Elizabeth Joe, MD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Group Medical Visits to Improve Access and Quality of Care within DHS Neurology Clinics
DetailsIris Ahronowitz, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
The USC High Risk Skin Disease Clinic and Research Collaborative
DetailsOmid Akbari, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
The role of tolerogenic plasmocytoid dendritic cells in airway hyperreactivity
DetailsDenise Al Alam, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 (FGF10) in necrotizing enterocolitis
DetailsHooman Allayee, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
A Novel Genetics Platform for the Dissection of Complex Traits
DetailsMaria Aranda, PhD, MPA, MSW, BSW
Award
Multi-CTSI (UCLA and USC/CHLA) Healthy Aging in Los Angeles Team Science Award
Study Title
Bringing Evidenced-Based Depression Treatment to Historically Underrepresented Older Minorities
DetailsDavid G. Armstrong, MD, PhD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
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.
DetailsSanjay Arora, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Qualitative analysis of a text-message based intervention for inner-city patients with diabetes
DetailsLourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
It’s Time-The Tamale Lesson: Transforming Cervical Cancer Education for Latinas with Low Literacy
DetailsBing Bai, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Resource Development
Study Title
Fully Automated Quantitative Adiposity Analysis Using MicroCT in Mouse Models
DetailsRuchi Bajpai, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Epigenetic profile based identification of regulatory circuitry To determinine diagnostic and prognostic targets in Neuroblastomas
DetailsRavi Bansal, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Immunological Predictors of Neurotoxicity in CD19-Directed CAR-T Cell Therapy
DetailsYaniv Bar-Cohen, MD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of a Rechargeable Battery System for a Fetal Micropacemaker
DetailsBritni Belcher, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Fathers' Parenting Practices and Their Children's Obesogenic Behaviors
DetailsStefanie Bodison, DOT
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
DetailsN. Tess Boley Cruz, PhD
Award
Community-Based Health Intervention
Study Title
Comparison of a print fotonovela vs an audiovisual novela to reduce obesity risk in Latino families in Los Angeles
DetailsJohn Brekke, PhD
Award
Community-Based Health Intervention
Study Title
Community Mental Health Practice Based Research Network
DetailsJohn Brekke, PhD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Building a crossed state practice-based research networks (PBRN) for mental health
DetailsJohn Briere, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A Brief Intervention to Reduce PTSD in Acutely Burned Hospital Patients
DetailsJulio A. Camarero, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
High throughput screening of novel ultrastable peptide scaffolds targeting CXCR4 as HIV therapeutics
DetailsAlice Cepeda, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Depression, Meth Use and Safe Sex Behaviors: Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a HIV Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adult Latina Women
DetailsTodd Pou-Yen Chang, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A validation study for simulating capillary refill in a mass-casualty simulation: a feasibility analysis
DetailsTodd Chang, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Development of a Game-based Health Resarch Institute
DetailsPreet M. Chaudhary, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Targeting Myc in KSHV-associated malignancies
DetailsIris Chi, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Translating Caregiver Self-Management Research for Chinese Immigrant Community Use through Participatory Co-Design App Development
DetailsNyam-Osor Chimge, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Optimizing Therapy for RUNX1-defective Breast Cancer
DetailsRobert Hsiu-Ping Chow, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Photovoltaic Nanoswitches for Next-Generation Artificial Retina
DetailsMyles Gordon Cockburn, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Reducing Sun Exposure Behaviors in High-Risk Melanoma Patients
DetailsDean M. Coffey, PsyD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
The Impact of Evidence-Based Parent Training on Pediatric Health Service Utilization
DetailsLucio Comai, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of small molecule therapeutics with optimized blood-brain barrier permeability for DM1
DetailsGiovanni Cucchiaro, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Pediatric Pain and Exposure to Violence: Building Clinical and Community Research Collaborations
DetailsChristina Dancz, MD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Disseminating Expected Practices for Gynecologic Preoperative Patients: An Initiative to Standardize Care
DetailsDaryl L. Davies, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Repositioning Ivermectin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders/First in Human Studies
DetailsJustyne Decker, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
USC Perioperative Brain Health Institute
DetailsChristina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, CSCS, CET
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Feasibility of implementing and conducting a 12-week HIIT in BCS during chemotherapy
DetailsJennifer Dien Bard, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Anaerobic Bacteremia in Children
