investigators in our TL1 Translational Research Training Program! This exciting cohort of pre-doctoral students will spend one year in the program gaining the career development tools needed to become better translational researchers. The trainees study at University of Washington and Montana State University, and their research interests are found in a variety of health-related fields, from medicine, nursing and pharmacy, to microbiology, speech and hearing sciences, and bioengineering.
The 2025–2026 cohort of TL1 trainees includes:
- Belle Anselmo, Montana State University
- Jessica L. Ayers, University of Washington
- Angela W. Chen, University of Washington
- Jasper Gattiker, Montana State University
- Katie Green, University of Washington
- Brittany Jones-Cobb, University of Washington
- Alex Curtis Joyce, Montana State University
- Kelsey Leong, University of Washington
- Quinn McVeigh, University of Washington
- Madeline Metcalf, Montana State University
- Tamir Nir, University of Washington
- Megan Peach, Montana State University
- Nels Schimek, University of Washington
- Jacob Schimetz, Montana State University
- Mary Wingert, University of Washington
- Jade Yang, University of Washington
- Peter Yong, University of Washington
- Wenyu Zeng, University of Washington
- Mia Hoffman, University of Washington (Ms. Hoffman is the recipient of a three-year TL1 INCLUDE Supplement and will take part in the program 2024–2027)
You can learn more about the new cohort and their research projects on our TL1 Trainees page.
The TL1 Program
The ITHS TL1 program is a one-year mentored research training program in translational science for predoctoral students. This program creates a cross-disciplinary community of emerging researchers and provides them with specific training, career development opportunities, and team science skills to help them function effectively within translational science teams. The program is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
Through a combination of thoughtful mentorship, interdisciplinary interaction, and focused training, TL1 Trainees develop the skills needed to become impactful translational researchers.
