CDI Grant Awardees
Past and Present CDI Grant Awardees
Friedman Endowed Fellowship Award
2023-2024
Bassem Shoucri, MD, PhD - Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Adipose Tissue Plasticity in Obesity
2022-2023
Sri Nikhita Chimatapu, MD - Use of Continuous Glucose Monitor in Adolescents with Obesity
Angela Desmond, MD - Utilizing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Improve Prenatal Planning and Postnatal Care in Severe Congenital Heart Disease
2021-2022
Paula Prieto Jimenez, MD - Defining the Molecular Basis of Two Monogenic Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
2020-2021
Pina Patel, MD - Assessment of Brain Pre-Frontal Cortex and Cognition in Adolescents with Single Ventricle Heart Disease
2019-2020
Lisa Kohn, MD, PhD - How do the changes we acquire over a lifetime impact the chance of autoimmunity: Epigenetics' role in autoimmune outcomes
2018-2019
Sean Fitzwater, MD - Whole genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates to describe transmission in the NICU and determine genetic factors associated with transmission and invasion
2017-2018
Janice Bitong, MD - The gut microbiome, its metabolites, and their role in chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
2016-2017
Elena Minakova, MD, MS - Melanotan-II reverses autistic features in environmental and genetic mouse models of autism
Fellows Research Support Award
2023-2024
Neema Pithia, MD - Unraveling the Role of IL-1 and TNF Signaling in Macrophage-Mediated Immunity During Intrauterine Infection
Camille Hamilton, MD - Genetic Testing Station Increases Germline Genetic Testing Knowledge
Morgan Quezada-Lopez, MD, MPH - The Effect of Parental Stress in the NICU on Infant Behavior and Development
2022-2023
Janice Chan, DO - Association Between Self-monitored Blood Glucose, Continuous Glucose Monitor Use, and Diabetes Outcome in Youths with Type 1 Diabetes and Public Insurance
Manuel Viamonte, MD - Non-invasive Measure of Ketogenesis In Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
Esther Kim, MD - Exploring the Mechanism of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Pathologic Neovascularization in Oxygen-induced Retinopathy
Diana Chernikova, MD, PhD - Effects of a Crohn’s Disease-associated Coding Variant of SLC39A8 on Small Intestinal Selenium Homeostasis, Antioxidant Function, Microbiome, and High Fat Diet-induced Enteritis
Caroline Koletic, MD - The Effect of Dysbiotic Gut Microbiome of Families with Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Intestinal Inflammation and Fibrosis in Humanized Gnotobiotic TL1A Transgenic Mice
2021-2022
Alvin Chan, MD, MPH - Manipulating bile acid composition using genome editing to understand lipid metabolism
Mark Garcia, MD - A Mobile Phone Intervention to Promote Adherence to Survivorship Care Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Megha Thakkar, MD - The Role of BLM in Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis
2020-2021
Katie Strobel, MD - Investigating Fetal Body Composition with Free-Breathing Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Arham Ali, MD - Modulating the Bile Acid Pool to Decrease Dietary Lipid Absorption for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease
Alexander Parisky, MD - Modeling Vape-Associate Lung Injury in Mice
Alvin Chan, MD - Modulating the Bile Acid Pool to Decrease Dietary Lipid Absorption for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease
2019-2020
Geoanna M. Bautista, MD - The role of of piezo1 in the gastrointestinal tract
Jacquelyn Crane, MD - The role of De-differentiation in Osteosarcoma via Integrated Functional & Multi-Omic Characterization
Eric Tsay, MD - Investigating the impact of a web-based educational support intervention on the effective use of continuous glucose monitors in adolescents and young adults with diabetes: a pilot study
2018-2019
Shweta Namjoshi, MD, MPH - Enteric Iron Transport and Regulation
Blaire Limm-Chan, MD - Anemia, iron deficiency, and fibroblast growth factor 23 in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
2017-2018
Janice Bitong, MD - The gut microbiome, its metabolites, and their role in chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Scott Nowicki, MD, PhD - Molecular determinants of cellular immunogenicity in synovial sarcoma
