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FY2023 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Funding
$57M
$57,044,394
Awards
85
FY2023 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
60
60 lead a grant here, 0 co-investigators
Department rank
#6
of 128 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Public Health row of the University of Southern California page.

Leads a grant in this department

60 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

  1. Alonzo, Todd A

    Leads 2 awards · $10,024,426

    • 7U10CA180899-10Department: NIH department code
      Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center
      $8,448,105
      award amount
    • 3U10CA180899-10S1Department: NIH department code
      Children's Oncology Group
      $1,576,321
      award amount
  2. Lerman, Caryn

    Leads 1 award · $3,999,969

    • 2U54CA180905-11Department: NIH department code
      USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
      $3,999,969
      award amount
  3. Haiman, Christopher Alan

    Leads 3 awards · $2,717,712

    • 5U19CA214253-06Department: NIH department code
      Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Immunity and Stress (RESPOND)
      $1,878,416
      award amount
    • 1R01CA276826-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging whole-exome sequence data from diverse biobanks and cohorts to study rare coding variation in prostate cancer
      $765,904
      award amount
    • 3U19CA214253-06S1Department: NIH department code
      Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Immunity and Stress (RESPOND)
      $73,392
      award amount
  4. Gauderman, William James

    Leads 2 awards · $2,605,267

    • 5P01CA196569-08Department: NIH department code
      Statistical Methods for Integrative Genomics in Cancer
      $2,047,749
      award amount
    • 5T32ES013678-15Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Genomics
      $557,518
      award amount
  5. Mungall, Christopher J

    Leads 1 award · $2,330,267

    • 5U24HG012212-02Department: NIH department code
      Gene Ontology Consortium and Knowledgebase
      $2,330,267
      award amount
  6. Bastain, Theresa M

    Leads 2 awards · $2,134,535

    • 5P50MD015705-09Department: NIH department code
      Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES)
      $1,513,913
      award amount
    • 3P50MD015705-09S1Department: NIH department code
      Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES)
      $620,622
      award amount
  7. Klausner, Jeffrey David

    Leads 3 awards · $1,806,433

    • 5R01AI149339-05Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and Newborn Outcomes
      $959,255
      award amount
    • 5R01AI155217-04Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Cefixime Versus Penicillin G for Treatment of Early Syphilis
      $610,003
      award amount
    • 1R21AI173988-01Department: NIH department code
      Pilot study of linezolid for early syphilis treatment
      $237,175
      award amount
  8. Chiang, Charleston

    Leads 4 awards · $1,790,142

    • 5R01HG011646-02Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging the Evolutionary History to Improve Identification of Trait-Associated Alleles and Risk Stratification Models in Native Hawaiians
      $786,284
      award amount
    • 1R01HG012605-01A1Department: NIH department code
      A genome-wide genealogical framework for statistical and population genetic analysis
      $562,081
      award amount
    • 5R35GM142783-03Department: NIH department code
      An evolutionary framework to elucidate and interpret the genetic architecture of complex traits in diverse populations
      $409,781
      award amount
    • 3R35GM142783-03S1Department: NIH department code
      An evolutionary framework to elucidate and interpret the genetic architecture of complex traits in diverse populations
      $31,996
      award amount
  9. McConnell, Rob S

    Leads 2 awards · $1,765,928

    • 5P30ES007048-28Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease
      $1,643,495
      award amount
    • 3P30ES007048-28S1Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease
      $122,433
      award amount
  10. Chen, Zhanghua

    Leads 3 awards · $1,733,638

    • 5R01ES033707-02Department: NIH department code
      Slowing Atherothrombosis Progression through Indoor Air Filtration: A Crossover Trial in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Adults with Ischemic Heart Disease History
      $656,571
      award amount
    • 3R01ES033707-02S1Department: NIH department code
      HEPA Filtration on Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk During Wildfires
      $620,890
      award amount
    • 5R01ES032247-04Department: NIH department code
      The Long-term Influence of Persistent Organic Pollutants Exposure During and After Pregnancy on Metabolic Decline in Women After Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes
      $456,177
      award amount
  11. Chatzi, Vaia Lida

