Atu Agawu, MD, MPH, MSCE (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Characterizing Facilitators of and Barriers to Central Line Care Amongst Children with Intestinal Failure Requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition.
Details about Atu Agawu, MD, MPH, MSCE (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition)
Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Designing Precision Rehabilitation for Post-acute Care (PRe-PAC)
Details about Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Jeanine Hall, MD, MPH (Emergency and Transport Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Post Emergency Department Access to Care for Headaches
Details about Jeanine Hall, MD, MPH (Emergency and Transport Medicine)
Albert Han, MD, PhD (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Defining the role of cancer-associated fibroblasts in HPV+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Details about Albert Han, MD, PhD (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho, PhD (Family Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Dementia Caregiving Practices in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities: Improving Caregiving Outcomes Through Culturally-Tailored Interventions
Details about Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho, PhD (Family Medicine)
Isaac Asante, BPharm, MS, PhD (Ophthalmology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Docosahexaenoic acid Metabolic Dysregulation in APOE4 Carriers and its Role in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease
Details about Isaac Asante, BPharm, MS, PhD (Ophthalmology)
Melissa Bent, MD (Orthopedic Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Promoting Physical Activity for Children with Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy using Augmented Reality
Details about Melissa Bent, MD (Orthopedic Surgery)
Taylor Burkholder, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Evaluating the implementation of the WHO Emergency Care Toolkit in Zambia
Details about Taylor Burkholder, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
Bridgid Conn, PhD (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Developing an Intervention Model to Address Chronic, Severe Mental Health Symptoms Among Transgender and Non-Binary Adolescents and Young Adults
Details about Bridgid Conn, PhD (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Jessica Sheth Bhutada, MD, MS (Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Determining Modifiable Risk Factors for Metastatic Gastric Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
Details about Jessica Sheth Bhutada, MD, MS (Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation)
Tiffany M. Abramson, MD (Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Exploring the intersection of persons experiencing homelessness and emergency medical services: patient and provider perspectives
Details about Tiffany M. Abramson, MD (Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine)
Adam C. Frank, MD, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Utilization of machine learning approaches on multimodal and ambulatory data to characterize obsessive-compulsive disorder and predict treatment response.
Details about Adam C. Frank, MD, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
Ani A. Kardashian, MD (Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Food insecurity, food “deserts,” and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in women with HIV
Details about Ani A. Kardashian, MD (Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Medicine)
Xenos L. Mason, MD (Neurological Surgery and Neurology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Connectomic neuroimaging biomarkers of response to deep brain stimulation in dystonia
Details about Xenos L. Mason, MD (Neurological Surgery and Neurology)
Pradip Chaudhari, MD (Pediatric Emergency and Transport Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Repeat neuroimaging in children with intracranial hemorrhage after traumatic brain injury.
Details about Pradip Chaudhari, MD (Pediatric Emergency and Transport Medicine)
Frances Chow, MD (Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Neuro-oncology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Epigenetic determinants of responsiveness to immunotherapy in glioblastoma.
Details about Frances Chow, MD (Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Neuro-oncology)
Elizabeth Joe, MD (Neurology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Dementia diagnoses in a safety net health system.
Details about Elizabeth Joe, MD (Neurology)
Jonathan D. Warus, MD (Pediatrics Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Understanding Factors and Experiences Affecting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Decision-Making to Improve Youth Engagement in HIV Prevention Services.
Details about Jonathan D. Warus, MD (Pediatrics Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Mallory Chavannes, MCD, MHSc (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Longitudinal assessment of bowel wall thickening and doppler flow in children with Crohn's disease using point-of-care ultrasound
Details about Mallory Chavannes, MCD, MHSc (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Robert Featherstone, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Treatment-resistant depression in Latino patients: Clinical characteristics and therapeutic preferences
Details about Robert Featherstone, PhD (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
William V. Padula, PhD (Pharmaceutical and Health Economics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Pressure Ulcer Research on Patient-centered Outcomes and Stakeholder Engagement (aka The “PURPOSE”) Study.
