SC CTSI Announces Awards to Researchers at USC and CHLA

Congratulations to the 17 awardees selected from among 92 proposals.

June 23, 2014

The awards focus on five key areas of translational science: Translational Research, Career Development, Academic-Community Partnerships, Technological Development, and Multidisciplinary Team Development.

Among the funded SC CTSI Pilot Award proposals for the 2014 spring cycle are:

The Role of Vitamin D in the Mother-to-Child-Transmission of CMV in Women with HIV
Proposed by: Andrea Kovacs, MD

Beta-Adrenergic Stimulation of Sweat Glands in Infants
Proposed by: Danieli Salinas, MD

Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes through Intervention
Proposed by: Ferol Mennen, PhD

“A Day in the Life”: Using Mobile Technology to Measure Romantic Partners’ Emotions, Vocalization and Physiology as Possible Indicators of Dating Aggression
Proposed by: Gayla Margolin, PhD

See all 17 awardees