Basic Science Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Yonemoto Wes, PhD
  SOM:Medicine
  Human macrophage heterogeneity in HIV-1 infection
• Jacobs Evan, PhD
  Other
  Cytokine Responses in Elite Controllers of HIV
• Yang Zhiyuan, PhD
  Other
  Identifying the killing pathway that mediates CD4 T-cell depletion in HIV-infected lymphoid tissues
• Liu Haichuan, PhD
  SOM:Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep Sci
  Structure-function study of semen-derived HIV enhancing amyloids and their interactors

CC-CFAR Pilot Awards in HIV-Associated Malignancies

• Long Brian, PhD
  SOM:Medicine
  A humanized mouse model of KSHV infection and Kaposi?s sarcoma
• Tugizov Sharof, PhD,Other,DSc, DVM
  SOM:Medicine
  Potentiation of mucosal HIV transmission by HPV

Digital Health Research

• Rajan Jayant, MD
  SOM:Medicine
  mHealth in a Favela: Using Mobile Devices to Understand Chronic Disease in Brazil
• Hood Korey, PhD
  SOM:Pediatrics
  Audio Health Engagement Analysis in Diabetes: The AHEAD Study
• Govindarajan Prasanthi, MD,Other,MAS
  SOM:Emergency Medicine
  TELECONSULTATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ACUTE STROKE RECOGNITION: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
• Reynolds Teri, MD,PhD,MCR/MPH/MS
  SOM:Emergency Medicine
  Expert Consensus: Assessment of burns in resource limited settings via teleconsultation
• Bibbins-Domingo Kirsten, MD,PhD,Other,MAS
  SOM:Medicine
  Smashing the Soda: Development and Pilot Testing of a Desktop Video Game an Engaging and Innovative Approach to Encourage Middle-School Students to Drink Water

International Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Andrew Duncan, PhD
  SOM:Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  Promoting positive caregiver-child interaction between HIV-affected children and their caregivers with depression in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Chow Felicia, MD
  SOM:Neurology
  A cross-sectional study of cerebral vasoreactivity in HIV-infected individuals compared with uninfected controls.
• Sowinski Stefanie, PhD
  Other
  Investigating How CD4 T Cells Die in HIV-1-Infected Patients: Potential Implications for a Novel Therapeutic Intervention

New Direction

• Desai Tejal, PhD
  SOM:Physiology
  Role of Collagen Nanotopography in Corneal Tissue Engineering
• Burke Nancy, PhD
  SOM:Anthropology, History & Social Med
  Oral Health Literacy (OHL) for English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners

Novel Clinical/Translational Methods

• Wang Zhen, MD
  SOM:Radiology
  Hyperpolarized 13C MR Markers of Diabetic Nephropathy
• Brakeman Paul, MD,PhD
  SOM:Pediatrics
  Development of a Tubular Flow Cell for Evaluation of Therapeutics

Pilot Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Camlin Carol, PhD,Other,MPH
  SOM:Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep Sci
  Strategies to obtain systematic samples and measure HIV prevalence in migrant women in western Kenya
• Kang Dufour Mi-Suk, PhD,MCR/MPH/MS
  SOM:Medicine
  Aging, Cognitive Impairment and Ability to Engage in Healthcare following Incarceration

Pilot for Established Investigators

• Aghi Manish, MD,PhD
  SOM:Neurological Surgery
  Investigating the role of a c-Met/beta1 integrin complex in anti-angiogenic therapy resistance
• Sabes Philip, PhD
  SOM:Physiology
  A large-scale neural interface for visual cortical prostheses
• Aweeka Francesca, PharmD
  SOP:Clinical Pharmacy
  Optimization of pharmacokinetic analysis of the antimalarial drug piperaquine
• Wittmann Torsten, PhD
  SOD:Cell & Tissue Biology
  Light-controlled modulation of p53 activity as a tool to probe p53 signaling dynamics
• Minor Daniel, PhD
  Other
  Investigation of an unexpected sodium channel pore quaternary rearrangement
• Kirkwood Kimberly, MD
  SOM:Surgery
  Non-Invasive Imaging of Proteolytic Activity in the Pancreas: Towards Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
• Korenbrot Juan, PhD
  SOM:Ophthalmology
  Transduction of intraocular mechanical pressures by retinal ganglion cells
• Chesla Catherine, PhD,RN
  SON:Family Health Care Nursing
  Cultural Adaptaton and Feasibility Test of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Immigrants
• Dunn Laura, MD
  SOM:Psychiatry
  Family-Focused Therapy for Cancer Survivors
• Matloubian Mehrdad, MD,PhD
  SOM:Medicine
  Defining the Roles of Immune Receptor Signaling Adapters FcRgamma and DAP12 in Resolution of a Chronic Viral Infection
• Boushey Homer, MD
  SOM:Medicine
  The Effect of Acetaminophen on Airway Inflammation in Ozone-Exposed Healthy Individuals
• Zhang Xiaoliang, PhD
  SOM:Radiology
  Highly sensitive RF probes enabling enhanced quantitative metabolic imaging using ultrahigh field 14T MRI
• Napoles Anna, PhD,MCR/MPH/MS
  SOM:Medicine
  mWALK, a Mobile Phone Symptom Management Intervention for Ethnically Diverse, Low-SES Breast Cancer Survivors
• Garber Andrea, PhD,Other,RD
  SOM:Pediatrics
  One-year outcomes in adolescents with anorexia nervosa refed on higher vs. lower calorie diets
• Barber Diane, PhD
  SOD:Cell & Tissue Biology
  Regulation of adherens junctions in eye epithelium by intracellular pH
• Eisendrath Stuart, MD
  SOM:Psychiatry
  Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Effects on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Major Depressive Disorder
• Hellman Judith, MD
  SOM:Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
  Cannabinoid Receptor Modulation of the Endothelial Toll-like Receptor-Dependent Inflammatory Response
• Haas-Kogan Daphne, MD
  SOM:Radiation Oncology
  Determinants of response and resistance in pediatric low-grade glioma

