CTSI Funding Opportunities & Awardees

Application period: March 1 - March 29, 2023.

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) provides the infrastructure to translate scientific discoveries into innovations that improve health in Los Angeles and the nation. To achieve its mission and advance translational research, the CTSI periodically awards vouchers to defray the cost of core services. Under this RFA, the CTSI T1/T2 Accelerator Program (previously known as the Core Voucher Program), will award vouchers worth up to $10,000 in core services to investigators whose primary appointment is at UCLA Westwood, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA, Cedars-Sinai and Charles R. Drew University.

Visit the CTSI Core Voucher RFA page for complete information.

Application period anticipated: March 1 - April 1, 2023.

Catalyst Grants support team-building activities that advance translational science and promote collaborations across disciplines and CTSI institutions. Awards range from $100 to $5,000, depending on the nature scope of the project.

Visit the Catalyst RFA page for complete information.

Questions? Contact ctsicatalyst@mednet.ucla.edu. 

Apply by March 31, 2023. 

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LAC DHS) are partnering to develop and test interventions to enhance quality, efficiency and patient-centeredness of care provided by the LAC DHS. This solicitation requests letters of intent that describe ideas for such programs from which formal applications for funding will be selected. The UCLA CTSI and DHS will issue one pilot grant of up to $150,000 total to support the design and small scale implementation of interventions within DHS that will achieve the goals of quality, efficiency and patient centered care. The project will need to be completed within 2 years of notice of award. The DHS will provide additional resources and operational support for the selected projects. When completed, successful pilot projects will serve as a base for sustaining extramural funding to implement and formally evaluate the intervention(s) on a larger scale and longer timeframe within DHS. Acceptable funding mechanisms include but are not limited to NIH R01, R21, R03; PCORI, AHRQ, CDC, and CMS Center for Innovation.

Visit the Safety-Net Innovation Awards for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Apply by May 5, 2023 at 5:00pm.

The UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) invites applications for grants to fund pilot and/or feasibility studies for biomedical, epidemiological, or behavioral research. This funding is made available with departmental “Autism Initiative” funds to CART and matching funds via UCLA CTSI pilot funds. The UCLA CART houses several ACE Networks funded by NIH as part of a nationwide set of research programs. UCLA CART activities are wide-ranging and include the integration of clinical, imaging, genetic, and basic science research to create a synergistic milieu that maximizes the productivity of the participants and attracts other investigators to the field of autism. The purpose of these awards is to foster interactions and interdisciplinary research projects in the basic and clinical areas of autism. Preference will be given to projects that are likely to lead to successful future funding (by R01-type awards, etc). Proposals addressing the mechanism and treatment of autism are encouraged. 

Visit the CTSI / UCLA CART RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Application period anticipated: March 1 - April 1, 2023.

Catalyst Grants support team-building activities that advance translational science and promote collaborations across disciplines and CTSI institutions. Awards range from $100 to $5,000, depending on the nature scope of the project.

Visit the Catalyst RFA page for complete information.

Questions? Contact ctsicatalyst@mednet.ucla.edu. 

Application period: March 1 - March 29, 2023.

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) provides the infrastructure to translate scientific discoveries into innovations that improve health in Los Angeles and the nation. To achieve its mission and advance translational research, the CTSI periodically awards vouchers to defray the cost of core services. Under this RFA, the CTSI T1/T2 Accelerator Program (previously known as the Core Voucher Program), will award vouchers worth up to $10,000 in core services to investigators whose primary appointment is at UCLA Westwood, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA, Cedars-Sinai and Charles R. Drew University.

Visit the CTSI Core Voucher RFA page for complete information.

Application period now closed.

Up to $20,000/year is available (or $40,000/year with justified clinical translational significance). Four pilot projects will be funded in 2020. Up to two of them will be considered at the $40,000 funding level if strongly justified.

View the CTSI-CSORDA RFA for complete information and instructions on how to apply.

Application period now closed.

Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center / CTSI Augmentation Awards

Funding Available for Augmentation of Major Research Grants
Pilot funding is available to augment currently funded NIH or major foundation grants for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, to promote exploration of sex and gender-based differences and women’s health research. Funds can be used to focus on, expand, or strengthen a research project's applicability to women's health.

Visit the Iris Cantor-CTSI Awards RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center / CTSI Pilot Awards

Pilot Funding Available for Research in Women's Health
Pilot funding is available for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, who perform women’s health research, and/or research where exploration of sex and gender-based differences is relevant.

Visit the Iris Cantor-CTSI Awards RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Iris Cantor Women's Health Center / CTSI Young Investigator Awards

Young Investigator Funding Available for Research in Women's Health
Young Investigator funding is available for one doctoral level investigator (must have an M.D., Ph.D. or dual degree) or post-doctoral student engaged in research related to women’s health at UCLA. UCLA includes the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. All applicants must have a sponsoring, principal, mentor who holds a UCLA faculty appointment. 

Visit the Iris Cantor-CTSI Awards RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Iris Cantor Women's Health Center / CTSI Health Disparities Research Awards

Pilot Funding Available for Research in Health Disparities
Pilot funding is available for UCLA researchers, including researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA BioMed at Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, who perform research on health disparities.

Visit the Iris Cantor-CTSI Awards RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Apply by March 31, 2023. 

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LAC DHS) are partnering to develop and test interventions to enhance quality, efficiency and patient-centeredness of care provided by the LAC DHS. This solicitation requests letters of intent that describe ideas for such programs from which formal applications for funding will be selected. The UCLA CTSI and DHS will issue one pilot grant of up to $150,000 total to support the design and small scale implementation of interventions within DHS that will achieve the goals of quality, efficiency and patient centered care. The project will need to be completed within 2 years of notice of award. The DHS will provide additional resources and operational support for the selected projects. When completed, successful pilot projects will serve as a base for sustaining extramural funding to implement and formally evaluate the intervention(s) on a larger scale and longer timeframe within DHS. Acceptable funding mechanisms include but are not limited to NIH R01, R21, R03; PCORI, AHRQ, CDC, and CMS Center for Innovation.

