Spring 2019 Awardees

Academic Senate Awardees (AS)

Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Linda Pfiffner, PhD
A Digital Health Solution for Improving Parent Adherence to Behavioral Treatment for ADHD​
 SOM: Psychiatry

Sandra Staveski, PhD, RN, PNP
The Circadian Rhythm And Delirium, Lighting, and Environment (CRADLE) Study​
SON:Family Health Care Nursing

Michael Stryker, PhD
Functional integration of interneurons transplanted into visual cortex
SOM: Physiology

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Sachin Shah, MD, MPH
Anticoagulation in Vulnerable, Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation​
SOM: Medicine

Panos Theofilas, PhD
Tau-induced Cell death Pathways and Neuronal Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Postmortem Brains and in Patient-derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
SOM: Neurology

Re-entry

Li Zhang, PhD
Using Machine Learning to Better Characterize and Understand the Clinical Prognostic Features and Landscape of Immunosequencing​
SOM: Medicine

Shared Technology Awards

Thomas Neylan, MD
Eye Tracking assessment of threat and cue sensitivity​
SOM: Psychiatry

Jennifer Price, MD
REACH: A Shared Mobile Clinical Research Unit
SOM: Medicine

Team Science Grant

Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN
A Pilot Study of a Novel Cognitive Intervention for Cancer Survivors​
SON: Physiological Nursing

UCSF AIDS Research Institute (ARI) & Gilead Sciences Inc.

Gilead HIV Cure Mentored Scientist Award

Michael Peluso, MD
A comprehensive immunologic analysis of HIV “extraordinary” controllers as a model for durable HIV suppression​
SOM: Medicine

Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health

Pilot Award for Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders

Katie Woodruff, DrPH, MPH
State Lawmakers’ Perspectives on Opioid Use in Pregnancy​
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science

Cancer Center - Cancer Center Mount Zion Health Fund (CC-MZHF)

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Rita Mukhtar, MD
Genomic profiling for ERBB2 mutations as potential therapeutic targets in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
SOM: Surgery

Luika Timmerman, PhD
Antibody Lead Refinement for Therapy and Imaging of Poor Prognosis Tumors
SOM: Medicine

Melisa Wong, MD, MAS
Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool to geriatric oncology: Improving patient-centered decision making for older adults with lung cancer
SOM: Medicine

Cancer Center - Cancer Center Support Grant (CC-CCSG)

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Justin White, PhD
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Gamification App for Smoking Cessation
SOM: Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Cancer Center - Radiology and Biological Imaging (CC-RBI)

Pilot Award in Precision Imaging of Cancer and Therapy

Michael Evans, PhD
New theranostic technologies targeting the cancer antigen CUB domain containing protein 1​
SOM: Radiology

Roland Krug, PhD
Impact of Breast Cancer Treatment on Joint Health, Cartilage Composition, and Bone Structure in the Knee​
SOM: Radiology

UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)

Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

Emily Tuthill, PhD
Postpartum Adherence to HIV treatment and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Strategies: The Implications of Transitions Among Women Living with HIV in Kisumu County, Kenya.​
SON: Community Health Systems
*Co-funded award: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (60%) and Center for AIDS Research (40%)

Sophia Zamudio-Haas, DrPH, MSc
Feasibility and Acceptability of Hair Sampling for Antiretroviral Medication Adherence Testing Among Transgender Women​
SOM: Medicine

UCSF - Gladstone Institute of Virology & Immunology Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

International Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

Irene Maeri, MA
Exploring HIV care of highly mobile HIV-positive youth living in Kenya and Uganda: qualitative study to identify gaps in the HIV care cascade and evaluate feasible intervention options​
SOM: Other

Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

Devan Jaganath, MD
Improving urine-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people living with HIV​
SOM: Pediatrics

Andrew Kerkhoff, MD, PhD
Engagement and retention in tuberculosis care services among people living with HIV in Lusaka, Zambia: does gender matter?​
SOM: Medicine