2016-2017
Asamaa Abu-Maziad, MD - Proteomic analysis of renal tissue in Lupus Nephritis using Nano-scale Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Steven Jonas, MD, PhD - Stem cell acupuncture - multifaceted nanobiomaterial assemblies for targeted genome editing of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
Emily Whang, MD - Study of the mechanisms involved in the resistance to Colitis by VIP inhibition
Junior Faculty Career Development Grant
2022-2023
Benjamin Macadangdang, MD, PhD - The Regulation of Diversity Generating Retroelements
2019-2020
Emily Whang, MD - A study of the alterations in cholesterol metabolism after vertical sleeve gasteroctomy
Marciana Laster, MD - Vitamin D genetics and recial differences in pediatric chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder
2018-2019
Joanna Gell, MD - Utilizing pluripotent stem cells to generate a model of germ cell tumors
Viviana Fajardo Martinez, MD - The role of glucose as a promoter for cardiac regeneration
Seed Grant
2023-2024
Jeremy Moore, MD - Intraoperative Cardiac Conduction System Mapping for Congenital Heart Disease
Vivian Chang, MD, MS - Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Regeneration by the Gut-Blood Axis
Rajsekar Rajaraman, MD, MS - Cellular Immunity in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated Epilepsy
Erin Okawa, MD - A Study to Evaluate the Accuracy of Continuous Glucose Monitors on Neonates with Hyperinsulinism
Colin Sallee, MD, MS - Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation, Barrier Dysfunction, and Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2022-2023
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD - Elucidating Novel Role(s) of Ppp1r1b Long Noncoding RNA in Myogenesis and Dystrophin Regulation
Mark Hanudel, MD, MS - Effects of Phosphate, Iron, and Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 on Kidney Function and Fibrosis in CKD
2021-2022
Satiro De Oliveira, MD - Engineering Immune Cellular Therapy for Ewing Sarcoma
Hiroki Nariai, MD, PhD, MS - Application of Deep Learning in Analyzing Electroencephalogram of Pediatric Epilepsy
Elizabeth Marcus, MD - The Role of CagA/CagPAI in H. Pylori-induced decrease in NA, K-ATPase as a Mechanism of Gastric Injury
2020
Viviana Fajardo Martinez, MD - The Role of Glucose as a Promoter for Neonatal Murine Cardiac Regeneration
Mark Hanudel, MD, MS - The Pathologic Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Fragments
2019-2020
Andreas Schwingshackl, MD - A novel cell stretch device highlights important differences in the cellular response between positive and negative pressure-induced lung injury
2018-2019
Rujuta Bhatt, MD - Quantitative measures of motor function in syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Sai Iyer, MD - Screening for early literacy delays in preschool children
Marciana Laster, MD - Biomarkers of bone turnover and mineralization in pediatric dialysis patients
Emily Whang, MD - CEACAM1 regulates TIM3-mediated T-cell exhaustion in a murine model of orthotopic liver transplantation
2017-2018
Vivian Chang, MD - Regulation of stem cell aging and cancer by the vascular niche
Elizabeth Marcus, MD - Post-translational modifications of the Na,K-ATPase induced by H.pylori infection as a mechanism of decreased barrier function
Preethi Vijayara, PhD, MBA - Using an induced pluripotent stem cell model to understand and treat interstitial lung diseases in children
Laura Wozniak, MD - A multicenter pilot study of the early clinical impact of DSA following pediatric liver transplantation
2016-2017
Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MPH, MS - Understanding the health and healthcare needs of commercially sexually exploited girls: a partnership with the Los Angeles County STAR Court
Alison Chu, MD - The role of epithelial membrane protein-2 in placental vascularization and programming of adult cardiovascular disease
Laura Payne, PhD - A behavioral intervention for pain catastrophizing in primary dysmenorrhea
Katherine Perry, MD - Regulation of bone cell function in CKD
2015-2016
Kalpashri Kesavan, MD - Activation of limb proprioceptive nerve fibers to decrease intermittent hypoxia episodes in premature neonates