Visit the Safety-Net Innovation Awards for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Application round now closed.

UCLA Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (RCMAR/CHIME) and UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Project Award

Applications for one-year Pilot Project Awards of up to $55,000 are being accepted for under-represented minority junior- and mid-level faculty and post-doctoral researchers. Applicants that are funded will conduct a pilot research project that focuses on minority older adult populations. Applicants are required to have a faculty appointment at UCLA or at another academic institution/organization in the greater Los Angeles area. Support will be given to pilot research projects that are consistent with the goal of the RCMAR/CHIME to provide research training and mentoring to under-represented minority junior- and midlevel faculty so they can advance their academic careers by conducting research that contributes to the reduction of health disparities affecting minority elders.

Visit the CTSI / RMCAR-CHIME RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Apply by May 5, 2023 at 5:00pm.

The UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) invites applications for grants to fund pilot and/or feasibility studies for biomedical, epidemiological, or behavioral research. This funding is made available with departmental “Autism Initiative” funds to CART and matching funds via UCLA CTSI pilot funds. The UCLA CART houses several ACE Networks funded by NIH as part of a nationwide set of research programs. UCLA CART activities are wide-ranging and include the integration of clinical, imaging, genetic, and basic science research to create a synergistic milieu that maximizes the productivity of the participants and attracts other investigators to the field of autism. The purpose of these awards is to foster interactions and interdisciplinary research projects in the basic and clinical areas of autism. Preference will be given to projects that are likely to lead to successful future funding (by R01-type awards, etc). Proposals addressing the mechanism and treatment of autism are encouraged. 

Visit the CTSI / UCLA CART RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Next application round to be announced.   

The CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (CURE: DDRCC) and the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) invite applications (new or second year renewal) for the CTSI/CURE Pilot and Feasibility Study. Funding will be available for high quality and innovative research in the biology, function and diseases of the digestive system, which is of relevance to the overall CURE Research Program, with special emphasis on receptor and signal transduction mechanisms, brain-gut interactions, neurogastroenterology, gastrointestinal and pancreatic physiology, pathophysiology and inflammation, and mechanisms underlying diseases of the digestive system. Proposed projects should lead to peer-reviewed extramural funding such as NIH, VA or related agency research grants in which PFS awardees serve as Principal Investigators. Awards are up to $40,000/year.

Visit the CTSI / CURE Pilot and Feasibility Study page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

Next application round now closed. 

The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) Research Themes, in collaboration with the Institute of Precision Health (IPH), offer the DGSOM Seed Grant Program in an effort to promote the assembly of teams of scientists that are well-positioned to perform innovative, high-impact research and ultimately compete for large team science grants from federal agencies and private foundations. 

Applications may include faculty throughout the UCLA campus in any biomedical or medical research area in which groundbreaking advances catalyzed by teams of researchers can be envisioned.

Visit the DGSOM Seed Grant Program page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Jau-Nian Chen, Ohyun Kwon	UCLA	Efsevin: A Novel Small Molecule Suppressor of Cardiac Fibrillation

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Xiao Hu	UCLA	TCD-IH: Noninvasive Intracranial Hypertension (IH) Diagnosis

2011

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Richard Gatti	UCLA	Development of Small Molecular Readthrough Compounds (SM-RTCs) for Treating Genetic Diseases Involving Nonsense Mutations
Arion Hadjioannou	UCLA	A System for Vascular Access in Preclinical Models

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2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Christian Roberts	UCLA	Effects of Exercise Training on Cardiac Structure and Function in Prediabetes Using 3D Cardiac MRI Technology
Simon Beaven	UCLA	Development of a novel biomarker for liver fibrosis
Sahib Khalsa	UCLA	A new anxiety treatment through augmented interoceptive exposure training
Jennie Tsao Kirsten Tillisch	UCLA	Brain connectivity and structure pain inhibition and gut microbiota in pediatric irritable bowel syndrome

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Erik Dutson	UCLA	Brain Responses Associated with Ingestive Behavior in Obese Patients: The Effects of Bariatric Surgery, and their Association with Behavioral and Satiety Signal Responses
Albert Shieh	UCLA	The Effects of Vitamin D3 versus 25OHD3 Supplementation on Serum Vitamin D Metabolites and Markers of Mineral Metabolism and Immune Function
Kattayoun Kordy	UCLA	Dose-Response Relationship of Tenofovir with HIV-1 Suppression in Ex-Vivo Model of Tissue Infectibility in Adolescents
Lara Ray	UCLA	Repositioning Ivermectin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders
Murray Kwon	UCLA	Mechanism of B-cell Activation and Hyperreactivity-Induced Sensitization Post Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Insertion
Aleksey Matveyenko	UCLA	Does Reversal of Melatonin Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Lead to Preservation of Insulin Secretion and Glucose Control?

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Ziva Cooper	UCLA	The Impact of Cannabis Use and Route of Administration on HIV-associated Inflammation

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Philippe Bourgois, Joel Braslow	UCLA	Integrating Policy and Research on Homelessness, Incarceration and Severe Mental Illness

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Robert Prins, Won Kim, Siwen Hu-Lieskovan	UCLA	Development of a Central Nervous System Metastasis Program at UCLA

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Roshan Bastani	UCLA	Liver Cancer Prevention and Control - Understanding and Addressing Disparities
Harvey Herschman	UCLA	A New Therapeutic Approach for Multiple Myeloma, Based on a Unique Biochemical Feature

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Arjun Deb, Eric Chiou, Michael Teitell, Michael Jung	UCLA	Using Stem Cell Modeling and Optical Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Strategies for Heart Failure

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Huan Meng	UCLA	Development of CRISPR/Cas9 Nanotherapeutics to Treat Cardiac Dysfunction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Susanne Nicholas	UCLA	Investigation of the Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on the Development of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Nicholas Bernthal, Jeff Miller, John Adams, Gerard Wong	UCLA	Combating Infection in the Bone Microenvironment: A Multi-faceted Approach to Subvert Antimicrobial Resistance.