    Leads 2 awards · $1,225,482

    • 5R01ES030364-04Department: NIH department code
      Effects of DDE exposure on adipose tissue function, weight loss and metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery: A new paradigm for study of lipophilic chemicals
      $642,905
      award amount
    • 5R01ES029944-05Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Chemical Exposures and Longitudinal Changes of Glucose Metabolism, Insulin Sensitivity and B Cell Function in Youth
      $582,577
      award amount
  12. Barrington-Trimis, Jessica Louise

    Leads 4 awards · $1,201,811

    • 5R01CA229617-05Department: NIH department code
      Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood
      $741,796
      award amount
    • 3R01CA229617-05S2Department: NIH department code
      Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood
      $233,333
      award amount
    • 3R01CA229617-04S2Department: NIH department code
      Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood
      $130,723
      award amount
    • 3R01CA229617-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Enhancing Precision of Estimates of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Disparities in Tobacco and Cannabis use in Young People
      $95,959
      award amount
  13. Herting, Megan Marie

    Leads 2 awards · $1,166,814

    • 5R01ES031074-04Department: NIH department code
      Urban air pollution and neurobehavioral trajectories in the ABCD study
      $642,951
      award amount
    • 5R01ES032295-04Department: NIH department code
      The role of air pollution in emotional neurodevelopment and risk for psychiatric disorders
      $523,863
      award amount
  14. Hughes-Halbert, Chanita A.

    Leads 1 award · $1,145,283

    • 2U54CA233465-06Department: NIH department code
      3/3 Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center
      $1,145,283
      award amount
  15. Conti, David V

    Leads 1 award · $979,999

    • 5U01CA261339-03Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve Polygenic Risk Scores
      $979,999
      award amount
  16. Aung, Tun (max) M

    Leads 2 awards · $915,798

    • 1U01HG013288-01Department: NIH department code
      Longitudinal integration of environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study
      $807,798
      award amount
    • 5R25ES031867-04Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Health MethodologicAl, Training, and Teaching EnterpRiSe (EH MATTERS)
      $108,000
      award amount
  17. Patino Sutton, Cecilia Maria

    Leads 1 award · $911,750

    • 5KL2TR001854-07Department: NIH department code
      Institutional Career Development Core
      $911,750
      award amount
  18. Mancuso, Nicholas

    Leads 2 awards · $842,122

    • 5R01HG012133-03Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the evolutionary architecture of complex disease within and across diverse populations
      $719,204
      award amount
    • 5R01CA258808-03Department: NIH department code
      An integrative multi-omics approach to characterize prostate cancer risk in diverse populations
      $122,918
      award amount
  19. Milam, Joel E

    Leads 2 awards · $833,006

    • 5R01CA261888-03Department: NIH department code
      Individual, cultural, and area-based factors associated with survivorship care among Asian/Asian American childhood cancer survivors
      $633,090
      award amount
    • 3R01CA261888-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Indicators of Accelerated Aging in Asian American Childhood Survivors
      $199,916
      award amount
  20. Johnston, Jill E

    Leads 1 award · $824,976

    • 5P2CES033433-02Department: NIH department code
      Southern California Center for Children’s Environmental Health Translational Research
      $824,976
      award amount
  21. Johnston, Jill E

    Leads 2 awards · $796,923

    • 5R01ES033478-02Department: NIH department code
      Los AngeleS Voices on Oil, Community, Environment and Salud (LAS VOCES) Study
      $598,903
      award amount
    • 5R21ES034720-02Department: NIH department code
      Health symptoms and risk perception of urban environmental justice communities after a hydrogen sulfide disaster
      $198,020
      award amount
  22. De Smith, Adam

    Leads 2 awards · $764,379

    • 5R01CA262263-02Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Increased Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Latinos
      $640,629
      award amount
    • 5R03HD109778-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic determinants of lymphocyte traits and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with Down syndrome
      $123,750
      award amount
  23. Huh, Jimi

    Leads 1 award · $750,959

    • 1R01DA055839-01A1Department: NIH department code
      The role of momentary acute discrimination and cultural resilience in polysubstance use among adults from communities of color
      $750,959
      award amount
  24. Chen, Zhanghua

    Leads 1 award · $701,248

    • 5R01ES033705-02Department: NIH department code
      Circulating levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Subclinical Atherosclerosis progression in Postmenopausal women
      $701,248
      award amount
  25. Lee, Eunjung

