Find a Research Interest Group

Multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research teams leverage the diverse strengths and expertise of professionals in different fields to address complex research questions. However, it can be difficult to build collaborations with experts in certain fields at USC as the university consists of multiple campuses across the Los Angeles area.

SC CTSI supports and facilitates the development of research interest groups at USC to increase collaboration opportunities across USC campuses, as well as affiliated hospitals and clinics. 

Current SC CTSI-Supported Research Interest Groups

• A de novo, multidisciplinary approach to clinical research & care in CSF flow disorders
• A multidisciplinary community-based participatory approach to the development of a protocol for incorporating HIV-positive patients’ life narratives into the electronic health record
• Development of an interdisciplinary team to expand young adult cancer survivorship science at USC 
• Guideline development for opioid prescribing in children after surgery 
• Southern California Network for Social Behavioral Research in HIV and Aging 
• Spine Preoperative Anxiety Research Taskforce: Development of a multidisciplinary team to investigate an understudied phenomenon in spine surgery 
• USC High Risk Skin Disease Clinic and Research Collaborative  
• USC Preoperative Brain Health Initiative 

Past SC CTSI-Supported Research Interest Groups

• Collaborative quality control and correction of neuroimaging data using web-services and virtual reality environment
• Development of game-based health research institute  
• Gut microbiome interest group 
• Investing in the development of a mental health practice-based research network collaboration across California, Colorado, and Ohio 
• Pediatric Pain and Exposure to Violence: Building Clinical and Community Research Collaborations
• Understanding the optimal design of performance dashboards in the healthcare setting