Public Health at University of Southern California

Leads a grant in this department

53 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. Todd A Alonzo

   Leads 1 award · $10,830,665

   • 5U10CA180899-11Department: NIH department code

     Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center
     $10,830,665

     award amount

2. Christopher Alan Haiman

   Leads 3 awards · $2,760,200

   • 1U01CA287036-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Identifying factors associated with prostate cancer progression and survival in African American men: The RESPOND Cohort
     $1,620,203

     award amount
   • 5R01CA276826-02Department: NIH department code

     Leveraging whole-exome sequence data from diverse biobanks and cohorts to study rare coding variation in prostate cancer
     $634,844

     award amount
   • 5U01CA257328-04Department: NIH department code

     Multiethnic GWAS and TWAS to Inform Risk Prediction for Prostate Cancer

     Principal investigators: Christopher Alan Haiman (contact PI), David V Conti

     $505,153

     award amount

3. Paul D. Thomas

   Leads 1 award · $2,283,662

   • 5U24HG012212-03Department: NIH department code

     Gene Ontology Consortium and Knowledgebase

     Principal investigators: Paul D. Thomas (contact PI), Christopher J Mungall, Paul Warren Sternberg

     $2,283,662

     award amount

4. Jeffrey David Klausner

   Leads 4 awards · $2,125,560

   • 2R01AI139265-06Department: NIH department code

     Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine Design
     $706,759

     award amount
   • 5R01AI149339-06Department: NIH department code

     Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and Newborn Outcomes

     Principal investigators: Jeffrey David Klausner (contact PI), Andrew Medina-Marino

     $651,599

     award amount
   • 5R01AI155217-05Department: NIH department code

     Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Cefixime Versus Penicillin G for Treatment of Early Syphilis
     $616,766

     award amount
   • 5R21AI173988-02Department: NIH department code

     Pilot study of linezolid for early syphilis treatment
     $150,436

     award amount

5. Charleston Chiang

   Leads 3 awards · $1,741,748

   • 5R01HG011646-03Department: NIH department code

     Leveraging the Evolutionary History to Improve Identification of Trait-Associated Alleles and Risk Stratification Models in Native Hawaiians
     $812,012

     award amount
   • 5R01HG012605-02Department: NIH department code

     A genome-wide genealogical framework for statistical and population genetic analysis
     $519,955

     award amount
   • 5R35GM142783-04Department: NIH department code

     An evolutionary framework to elucidate and interpret the genetic architecture of complex traits in diverse populations
     $409,781

     award amount

6. Vaia Lida Chatzi

   Leads 2 awards · $1,435,772

   • 5U01HG013288-02Department: NIH department code

     Longitudinal integration of environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study

     Principal investigators: Vaia Lida Chatzi (contact PI), Tun (max) M Aung

     $809,080

     award amount
   • 5R01ES030364-05Department: 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
     $626,692

     award amount

7. Kimberly Ann Miller

   Leads 3 awards · $1,293,378

   • 5R01CA261888-04Department: NIH department code

     Individual, cultural, and area-based factors associated with survivorship care among Asian/Asian American childhood cancer survivors

     Principal investigators: Kimberly Ann Miller (contact PI), Joel E Milam

     $631,807

     award amount
   • 5R37CA256867-04Department: NIH department code

     Social Health, Activity Behaviors, and Quality of Life among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study
     $582,043

     award amount
   • 3R37CA256867-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Social Health, Activity Behaviors, and Quality of Life among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A longitudinal Study Administrative Supplement
     $79,528

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA252182-04, led by Myles G Cockburn.