    Leads 1 award · $682,533

    • 1R01CA279668-01Department: NIH department code
      A nested case-control study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort
      $682,533
      award amount
  26. Belcher, Britni Ryan

    Leads 1 award · $670,752

    • 5R01DK123333-03Department: NIH department code
      Testing the efficacy of multi-day interruptions in sedentary behaviors on metabolic, cognitive, and affective outcomes in youth at risk for Type 2 diabetes
      $670,752
      award amount
  27. Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund

    Leads 1 award · $669,993

    • 5R01CA272933-02Department: NIH department code
      Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity adherence in interventions
      $669,993
      award amount
  28. Ma, Xiaomei

    Leads 1 award · $667,990

    • 5R01CA268494-02Department: NIH department code
      Cytomegalovirus as an etiologic and clinico-pathogenic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
      $667,990
      award amount
  29. Wipfli, Heather L

    Leads 1 award · $646,445

    • 5U01CA261624-03Department: NIH department code
      Quit4Life+: Adapting and Evaluating a Phone-Based Tobacco Use Cessation Program for People Living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia
      $646,445
      award amount
  30. Besaratinia, Ahmad

    Leads 2 awards · $645,875

    • 1R01DE031863-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Differentiating the biological effects of vaping from smoking by analyzing the methylome and transcriptome
      $397,500
      award amount
    • 1R21DA058342-01Department: NIH department code
      Network-based analysis of disease-associated epigenetic changes in youth electronic cigarette users
      $248,375
      award amount
  31. Conti, David V

    Leads 1 award · $631,506

    • 5U01CA257328-03Department: NIH department code
      Multiethnic GWAS and TWAS to Inform Risk Prediction for Prostate Cancer
      $631,506
      award amount
  32. Miller, Kimberly Ann

    Leads 1 award · $631,409

    • 5R37CA256867-03Department: NIH department code
      Social Health, Activity Behaviors, and Quality of Life among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study
      $631,409
      award amount
  33. Setiawan, Veronica Wendy

    Leads 1 award · $615,034

    • 5R01MD015971-03Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Advanced NAFLD Disparities in Hispanics: A Multi-level Analysis
      $615,034
      award amount
  34. Allayee, Hooman

    Leads 1 award · $601,080

    • 5R01HL148110-04Department: NIH department code
      Biological Mechanisms through which TMAO Promotes Atherosclerosis
      $601,080
      award amount
  35. Valente, Thomas W

    Leads 1 award · $598,409

    • 5R01DA051843-04Department: NIH department code
      Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Peer Influences on ENDS Use
      $598,409
      award amount
  36. Farzan, Shohreh F

    Leads 1 award · $583,442

    • 5R01ES031590-03Department: NIH department code
      Air pollutant exposure and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis during the critical transition from childhood to adulthood
      $583,442
      award amount
  37. Pang, Raina

    Leads 1 award · $544,567

    • 1R01AA030065-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Cyclical deficits in emotion regulation as a risk factor for alcohol misuse in premenopausal females
      $544,567
      award amount
  38. Garcia, Erika

    Leads 1 award · $513,788

    • 1R01ES035137-01Department: NIH department code
      Electric Vehicle Adoption in California: Predictors, Impacts on Local Air Quality and Respiratory Health, and Inequities
      $513,788
      award amount
  39. Cockburn, Myles G

    Leads 1 award · $507,130

    • 5R01CA252182-03Department: NIH department code
      Identifying modifiable factors that reduce the burden of late stage melanoma in Hispanics
      $507,130
      award amount
  40. Unger, Jennifer Beth

    Leads 1 award · $448,488

    • 5R01CA260459-03Department: NIH department code
      Evaluating the impact of e-cigarette social media marketing on e-cigarette use among underage youth.
      $448,488
      award amount
  41. Gazal, Steven

    Leads 1 award · $407,897

    • 5R35GM147789-02Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing genetic signatures of natural selection to understand human diseases
      $407,897
      award amount
  42. Mason, Tyler

    Leads 2 awards · $394,667

    • 5R21MH126334-02Department: NIH department code
      Daily Ovarian Hormone Exposure and Loss of Control Eating in Adolescent Girls: A Within-Day RDoC Study
      $247,500
      award amount
    • 5K01DK124435-04Department: NIH department code
      Biobehavioral Effects of Inhibitory Control on Eating and Diet Behaviors Among Adolescents
      $147,167
      award amount
  43. Tsui, Jennifer