Details about William V. Padula, PhD (Pharmaceutical and Health Economics)
Roy Poblete, MD (Neurology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Pro-resolving lipid mediators in traumatic brain injury.
Details about Roy Poblete, MD (Neurology)
Caitlin S. Sayegh, PhD (Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Chronic Illness Self-Management Skills among Adolescents and Young Adults.
Details about Caitlin S. Sayegh, PhD (Pediatrics)
Julie Jaffray, MD (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
A Multi-Institutional Risk Factor Evaluation and Risk Assessment for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Patients.
Details about Julie Jaffray, MD (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
Jeremy Mason, PhD (Urology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Enhancing patient care via predictive models of cancer-related events.
Details about Jeremy Mason, PhD (Urology)
Scott Mosley, PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Implementation of personalized-medicine-based dual anti-platelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes in a diverse urban population.
Details about Scott Mosley, PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy)
Natalia Sanchez, PhD (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Development and application of big data techniques to gait analysis: dissociating recovery from compensation during gait in individuals post-stroke
Details about Natalia Sanchez, PhD (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy)
Ashaunta T. Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS (General Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Validation of Quality Indicators in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
Details about Ashaunta T. Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS (General Pediatrics)
Sumeet Bhanvadia, MD (Urology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Improving Adherence of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Care in Low Income Latino Patients
Details about Sumeet Bhanvadia, MD (Urology)
Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD (Ophthalmology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Applied Electrical Fields Direct Optic Nerve Regeneration
Details about Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD (Ophthalmology)
Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS (Pediatric Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Postoperative Opioid Use and Perscription Utilization in Children
Details about Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS (Pediatric Surgery)
Nhu Tran, PhD (Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Longtitudinal Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation and Associations to Neurodevelopment Delays in Infants with and without Congential Heart Disease
Details about Nhu Tran, PhD (Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Frank Attenello, MD, MS (Neurosurgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Characterization and Modification of the Host Pericyte Role in Glioblastoma Angiogenesis and Growth
Details about Frank Attenello, MD, MS (Neurosurgery)
Brian Lee, MD, PhD (Neurosurgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Decoding / encoding somatosensation from the hand area of the human primary somatosensory (S1) cortex for a closed-loop motor / sensory brain-machine interface (BMI)
Details about Brian Lee, MD, PhD (Neurosurgery)
Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH (Geriatric, Hospital, Palliative and General Internal Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Understanding Insurance After the Affordable Care Act - Los Angeles safety-net patients’ experiences with applying for insurance and using healthcare
Details about Sonali Saluja, MD, MPH (Geriatric, Hospital, Palliative and General Internal Medicine)
Stefanie Thomas, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Clinical Trial Uptake among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Details about Stefanie Thomas, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD (Clinical Pharmacy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Maternal embryonic leucine-zipper kinase (MELK): a new target for high risk acute myeloid leukemia
Details about Houda Alachkar, PharmD, PhD (Clinical Pharmacy)
Christina Azevedo, MD, MPH (Neurology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Thalamic Atrophy: A New MRI Metric for Assessing Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis
Details about Christina Azevedo, MD, MPH (Neurology)
Anoopindar Bhalla, MD (Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Characterizing Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Phenotypes Using Physiology and Biomarker Data
Details about Anoopindar Bhalla, MD (Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine)
Aaron Jensen, MD, MEd (General Pediatric Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Education and Clinical Translation: Simulation-based Team Training for Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation and Correlation with Nationwide Pediatric Trauma Center Outcomes
Details about Aaron Jensen, MD, MEd (General Pediatric Surgery)
Ashwani Lakshmanan, MD, MPH (Pediatric Neonatology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Addressing Disparities in Follow Up after NICU Discharge: A Promotora Led Patient Navigation Intervention
Details about Ashwani Lakshmanan, MD, MPH (Pediatric Neonatology)
Nathan Robison, MD (Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
A Multi-Institutional Phase I Study of MEK162 for Children with Low-Grade Gliomas and Other Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Pathway Activated Tumors
Details about Nathan Robison, MD (Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatrics)
Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Effects of an in-home Kicking Activated Mobile training program on the leg coordination patterns of preterm infants at high risk for cerebral palsy
Details about Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy)
Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Environmental Factors and their Impact on Children Undergoing Chemotherapy Infusions
Details about Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Margaret Trost, MD, FAAP (Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Enhancing empathy with socially assistive robotics to reduce children’s pain during peripheral IV placement
Details about Margaret Trost, MD, FAAP (Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics)
Gregory Idols, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Multiplex Gene Panel Testing in the Diagnosis of Hereditary Cancer
Details about Gregory Idols, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Sarah Rubin, MD (Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Enabling Early Recognition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Details about Sarah Rubin, MD (Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics)
Christopher Russell, MD (Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Evolution of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients with tracheostomies
Details about Christopher Russell, MD (Pediatrics)
Mark Shiroishi, MD (Neuroradiology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Multiparametric Functional MRI to Differentiate Pseudoprogression from True Early Progression in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Treated with Temozolomide Chemaradiation.