Pilot for Junior Investigators

• Dumont Sophie, PhD
  SOD:Cell & Tissue Biology
  Combining molecular perturbations and biophysical measurements to probe the spindle assembly checkpoint
• Kuperman Rachel, MD
  CHORI
  Pilot Cross Sectional Trial to Determine Utility of Oculometrics as a Seizure Detector
• Leutwyler Heather, PhD,RN
  SON:Physiological Nursing
  Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Younger Adults with Schizophrenia
• Greenhouse Bryan, MD,Other,MA
  SOM:Medicine
  Plasmodium falciparum Exposure and Dysfunctional B Cell Memory
• Jura Natalia, PhD
  SOM:Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology
  Regulation of PI3K activity by the HER3 receptor tyrosine kinase
• Villeda Saul, PhD
  SOM:Anatomy
  Role of β2-Microglobulin in Regulating Regenerative and Cognitive Impairments in the Aging Brain
• Tuot Delphine, MD,Other,MAS
  SOM:Medicine
  Impact of cystatin C on safe and appropriate utilization of metformin among veterans with type 2 diabetes
• Lee Suzee, MD
  SOM:Neurology
  Longitudinal network degeneration in presymptomatic inherited frontotemporal dementia
• Kim Charlie, PhD
  SOM:Medicine
  Origins of Excess Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor in Perforin-Deficient Mice
• Chang Jolie, MD
  SOM:Otolaryngology
  Binaural Integration in Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Fung Jennifer, PhD
  SOM:Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep Sci
  Tracking Recombination in Single Cells Through Meiosis
• Long-Boyle Janel, PhD,PharmD
  SOP:Clinical Pharmacy
  Explaining Unexpected Drug Toxicities: How uremic toxins alter mycophenolic acid disposition
• Chang Tammy, MD,PhD
  SOM:Surgery
  Role of Matrix Rigidity in Modulating Hepatocyte Function Through the Rho-ROCK and Integrin Pathways
• Dang Alan, MD
  SOM:Orthopaedic Surgery
  The Use of Hypertrophic Chondrocytes to Augment Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions in Athymic Rats
• Evason Kimberley, MD,PhD
  SOM:Pathology
  Chemical inhibitors of beta-catenin mediated hepatic carcinogenesis

Pilot in Integrative Medicine

• Chao Maria, Other,DrPH, MPA
  SOM:Medicine
  The PRAXIS (Pragmatic Research of Acupuncture eXtended to Inpatient Services) Study
• Saslow Laura, PhD
  SOM:Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
  A Pilot Study of the Effects of a Multi-Component Online Diet Intervention on Health in Diabetics

Pilot Research Awards in Research Policy

• Woodruff Tracey, PhD,Other,MPH
  SOM:Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep Sci
  Navigating the Science: Development of a Systematic Search Strategy for Environmental Health Reviews of Chemical Toxicity

Shared Instrument

• Persson Anders, PhD
  SOM:Neurology
  Measurement of intracranial pressure in mice
• Rowitch David, MD,PhD
  SOM:Pediatrics
  Cryopreservation and Resuscitation Core Facility: Storage expansion
• Lin Matthew, MD
  SOM:Surgery
  Evaluating the Efficacy of Endoscopic Suturing for Weight Loss
• Qasim Atif, MD,Other,MSCE
  SOM:Medicine
  Improved Diagnosis and Prediction of Chemotherapy Related Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Breast Cancer

Translational Technology Development

• Chang Albert, MD,PhD
  SOM:Radiation Oncology
  Choline-Based Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging of Prostate Cancer
• Laird Diana, PhD
  SOM:Obstetrics, Gynecology & Rep Sci
  Quantitative 3D imaging of the mouse ovarian reserve
• Sinclair Elizabeth, PhD
  Other
  Detection of HIV Transcription in Individual Cells by Flow Cytometry
• Gerstenfeld Edward, MD
  SOM:Medicine
  High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Under-represented Faculty

• Reyes Reno, PhD
  SOM:Psychiatry
  Modulation of Glutamatergic Signaling by Inositol Hexakisphosphate Kinases
• Flowers Elena, PhD,MCR/MPH/MS,Other,MS
  SON:Physiological Nursing
  MicroRNA in Insulin Resistance and Prediction of Response to Pharmacologic Interventions