Over 183 previous awardees

Iris Ahronowitz, MD

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Team Building Award

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The USC High Risk Skin Disease Clinic and Research Collaborative

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Omid Akbari, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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The role of tolerogenic plasmocytoid dendritic cells in airway hyperreactivity

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Denise Al Alam, PhD

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Research Pilot

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The role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 (FGF10) in necrotizing enterocolitis

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Hooman Allayee, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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A Novel Genetics Platform for the Dissection of Complex Traits

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Maria Aranda, PhD, MPA, MSW, BSW

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Multi-CTSI (UCLA and USC/CHLA) Healthy Aging in Los Angeles Team Science Award

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Bringing Evidenced-Based Depression Treatment to Historically Underrepresented Older Minorities

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David G. Armstrong, MD, PhD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Hot Foot Line: Implementation and harmonization of an instant-triage program to speed care and eliminate preventable diabetes-related amputation in Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.

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Sanjay Arora, MD

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Research Pilot

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Qualitative analysis of a text-message based intervention for inner-city patients with diabetes

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Sarah Axeen, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Characterizing and Evaluating Variations in the Management and Morbidity of Obstetric Emergencies as Impacted by Abortion Restrictions

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Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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It’s Time - The Tamale Lesson: Transforming Cervical Cancer Education for Latinas with Low Literacy

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Bing Bai, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Resource Development

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Fully Automated Quantitative Adiposity Analysis Using MicroCT in Mouse Models

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Ruchi Bajpai, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Epigenetic profile based identification of regulatory circuitry To determinine diagnostic and prognostic targets in Neuroblastomas

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Ravi Bansal, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Immunological Predictors of Neurotoxicity in CD19-Directed CAR-T Cell Therapy

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Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Development of a Rechargeable Battery System for a Fetal Micropacemaker

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Britni Belcher, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Fathers' Parenting Practices and Their Children's Obesogenic Behaviors

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Stefanie Bodison, DOT

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Underrepresented Faculty

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Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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N. Tess Boley Cruz, PhD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Comparison of a print fotonovela vs an audiovisual novela to reduce obesity risk in Latino families in Los Angeles

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John Brekke, PhD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Community Mental Health Practice Based Research Network

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John Brekke, PhD

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Team Building Award

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Building a crossed state practice-based research networks (PBRN) for mental health

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John Briere, PhD

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Research Pilot

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A Brief Intervention to Reduce PTSD in Acutely Burned Hospital Patients

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Julio A. Camarero, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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High throughput screening of novel ultrastable peptide scaffolds targeting CXCR4 as HIV therapeutics

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Julie A. Cederbaum, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Support in the transition to adulthood for youth in foster care

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Alice Cepeda, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Depression, Meth Use and Safe Sex Behaviors: Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a HIV Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adult Latina Women

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Todd Pou-Yen Chang, MD

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Research Pilot

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A validation study for simulating capillary refill in a mass-casualty simulation: a feasibility analysis

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Todd Chang, MD

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Team Building Award

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Development of a Game-based Health Resarch Institute

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Melinda Chang, MD

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Illuminating the links between Ophthalmologic Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Visual Attention, Social Communication, and Adaptive Behavior

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Preet M. Chaudhary, MD, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Targeting Myc in KSHV-associated malignancies

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Iris Chi, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Translating Caregiver Self-Management Research for Chinese Immigrant Community Use through Participatory Co-Design App Development

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Nyam-Osor Chimge, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Optimizing Therapy for RUNX1-defective Breast Cancer

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Robert Hsiu-Ping Chow, MD, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Photovoltaic Nanoswitches for Next-Generation Artificial Retina

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Myles Gordon Cockburn, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Reducing Sun Exposure Behaviors in High-Risk Melanoma Patients

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Dean M. Coffey, PsyD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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The Impact of Evidence-Based Parent Training on Pediatric Health Service Utilization

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Lucio Comai, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Development of small molecule therapeutics with optimized blood-brain barrier permeability for DM1

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Giovanni Cucchiaro, MD

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Team Building Award

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Pediatric Pain and Exposure to Violence: Building Clinical and Community Research Collaborations

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Heather Culbertson, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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The Neuroscience and Engineering of Ocean Wave Surfing as a Therapy for Chronic Pain

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Christina Dancz, MD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Disseminating Expected Practices for Gynecologic Preoperative Patients: An Initiative to Standardize Care

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Daryl L. Davies, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Repositioning Ivermectin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders/First in Human Studies

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Justyne Decker, MD

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Team Building Award

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USC Perioperative Brain Health Institute