    Leads 1 award · $366,591

    • 5R37CA242541-04Department: NIH department code
      Advancing the implementation of evidence-based strategies for HPV vaccination in safety-net primary care settings
      $366,591
      award amount
  44. Lewinger, Juan Pablo

    Leads 1 award · $250,710

    • 5R25HL161788-02Department: NIH department code
      LA’s Biostatistics and Data Science Training Program (LA’s BeST)
      $250,710
      award amount
  45. Huang, Brian

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00CA256525-03Department: NIH department code
      Integrating epidemiologic, clinical, genomic and metabolomic profiles to predict pancreatic cancer risk in a multiethnic population
      $249,000
      award amount
  46. Abdel Magid, Hoda

    Leads 1 award · $248,893

    • 4R00HL161479-02Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Spatial Epidemiology to Reduce Hypertension Disparities
      $248,893
      award amount
  47. Cho, Junhan

    Leads 1 award · $247,500

    • 1R21DA058343-01Department: NIH department code
      Vaping and Smoking Cessation in Intensive Longitudinal National Data
      $247,500
      award amount
  48. Goma, Fastone

    Leads 1 award · $190,357

    • 3U01CA261624-03S1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding Stigma as a barrier to cancer prevention and treatment in Uganda and Zambia
      $190,357
      award amount
  49. Leventhal, Adam Matthew

    Leads 1 award · $188,836

    • 5K24DA048160-05Department: NIH department code
      Tobacco Use Treatment Research for Vulnerable Populations
      $188,836
      award amount
  50. Harlow, Alyssa Fitzpatrick

    Leads 1 award · $184,540

    • 1K01DA058084-01Department: NIH department code
      The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping
      $184,540
      award amount
  51. Fehrenbacher, Anne Elizabeth

    Leads 1 award · $182,088

    • 5K01TW012173-02Department: NIH department code
      PrEP Implementation Science with Hard to Reach Populations in India
      $182,088
      award amount
  52. Samari, Goleen

    Leads 1 award · $135,783

    • 7K01HD103879-03Department: NIH department code
      Migration, Dynamic Social Environments, and Birth Outcomes
      $135,783
      award amount
  53. Navarro, Stephanie Ariana

    Leads 1 award · $52,209

    • 5F30CA268735-02Department: NIH department code
      The role of patient experiences with care in older adult colorectal cancer patients with comorbid chronic conditions
      $52,209
      award amount
  54. Stal, Julia

    Leads 1 award · $49,194

    • 1F99CA284291-01Department: NIH department code
      Fertility experiences among ethnically diverse adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A population-based study
      $49,194
      award amount
  55. Campbell, Claire Edwards

    Leads 1 award · $47,694

    • 1F31MH131347-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Independent and interactive effects of genetic risk for depression and family income-to-needs on emotional brain development and behavior
      $47,694
      award amount
  56. Dinh, Bryan Ly

    Leads 1 award · $47,694

    • 5F31HG012159-02Department: NIH department code
      Genomic resources and references for genetic investigation of an understudied population
      $47,694
      award amount
  57. Marian, Brittney

    Leads 1 award · $47,694

    • 1F31ES035618-01Department: NIH department code
      Time series clustering to identify and translate time-varying multipollutant exposures for health studies
      $47,694
      award amount
  58. Piombo, Sarah Elizabeth

    Leads 1 award · $47,694

    • 1F31DA056189-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Normative and Network Influences on ENDS use (Electronic nicotine delivery systems- e-cigarettes/vaping)
      $47,694
      award amount
  59. McAlister, Kelsey Lynn

    Leads 1 award · $46,594

    • 1F31HL164032-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Free-living and in-lab effects of sedentary time on cardiac autonomic nervous system function in youth with overweight/obesity
      $46,594
      award amount
  60. Goldshear, Jesse Lloyd

    Leads 1 award · $31,451

    • 5F31DA054763-02Department: NIH department code
      Risk Environment Effects on Ontological Security Among People Who Use Drugs: An Ethnographic Study
      $31,451
      award amount