Dr. Sloan is a recent addition to the Department of Medical Education, joining in the winter of 2025. Her scientific training began at the joint Department of Defense/USDA CMAVE site working in biological control while earning her bachelor's degree in anthropology and genetics from the University of Florida. She then went to complete a master's in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and studied medicine at the University College London and Bioinformatics at Cambridge before earning her PhD at the University of Miami. Prior to joining the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education she worked in the Katz Center for Drug Development with a focus on lipidomics and developing new therapeutics for chronic kidney disease. Her scientific expertise spans molecular biology, developmental biology, kidney physiology, pharmacogenomics, and translational drug discovery across both academia and industry. She began to focus on medical student training 6 years ago by leading the KIIMERA program, a NIH T35 aimed at promoting interest in physician science and Nephrology. Dr. Sloan currently serves as Co-Director of the RISE (Research, Innovation & Scholarly Engagement) Office for Physician Science, where she plays an instrumental role in securing grant funding and cultivating research pathways for the next generation of medical trainees.??