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Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, CSCS, CET

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Feasibility of implementing and conducting a 12-week HIIT in BCS during chemotherapy

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Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Anaerobic Bacteremia in Children

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Chuanqing Ding, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Development and characterization of a rapamycin-based eye drop for the treatment of autoimmune-mediated dry eye

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Shadi Dowlatshahi, MD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Development of an Outpatient Procedure Service to Decrease Utilization of the Emergency Department

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Yao Du, PhD

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Team Building Award

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Vinay Duddalwar, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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A Novel Radioepigenomics Approach to Discriminate Aggressive from Indolent Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Dominique Duncan, MD

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Team Building Award

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Collaborative quality control and correction of neuroimaging data using web-services and virtual reality environment

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Maria C. Edman, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Tear extracellular vesicles (tEVs) as a potential non-invasive diagnostic for Parkinson’s Disease

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Susan Enguidanos, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Pilot Study of Remote Monitoring for Identifying Palliative Care Needs among Seriously Ill Patients

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Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Development of Anti-LHR Antibody for the Immunotherapy of Prostate Cancer

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Muller Fabbri, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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MicroRNAs secreted by Tumor Associated Macrophages and resistance in Neuroblastoma

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Shohreh Farzan, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Exploring environmental influences on longitudinal markers of cardiovascular health in emerging adults

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James Finley, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Validation and Prediction of a Novel Biomechanical Assessment of Fall Risk in People Post-Stroke

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James Finley, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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The Neuroscience and Engineering of Ocean Wave Surfing as a Therapy for Chronic Pain

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Simon Andrew Gayther, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Functional Analysis of UCA1, a Long-Non Coding RNA Implicated in Development and Prognosis in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

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Jeremy Goldbach, PhD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Pilot Testing of the Familia Adelante - Revised

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Charles Gomer, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Targeting Survivin to Improve Retinoblastoma Therapy

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Michael Isaac Goran, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Ethnic differences in adipose tissue inflammation

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Tara L. Gruenewald, PhD

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Research Pilot

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A Pilot Feasibility Assessment of the Art Through the Ages Intergenerational Activity Intervention

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Gilgor Gucev, MD

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Team Building Award

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Spine Preoperative Anxiety of Research Taskforce: Development of a Multidisciplinary Team to Investigate an Understudied Phenomenon in Spine Surgery

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Erick Guerrero, PhD

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Underrepresented Faculty

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Leadership Intervention to Improve the Translation and Implementation of Culturally Responsive Evidence-Based Practices

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Erick Guerrero, PhD

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Team Building Award

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Team Building to Develop Transdisciplinarity and Respond to the Opioid Epidemic

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Assal Habibi, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Short-Term Music Training and Auditory Processing in Older Adults

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Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD

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Team Building Incubator

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Science and Technology Forum

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Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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RNA-Seq on Tears: Biomarker Discovery for Parkinson's Disease

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Benjamin Henwood, PhD

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Mobile Health Research Project

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Piloting ecological momentary assessment with adults who have mental illness

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Benjamin Henwood, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Piloting the CAPABLE model in Permanent Supportive Housing

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Megan M Herting, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Near-roadway air pollution and brain-behavior risk factors for obesity in young adults

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Florence M. Hofman, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Regulation of Glioma Cancer Stem Cells by the Tumor Vasculature

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Justin Ichida, PhD in Clinical/Translational Science or equivalent

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Systematic identification of ALS-causing mutations using the TISON assay

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Sue Ann Ingles, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Cell-free RNA in maternal serum as a placental biomarker

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Leidy Lismeri Isenalumhe, MD

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Underrepresented Faculty

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The Pharmocokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Vincristine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population

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Fumito Ito, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Early on-treatment blood-based biomarkers for prediction of response to immunotherapy in melanoma

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Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Disintegrin PET of Prostate Cancer

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Michael Jakowec, PhD

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Team Building Incubator

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Neuroplasticity in the Brain Circuitry Controlling Cognitive and Motor Behavior: A New Therapeutic target for Parkinson's Disease

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Joyce Rivera Javier, MD, MPH

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Mentor-based Training Bridge

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A Community-Based Randomized Trial to Increase Participation of Immigrants in Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions

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Elizabeth Joe, MD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Group Medical Visits to Improve Access and Quality of Care within DHS Neurology Clinics

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Jill E Johnston, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Novel Biomarkers to Determine Susceptible Windows Exposure to Toxic Metals from a Metal Smelter

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W. Martin Kast, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Evaluation of Sp17 as a biomarker for detection of early stage ovarian cancer

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Eve Kelland, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Modulation of clinical disease course in models of Multiple Sclerosis following treatment with the angiotensin peptide A(1-7).