DetailsChuanqing Ding, MD, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Development and characterization of a rapamycin-based eye drop for the treatment of autoimmune-mediated dry eye
DetailsShadi Dowlatshahi, MD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Development of an Outpatient Procedure Service to Decrease Utilization of the Emergency Department
DetailsVinay Duddalwar, MD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
A Novel Radioepigenomics Approach to Discriminate Aggressive from Indolent Renal Cell Carcinoma
DetailsDominique Duncan, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Collaborative quality control and correction of neuroimaging data using web-services and virtual reality environment
DetailsSusan Enguidanos, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Pilot Study of Remote Monitoring for Identifying Palliative Care Needs among Seriously Ill Patients
DetailsAlan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Development of Anti-LHR Antibody for the Immunotherapy of Prostate Cancer
DetailsMuller Fabbri, MD, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
MicroRNAs secreted by Tumor Associated Macrophages and resistance in Neuroblastoma
DetailsShohreh Farzan, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Exploring environmental influences on longitudinal markers of cardiovascular health in emerging adults
DetailsJames Finley, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Validation and Prediction of a Novel Biomechanical Assessment of Fall Risk in People Post-Stroke
DetailsSimon Andrew Gayther, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Functional Analysis of UCA1, a Long-Non Coding RNA Implicated in Development and Prognosis in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
DetailsJeremy Goldbach, PhD
Award
Community-Based Health Intervention
Study Title
Pilot Testing of the Familia Adelante - Revised
DetailsCharles Gomer, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Targeting Survivin to Improve Retinoblastoma Therapy
DetailsMichael Isaac Goran, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Ethnic differences in adipose tissue inflammation
DetailsTara L. Gruenewald, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A Pilot Feasibility Assessment of the Art Through the Ages Intergenerational Activity Intervention
DetailsGilgor Gucev, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Spine Preoperative Anxiety of Research Taskforce: Development of a Multidisciplinary Team to Investigate an Understudied Phenomenon in Spine Surgery
DetailsErick Guerrero, PhD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Team Building to Develop Transdisciplinarity and Respond to the Opioid Epidemic
DetailsErick Guerrero, PhD
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
Leadership Intervention to Improve the Translation and Implementation of Culturally Responsive Evidence-Based Practices
DetailsAssal Habibi, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Short-Term Music Training and Auditory Processing in Older Adults
DetailsSarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
RNA-Seq on Tears: Biomarker Discovery for Parkinson's Disease
DetailsSarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD
Award
Team Building Incubator
Study Title
Science and Technology Forum
DetailsBenjamin Henwood, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Piloting the CAPABLE model in Permanent Supportive Housing
DetailsBenjamin Henwood, PhD
Award
Mobile Health Research Project
Study Title
Piloting ecological momentary assessment with adults who have mental illness
DetailsMegan M Herting, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Near-roadway air pollution and brain-behavior risk factors for obesity in young adults
DetailsFlorence M. Hofman, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Regulation of Glioma Cancer Stem Cells by the Tumor Vasculature
DetailsJustin Ichida, PhD in Clinical/Translational Science or equivalent
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Systematic identification of ALS-causing mutations using the TISON assay
DetailsSue Ann Ingles, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Cell-free RNA in maternal serum as a placental biomarker
DetailsLeidy Lismeri Isenalumhe, MD
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
The Pharmocokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Vincristine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population
DetailsHossein Jadvar, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Disintegrin PET of Prostate Cancer
DetailsMichael Jakowec, PhD
Award
Team Building Incubator
Study Title
Neuroplasticity in the Brain Circuitry Controlling Cognitive and Motor Behavior: A New Therapeutic target for Parkinson's Disease
DetailsJoyce Rivera Javier, MD, MPH
Award
Mentor-based Training Bridge
Study Title
A Community-Based Randomized Trial to Increase Participation of Immigrants in Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions
DetailsElizabeth Joe, MD
Award
DHS Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Group Medical Visits to Improve Access and Quality of Care within DHS Neurology Clinics
DetailsJill E Johnston, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
NOVEL BIOMARKERS TO DETERMINE SUSCEPTIBLE WINDOWS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC METALS FROM A METAL SMELTER
DetailsW. Martin Kast, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Evaluation of Sp17 as a biomarker for detection of early stage ovarian cancer
DetailsEve Kelland, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Modulation of clinical disease course in models of Multiple Sclerosis following treatment with the angiotensin peptide A(1-7).
