SC CTSI Announces Spring 2018 Pilot Grant Awardees
The Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) funded 10 USC and CHLA researchers for the Spring 2018 award cycle.
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USC Researcher Leads First Team to Use Electrical Brain Stimulation to Produce Functional Sense of Touch
The study by researchers at USC and Caltech paves the way for development of technologies to restore function for paralysis patients and to give amputees sensory feedback for improved control of prosthetic limbs.
Undergraduates Take Career Strides in SC CTSI's Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core—and Beyond
Research by undergraduate students has led to presentation opportunities and new career paths.
Guidance for Research in LA County Health System
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) has published a Framework to guide investigators seeking to conduct research in DHS facilities.
The UCLA CTSI, SC CTSI and Los Angeles County Select the 2018 Implementation Science Awardees
Initiated three years ago, the Implementation Science Awards provide each team with up to $75,000 for one year. Projects are expected to provide preliminary data for extramural funding to implement and formally evaluate the interventions within DHS.
KL2 Scholar Alum to Co-Lead $11 Million National Institute on Aging Grant on Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s
A new National Institute on Aging program grant awarded to USC researchers focuses on air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease. The five-year grant will examine how urban air pollution contributes to accelerated brain aging and dementia risk. Co-investigator William Mack is a forme…
SC CTSI Alum Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS, is Honored as one of World's Most Influential Filipinas by Global Advocacy Organization
The assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Keck and CHLA is reversing a long tradition of stigma about mental health issues to help Filipino families and children avoid serious problems and, instead, to thrive.
SC CTSI-supported Research Campaign Raises Awareness of Cervical Cancer Prevention among Latinas
The following research by Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati at USC's Department of Preventive Medicine was supported by the SC CTSI's Community Engagement and Research Development core groups.