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Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD

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Team Building

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Guideline Development for Opioid Prescribing in Children after Surgery

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Eric Kezirian, MD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Robinder G Khemani, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Is adherence to consensus based guidelines for management of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) associated with improved outcome?

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Richard W Kim, MD

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Research Process and Methods

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Machine Learning for Clinical Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease

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Kevin King, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Time Intensity Curve Analysis in Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of EphB4 as a Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Michele D. Kipke, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Assessing the Acceptability and Feasibility of Biomedical HIV Prevention Methods among African American Young Men Who Have Sex with Men

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Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Project Connect: Community-based linkage to Hepatitis C treatment for underserved populations

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Tomas Konecny, MD, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Electrophysiologic Biomarkers of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Andrea Kovacs, MD

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Research Pilot

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The Role of Vitamin D in the Mother-to-Child-Transmission of CMV in Women with HIV

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Grace C. Kung, MD

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Research Pilot

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Post-Operative Troponin Levels in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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Jason James Kutch, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Integrating electromyography and sonographic imaging for evidence-based physical therapy for chronic pelvic pain

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Jason James Kutch, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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The Neuroscience and Engineering of Ocean Wave Surfing as a Therapy for Chronic Pain

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Robert Ladner, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Development and validation of a novel high throughput diagnostic platform for quantitating deoxynucleotide triphosphates

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Ite A. Laird-Offringa, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Molecular Profiling to Identify Predictors of Response and Mechanisms of Relapse in Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Ralf Langen, PhD

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Research Pilot

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The Role of Negatively Charged Lipids in Diabetic Amyloid Cytotoxicity

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Meng Law, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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High Resolution MR Permeability and Perfusion Vasoreactivity in the Medial Temporal Lobe as an Early Preclinical Biomarker of Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Changhan Lee, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Evaluation of the novel mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS 3 for type 2 diabetes treatment

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Eunjung Lee, PhD

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Research Pilot

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A feasibility study to implement etiologic Alzheimer’s disease research in the California Teachers Study cohort

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Eunjung Lee, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Establishing a longitudinal study of patients with precancerous gastric lesions in a high risk community

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Zibo Li, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Development of targeted drug-delivery vehicle based on crosslinked multilamellar liposome (CML)

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Gangning Liang, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Simultaneous evaluation of chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation in renal cell carcinoma by a newly developed assay, AcceSssIble.

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Gangning Liang, MD, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Developing DNA Methylation Markers to Monitor and/or Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in muscle invasive Bladder Cancer

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Yvonne Lin-Liu, MD, MS

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Research Pilot

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Evaluation of epigenetic drugs as potential therapeutic agents for ARID1A-deficient ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC)

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Karen Lincoln, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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BrainWorks: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial to Examine Text Message-Based Alzheimer’s Disease Education for Community-Dwelling African Americans

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Brett T. Lund, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Exercise Intervention in the Early Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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John Andrew MacKay, PhD

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Team Building Incubator

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Moving Targets Symposium 2013: Neurodegenerative Diseases: Therapeutic challenges and opportunities.

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William Magee, MD, DDS

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Research Pilot

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Tissue engineered auricle for ear reconstruction

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William Magee III, MD, DDS

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Clinical and Community Research

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Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying concomitant cleft lip and/or palate and congenital heart disease: A genetic sequencing study

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Gayla Margolin, PhD

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Mobile Health Research Project

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A Day in the Life": Using Mobile Technology to Measure Romantic Partners' Emotions, Vocalizations, and Physiology as Possible Indicators of Dating Aggression

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Tyler Mason, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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A geospatial toolkit to investigate within-day and daily spatiotemporal covariations in geospatial contexts, environmental exposures, bio-behavioral responses, and obesity risk

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Jill L McNitt-Gray, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Integrating Clinical Guidelines and Model Simulation Results to Personalize Interventions

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Ferol E Mennen, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes through Intervention

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Rika Meyer, PhD

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Research Pilot

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A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Acupuncture and Massage in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain

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Sonia K. Michail, MD

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Research Pilot

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The effect of therapeutic fecal transplant on the gut microbiome in children with ulcerative colitis

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Sonia Michail, MD

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Team Building Award

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Gut microbiome interest group

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Joel Milam, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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The impact of terminating a 20-year cohort study among women living with HIV.

