Olivia Lara, MD, MS, from the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been awarded a K12 Career Development Award through the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute. She is one of nine investigators selected as 2025 TraCS Scholars.
Dr. Lara’s project, “The Impact of the Microbiome and Immunotherapy on the Treatment and Progression of Endometrial Cancer,” is supported by the program and guided by her primary mentor, Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, PhD.
The TraCS K12 program provides salary and research support for early stage researchers who are seeking to launch independently-funded careers in clinical/translational research. Scholars receive structured training to develop leadership and mentoring skills, and to conduct research focused on addressing challenges and inefficiencies in clinical and translational science.