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
Details
Iris Ahronowitz, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
The USC High Risk Skin Disease Clinic and Research Collaborative
Details
Omid Akbari, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
The role of tolerogenic plasmocytoid dendritic cells in airway hyperreactivity
Details
Denise Al Alam, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 (FGF10) in necrotizing enterocolitis
Details
Hooman Allayee, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
A Novel Genetics Platform for the Dissection of Complex Traits
Details
Maria 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
Details
David 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.
Details
Sanjay Arora, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Qualitative analysis of a text-message based intervention for inner-city patients with diabetes
Details
Lourdes 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
Details
Bing Bai, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Resource Development
Study Title
Fully Automated Quantitative Adiposity Analysis Using MicroCT in Mouse Models
Details
Ruchi Bajpai, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Epigenetic profile based identification of regulatory circuitry To determinine diagnostic and prognostic targets in Neuroblastomas
Details
Ravi Bansal, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Immunological Predictors of Neurotoxicity in CD19-Directed CAR-T Cell Therapy
Details
Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of a Rechargeable Battery System for a Fetal Micropacemaker
Details
Britni Belcher, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Fathers' Parenting Practices and Their Children's Obesogenic Behaviors
Details
Stefanie Bodison, DOT
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Details
N. 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
Details
John Brekke, PhD
Award
Community-Based Health Intervention
Study Title
Community Mental Health Practice Based Research Network
Details
John Brekke, PhD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Building a crossed state practice-based research networks (PBRN) for mental health
Details
John Briere, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A Brief Intervention to Reduce PTSD in Acutely Burned Hospital Patients
Details
Julio A. Camarero, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
High throughput screening of novel ultrastable peptide scaffolds targeting CXCR4 as HIV therapeutics
Details
Alice 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
Details
Todd Pou-Yen Chang, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A validation study for simulating capillary refill in a mass-casualty simulation: a feasibility analysis
Details
Todd Chang, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Development of a Game-based Health Resarch Institute
Details
Preet M. Chaudhary, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Targeting Myc in KSHV-associated malignancies
Details
Iris 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
Details
Nyam-Osor Chimge, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Optimizing Therapy for RUNX1-defective Breast Cancer
Details
Robert Hsiu-Ping Chow, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Photovoltaic Nanoswitches for Next-Generation Artificial Retina
Details
Myles Gordon Cockburn, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Reducing Sun Exposure Behaviors in High-Risk Melanoma Patients
Details
Dean M. Coffey, PsyD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
The Impact of Evidence-Based Parent Training on Pediatric Health Service Utilization
Details
Lucio Comai, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of small molecule therapeutics with optimized blood-brain barrier permeability for DM1
Details
Giovanni Cucchiaro, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Pediatric Pain and Exposure to Violence: Building Clinical and Community Research Collaborations
Details
Christina Dancz, MD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Disseminating Expected Practices for Gynecologic Preoperative Patients: An Initiative to Standardize Care
Details
Daryl L. Davies, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Repositioning Ivermectin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders/First in Human Studies
Details
Justyne Decker, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
USC Perioperative Brain Health Institute
Details
Christina 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
Details
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Anaerobic Bacteremia in Children
Details
Chuanqing 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
Details
Shadi Dowlatshahi, MD
Award
DHS-USC-UCLA Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Development of an Outpatient Procedure Service to Decrease Utilization of the Emergency Department
Details
Vinay Duddalwar, MD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
A Novel Radioepigenomics Approach to Discriminate Aggressive from Indolent Renal Cell Carcinoma
Details
Dominique Duncan, MD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Collaborative quality control and correction of neuroimaging data using web-services and virtual reality environment
Details
Susan Enguidanos, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Pilot Study of Remote Monitoring for Identifying Palliative Care Needs among Seriously Ill Patients
Details
Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Development of Anti-LHR Antibody for the Immunotherapy of Prostate Cancer
Details
Muller Fabbri, MD, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
MicroRNAs secreted by Tumor Associated Macrophages and resistance in Neuroblastoma
Details
Shohreh Farzan, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Exploring environmental influences on longitudinal markers of cardiovascular health in emerging adults
Details
James Finley, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research
Study Title
Validation and Prediction of a Novel Biomechanical Assessment of Fall Risk in People Post-Stroke
Details
Simon 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
Details
Jeremy Goldbach, PhD
Award
Community-Based Health Intervention
Study Title
Pilot Testing of the Familia Adelante - Revised
Details