Sara Moron-Lopez, PhD
Characterization of HIV multiple splicing stage aiming to efficiently reverse HIV latency
SOM: Medicine

Alexandra Teng, MD
Clonal Hematopoiesis and CV Risk in Patients Living with HIV​
SOM: Medicine

Emily Tuthill, PhD
Postpartum Adherence to HIV treatment and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Strategies: The Implications of Transitions Among Women Living with HIV in Kisumu County, Kenya.​
SON: Community Health Systems
*Co-funded award: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (60%) and Center for AIDS Research (40%)

Wilson Vincent, PhD, MPH
Identifying Reasons for Late-Diagnosis of HIV: An Academic-Community Partnership to Improve Health Outcomes​
SOM: Medicine

Clinical & Translational Science Institute - CTSI Pilot Awards

Digital Mental Health Award Track

Melissa Dvorsky, PhD
Development of a Mobile App for an Executive Functioning Intervention for Adolescents with ADHD​
SOM: Psychiatry

Family Support Award

Carol Chen, MD
The African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM) Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Curriculum Development and Pilot in Liberia Trial (APPL Trial)​
SOM: Emergency Medicine

Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS
Evaluating Patient-Centered Outcomes for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Older Men​
SOM: Urology

Pilot Award for Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders

Ulrike Muench, RN, PhD, FAAN
The emerging role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the treatment of opioid use disorder for Medicare beneficiaries​
SON: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

James Sorensen, PhD*
Ethical Issues in Counseling Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)​
SOM: Psychiatry
*Co-funded award: CTSI Pilot Awards (80%) and Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee SOM (REAC) (20%)

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Ethan Brown, MD
Developing a Parkinson's Disease Specific Clinical and Research Dashboard​
SOM: Neurology

Victor Cheuy, PhD
A Musculoskeletal and Biomechanical Analysis of Diabetic, Neuropathic Foot Deformity​
SOM: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science

Daniel David, PhD
Palliative Care Telehealth in Assisted Living
SON: Community Health Systems

Tobias Marton, MD, PhD
A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) investigation of depressive illness and treatment response to the rapid-acting antidepressant ketamine​
SOM: Psychiatry

Team Science Grant

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, PhD
Shortages of Opioid Analgesics: Safety and Treatment Cost Implications in Surgical Patients​
SOP: Clinical Pharmacy

Olga Tymofiyeva, PhD
A neuroimaging study of open-label placebo in depressed adolescents​
SOM: Radiology

Under-represented Faculty in Clinical and Translational Research Awards

Lauren Whitehurst, PhD
Autonomic mechanisms of sleep-dependent memory consolidation​
SOM: Psychiatry

Global Cancer Program in the Helen Diller Cancer Center (GCP-HDFCCC)

Global Cancer Pilot Award

Anushree Agarwal MD
Evaluating the Feasibility of Hospital Based Registries to Characterize Pediatric Malignancies
SOM: Medicine

Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH
Feasibility and acceptability of the Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) mobile colposcope for cervical cancer screening among HIV-infected women in low-resource settings
SOM: Medicine

Melody Xu, MD
Implementing digital technology to accelerate radiotherapy delivery for cervical cancer in Tanzania​
SOM: Radiation Oncology

Mount Zion Health Fund (MZHF)

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Haley Naik, MD
Investigating the Role of Gut Microbiota Perturbations in Hidradenitis Suppurativa​
SOM: Dermatology

Atchar Sudhyadhom, PhD
Characterization of Tissues by MRI: An Approach To Reducing Proton Beam Range Uncertainties​
SOM: Radiation Oncology

National Center of Excellence in Women's Health (NCOEWH)

Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Marco Conti, MD
Single-cell analysis of human oocyte developmental potential​
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