DetailsLorraine Kelley-Quon, MD
Award
Team Building (2018)
Study Title
Guideline Development for Opioid Prescribing in Children after Surgery
DetailsEric Kezirian, MD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
DetailsRobinder G Khemani, MD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Is adherence to consensus based guidelines for management of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) associated with improved outcome?
DetailsRichard W Kim, MD
Award
Research Process and Methods
Study Title
Machine Learning for Clinical Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
DetailsKevin King, MD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Time Intensity Curve Analysis in Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of EphB4 as a Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
DetailsMichele D. Kipke, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Assessing the Acceptability and Feasibility of Biomedical HIV Prevention Methods among African American Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
DetailsTomas Konecny, MD, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Electrophysiologic Biomarkers of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
DetailsAndrea Kovacs, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The Role of Vitamin D in the Mother-to-Child-Transmission of CMV in Women with HIV
DetailsGrace C. Kung, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Post-Operative Troponin Levels in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
DetailsJason James Kutch, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Integrating electromyography and sonographic imaging for evidence-based physical therapy for chronic pelvic pain
DetailsRobert Ladner, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Development and validation of a novel high throughput diagnostic platform for quantitating deoxynucleotide triphosphates
DetailsIte A. Laird-Offringa, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Molecular Profiling to Identify Predictors of Response and Mechanisms of Relapse in Small Cell Lung Cancer
DetailsRalf Langen, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The Role of Negatively Charged Lipids in Diabetic Amyloid Cytotoxicity
DetailsMeng Law, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
High Resolution MR Permeability and Perfusion Vasoreactivity in the Medial Temporal Lobe as an Early Preclinical Biomarker of Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
DetailsChanghan Lee, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Evaluation of the novel mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS 3 for type 2 diabetes treatment
DetailsEunjung Lee, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A feasibility study to implement etiologic Alzheimer’s disease research in the California Teachers Study cohort
DetailsEunjung Lee , PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Establishing a longitudinal study of patients with precancerous gastric lesions in a high risk community
DetailsZibo Li, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of targeted drug-delivery vehicle based on crosslinked multilamellar liposome (CML)
DetailsGangning Liang, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Simultaneous evaluation of chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation in renal cell carcinoma by a newly developed assay, AcceSssIble.
DetailsGangning Liang, MD, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Developing DNA Methylation Markers to Monitor and/or Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in muscle invasive Bladder Cancer
DetailsYvonne Lin-Liu, MD, MS
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Evaluation of epigenetic drugs as potential therapeutic agents for ARID1A-deficient ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC)
DetailsKaren Lincoln, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
BrainWorks: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial to Examine Text Message-Based Alzheimer’s Disease Education for Community-Dwelling African Americans
DetailsBrett T. Lund, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Exercise Intervention in the Early Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
DetailsJohn Andrew MacKay, PhD
Award
Team Building Incubator
Study Title
Moving Targets Symposium 2013: Neurodegenerative Diseases: Therapeutic challenges and opportunities.
DetailsWilliam Magee, MD, DDS
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Tissue engineered auricle for ear reconstruction
DetailsWilliam Magee III, MD, DDS
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying concomitant cleft lip and/or palate and congenital heart disease: A genetic sequencing study
DetailsGayla Margolin, PhD
Award
Mobile Health Research Project
Study Title
A Day in the Life": Using Mobile Technology to Measure Romantic Partners' Emotions, Vocalizations, and Physiology as Possible Indicators of Dating Aggression
DetailsTyler Mason, MD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
A geospatial toolkit to investigate within-day and daily spatiotemporal covariations in geospatial contexts, environmental exposures, bio-behavioral responses, and obesity risk
DetailsJill L McNitt-Gray, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Integrating Clinical Guidelines and Model Simulation Results to Personalize Interventions
DetailsFerol E Mennen, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes through Intervention
Details