{"id":1628,"date":"2025-03-12T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:56:03","slug":"zhao-selected-as-aim-ahead-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/news\/zhao-selected-as-aim-ahead-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhao Selected as AIM-AHEAD Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, has been selected as a mentor for the AIM-AHEAD Research Fellow Program, a prestigious initiative focused on advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI\/ML) research to address health disparities and promote health equity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a mentor, Zhao will be guiding an early-career researcher in leveraging AI\/ML for biomedical applications, with a focus on electronic health records data, clinical cohorts, and genomic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIM-AHEAD Research Fellowship Program, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has successfully completed two cohorts and will continue Cohort 3 to support individuals conducting research at the intersection of healthcare practice and delivery, AI\/ML methods, and the reduction of health disparities. The Cohort 3 fellows represent a variety of fields of study, institutions, and geographies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIM-AHEAD\u2019s Cohort 3 includes 25 fellows, 13 institutional mentors, and 25 AIM-AHEAD mentors. Through his mentorship, Zhao will be giving back to the community and fostering the next generation of scientists, researchers, community health professions, and others interested in advancing health equity through AI\/ML.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%\"><div style=\"width: 15%;height: 10px;margin: 40px 0 px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rhiannon Potkey (865-974-0683,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rpotkey@utk.edu\">rpotkey@utk.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xiaopeng Zhao has been selected as a mentor for the AIM-AHEAD Research Fellow Program to address health disparities and promote health 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