DIFFA Chicago Fellowship

Funder: DIFFA/Chicago (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS/Chicago)

Program Type: HIV/AIDS Research and Clinical Studies Fellowship

Host Institution: Northwestern Medicine Center for Infectious Diseases

Geographic Scope: Chicago, Illinois

Program Overview

Since 1990, the DIFFA Chicago Fellowship has supported a 2nd year HIV/AIDS Research and Clinical Studies Fellow at Northwestern Medicine Center for Infectious Diseases, actively supporting the pursuit of a cure.

Commitment to Finding a Cure

DIFFA Chicago continues its long-standing commitment to HIV/AIDS research and clinical advancement through this fellowship.

Program History

• Established: 1990
• Total Fellows Supported: 31 fellows as of 2024

Past Fellowship Recipients (1991-2024)

The fellowship has supported outstanding medical professionals including:

• Peter F. Bornstein, MD, MBA (1991-1993)
• Concepta Merry, MSc, PhD (1995)
• Kristin Englund, MD (1996)
• Lee Cheng Chuan, MBBS (1997)
• Trevor Slom, MD (1998)
• Carlos Zambrano, MD (2000)
• John Baraboutis, MD (2001)
• Padmam Sriram, MD (2002)
• Adam Treitman, MD (2003)
• Edwin Yu, MD (2004)
• Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH (2005)
• Angel Leake, MD, MPH (2006)
• Michael Angarone, DO (2007)
• Susan Pacheco, MD (2008)
• Patrick Ryscavage, MD (2009)
• Niki Alami, MD (2010)
• Ramona Bhatia, MD, MS (2011)
• Guajira Thomas, MD, MSCI (2012)
• Ellie Sukerman, MD, MSCI (2013)
• Amesika Nyaku, MD, MSCI (2014)
• Sean Kelly, MD (2015)
• Karen Krueger, MD (2016)
• Janna Williams, MD (2017)
• Mary Clare Masters, MD (2018)
• Lindsey Morrison, MD (2019)
• Kendall Kling, MD (2020)
• Omar Al-Heeti, MD (2021)
• Rebecca Osborn, MD (2022)
• Joshua Craft, MD (2023-2024)