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Joel Milam, PhD

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Team Building Award

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Development of an interdisciplinary team to expand young adult cancer survivorship science at USC

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John Robert Monterosso, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Neural correlates of impulsive and restrained eating decisions in obese and lean participants

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Jamal Nabhani, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Dietary Assessment of Latinos with Kidney Stones

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Krishna Shrinivas Nayak, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Improved DCE Neuro-MRI using Constrained Reconstruction

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Brian Trung Nguyen, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Understanding men’s demand for and willingness to use novel male contraceptives: insights from community focus groups and in-depth interviews with clinical trial participants

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Annie Nguyen, PhD., MPH

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Team Building Award

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Southern California Network for Social Behavioral Research in HIV and Aging

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Brian Nguyen, MD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Characterizing and Evaluating Variations in the Management and Morbidity of Obstetric Emergencies as Impacted by Abortion Restrictions

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Stacey Schepens Niemiec, PhD, OTR/L, DipACLM

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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A Lifestyle-based Offloading Intervention in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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Matthew James Oberley, MD, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Identification of Clinically Actionable Genomic Lesions in Pediatric Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

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Hans Oh, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Stigma Reduction through Personalized Normative Feedback among Black and Asian American Emerging Adults

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William A. Olshansky, PhD

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Research Process and Methods

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Fitting local EMS response to multi-need older adults through a community-engaged process

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Judy Pa, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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NeuroRiderVR: Targeted physical and cognitive activity in a VR environment for older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

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Kathleen A. Page, MD

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Mentor-based Training Bridge

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Intraturine Exposure to Diabetes and Metabolic Defects in Hispanic Offsrping

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Nuria Pastor-Soler, MD, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Pravastatin and Alkali Therapy in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Laura Perin, PhD

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Novel Methods and Technology

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Podocyte progenitors derived from human amniotic fluid: applications for drug screening

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Nicos A. Petasis, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Anti-inflammatory Lipids as Therapeutics for Colon Cancer

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Anne L. Peters, MD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Impact of Menu Labeling on Adolescents

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Beth Pyatak, PhD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Addressing Uncontrolled Diabetes in Primary Care: A Lifestyle Redesign Approach

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Grace Richter, MD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Role of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Detecting Retinal Microcirculation Changes after Intraocular Pressure Reduction in Glaucoma

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Larissa Rodriguez, MD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Identifying determinants of pelvic floor disorders diagnosis among Latina women in Los Angeles County

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Christopher Russell, MD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Rapid Bacterial PCR-based Testing for Diagnosis of Pediatric Bacterial Tracheostomy-Associated Infections

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Takeshi Saito, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Hepatocytic zonality that defines outcome of hepatitis C virus infection

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George Joseph Salem, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Quantifying Muscle And Bone Changes In The Foot And Leg Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Danieli Barino Salinas, MD

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Mentor-based Training Bridge

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Beta-Adrenergic Stimulation of Sweat Glands in Infants

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Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, PhD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Translating Obesity Prevention into a Home Visitation Program

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Terence David Sanger, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Augmented sensory feedback to improve selective motor control during gait in children with cerebral palsy

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Barbara Sargent, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Development and Validity of an In-home Infant Kicking Activated Mobile

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Todd Schneberk, MD, MS, MA

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Hospital‐Based Programs to Address Interpersonal Violence in Los Angeles County: Hybrid 2 Study to Evaluate Implementation and Effectiveness

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E. Todd Schroeder, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Testosterone Administration and ACL Reconstruction in Men

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Edward Schroeder, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Cerebrovascular Mechanisms of Cognitive Enhancement after Periodized Resistance Training in Older Adults

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Michael Eric Selsted, MD, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Design and Preclinical Testing of Novel Macrocyclic TACE inhibitors

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Veronica Wendy Setiawan, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Impact of race/ethnicity and comorbidity on endometrial cancer survivorship

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Susan Sigward, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Effects of Gait Training on Knee Loading Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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Beth Smith, PT, DPT, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Leg movement assessment in infants at high risk for autism

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Daniel Soto, Ed.D., MPH

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Project Connect: Community-based linkage to Hepatitis C treatment for underserved populations

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Elizabeth Sowell, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Lead Exposure, Adiposity, Brain Structure, and Cognition in Children and Adolescents

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Donna Spruijt-Metz, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Active NAO! Combating childhood obesity with robot companions

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William Stohl, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Validation of cathepsin S as a tear biomarker for Sjögren’s syndrome

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Ram Subramanyan, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Modulation of delta-like ligand-4 signaling improves recovery from myocardial ischemia

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Henry Sucov, PhD

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Core-Specific Investigation

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Functional Variation in Adult Heart Regeneration