8. Raina Pang

   Leads 2 awards · $1,287,189

   • 1R01AA031240-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Multi-method investigation of social facilitation of alcohol effects and alcohol misuse in young adults

     Principal investigators: Raina Pang (contact PI), Matthew Gesner Kirkpatrick

     $736,668

     award amount
   • 5R01AA030065-02Department: NIH department code

     Cyclical deficits in emotion regulation as a risk factor for alcohol misuse in premenopausal females
     $550,521

     award amount

9. Nicholas Mancuso

   Leads 2 awards · $1,226,059

   • 5R01HG012133-04Department: NIH department code

     Characterizing the evolutionary architecture of complex disease within and across diverse populations
     $705,957

     award amount
   • 5R01CA258808-04Department: NIH department code

     An integrative multi-omics approach to characterize prostate cancer risk in diverse populations
     $520,102

     award amount

10. Megan Marie Herting

    Leads 2 awards · $1,159,944

    • 5R01ES031074-05Department: NIH department code

      Urban air pollution and neurobehavioral trajectories in the ABCD study
      $642,258

      award amount
    • 5R01ES032295-05Department: NIH department code

      The role of air pollution in emotional neurodevelopment and risk for psychiatric disorders
      $517,686

      award amount

11. David V Conti

    Leads 1 award · $950,000

    • 5U01CA261339-04Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve Polygenic Risk Scores

      Principal investigators: David V Conti (contact PI), John S. Witte

      $950,000

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5U01CA257328-04, led by Christopher Alan Haiman.

12. Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner

    Leads 1 award · $911,750

    • 5KL2TR001854-08Department: NIH department code

      Institutional Career Development Core

      Principal investigators: Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner (contact PI), Steven J Siegel

      $911,750

      award amount

13. Jesse Allen Goodrich

    Leads 2 awards · $908,981

    • 1R01DK140831-01Department: NIH department code

      PFAS Exposure and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes: A Multi-Omic Approach for Prevention and Treatment
      $746,198

      award amount
    • 1K01ES036193-01Department: NIH department code

      PFAS and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Young Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Emerging Risk Factors and Underlying Mechanisms
      $162,783

      award amount

14. Jimi Huh

    Leads 3 awards · $905,584

    • 5R01DA055839-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of momentary acute discrimination and cultural resilience in polysubstance use among adults from communities of color
      $712,927

      award amount
    • 3R01DA055839-02S2Department: NIH department code

      The role of momentary acute discrimination and cultural resilience in polysubstance use among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults
      $129,656

      award amount
    • 3R01DA055839-02S1Department: NIH department code

      The influence of social stress on polysubstance use and addiction vulnerability among adults in communities of color: The mediating role of psychological pain
      $63,001

      award amount

15. Genevieve Fridlund Dunton

    Leads 2 awards · $815,868

    • 5R01CA272933-03Department: NIH department code

      Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity adherence in interventions
      $649,868

      award amount
    • 1R03CA292977-01Department: NIH department code

      Using real-time data capture to examine implicit attitudes as mediators of physical activity adherence in interventions
      $166,000

      award amount

16. Heather L Wipfli

    Leads 2 awards · $799,300

    • 5U01CA261624-04Department: NIH department code

      Quit4Life+: Adapting and Evaluating a Phone-Based Tobacco Use Cessation Program for People Living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia
      $651,101

      award amount
    • 3U01CA261624-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Building Implementation Science Research Capacity to advance cancer prevention and care in Uganda and Zambia

      Principal investigators: Heather L Wipfli (contact PI), Jim Arinaitwe

      $148,199

      award amount

17. Hooman Allayee

    Leads 1 award · $756,163

    • 1R01HL168493-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Genetic Predisposition to Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
      $756,163

      award amount

18. Myles G Cockburn

    Leads 1 award · $710,139

    • 5R01CA252182-04Department: NIH department code

      Identifying modifiable factors that reduce the burden of late stage melanoma in Hispanics

