ITM/Advocate

Make Research Breakthroughs

We offer more than $1 million each year in funding opportunities for researchers at every stage of their career. Explore your options below.

Meet Your Advocate Aurora Health Team

Denise Angst

Denise Angst, PhD, RN

  • Vice President of Academic Research and Strategic Partnerships, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
  • Advocate Aurora Heath Site Lead and member of the Institute for Translational Medicine Executive Committee

Michael Fendrich, PhD

  • Scientific Director, Academic Research and Strategic Partnerships, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Veronica Fitzpatrick

Veronica Fitzpatrick, DrPH, MPH

  • Research Scientist, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
  • Community Health, Epidemiology

Rasha Khatib, PhD, MHS

  • Research Scientist, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
  • Dissemination and Implementation Science, Epidemiology

Cheryl Lefaiver, PhD, RN

  • Director, Center for Child and Family Research, Advocate Aurora Research Institute

Mercedes Robaina, EdD, MBA

  • Director, Office of Academic Research Support, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
Amit Acharya

Amit Acharya, BDS, MS, PhD, FAMIA

  • President, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
  • Chief Research Officer and System Vice President, Advocate Aurora Health

Andrew Marek, BBA

  • Manager, Research Analytics

Get Funding

To Make it Happen.

Pilot Awards

For Investigators Up to $60,000

(K) Awards

For Young Investigators Up to $100,000

TL1 Trainee Awards

For Posdoctoral Scholars Starting at $48,000

Your ITM Resources

Resources & Facilities

For Doing It.

Advocate Aurora Health Research Institute

To Do Great Research.

Grant Writing Feedback

From the Experts Who've Been There.

Education

To Be Prepared.

Networking & Free Consulting

To Expand Your Connections & Mind.

ITM-TRIO Studios

To Design Your Studies.

ITM-Advocate Aurora Health Researchers In Action

See What We've Done.