Animesh Sabnis, MS - Feasibility of a structured document for characterizing family meetings in neonatal intensive care
Adam Schickedanz, MD - The impact of financial coaching on child health, parent quality of life, mental health, and family financial strain
Marlin Touma, MD - Targeting novel Wnt signals in postnatal heart
2014-2015
Kara Calkins, MD - Intravenous fish oil and pediatric intestinal failure associated liver disease
Subhadra Evans, PhD - Neural correlates of pediatric irritable bowel syndrome
Kuk-Wha Lee, MD, PhD - Humanin as an inflammatory biomarker in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Joyce Matsumoto, MD - The ketogenic diet for neuroprotection after acute brain surgery
Resident Research Recognition Award
2023-2024
Hiroya Ono, MD, PhD
Lisa Soumekh, MD
Alexandra Abbott, MD
Teryn Igawa, MD
Emma Burdekin, MD
John Hwang, MD
2022-2023
Alexandra Abbott, MD
Huan Vinh Dong, MD
John Hwang, MD
Jacqueline Kading, MD
2020-2021
John Bosco, MD, MPH
Nora Gibson, MD
Camille Hamilton, MD
Neema Pithia, MD
Nicole A. Smith, MD
2019-2020
Alvin Chan, MD, MPH
Esther Kim, MD
Katie Strobel, MD
2018-2019
Alvin Chan, MD, MPH
Christina Farkas, MD
Lindsay Schwartz, MD
Wei Wang, MD
2017-2018
Allison Wu, MD
Katie Strobel, MD
Today's and Tomorrow's Children Fund Bridge Grant
2019-2020
Alma Guerrero, MD, MPH - A "hybrid" mobil phone family-based intervention to prevent early childhood obesity among latino children
Andreas Schwingshacki, MD, PhD - TREK-1 potassium channels protect from hyperoxiainduced lung injury
2018-2019
Preethi Vijayaraj, PhD - Modeling and enhancing mucociliary clearance in pulmonary disease using induced pluripotent stem cells
Loris Hwang, MD - Biological vulnerability to chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents and young women: the complex intersection of cervicovaginal microbiome, cervical maturation, and mucosal immunity
2017-2018
Alison Chu, MD - The immunologic mechanisms of placental insufficiency and programming of adult cardiovascular disease
Reza Jarrahy, MD - Cleft palate repair by a novel osteogenic agent, oxysterol
Caroline Kuo, MD - Targeted gene editing in the treatment of X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome
2016-2017
Kalpashri Kesavan, MBBS - Proprioceptive stimulation for apnea of prematurity
Elizabeth Marcus, MD - From tummy aches to ulcers: Understanding the mechanism of stomach injury in the children infected with H. pylori
Katherine Perry, MD - Extracellular matrix and bone biology in CKD
July 2015 -2016
Vivian Chang, MD - Pediatric cancer predisposition
Shaun Hussain, MD, MS - Genomic characterization of infantile spasms
Marlin Touma, MD, PhD - Minding the tiny heart: Deciphering novel mechanisms of maturation and stress response of heart in newborns with congenital heart defects
January 2015 - 2016
Martin Martin, MD - Development of a porcine model of bioengineered intestines
Eileen Tsai, MD - Innovative approaches and treatments of antibody mediated rejection in children
Laura Wozniak, MD - Donor specific antibodies following pediatric liver transplant
Resident Research Grant Award
2019-2020
Esther Kim, MD - The effect of an intravenous composite lipid on fatty acids in neonates
John Bosco, MD - Barriers to healthcare during reentry amongst formerly incarcerated male youth
Neema Pithia, MD - Use of human milk-based diet in the late preterm and term infant in the neonatal intensive care unit: a pilot randomized controlled trial
2018-2019
Alvin Chan, MD, MPH - Impact of HLA and non-HLA antibodies on pediatric liver and intestinal transplant outcomes
Daniel Cho, MD - Measuring infant body composition using free-breathing MRI
Esther Kim, MD - The effect of an intravenous composite lipid on fatty acids in neonates
2017-2018
Allison Wu, MD - The impact of nutritional practices on the intestinal microbiome in gastroschisis infants
Katie Strobel, MD - Growth and neurodevelopment at 6 months and 24 months for infants born with congenital gastrointestinal anomaly
Harry Winston Fellowships
2019-2020
Brian Na, MD - Elucidating the molecular landscape of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors
2018-2019
Liesbeth Maggiotto, MD - The tales of rat entrails: Intra-uterine growth restriction and the microbiome
Kimberly Trieschmann, MD - VSI-IBD: A measure of GI symptom specific anxiety in IBD.