      Principal investigators: Myles G Cockburn (contact PI), Kimberly Ann Miller

      $710,139

      award amount

19. Jill E Johnston

    Leads 2 awards · $707,363

    • 5R01ES033478-03Department: NIH department code

      Los AngeleS Voices on Oil, Community, Environment and Salud (LAS VOCES) Study

      Principal investigators: Jill E Johnston (contact PI), Bhavna Shamasunder

      $599,363

      award amount
    • 5R25ES031867-05Department: NIH department code

      Environmental Health MethodologicAl, Training, and Teaching EnterpRiSe (EH MATTERS)

      Principal investigators: Jill E Johnston (contact PI), Tun (max) M Aung

      $108,000

      award amount

20. Roksana Karim

    Leads 1 award · $701,238

    • 5R01ES033705-03Department: NIH department code

      Circulating levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Subclinical Atherosclerosis progression in Postmenopausal women

      Principal investigators: Roksana Karim (contact PI), Zhanghua Chen

      $701,238

      award amount

21. Zhanghua Chen

    Leads 1 award · $655,513

    • 5R01ES033707-03Department: NIH department code

      Slowing Atherothrombosis Progression through Indoor Air Filtration: A Crossover Trial in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Adults with Ischemic Heart Disease History

      Principal investigators: Zhanghua Chen (contact PI), Junfeng Zhang

      $655,513

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01ES033705-03, led by Roksana Karim.

22. Britni Ryan Belcher

    Leads 1 award · $644,205

    • 5R01DK123333-04Department: 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
      $644,205

      award amount

23. Thomas W Valente

    Leads 1 award · $633,635

    • 5R01DA051843-05Department: NIH department code

      Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Peer Influences on ENDS Use
      $633,635

      award amount

24. Eunjung Lee

    Leads 1 award · $623,229

    • 5R01CA279668-02Department: NIH department code

      A nested case-control study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort
      $623,229

      award amount

25. Ahmad Besaratinia

    Leads 2 awards · $597,050

    • 5R01DE031863-02Department: NIH department code

      Differentiating the biological effects of vaping from smoking by analyzing the methylome and transcriptome
      $389,550

      award amount
    • 5R21DA058342-02Department: NIH department code

      Network-based analysis of disease-associated epigenetic changes in youth electronic cigarette users
      $207,500

      award amount

26. Adam Matthew Leventhal

    Leads 2 awards · $584,245

    • 5R01CA229617-06Department: NIH department code

      Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood

      Principal investigators: Adam Matthew Leventhal (contact PI), Jessica Louise Barrington-Trimis

      $377,995

      award amount
    • 5R21DA058343-02Department: NIH department code

      Vaping and Smoking Cessation in Intensive Longitudinal National Data

      Principal investigators: Adam Matthew Leventhal (contact PI), Junhan Cho

      $206,250

      award amount

27. Adam De Smith

    Leads 2 awards · $584,228

    • 5R01CA262263-03Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the Increased Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Latinos
      $510,146

      award amount
    • 3R01CA262263-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the increased risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Latinos
      $74,082

      award amount

28. Shohreh F Farzan

    Leads 1 award · $584,123

    • 5R01ES031590-04Department: NIH department code

      Air pollutant exposure and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis during the critical transition from childhood to adulthood
      $584,123

      award amount

29. Erika Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $436,859

    • 5R01ES035137-02Department: NIH department code

      Electric Vehicle Adoption in California: Predictors, Impacts on Local Air Quality and Respiratory Health, and Inequities
      $436,859

      award amount

30. Steven Gazal

    Leads 1 award · $407,897

    • 5R35GM147789-03Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing genetic signatures of natural selection to understand human diseases
      $407,897

      award amount

31. Jennifer Tsui

    Leads 1 award · $396,147

    • 4R37CA242541-05Department: NIH department code

      Advancing the implementation of evidence-based strategies for HPV vaccination in safety-net primary care settings
      $396,147

      award amount

32. Hoda Abdel Magid

    Leads 2 awards · $364,879

    • 5R00HL161479-03Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging Spatial Epidemiology to Reduce Hypertension Disparities
      $248,945

      award amount
    • 3R00HL161479-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Leveraging Spatial Epidemiology to Reduce Hypertension Disparities
      $115,934

      award amount

33. Joseph Leo Wiemels

    Leads 1 award · $322,911

    • 5R01CA268494-03Department: NIH department code

      Cytomegalovirus as an etiologic and clinico-pathogenic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

