AAMC’s MOSAIC Program Scholars are select National Institute of Health (NIH)-K99/R00 awardees who hail from diverse backgrounds, for example from groups underrepresented in research, as they transition from postdoctoral appointments into academic research faculty positions.
![Cecilia Alcala, PhD, MPH](https://www.aamc.org/sites/default/files/aamc-2024-mosaic-scholar-alcala.jpg)
Cecilia Alcala, PhD, MPH
Project Title: A Community Partnered Approach to Assessing the Impact of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure on Child Respiratory Outcomes in Mexico City
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Grant ID: K99ES035894
![Aya Khalaf, PhD](https://www.aamc.org/sites/default/files/aamc-2024-mosaic-scholar-khalaf.jpg)
Aya Khalaf, PhD
Project Title: Network dysfunction and impaired consciousness in epilepsy
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Institution: Yale University
Funding NIH Institute/Center: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Grant ID: K99NS133494