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Samuel Weigt	UCLA	Using X-ray-based Functional Lung Imaging Technology to Detect Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Dimitrios Iliopoulis	UCLA	Development and Effectiveness of HDAC9-specific Pharmacological Inhibitors to Suppress the Inflammatory Response in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Airie Kim	UCLA	The Role of Zip8 in Host Defense Against Pulmonary Infection
Caroline Kuo	UCLA	Gene Correction of X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia Using Targeted Endonucleases
Elizabeta Nemeth	UCLA	The Mechanism of Adverse Interaction Between Iron and Inflammation in Pregnancy
Dinesh Rao	UCLA	The Role of the RNA Binding Protein, IGF2BP3, in B-cell Activation

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Jake Lusis, Adriana Huertas-Vazquez, Jussi Pihlajam?ki, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros	UCLA	Multi-omics Approaches to Understand Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
David Nathanson	UCLA	Integrated Metabolic and Molecular Profiling of Malignant Gliomas

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Ye Zhang, Gary Mathern, Baljit Khakh	UCLA	Unraveling Astrocyte Contributions to Epilepsy in Humans

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Alcino Silva	UCLA	Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit Mechanisms of the role of memory linking in causal reasoning
Josh Trachtenberg	UCLA	Dissecting the Neuronal Microcircuits of Decision-Making Using 2 Photon Ca++ Imaging
Neil Harris	UCLA	The Role of Astrocyte Network Function in Concussive Brain Injury
Melissa Spencer	UCLA	Investigation of a Non-canonical WNT Activator that Increases Muscle Growth

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Eran Halperin, Sriram Sankararaman, Ira Hofer	UCLA	Machine Learning Models for the Prediction of Adverse Outcomes After Surgery Using Electronic Medical Records and Genetic Data

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Kathrin Plath, Heather Christofk, Bill Lowry	UCLA	Diet and Development: Impact of Diet-Regulated Nutrients on Stem Cell Metabolism, Cell Fate, and the Chromatin and Transcriptional State

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Amander Clark	UCLA	Regenerating Germline Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells
Brigitte Gomperts	UCLA	Using a 4-D Stretchable Scaffold to Identify New Therapies for Lung Fibrosis
Leanne Jones	UCLA	Assessing Intestinal Stem Cell Aging Utilizing the Epigenetic Clock
Hanna Mikkola	UCLA	Transcription Elongation as a Regulator of Human HSC Stemness
Paul Weiss	UCLA	High-Throughput Vector-Free Delivery of Gene-Editing Payloads via Rapid Mechanical Deformation Enabled by Omniphobic Microfluidic Systems

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Maureen A. Su	UCLA	Epigenetic Regulation of Food Allergies
Magali Noval Rivas	Cedars-Sinai	Intestinal Microbiota Signatures and Immune Responses Underlying Oral Tolerance Breakdown during Food Allergy
Andre Nel	UCLA	Liver Targeting Tolerogenic Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Peanut Allergy

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Alan Chiem	Olive View	Point-of-Care Echocardiography and Pulmonary Ultrasound to Identify, Manage, and Risk-Stratify Patients with Acute Heart Failure Syndrome Presenting to the Emergency Department
Breena Taira	UCLA	Determinants of Pediatric Scald Risk in the Latino community: A Foundation for the Development of Evidence-based Community Scald Prevention Initiatives
Anna Milanesi	UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Thyroid hormone receptor isoforms specificity in skeletal muscle differentiation and regeneration
Florian Rader	Cedars-Sinai	Default Medication Intensification to Overcome Physician Inertia in the Treatment of Hypertension
Vivian Chang	UCLA	Exome Sequencing of Pediatric Patients with Cancer Predisposition
Ted Hutman	UCLA	Visual Scan Patterns in Response to Self- and Other-Modeled Emotion in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Eduard Panosyan	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Use of Enzymatic Depletion of Amino Acids to Enhance the Effect of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Against Brain Tumors
Satiro de Oliveira	UCLA	Anti-leukemic Immunotherapy Using Modification of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Stephen Shiao	Cedars-Sinai	Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation on Intestinal Inflammation and Microbiota
Alice Chung	Cedars-Sinai	The effect of basal gene expression on prognosis and Herceptin resistance in operable Her2+ invasive breast cancer
Mitchell Kamrava	UCLA	Molecular and multiparametric-MRI image profiling of sensitivity to neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) during definitive radiation treatment for high risk prostate cancer

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Chrisandra Shufelt	Cedars-Sinai	Estrogen Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease in Premenopausal Women
Heather Jones	Cedars-Sinai	Acute Lung Injury and Effects of NAMPT and NAM in Modulating Lung Inflammation
Bahman Chavoshan	UCLA	The role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the pathophysiology of COPD skeletal muscle dysfunction
Anuja Shah	UCLA	Metabolic Effect of Different Sources of Dietary Phosphorus
James Byrne	UCLA	Investigating the Potential of Reprogrammed Pluripotent Stem Cells for Patien-Specific Cellular Immunophenotyping to Differentiate Infection from Rejecting in Inestinal Transplantation
Laura Wozniak	UCLA	Immunophenotyping to Differentiate Infection from Rejection in Intestinal Transplantation
Elizabeth Bromley	UCLA	Intervention for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Denis Evseenko	UCLA	Inhibition of the lysophoshatidic acid signaling as a novel strategy for restoration of posttraumatic cartilage
Edward Lee	UCLA	Potential application of Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Yoon-Hee Cha	UCLA	Functional Neuroimaging and Neuromodulation in Mal de Debarquement Syndrome
Paul Tumeh	UCLA	A Needle-Free Nanovaccine Against Melanoma
Thao Nguyen	UCLA	Fibrosis, Stress, and Ventricular Arrhythmias