      Principal investigators: Joseph Leo Wiemels (contact PI), Catherine Metayer, Xiaomei Ma

      $322,911

      award amount

34. Brian Huang

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00CA256525-04Department: NIH department code

      Integrating epidemiologic, clinical, genomic and metabolomic profiles to predict pancreatic cancer risk in a multiethnic population
      $249,000

      award amount

35. Kimberly D Siegmund

    Leads 1 award · $248,510

    • 5R25HL161788-03Department: NIH department code

      LA’s Biostatistics and Data Science Training Program (LA’s BeST)

      Principal investigators: Kimberly D Siegmund (contact PI), Juan Pablo Lewinger

      $248,510

      award amount

36. Mariana C Stern

    Leads 1 award · $221,904

    • 1T32CA293959-01Department: NIH department code

      ADVANCE Cancer Health Disparities Research (CHDR) Training Program

      Principal investigators: Mariana C Stern (contact PI), Chanita A. Hughes-Halbert

      $221,904

      award amount

37. Christian S Hendershot

    Leads 1 award · $211,247

    • 1R21AA031892-01Department: NIH department code

      Phase II Evaluation of Tirzepatide in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder and Overweight or Obesity
      $211,247

      award amount

38. Laura Ferguson

    Leads 1 award · $185,040

    • 1R01TW012663-01A1Department: NIH department code

      A total school approach using safeguarding to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination in boarding schools in Zambia

      Principal investigators: Laura Ferguson (contact PI), Virginia Bond

      $185,040

      award amount

39. Alyssa Fitzpatrick Harlow

    Leads 1 award · $183,905

    • 5K01DA058084-02Department: NIH department code

      The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping
      $183,905

      award amount

40. Anne Elizabeth Fehrenbacher

    Leads 1 award · $182,088

    • 5K01TW012173-03Department: NIH department code

      PrEP Implementation Science with Hard to Reach Populations in India
      $182,088

      award amount

41. Dae Hee Han

    Leads 1 award · $149,394

    • 1K99DA058241-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Effect of Product Characteristics on the Abuse Liability of Nicotine Pouches
      $149,394

      award amount

42. Tyler Mason

    Leads 1 award · $147,163

    • 5K01DK124435-05Department: NIH department code

      Biobehavioral Effects of Inhibitory Control on Eating and Diet Behaviors Among Adolescents
      $147,163

      award amount

43. Goleen Samari

    Leads 1 award · $135,783

    • 5K01HD103879-04Department: NIH department code

      Migration, Dynamic Social Environments, and Birth Outcomes
      $135,783

      award amount

44. Katherine Louise Bottenhorn

    Leads 1 award · $124,169

    • 1K99MH135075-01Department: NIH department code

      Endocrine-mediated pubertal brain network development: Bridging datasets with machine learning
      $124,169

      award amount

45. Samantha Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $109,768

    • 1K99MD019292-01Department: NIH department code

      A Multilevel Social Capital Approach to Address Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow Up Delays among Latinas in Safety-Net Settings
      $109,768

      award amount

46. Michael Anthony Rosario

    Leads 1 award · $84,996

    • 8K00ES036895-03Department: NIH department code

      The ABCD Study and Brain Health: Navigating Environmental Hazards and the Quest for Neurodevelopmental Intersectional Health Equity
      $84,996

      award amount

47. Rob S McConnell

    Leads 1 award · $61,217

    • 3P30ES007048-29S1Department: NIH department code

      Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease
      $61,217

      award amount

48. Bryan Ly Dinh

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31HG012159-03Department: NIH department code