JiWon Choi, RN, PhD
Exploration of Built and Social Environments for Physical Activity for Korean American Women with the Docent Method​
SON: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH
Prevalence and correlates of adverse pregnancy outcomes following female genital fistula repair in Uganda: a mixed-methods study​
SOM: Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (OCIM)

Integrative Cancer Pilot Award

June Chan, DSc
Pilot test & feasibility of a diverse digital lifestyle cohort of individuals with cancer​
SOM: Epidemiology & Biostatistics

UCSF Pancreas Center

Pilot Award for Pancreas Center

Bhairavi Tolani, PhD
Targeting Autophagy as a Therapeutic Strategy in KRAS-driven Pancreatic Cancers​
SOM: Surgery

The Posey Family Fund

Posey Family Pediatric Cancer Pilot Award

Kevin Shannon, MD
Overcoming Glucocorticoid Resistance in Pediatric T-ALL​
SOM: Pediatrics

California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi-CA)

Pilot Award in Prematurity Research

Ifeyinwa Asiodu, RN, PhD
Exploring Lactation and Pasteurized Donor Human Milk Use Experiences among Black Families in NICU Settings​
SON: Family Health Care Nursing

Jayme Congdon, MD, MS
Pediatric Clinic Survey of Maternal Preterm Birth Risk and Family Planning Needs and Preferences​
SOM: Pediatrics

UCSF Department of Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health Award Track

Lauren Haack, PhD
Let’s text! Improving Engagement in Depression Services for Diverse Teens​
SOM: Psychiatry

Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee SOM (REAC)

Pilot for Established Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Bryan Greenhouse, MD
Modeling malaria incidence in Uganda using sentinel site surveillance data​
SOM: Medicine

James Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Impact of NF-kB on Tumor Metabolism and Resistance in CNS Lymphomas
SOM: Medicine

James Sorensen, PhD
Ethical Issues in Counseling Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
SOM: Psychiatry
*Co-funded award: CTSI Pilot Awards (80%) and Research Evaluation & Allocation Committee SOM (REAC) (20%)

Allison Xu, 
A gut-brain axis in regulation of dietary preference​
SOM: Anatomy

Pilot for Junior Investigators in Basic and Clinical/Translational Sciences

Emilia De Marchis, MD
Using Social Risk Data in Inpatient Care​
SOM: Family & Community Medicine

Rita Hamad, MD, PhD
Leveraging a Natural Experiment to Estimate the Effects of School Racial Segregation on Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Youth and Young Adults​
SOM: Family & Community Medicine

Renuka Nayak, MD, PhD
The impact of gut microbial metabolism of methotrexate on rheumatoid arthritis treatment​
SOM: Medicine

Lin Shen, MD, PhD
The impact of disruption of ZAP-70 auto-inhibition on autoimmunity​
SOM: Medicine

Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD
Clinical translation of a glutamine-derived PET tracer targeting low-grade glioma​
SOM: Radiology

Christina Yoon, MD, MPH
Improving the efficiency of clinic-based active tuberculosis case finding: point-of-care C-reactive protein-based TB triage testing in Vietnam​
SOM: Medicine

Shared Technology Awards

Benjamin Braun, MD, PhD
Keyence Microscope in the Helen Diller Research Building​
SOM: Pediatrics

Matthew Krummel, PhD
A BSLII compliant high-precision automated compresstome for improved tissue viability, immunofluorescence labeling, and microscopy imaging​
SOM: Pathology

Team Science Grant

Rosemary Akhurst, PhD
Interplay between immune checkpoint blockade, TGF?-signaling and cancer initiating cells in squamous carcinomas: Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Novel Targets for Immunotherapy​
SOM: Anatomy

Center for Tobacco Control Research & Education

Informing Tobacco Product Regulation

Jennifer Fung, PhD
High-throughput toxicity assessment of e-cigarette and tobacco constituents on reproduction​
SOM: :Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science

Pamela Ling, MD
Biomarkers of nicotine and toxicant exposure among poly-tobacco users​
SOM: Medicine