2012

UM Scholar	UCLA Scholar	Project Title
Josheph E. Gaugler	Joshua Chodosh	Alzheimer's Disease Coordinated Care for Hispanic and Latino Seniors
William Riley	Hector Rodriguez	HIE Use in Small- and Medium-Sized Primary Care Practices: Understanding & Eliminating the Disparity
Robert Simon Jones	Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez	Correlation of Early Childhood Caries Risk and Obesity in Preschool Age Children Via Salivary Testing

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Catherine Sarkisian	UCLA	Process and Impact Evaluation of the Healthy Communities LA! - A Community Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Older Adults in Los Angeles County
William Vega	USC	The Los Angeles Healthy Aging Indicator Project
Maria Aranda	USC	Bringing Evidenced-Based Depression Treatment to Historically Underrepresented Older Minorities
Arleen Brown	UCLA	The Use of Evidence-based Aging Initiatives in LA County and Developing Community-Informed Metrics of their Effectiveness
Steven Wallace	UCLA	Assessing Community Needs and Capacity to Increase the Use of Clinical Preventive Services by Underserved Adults Ages 50 Years and Older in South Los Angeles

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Joanna Schaenman	UCLA	Evaluation of T Cell Immune Function Impairment in Elderly Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (year 3)

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Joanna Schaenman	UCLA	Evaluation of T Cell Immune Function Impairment in Elderly Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (year 3)

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Joseph Dzierzewski	UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Cognitive Response to Improved Sleep in Late-Life: the Role of Inflammation (year 3)
Lee Jennings	UCLA	Evaluation of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program: Quality, Health Outcomes, Cost and Utilization (year 3)
Joanna Schaenman	UCLA	Evaluation of T Cell Immune Function Impairment in Elderly Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (year 2)

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Joseph Dzierzewski	UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Cognitive Response to Improved Sleep in Late-Life: the Role of Inflammation (year 2)
Lee Jennings	UCLA	The UCLA Alzheimer's and Dimentia Care Program: A Comprehensive, Coordinated, Patient-Centered Care for an Incurable Disorder (year 2)
Joanna Schaenman	UCLA	Evaluation of T Cell Immune Function Impairment in Elderly Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (year 1)

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Joseph Dzierzewski	UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Cognitive Response to Improved Sleep in Late-Life: the Role of Inflammation (year 1)
Lee Jennings	UCLA	The UCLA Alzheimer's and Dimentia Care Program: A Comprehensive, Coordinated, Patient-Centered Care for an Incurable Disorder (year 1)
Jordan Lake	UCLA	Addressing Chronic Inflammation and Comorbidity in HIV-infected Aging Adults (year 1)

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Ramesh Halder	UCLA	Impact of Aging on Hydrocarbon Oil-induced Pulmonary Vascular Inflammation and Alveolar Hemorrhage
Theodore Kelesidis	UCLA	Ex Vivo/In Vitro Studies of Novel Therapeutics for HIV-Related Accelerated Aging
Zhenqi Zhou	UCLA	The Role of DJ1 in Regulating Metabolic Homeostasis, Adiposity, and Inflammation with Aging

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Pritha Gupta	UCLA	Soluble CD200 may Positively Correlate with Age and CAD Severity
Sangeeta Dhawan	UCLA	Promoting Beta Cell Regeneration in Aging with Growth Factor GDF11
Vera Chesnokova	Cedars-Sinai	Gro1 Promotes Senescence of Hippocampal Neural Progenitors in Aging Brain
Miklos Peterfy	Cedars-Sinai	Hematopoietic Rejuvenation as a Therapeutic Approach in Aging Associated Inflammation and Metabolic Dysfunction
Homero E. del Pino	Charles R. Drew University	Evaluating the Usability of an Alcohol SBI (CARET-HIV) for Older Adults with HIV Infection
Ram Singh	UCLA	Changes in Non-conventional T-cells that Reach Against Lipids with Aging: Role in Inflammation and Immune Suppression
Theodore Robles	UCLA	Social Engagement and Health in Assisted Living Facilities

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Pia Banerjee	UCLA	Neurocognitive, Functional, and Neuroimaging Predictors of Radiation-Induced Neurocognitive Decline in Elderly Malignan Glioma Patients
Albert Shieh	UCLA	Assessing the Balance Between Bone Formation and Resorption: An Index of Net Bone Formation
Christian Roberts	UCLA	Characterization of Myocellular Lipids in Older Obese Adults Using Novel MR Spectroscopic Imaging
Joanna Schaenman	UCLA	Immunologic Control of Infection in the Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipient
Jonathan Wanagat	UCLA	Characterization of Myocellular Lipids in Older Obese Adults Using Novel MR Spectroscopic Imaging
David Casero	UCLA	Identification of Protective Factors for the Regenerative Recovery of Immune System Function: the Molecular Signatures of Murine and Human Thymic Aging

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Meredith Braskie	UCLA	Growth Factors, Neuroinflammation, Exercise, and Brain Integrity
David Black	UCLA	RCT of Mindful Awareness Practices for Sleep and inflammation in Older Adults
Marissa Caudill	UCLA	RCT of Mindful Awareness Practices for Sleep and inflammation in Older Adults
Gelareh Gabayan	UCLA	Emergency Department Crowding and Community Determinants and Patient Outcomes
Donald Lamkin	UCLA	Stress-Induced Inflammatory Signaling in Leukemia
Lee Jennings	UCLA	Perspectives of Persons Aging with HIV
Eric Hayden	UCLA	Structural Determination of Aβ40 and Aβ42 Oligomers of Specific Size (Order)

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
William Hsu	UCLA	Building Research Maps for Catalyzing Translational Medicine
Susanne Nicholas	UCLA	Validation of a Clinical Biomarker and a Novel Point-of-Care Device for Diabetic Kidney Disease
Aydogan Ozcan	UCLA	Dual-Color Mobile Phone-based Fluorescence Microscopy Platform for the Detection of IS6110 Insertion Fragment in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis DNA
Sean Young	UCLA	An Automated Platform for Mining Social Data and Predicting Behaviors