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Jeff Sugar, MD

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Clinical and Community Research

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PC-CARE to Improve Lives of Disruptive Children and their Mothers Living with HIV (MLH)

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Steven Yale Sussman, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Interviews of treatment providers from among the Newsweek America’s Best Treatment Centers regarding the breadth of treatment offered

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Glenn Takata, MD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Identifying Risk Factors for Harm in Children on Invasive Home Medical Therapies

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Tze-Woei Tan, MBBS, MPH

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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A Lifestyle-based Offloading Intervention in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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Sophie Terp, MD, MPH

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Characterizing and Evaluating Variations in the Management and Morbidity of Obstetric Emergencies as Impacted by Abortion Restrictions

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Lello Tesema, MD, MPH

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Rapid Engagement of Patients with Substance Use Disorders through Expedited Triage (RESET): A Jail Implementation Study

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Dorian E. Traube, PhD

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Community-Based Health Intervention

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Validation of Two Child Welfare Mental Health Screening Tools (MHST)

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Barbara Turner, MD

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Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

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Development of an Outpatient Procedure Service to Decrease Utilization of the Emergency Department

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Jennifer Beth Unger, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research Pilot

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Improving patient activation among Hispanic breast cancer patients

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Welmoed Kirsten van Deen, MD, PhD

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Team Building Award

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Understanding the Optimal Design of Performance Dashboards in the Healthcare Setting

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William Vega, PhD

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Multi-CTSI (UCLA and USC/CHLA) Healthy Aging in Los Angeles Team Science Award

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The Los Angeles Healthy Aging Indicator Project

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Anne Vo, Ph.D.

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Team Building Award

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A Multidisciplinary Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to the Development of a Protocol for Incorporating HIV-Positive Patients' Life Narratives into the Electronic Health Record

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Courtney Voelker, MD, PhD

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Clinical and Community Research

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Inner Ear Anatomy and Motor Skills in Children with Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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Clay C. Wang, PhD

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Translational Research Improvement Opportunity

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Fermentation Facility to support sustainable drug production and translation

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Richard Watanabe, PhD

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Team Building Incubator

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Beyond GWAS - Exploring Options for FUnctional Studies in the Genetics Diabetes

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Carolee Joyce Winstein, PhD

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Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot

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Developing Point-of-Care Mobility (PoCM) Monitoring System Technologies

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Leanna Wise, MD, MPH

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Research Pilot

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Reproductive Health Discussions with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: a qualitative pilot study

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Alex K. Wong, MD

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Research Pilot

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ProL1 as a biomarker for venous congestion of tissue flaps

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Annie Wong-Beringer, PharmD

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Research Pilot

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Antibiotic Modulation of Staphylococcal Virulence Expression and Its Impact on Disease Severity in Murine Model of Infection

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John Wood, MD, PhD

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Research Pilot

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Oxygen Contrast Imaging of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency

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Tishya Wren, PhD

Award

Research Pilot

Study Title

Application of Strength-Dexterity Technology to Assess Pediatric Hand Function

Details

Benjamin Xu

Award

Clinical and Community Research Pilot

Study Title

Development of Quantitative OCT-based Methods to Detect and Evaluate Biometric Risk Factors for Primary Angle Closure Disease

Details

Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD

Award

Research Pilot

Study Title

Role of In Vivo Ultrasound Elastography Measurements of Human Ocular Tissue Stiffness in Glaucoma

Details

Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD

Award

Safety Net Innovation/Implementation Science Award

Study Title

Improving Outcomes of Glaucoma Suspects Identified by Teleretinal Screening in a Diabetic Safety-Net Patient Population

Details

Hussein Yassine, MD

Award

Mentor-based Training Bridge

Study Title

Structure and Function of Apolipoprotein A I in Diabetes.

Details

Jang Youn, PhD

Award

Research Pilot

Study Title

Defensins as Novel Therapeutics for Type 2 Diabetes

Details

Min Yu, MD, PhD

Award

Research Process and Methods

Study Title

The potential of using circulating tumor cells to monitor brain metastasis

Details

Haris Zahoor, MD

Award

Improving Research Process and Methods

Study Title

Radiomic signature of CD8+ T cell infiltration and PD-L1 expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Details

John Zhong, PhD

Award

Research Pilot

Study Title

Molecular Characterization of Single Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer

Details

Julie M. Zissimopoulos, PhD

Award

Study Title

The Future Los Angeles Model: A Simulation Tool to Project the Health and Economic Impavct of Public Policies and Interventions

Details

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