LIFT-UP Scholars
2022-2023 Cohort
Anthony Covarrubias, PhD
Pilot Title: Investigation of Immuno-Senescence as a Driver of Metabolic Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Kimberly D. Narain, MD, MPH, PhD
Pilot Title: Insurance Design to Address Racial & Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity
Pearl Quijada, PhD
Pilot Title: Pericyte Proliferation in the Progression of Diabetes-Associated Microvascular Disease
2023-2024 Cohort
Estelle M. Everett, MD
Pilot Title: Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pumps in Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
Evelyn Vazquez, MS, PhD
Pilot Title: A Community-Based Exploration of the Influence of Parental Mental Health on Infant Nutrition in California
Karina Cunha e Rocha, PhD
Pilot Title: The Role of Adipose Tissue Macrophages-Derived miR-690 on Adipocyte Precursor Cell Maintenance and Adipogenesis
Laura Cortes, PhD
Pilot Title: Neural Control of Thermoregulatory Changes Accompanying Pregnancy
Matthew Romero, PhD
Pilot Title: Determining Activated Enhancers in Obesity and Exercise as a Treatment Strategy for Obesity
Gloria Cecilia Galvan Alvarado
Pilot Title: Race, Obesity and the Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer Disparities
2024-2025 Cohort
Ann Marie Hernandez, MD, MPH
Pilot Title: Exploring How Spanish-Speaking Latinos Navigate Pharmacologic Treatment Options for Diabetes
Debora Sobreira, PhD
Pilot Title: A GWAS-in-a-Dish Approach Using Human iPSC-Derived Adipocytes to Identify Metabolic Risk Variants Associated with Obesity and Diabetes.
Fernando Midea Cuccovia V Reis, PhD
Pilot Title: Decoding a Bottom-Up Midbrain-Subthalamic Circuit in Compulsive and Eating-Related Disorders
Gabriela Pacheco Sanchez, MSc, PhD
Pilot Title: Role of Lipid-Associated Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes in Minority Health Populations
Nenette A. Cáceres, PhD, MS
Pilot Title: CHOICE (to formally test whether active choice leads to better weight management outcomes and engagement among ethnically and racially diverse participants. Avoid and Resist Strategies for Weight Management