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Dimitrios Vatakis	UCLA	Digital genomic quantification of CD8 T-Cell subset clonality in HIV infection
Matthew Marsden	UCLA	Evaluating HIV latency and persistence in vivo using genetically barcoded

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Debika Bhattacharya	UCLA	Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications of HIV/HCV Co-infection
Irvin Chen	UCLA	Genetic engineering of a multifactorial approach to cure AIDS
Genhong Cheng	UCLA	25-Hydroxycholesterol and its analogs as novel broad antiviral agents
David Gere	UCLA	Mixed methods secondary data analysis for AMP!
Risa Hoffman	UCLA	Understanding retention in Malawi's Option B+ Program
Ian Holloway	UCLA	Network influences on HIV risk and technology use among Dominican MSM sex workers
Steve Horvath	UCLA	Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for HIV-Associated Non-AIDS (HANA) condition
Sung-Jae Lee	UCLA	Enhancing linkage to care for MSM through provider-outreach worker paired teams
Anne Rimoin	UCLA	Understanding the Relationship between HIV and Schistosomaisis in the Congo Basin

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Genhong Cheng	UCLA	25-Hydroxycholesterol and its analogs as novel broad antiviral agents
Steve Horvath	UCLA	Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for HIV-Associated Non-AIDS (HANA) condition
Debika Bhattacharya	UCLA	Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications of HIV/HCV Co-infection
Irvin Chen	UCLA	Genetic engineering of a multifactorial approach to cure AIDS

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Arjun Deb	UCLA	Understanding heart fibrosis: from genetics to imaging and therapy

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Thomas Vondriska	UCLA	Epigenomic diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease
Mansoureh Eghbali	UCLA	Role of oxidized lipids and miR193 in pulmonary hypertension

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Yibin Wang Jake Lusis	UCLA	Systems Genetics of Heart Failure: Paving the Road to Translation

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Daniel Ennis	UCLA	Measuring cardiomyocyte performance in vivo with MRI
Huan Meng	UCLA	Custom design of polyrotaxane nanocarrier for CRISPR/Cas9 delivery in DMD
Stan Nelson	UCLA	Assessment of vacuum needle biopsy system for sampling in muscle disease
Frank Petrigliano	UCLA	(not available)
Melissa Spencer	UCLA	Generation of a humanized mouse model of DMD

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Karen Reue, Andrea Hevener	UCLA	Genetic and molecular determinants of statin related myopathy in the mouse
Bridgitte Gomperts, April Pyle	UCLA	Improving our understanding of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by modeling the muslce niche
Rachelle Crosbie-Watson, Ken Roos	UCLA	Restoration of muscle cell adhesion to treat cardiomyopathy in muscular dystrophy
M. Carrie Miceli, Stanley Nelson, April Pyle, Rachelle Crosbie-Watson, Melissa Spencer, Linda Baum	UCLA	Stem cell approaches for combination DMD Exon skipping therapy

2015

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Isidro Salusky	Roles of iron, phosphate, and chronic kidney disease in the regulation of fibroblast growth factor 23
Rashmi Shetgiri	A primary care-based, family-focused intervention to reduce Latino youth violence

2014

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Donald Kohn	Stem cell gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Joanna Jen	Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Enigmatic Pediatric Neurological Disorders
Sheryl Katoaka	Redesigning depression detection and treatment for low-income minority adolescents in school health clinic
Harley Kornblum	Neural stem cells in autism pathophysiology
Biagio Saitta	Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Mouse Models to Identify Regulatory Mechanisms of Skeletal Dysplasias

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Dino Di Carlo, Jeffrey Zink	UCLA	Magnetic-nanoparticle induced mechanical and thermal disruption to eradicate indwelling biofilms
Marcus Horwitz	UCLA	Development of a new class of antibiotics: near atomic resolution of the Francisella T6SS structure and identification of inhibitors of assembly and secretion

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Thomas Carmichael	UCLA	Stem Cell Therapy for Intracerebral Hemorrhage

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Michael Basso	UCLA	A new model of the slowly progressing degeneration in Parkinson's disease
Peyman Golshani	UCLA	Imaging pathological network dynamics in Huntington's disease
Jason Hinman	UCLA	Determining molecular synergism between white matter stroke and Alzheimer's disease
Feliz Schweizer	UCLA	Neuronal effects of PD related pesticides

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Armen Arevian	UCLA	Personalized, Predictive Markers of Clinical Outcome in Mental Illness through Speech Analysis
Joseph Rojas	UCLA	Defining the myogenic niche for rotator cuff skeletal muscle regeneration by administration of hPSC-pericytes
Kate Wolitzky-Taylor	UCLA	Engaging Stakeholders to Identify Barriers to Delivering Evidence Based Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Community Mental Health

2020

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Xia Yang	UCLA	Multi-omics Integration to Identify ASD Network Perturbations and Reposition Drugs
Abigail Dickinson	UCLA	Characterizing Distinct and Shared Functional Disruptions across Genetic Etiologies in ASD: A Multivariate Pattern Analysis

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Carlos Portera-Cailliau	UCLA	Transcriptomic Analysis of Parvalbumin and Pyramidal Neurons in the Fmr1-/ Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Stephanie White	UCLA	Defining Cell Types and Transcriptional Networks in a Vocal Learner

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Charlotte DiStefano	UCLA	EEG Markers of Intervention Response in Minimally Verbal Children with ASD
Shulamite Green	UCLA	Neurochemical Excitatory/Inhibitory Imbalance and Sensory Over- Responsivity in Children with ASD
Rujuta Bhatt Wilson	UCLA	Quantitative Measures of Infant Motor Function to Identify Early Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Christopher Colwell	UCLA	Is Dim Light at Night a Risk Factor for Autism Spectrum Disorders?
Mirella Dapretto	UCLA	Parsing ASD Heterogeneity: Neuroendophenotypes of Social and Sensory Responsivity
Harley Kornblum	UCLA	Establishing the Causal Contribution of Microglia and Adult Neuroinflammation to Social, Cognitive, and Tactile Dysfunction in Mice with Environmental and Genetic Susceptibilities for ASD