Details about Mark Shiroishi, MD (Neuroradiology)
Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L (Occupational Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Details about Stefanie Bodison, OTD, OTR/L (Occupational Therapy)
Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Harnessing mHealth and social support to improve diabetes related health behavior for inner-city patients
Details about Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH (Emergency Medicine)
Danieli Salinas, M.D. (Pediatric Pulmonology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Outcome Prediction in Children with a Positive California Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening.
Details about Danieli Salinas, M.D. (Pediatric Pulmonology)
Alex K Wong, MD (Surgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Development of hyaluronan as a biomarker for lymphedema.
Details about Alex K Wong, MD (Surgery)
Lilyana Amezcua, MD (Neurology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Ancestry: Marking its Impact in Hispanics with Multiple Sclerosis
Details about Lilyana Amezcua, MD (Neurology)
Lara Nelson, MD (Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Stress Response in Children and their Parents after Hospitalization in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Details about Lara Nelson, MD (Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine)
Johanna Olson, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
The Physiologic andPsychosocial Development of Gender Non-Conforming Youth From Childhood to Young Adulthood
Details about Johanna Olson, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Gabriel Zada, MD (Neurosurgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Integrative Genomic and Epigenetic Analysis of Pituitary Adenomas
Details about Gabriel Zada, MD (Neurosurgery)
Joyce Javier, MD, MPH (General Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Engaging Immigrants in Faith-Based Preventive Parenting Interventions
Details about Joyce Javier, MD, MPH (General Pediatrics)
Mimi Kim, MD (Endocrinology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Details about Mimi Kim, MD (Endocrinology)
Beth Pyatak, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Beating the Odds: Facilitating Lifestyle Change in Urban Latino Young Adults with Diabetes
Details about Beth Pyatak, PhD, OTR/L (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy)
Douglas Vanderbilt, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Biological and Psychosocial Risk Factors to Neurodevelopment in Infants Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Details about Douglas Vanderbilt, MD (Clinical Pediatrics)
Kimberly Aldinger, PhD (Cell and Neurobiology)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Epigenetic Analysis in Syndromic Epilepsy to Identify Novel Causal Genes
Details about Kimberly Aldinger, PhD (Cell and Neurobiology)
Alex Balekian, MD, MSHS (Internal Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Critical Care Outcomes in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease: An Approach to Disease-Specific Predictive Modeling and Comparative Effectiveness
Details about Alex Balekian, MD, MSHS (Internal Medicine)
Robert Brown, MD (Surgery, Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Irradiation Brain Injury
Details about Robert Brown, MD (Surgery, Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine)
William Mack, MD (Neurosurgery)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Complement Mediated Injury in a Translational Model of Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
Details about William Mack, MD (Neurosurgery)
Kathleen Page, MD (Medicine)
Award
KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar
Reseach Project
Effect of intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes on adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and beta cell function in Hispanic children
Details about Kathleen Page, MD (Medicine)