Charles Gomer, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Targeting Survivin to Improve Retinoblastoma Therapy
Details
Michael Isaac Goran, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Ethnic differences in adipose tissue inflammation
Details
Tara L. Gruenewald, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A Pilot Feasibility Assessment of the Art Through the Ages Intergenerational Activity Intervention
Details
Gilgor 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
Details
Erick Guerrero, PhD
Award
Team Building Award
Study Title
Team Building to Develop Transdisciplinarity and Respond to the Opioid Epidemic
Details
Erick Guerrero, PhD
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
Leadership Intervention to Improve the Translation and Implementation of Culturally Responsive Evidence-Based Practices
Details
Assal Habibi, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Short-Term Music Training and Auditory Processing in Older Adults
Details
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
RNA-Seq on Tears: Biomarker Discovery for Parkinson's Disease
Details
Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD
Award
Team Building Incubator
Study Title
Science and Technology Forum
Details
Benjamin Henwood, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Piloting the CAPABLE model in Permanent Supportive Housing
Details
Benjamin Henwood, PhD
Award
Mobile Health Research Project
Study Title
Piloting ecological momentary assessment with adults who have mental illness
Details
Megan 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
Details
Florence M. Hofman, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Regulation of Glioma Cancer Stem Cells by the Tumor Vasculature
Details
Justin 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
Details
Sue Ann Ingles, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Cell-free RNA in maternal serum as a placental biomarker
Details
Leidy Lismeri Isenalumhe, MD
Award
Underrepresented Faculty
Study Title
The Pharmocokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Vincristine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population
Details
Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Disintegrin PET of Prostate Cancer
Details
Michael 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
Details
Joyce 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
Details
Elizabeth Joe, MD
Award
DHS Implementation Science Award
Study Title
Group Medical Visits to Improve Access and Quality of Care within DHS Neurology Clinics
Details
Jill 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
Details
W. Martin Kast, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Evaluation of Sp17 as a biomarker for detection of early stage ovarian cancer
Details
Eve 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).
Details
Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD
Award
Team Building (2018)
Study Title
Guideline Development for Opioid Prescribing in Children after Surgery
Details
Eric Kezirian, MD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Details
Robinder 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?
Details
Richard W Kim, MD
Award
Research Process and Methods
Study Title
Machine Learning for Clinical Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
Details
Kevin 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
Details
Michele 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
Details
Tomas Konecny, MD, PhD
Award
Clinical and Community Research Pilot
Study Title
Electrophysiologic Biomarkers of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Details
Andrea Kovacs, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The Role of Vitamin D in the Mother-to-Child-Transmission of CMV in Women with HIV
Details
Grace C. Kung, MD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Post-Operative Troponin Levels in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Details
Jason James Kutch, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Integrating electromyography and sonographic imaging for evidence-based physical therapy for chronic pelvic pain
Details
Robert Ladner, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Development and validation of a novel high throughput diagnostic platform for quantitating deoxynucleotide triphosphates
Details
Ite 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
Details
Ralf Langen, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
The Role of Negatively Charged Lipids in Diabetic Amyloid Cytotoxicity
Details
Meng 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
Details
Changhan Lee, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Evaluation of the novel mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS 3 for type 2 diabetes treatment
Details
Eunjung Lee, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
A feasibility study to implement etiologic Alzheimer’s disease research in the California Teachers Study cohort
Details
Eunjung 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
Details
Zibo Li, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Development of targeted drug-delivery vehicle based on crosslinked multilamellar liposome (CML)
Details
Gangning 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.
Details
Gangning 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
Details
Yvonne 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)
Details
Karen 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
Details
Brett T. Lund, PhD
Award
Novel Methods and Technology
Study Title
Exercise Intervention in the Early Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Details
John Andrew MacKay, PhD
Award
Team Building Incubator
Study Title
Moving Targets Symposium 2013: Neurodegenerative Diseases: Therapeutic challenges and opportunities.
Details
William Magee, MD, DDS
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Tissue engineered auricle for ear reconstruction
Details
William 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
Details
Gayla 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
Details
Tyler 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
Details
Jill L McNitt-Gray, PhD
Award
Research Pilot
Study Title
Integrating Clinical Guidelines and Model Simulation Results to Personalize Interventions
Details
Ferol E Mennen, PhD
Award
Multidisciplinary Research Project Pilot
Study Title
Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes through Intervention
Details