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Weize Hong	UCLA	Investigating The Role of Amygdala Circuitry in ASD-Related Behavior
Michael Gandal	UCLA	Targeting Microglial Activation for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Proof-of-Concept, Target-engagement Study
David Hayes-Bautista, Amanda Gulsrud	UCLA	Latino Parents of Children with Autism: Understanding how Innovative Mobile Internet Technology can Increase Access to Care

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Marco Iacoboni	UCLA	From seeing to participating: dysregulation of fuctional connectivity during action perception and imitation in autism spectrum disorder

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Shafali Jeste, Amanda Gulsrud	UCLA	Early intervention targeting social communication in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex
Sandra Loo	UCLA	Brain oscillatory patterns associated with GABA/Glutamate signaling and cognition in ASD
Alcino Silva	UCLA	Immune activation during pre- and post-natal development causes social phenotypes in a mouse model of Tuberous

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Hongjing Lu	UCLA	Impact of autism on action perception
Danny J.J. Wang	UCLA	Perfusion MRI and functional connectivity in ASD
Beate Rtiz	UCLA	The link between pre-conceptual and prenatal supplementary folic acid intake and ASD in the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC)

2012

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Nigel Maidment	UCLA	Role of endogenous opioids in cocaine and opiate abuse
Jennifer Levitt	UCLA	Glutamate in autism and early development

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Jihane Benhammou	UCLA	The novel human long non-coding RNA, OLMALINC, regulates lipid metabolism through differential regulation of the Sterol Response Binding Proteins and SCD
Hui Hua Chang	UCLA	Free fatty acid receptors-mediated regulation of YAP activity in obesity-promoted pancreatic cancer
Jennifer Fulcher	UCLA	Investigating the role of gut microbiome maturation in oral polio vaccine response
Arpana Gupta	UCLA	Sex differences in brain-microbiome-immune interactions in obesity
Marc Liesa Roig	UCLA	Identification of a mitochondrial antioxidant system that fails in alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
Slavica Tudzarova-Trajkovska	UCLA	Pancreatic tumor promoting role of β-cell Warburg effect in type-2 diabetes

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Elizabeth Videlock	UCLA	The role of colonic inflammation and gliosis in a mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
Arpana Gupta	UCLA	Sex differences in microbiome-related alterations in brain signatures in obesity
Slavica Tudzarova-Trajkovska	UCLA	Pancreatic tumor promoting role of β-cell Warburg effect in type-2 diabetes

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Jill Hoffman	UCLA	The role of CRHR2 signaling in enteric glial cell function during colitis
Elaine Hsiao	UCLA	Dissecting Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for Communication Across the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Marina Koutsioumpa	UCLA	Characterization and therapeutic targeting of ING3 chromatin pathway in pancreatic cancer
David Padua	UCLA	The Role of the Long-Noncoding RNA, CKDN2B-AS1, in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Jill Hoffman	UCLA	The role of CRHR2 signaling in enteric glial cell function during colitis
Elaine Hsiao	UCLA	Dissecting Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for Communication Across the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Marina Koutsioumpa	UCLA	Characterization and therapeutic targeting of ING3 chromatin pathway in pancreatic cancer
David Padua	UCLA	The Role of the Long-Noncoding RNA, CKDN2B-AS1, in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Kyriaki Bakirtzi	UCLA	Identification and characterization of IBD-associated exosomes; horizontal gene transfer between the adipose and intestinal tissues
John Colicelli	UCLA	Regulation of RAB5 GTPase activity during Listeria monocytogenes infection
Alexandra Drakaki	UCLA	Molecular mechanisms and targeting of miR-9 in hepatocellular oncogenesis
Maria Hatziapostolou	UCLA	(not available)
Jonathan Jacobs	UCLA	The effect of an inflammatory bowel disease associated enterotype and metabotype on colitis in humanized gnotobiotic mice
Leanne Jones	UCLA	Characterizing the role of Tricellulin in intestinal disease
Swapna Joshi	UCLA	Colonic mucosal micro RNA and gene expression associated pathways and their correlation with dysbiosis in colonic mucosa in Irritable bowel Syndrome
Yoko Kidani	UCLA	Investigating the effect of lipid metabolism on Th17/Treg balance in gut immunity
DeChen Lin	Cedars-Sinai	Identification and characterization of super-enhancer driven transcripts in esophageal cancer through functional genomic approaches
Claudia San Miguel	UCLA	The role of adipokines as moderators and mediators of brain structure/activity signatures and their association with ingestive behaviors and weight loss after bariatric surgery
Claudio Scaofglio	UCLA	Combination treatments with sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors in pancreatic cancers
Ali Sedarat	UCLA	Randomized controlled study of patients with severe refractory or recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding
Heloisa Soares	UCLA	Negative feedback loops by MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR in pancreatic cancer
Iina Tuomenin	UCLA	Determining the functional role of Stard3nl in liver fibrosis
Elizabeth Volkman	UCLA	Integrative analysis of the colonic microbiota and gastrointestinal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis

2014

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Stavroula Baritaki	UCLA	Effects of corticotrophin releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) in modulating colon cancer immunoescape through Fas/FasL regulation
Kai Fang	UCLA	Regulation of colitis by miR-221-5p and miR-222 3p-neurokinin receptor interactions
Cynthia Hong	UCLA	Regulation of intestinal lipid metabolism by IDOL
Haofeng Ji	UCLA	Neuroregulation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in orthotopic liver transplantation: immunomodulation via PKA-CREB-KL4 pathway
Thomas Vallim	UCLA	Central role of FXR-MAFG in bile acid homeostasis and inflammation