Jacquelyn Crane, MD - Functional genomics of osteosarcoma
2017-2018
Brian Friend, MD - Biomarkers for acute graft-versus-host disease influence treatment decisions and improve clinical outcomes
Marjorie-Anne Guerra, MD - Immunophenotyping to differentiate infection from rejection in intestinal transplantation
Liesbeth Maggiotto, MD - The tales of rat entrails: Intra-uterine growth restriction and the microbiome
2016-2017
Claire Baldauf, MD - Neuron rescue for intra-uterine growth restriction with novel peptide: Humanin
Marjorie-Anne Guerra, MD - Immunophenotyping to differentiate infection from rejection in intestinal transplantation
Manal Habib, MD - Investigating the role of endogenous Humanin in insulin secretion and β cell viability
2015-2016
Claire Baldauf, MD - Neuron rescue for intra-uterine growth restriction with novel peptide: Humanin
Jina Lim, MD, MS - Role of Gas6 in inflammation-induced aortic valvular calcification and fibrosis
Emily Whang, MD - Study of the mechanisms involved in the resistance to colitis induced by VIP inhibition
2014-2015
Kristina Adachi, MD - Investigating the impact of bacterial STIs on perinatal transmission of HIV and/or Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Leslie Kimura, MD - Cytoprotective effects of Humanin on myoblast survival and differentiation against oxidative stress
Edward Tayla, MD - Efficacy of glucagon like peptide-1 agonist exenatide in the management of pediatric short bowel syndrome
CTSI-CDI Team Science Grant
2015-2016
Isidro Salusky, MD - Roles of iron, phosphate, and chronic kidney disease in the regulation of fibroblast growth factor 23
Rashmi Shetgiri, MD, MSHS - A primary care-based, family-focused intervention to reduce Latino youth violence
2014-2015
Joanna Jen, MD, PhD - Improving the diagnosis and treatment of enigmatic pediatric neurological disorders
Sheryl Katoka, MD, MSHS - Redesigning depression detection and treatment for low-income minority adolescents in school health clinics
Donald Kohn, MD - Stem cell gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD - Neural stem cells in autism pathophysiology
Biagio Saitta, PhD - Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and mouse knock-in mutant as models to identify regulatory mechanisms of skeletal dysplasia disorders
K12 Child Health Research Center Development Award Scholars
2015-2016
Alison Chu, MD - Endothelial dysfunction in placental insufficiency
Joanna Gell, MD - Interrogating the role of PRDM14 in human germ cell development and germ cell tumorigenesis
Mark Hanudel, MD - Iron and Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 in Chronic Kidney Disease
Caroline Kuo, MD - Targeted Gene Therapy in the Treatment of X-Linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome
2014-2015
Alison Chu, MD - Endothelial dysfunction in placental insufficiency
Satiro De Oliveira, MD - Gene modification of hematopoietic stem cells for enhancement of graft-versus-lymphoma effect
Mark Hanudel, MD - Iron and fibroblast growth factor 23 in chronic kidney disease
Caroline Kuo, MD - Targeted gene therapy in the treatment of X-Linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome