Academic Senate Awardees (AS)
Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Andrew Brack, PhD
Antibody-directed inhibition of GDF11 to enhance aged skeletal muscle repair
SOM: Orthopaedic Surgery
Tejal Desai
The colonic microbiome preceding Parkinson's disease: a pilot study
SOM + SOP: Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences
Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH
The colonic microbiome preceding Parkinson's disease: a pilot study
SOM: Medicine
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Moshiur Anwar, MD, PhD
Intraoperative Imaging of Microscopic Residual Tumor Cells and Lymph Node Involvement Using an Ultra-Thin Molecular Imaging Skin
SOM: Radiation Oncology
Judith Ashouri, MD
In depth characterization of RA synovial T cells
SOM: Medicine
Xin Duan, PhD
Mechanisms Underlying Type II Cadherin Guided Assembly of Retinal Circuits
SOM: Ophthalmology
Ari Molofsky, MD, PhD
Innate lymphocytes at the developing brain-immune interface
SOM: Laboratory Medicine
Aoife O'Donovan, PhD
Effects of inflammation on cognitive impairment and brain structure in late life depression
SOM: Psychiatry
Saidas Nair, PhD
Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Ocular Refractive Development
SOM: Ophthalmology
Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD
Development of an infrastructure to support precision medicine research for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor users
SOP: Clinical Pharmacy
Shared Technology Award
James Fraser, PhD
A Device to Accelerate Crystal Harvesting for the Macromolecular Structure Group and the Broader UCSF Structural Biology Community
SOM+SOP: Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences
Team Science Grant
Peder Larson, PhD
Hyperpolarized 13C Metabolic Imaging for Preclinical Detection of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
SOM: Radiology
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Alzheimer Disease Research Center (ADRC) Developmental Projects Award
Huinan Li, PhD
Defining the Role of Granulin in Astrocyte Function and Neurodegeneration
SOM: Opthalmology
Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
lsey Holt, ScD
A person-centered approach to increase access to high quality contraceptive care in rural Mississippi
SOM: Family & Community Medicine
Cancer Center - Cancer Center Support Grant (CC-CCSG)
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Robert Flavell, MD, PhD
Improved risk stratification in localized prostate cancer using hyperpolarized 13C pH imaging
SOM: Radiology
UCSF - Gladstone Institute of Virology & Immunology Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
International Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS
Alastair van Heerden, PhD
Understanding factors that facilitate effective uptake and integration of health interventions in South African primary health care clinics
SOM: Medicine
Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS
Sushama Telwatte, PhD
Defining the cellular and viral factors underlying HIV latency at the single cell level
SOM: Affiliates
Ursula Schulze-Gahmen, PhD
Structure-based Tat/TAR inhibitor screening for the development of novel treatments and a cure for HIV/AIDS
SOM: Medicine
Arya Zarinsefat, MD
Improving clinical care for HIV-infected transplant patients by innovations in rejection diagnostics
SOM: Surgery
Sarah Mars, PhD
Locating perceptions of HIV acquisition and transmission risks among people who inject drugs in West Virginia
SOM: Family & Community Medicine
Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM)
Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Dennis Black, PhD
Atypical Femur Fracture (AFF): Developing a predictive tool for AFF risk and establishing AFF impact on morbidity and mortality
SOM: Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Global Cancer Program in the Helen Diller Cancer Center (GCP-HDFCCC)
Global Cancer Pilot Award
Jyu-Lin Chen, RN, PhD, FAAN
Smartphone-Based Cancer and Obesity Prevention Program For Chinese Women: SCOPP–Chinese Women
SON: Family Health Care Nursing
Mount Zion Health Fund (MZHF)
Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Grace Lin, MD
Passport to Health: Improving decision support to encourage individualized cancer screening decisions for older adults
SOM: Medicine
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Bahram Razani, MD, PhD
Optogenetic control of patterned inflammation
SOM: Dermatology
National Center of Excellence in Women's Health (NCOEWH)
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS
Experiences with Racism and Discrimination; Colleagues as Allies and Teachers (ERADiCATe)
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi-CA)
Innovation Award in Prematurity Research
Joshua Robinson, PhD
Utilizing Systematic Screening Approaches to Identify Pesticides that Contribute to Preterm Birth
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Dawn Gano, MD, MAS
Coagulation and Neurodegeneration Biomarkers of Ventriculomegaly in Preterm Infants with Intraventricular Hemorrhage
SOM: Neurology
Pilot Award in Prematurity Research
Sarah Roberts, DrPH
Coagulation and Neurodegeneration Biomarkers of Ventriculomegaly in Preterm Infants with Intraventricular Hemorrhage
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
UCSF School of Dentistry - Research
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Benjamin Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD
Sweetened Beverage Prices, Marketing Receptivity, and Behaviors in Rural California
SOD: Preventive & Restorative Dental Science
Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee SOM (REAC)
Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Mehrdad Arjomandi, MD
Airway Macrophage Population and Function Alteration After Ozone Exposure in COPD
SOM: Medicine
Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH
Using mobile technologies and community health workers to find and support TB contacts in Beira, Mozambique
SOM: Medicine
Brian Feeley, MD
Human Fibroadipoprogenitor (FAP) stem cells in rotator cuff disease: functional assessment of regenerative potential
SOM: Orthopaedic Surgery
Larry Fong, MD
Peripheral blood immune cell profiling of cholangiocarcinoma patients undergoing immunotherapy with GM-CSF and pembrolizumab
SOM: Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ellen Herbst, MD
Use of a Wearable Neuromodulation Device to Reduce Opioid Craving in Veterans with Chronic Pain
SOM: Psychiatry
Joseph Shieh, MD, PhD
dHealth and Gene Jabber
SOM: Pediatrics
Kathleen Tebb, PhD
Health-E Males: The Development and Pilot Testing of an mHealth App to Promote Patient-Centered Sexual Health Information and Services for Adolescent Boys
SOM: Pediatrics
Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences
Mallar Bhattacharya, MD
Macrophage function in lung fibrosis
SOM: Medicine
Michael Bokoch, MD, PhD
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mild Hypothermia to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation
SOM: Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Myriam Chaumeil, PhD
Monitoring of immune cells, lesion stage and response to therapy in a multiple sclerosis model using [18F]F-AraG PET Imaging and Hyperpolarized 13C MRSI
SOM: Radiology
Catherine Oldenburg, ScD, MPH
Azithromycin as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition
SOM: Ophthalmology
Mary Prahl, MD
Transplacental transfer and early infancy immunologic effects of prenatal exposure to the pesticide bendiocarb
SOM: Pediatrics
Danielle Roubinov, PhD
The influence of prenatal maternal depression on children’s epigenetics and physiology: Testing a model of fetal programming
SOM: Psychiatry
Jenise Wong, MD, PhD
SOY-T2 - Sensors On Youth with Type 2 diabetes: A pilot and feasibility study
SOM: Pediatrics
Shared Technology Awards
Catherine Smith, MD
High-Throughput Single Cell Sequencing to Resolve Tumor Heterogeneity
SOM: Medicine
The Posey Family Fund
Posey Family Pediatric Cancer Pilot Award
Elliot Stieglitz, MD
Defining the Role of Tumor Heterogeneity in Therapeutic Resistance in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
SOM: Pediatrics