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Christos Polytarchou	UCLA	The role of miR-21 expression in ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer initiation and progression
Kathleen Hertzer	UCLA	Understanding the link between diet, inflammation, and pancreatic cancer
Katrin Hacke	UCLA	A novel chemoselection strategy for hematopoetic stem cell transplantation in IBD
Martin Martin	UCLA	Peptidomic survey of regulated hormone secretion from human small intestinal mucosa derived from a subject with a germ-line mutation of PCSK1
Timothy Donahue	UCLA	Targeting micro RNA 21 in human pancreatic cancer

2020

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Sissy Wamaitha & Amander Clark	UCLA	Building a Nonhuman Primate Model for Overcoming Primary Ovarian Insufficiency with Regeneration from Pluripotent Stem Cells”

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Richard Pietras, Michael Jung, Diana Marquez Garban	UCLA	Antiestrogens in breast cancer immunotherapy

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Edythe London, Nicole Peterson	UCLA	Sex/gender differences in the neural and behavioral response to reduced nicotine cigarettes
Kirsten Tillisch	UCLA	Sex differences in gut microbiota-gut brain axis
Madhuri Wadehra	UCLA	Determination of EMP2 antibody drug conjugates for treatment of triple negative breast cancer

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Adriana Vidal	Cedars-Sinai	Increasing human papilloma virus vaccine uptake via general health messaging
Otto Yang	UCLA	Novel therapeutic vaccine that elicits cellular immunity to clear human papilloma virus (HPV) infection

2020

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Katherine Chen	UCLA	Health Disparities Among Women Displaced in California's Affordable Housing Crisis
Zoe Guttman	UCLA	Male-Female Differences in Ambiguity Aversion and Correlated Brain Function in Stimulant Use Disorder
Airie Kim	UCLA	Sex Differences in the Role of Iron Regulation in Pulmonary Hypertension

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Lenore Ackerman	Cedars-Sinai	The role of vaginal microbiota in urinary urge incontinence
Utpal Banerjee	UCLA	Interaction between molecular and metabolic pathways that influence adverse development of pre-implantation embryos in diabetes
Stephanie Correa	UCLA	Tamoxifen and thermoregulation: investigating the role of ER alpha expressing neuronal populations in the hypothalamus

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Yalda Afshar	UCLA	Decreasing maternal morbidity by monitoring circulating trophoblasts (cTBs): A maternal biomarker for morbidly adherent placentation
Karen Reue	UCLA	Dietary supplementation to prevent and reverse statin-related diabetes in females
Alice Sorgani	UCLA	High throughput screening of HGSOC organoids to identify effective drug combinations for treatment of ovarian cancer (ReACp53 and tyrosine kinase inhibitors)

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Amander Clark	UCLA	Exploring the Use of Stem Cells to Overcome Infertility after Cancer Therapy
Stephanie Correa	UCLA	A Female-specific Brain-bone Axis: Investigating Bone Regulating Neurons in the Hypothalamus

2016

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Otto Yang, Anna Barbara Moscicki	UCLA	Novel Therapeutic Vaccine that Elicits Cellular Immunity to Clear Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection
Adriana Vidal, Peter Szilagyi	UCLA	Increasing Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Uptake via General Health Massaging

2015

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Hillary Coller	UCLA	Is switching from long to short form RECK an important contributor to breast cancer progression and metastasis for triple negative breast cancer?
Mansoureh Eghbali	UCLA	The estrogen paradox and the role of micro-RNA-193 I the rescue action of phytoestrogen genistein in pulmonary hypertension
Mark Goodarzi	Cedars-Sinai	A systems genetics investigation of adipose tissue dysfunction in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome
Sandra Orsulic	Cedars-Sinai	Collagen remodeling during ovarian aging
Kathrin Plath Anna Sahakyan	UCLA	CRISPR/Cas9 screen for the establishment of human na?ve pluripotent stem cell culture conditions
Claudia SanMiguel, Emeran Mayer	UCLA	Brain activity associated with hunger and satiation and in response to food-cues in obese women, and its relation to weight loss after bariatric surgery
Mary Sehl	UCLA	Studying age accelerating effects in breast tissue and their relationship to breast cancer risk: How methylation patterns in female breast change with hormone exposure

2020

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Milica Momcilovic & David Shackelford	UCLA	Anti-estrogen Therapy to Improve Response to mTOR Inhibitors in Female Patients with Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Christine Cunningham,  Mansoureh Eghbali	UCLA	Investigating Y chromosome protection against pulmonary hypertension as a novel therapeutic strategy for women

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Nicolaos Palaskas	UCLA	Targeting ferroptosis in ovarian cancer
Zhi Zhang	UCLA	Estrogen sensitive neurons that regulate temperature: Implications for the mechanism of hot flashes

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Elizabeth Evans, Alison Hamilton	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, UCLA	A mixed methods approach to understanding gender differences in pain and behavioral responses to complementary and integrative health (CIH/CAM) in military veterans
Margaret Mohr, Paul Micevych	UCLA	Hypothalamic astrocyte proliferation: Role in female reproduction (Puberty)
Kurt Zeyneb, Xia Yang	UCLA	Understanding sexual dimorphism of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease via big data integration

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Alexandra Dupont, Julienne Bower	UCLA	Early life influences on adulthood health: exploring the association in breast cancer survivors and young adults
Zhenqi Zhou, Andrea Hevener	UCLA	Impact of skeletal muscle Lmcd1 expression on Era action in the maintenance of metabolic homeostatsis

2018

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Lourdes Guerrero	UCLA	Evaluation of a randomized wait-list controlled trial across six community-based senior sites to assess the short-term impact of the National Council on Aging’s “Aging Mastery Program”
Joesph Ladapo	UCLA	Social engagement strategies to improve medication adherence among older adults in Los Angeles County participating in MyMeds
Kimberly Narain	UCLA	The impact of care coordination in the Dual Eligible Special Need Plans (D-SNPs) on hospital and emergency room use among elderly enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare

2017

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Alejandra Casillas	UCLA	First warning signs for cognitive decline: Self-reported memory problems and neuro-cognitive testing among middle-aged and older adults across race/ethnicity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Yelba Castellon-Lopez	UCLA	Promoting advanced care planning in older Latino adults through shared decision making
Kia Jeffers	UCLA	Integrating the Medicare DPP into the community-based nursing program of a safety net health system
Zvinka Zlatar	UC San Diego	Subjective cognitive decline and neurocognition in Hispanic older adults

2016

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Maria Marquine	UC San Diego	Successful Aging among Latinos (SAL)
Courtney Thomas	UCLA	Racial Identity as a Resource for Healthy Aging: Improving Psychosocial Resilience among Older African Americans
April Thames	UCLA	Accelerated Cognitive Aging as a Function of HIV and Lifetime Stress/Adversity

2015

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Cleopatra Abdou-Kamperveen	USC	Psychosocial mediators and moderators of healthcare stereotype threat in older African Americans and Latinos
Brandon Brown	UC Riverside	Differences in age and ethnicity in HIV testing and perceptions of HIV risk in the Coachella Valley
Annie Lu Nguyen	USC	HIV management and successful aging in men from communities of color
Yuying Tsong	Cal State Fullerton	Vietnamese American older adults’ mental health literacy and help seeking
Arturo Vargas Bustamante	UCLA	Factors affecting hypertension risk awareness and self-management among socially isolated Mexican-American older adults

2014

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Homero del Pino	Charles R. Drew University	Exploring the sexual risk behaviors of older HIV+ men who have sex with men
Maisha T. Robinson	UCLA	Closing the gap about crossing over: Addressing the disparity in advance-care planning in elderly African Americans
Efrain Talamantes	UCLA	The impact of age, race and ethnicity on kidney transplant mortality

2013

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Nazleen Bharmal	UCLA	Cultural adaptation of stroke risk reduction curriculum for low-income South-Asian older adults
Jung-Ah Lee	UC Irvine	The use of innovative mobile health technology among elderly Hispanics on anticoagulation therapy
Annie Lu Nguyen	USC	Behaviors related to diabetes management among elderly Latino patients see at a federally qualified health center

2012

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Luisa Blanco	RAND/Pepperdine	Financial exclusion and the wellbeing of minority elders in the United States
Sarah Choi	UC Irvine	Diabetes self-care program for older Korean immigrants and their spouses
Homero del Pino	Charles R. Drew University	Exploring the social support of gay men in sobriety

2011

Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title
Adrianna Izquierdo	UCLA	Familism, social support, stress, and depressive symptoms among older Latinos in the United States: The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Study
Aurelia Macabasco-O’Connell	Azusa Pacific University	Testing the effectiveness of an intensive dietary sodium intervention in elderly Latinos with chronic health failure
Sylvia Paz	UCLA	Language equivalence in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS?) physical functioning measure
Sarah Song	Rush University	A community partnered approach to improving stroke symptom recognition and response in elderly Korean-Americans

2013

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Tony Kuo	LA County Dept pf Public Health	Identifying Opportunities and Examining Evidence-Based Programs to Improve the Health of Youth in Los Angeles County
Kenny Yat-Choi Kwong	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Prospective study of asthma control, asthma morbidity, quality of life (QOL) and health care expenditure in asthmatic children during transition from acute care at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (HUMC) back to community managed care organizations
Carol Mangione	UCLA	Implementation of a Primary Care-Based Teleretinal Screening Protocol for the Los Angeles County Safety Net
Kenneth Wells, Kristin Ochoa	UCLA	Los Angeles County Psychiatric Emergency Room Outcomes Study
Theodore Friedman	UCLA	Obesity Group Visits: An Innovative Program to Deliver Obesity Services at DHS Facilities

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Wei-Ti Chen	UCLA	Project Burmese: Understanding HIV-related Stigma and Mental Stress in HIV-positive Burmese
Felicia Hodge	UCLA	American Indian Veterans Smoking Cessation Pilot Program
Christine Samuel-Nakamura	UCLA	The Distribution of Hazardous Sites in American Indian/Alaskan Native Communities in LA County
Huibrie Pieters	UCLA	Non-initiation of Aromatase Inhibitors: How Older Breast Cancer Patients Decide
Yeonsu Song	UCLA	Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes: A Dyadic Intervention
Paul Macey	UCLA	Autonomic Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2019

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Daniel DeUgarte	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	County?Wide Implementation of Post? Operative Pain Management Guidelines with Reduction of Prescribed Opioids
David G. Armstrong, Gregory A. Magee	USC	The Hotfoot Line: Implementation and Harmonization of an Instant-triage Program to Speed Care and Eliminate Preventable Diabetes-related Amputation in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

2018

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Emiley Chang	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Curing the Opioid Crisis: Integrative Medicine Services for Outpatient Pain Management
Lello Tesema	LA County Dept. of Heath Services (Correctional Health Services) / USC	Rapid Engagement of Patients with Substance Use Disorders through Expedited Triage (RESET): A Jail Implementation Study
Kabir Yadav	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Using Behavioral Science to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Settings

2017

Principal Investigator	PI Institution	Project Title
Dong Chang	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Time Limited Trials to Reduce Non?Beneficial Intensive Care Unit Treatments Among Critically?Ill Patients with Advanced Medical Illnesses
Elizabeth Pyatak	USC	Addressing Uncontrolled Diabetes in Primary Care: A Lifestyle Redesign Approach
Kenneth Zangwill	Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA	Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis After Surgical Incision Closure

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Debby Peterson
(310) 423-8969

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences
CDU Research Facilitator

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Center
Raquel Gutierrez
(310) 222-2503

University of California, Los Angeles
Deborah Herman
(310) 794-5263