      Genomic resources and references for genetic investigation of an understudied population
      $48,974

      award amount

49. Claire Edwards Campbell

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31MH131347-02Department: NIH department code

      Independent and interactive effects of genetic risk for depression and family income-to-needs on emotional brain development and behavior
      $48,974

      award amount

50. Rachel Crosley Lyons

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 1F31HL176165-01Department: NIH department code

      Within-person compositional analysis of 24-Hour Activity Cycle behaviors and circadian metrics related to cardiovascular disease.
      $48,974

      award amount

51. Kelsey Lynn McAlister

    Leads 1 award · $47,874

    • 5F31HL164032-02Department: NIH department code

      Free-living and in-lab effects of sedentary time on cardiac autonomic nervous system function in youth with overweight/obesity
      $47,874

      award amount

52. Stephanie Ariana Navarro

    Leads 1 award · $40,750

    • 5F30CA268735-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of patient experiences with care in older adult colorectal cancer patients with comorbid chronic conditions
      $40,750

      award amount

53. Sarah Elizabeth Piombo

    Leads 1 award · $24,255

    • 5F31DA056189-02Department: NIH department code

      Normative and Network Influences on ENDS use (Electronic nicotine delivery systems- e-cigarettes/vaping)
      $24,255

      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

• Christopher J Mungall

  Co-investigator on 5U24HG012212-03, led by Paul D. Thomas

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Paul Warren Sternberg

  Co-investigator on 5U24HG012212-03, led by Paul D. Thomas

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • California Institute of Technology · Engineering (NIH department code, 1 award)
  • California Institute of Technology (no department on record, 2 awards)

• John S. Witte

  Co-investigator on 5U01CA261339-04, led by David V Conti

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Stanford University · Internal Medicine (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Tun (max) M Aung

  Co-investigator on 5U01HG013288-02, led by Vaia Lida Chatzi; 5R25ES031867-05, led by Jill E Johnston

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Steven J Siegel

  Co-investigator on 5KL2TR001854-08, led by Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Matthew Gesner Kirkpatrick

  Co-investigator on 1R01AA031240-01A1, led by Raina Pang

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Southern California (no department on record, 1 award)

• Junfeng Zhang

  Co-investigator on 5R01ES033707-03, led by Zhanghua Chen

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Duke University · Social Sciences (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Andrew Medina-Marino

  Co-investigator on 5R01AI149339-06, led by Jeffrey David Klausner

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Desmond Tutu Hiv Foundation (no department on record, 1 award)

• Joel E Milam

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA261888-04, led by Kimberly Ann Miller

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of California-Irvine · Public Health (NIH department code, 1 award)
  • University of California-Irvine (no department on record, 1 award)

• Bhavna Shamasunder

  Co-investigator on 5R01ES033478-03, led by Jill E Johnston

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Jessica Louise Barrington-Trimis

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA229617-06, led by Adam Matthew Leventhal

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Southern California (no department on record, 1 award)

• Catherine Metayer

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA268494-03, led by Joseph Leo Wiemels

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of California, Berkeley · Public Health (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Xiaomei Ma

  Co-investigator on 5R01CA268494-03, led by Joseph Leo Wiemels

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Yale University (no department on record, 1 award)

• Juan Pablo Lewinger

  Co-investigator on 5R25HL161788-03, led by Kimberly D Siegmund

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Southern California (no department on record, 1 award)

• Chanita A. Hughes-Halbert

  Co-investigator on 1T32CA293959-01, led by Mariana C Stern

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Junhan Cho

  Co-investigator on 5R21DA058343-02, led by Adam Matthew Leventhal

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Virginia Bond

  Co-investigator on 1R01TW012663-01A1, led by Laura Ferguson

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Jim Arinaitwe

  Co-investigator on 3U01CA261624-04S1, led by Heather L Wipfli

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.