AIM-AHEAD Training Practicum (PRIME)


The AIM-AHEAD Data Science Training Core Training Practicum (PRIME) is an NIH-funded training program that focuses on developing skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications on health disparities. The PRIME cohort of 2022 includes 26 trainees at the graduate and undergraduate level. Throughout their PRIME program, trainees complete a variety of AI/ML courses over the course of their 6-month (graduate) or 8-month (undergraduate) program. Trainees are connected with mentors who are leading experts in their field who support their learning journey. At the end of their program, PRIME trainees also complete a group poster project which highlights their learnings from participating in PRIME. Additionally, select trainees complete an individual extended abstract project which details the AI/ML applications that are directly applies to their research.


Aaryn DuBose

Tuskegee University

Amir Reza Sadri

PhD student at Case Western Reserve University

Benjamin Corriette

Howard University

Brittany Taylor

Columbia University School of Nursing

Christopher Andrews

Tuskegee University

Darryl Parsons

Howard University

Daryllynn Nelson

Morehouse School of Medicine

Dedrionna Wilson

Benedict College

Eduardo Figueroa

University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus

Frances Marie Aponte Caraballo

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

Howard Prioleau

Howard University

Iyinoluwa Tugbobo

Howard University

Janae McCloud

Benedict College

Jeannette Tsuei

Pardee RAND Graduate School

Jerry Diabor

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

Jose Irizarry

Tulane University School of Medicine

Kakuyon Mataeh

Princeton University

LaToya McDonald

Clemson University

Lindsey J. Hyppolite

Delaware State University

Maruful Sumon

Jackson State University in Mississippi

Muna Mohammed

PhD student Meharry Medical College

Olivia Heath

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Prathyush Chirra

Case Western Reserve

Siumukuka Faaiuaso

American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, Chaminade University

Teanna Barrett

Howard University

William Edwards

PhD Researcher, Howard University

Nawar Shara, PhD, Director

MedStar Health Research Institute

Alexander V. Libin, PhD, co-Director

MedStar Health Research Institute, Georgetown University

Omar Aljawfi, Curriculum Development

Medstar Health Research Institute

Sara Stienecker, Program Manager

MedStar Health Research Institute

Tom Whitfield, Program Manager

MedStar Health Research Institute