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FY2025 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Funding
$45.2M
$45,232,416
Awards
70
FY2025 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
69
49 lead a grant here, 20 co-investigators
Department rank
#5
of 117 · 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

49 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 2 awards · $10,499,089

    • 3U10CA180899-11S1Department: NIH department code
      Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center
      $8,536,189
      award amount
    • 3U10CA180899-11S2Department: NIH department code
      Children's Oncology Group
      $1,962,900
      award amount

  2. Christopher Alan Haiman

    Leads 6 awards · $3,414,247

    • 5U01CA287036-02Department: NIH department code
      Identifying factors associated with prostate cancer progression and survival in African American men: The RESPOND Cohort
      $1,404,536
      award amount
    • 1R01CA289492-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Family RESPOND: Defining the Genetic Basis of Prostate Cancer Risk in African American Families

      Principal investigators: Christopher Alan Haiman (contact PI), David V Conti, Jennifer L Beebe-Dimmer

      $704,882
      award amount
    • 5R01CA276826-03Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging whole-exome sequence data from diverse biobanks and cohorts to study rare coding variation in prostate cancer
      $666,878
      award amount
    • 5U01CA257328-05Department: NIH department code
      Multiethnic GWAS and TWAS to Inform Risk Prediction for Prostate Cancer

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

      $584,425
      award amount
    • 3U01CA257328-05S1Department: NIH department code
      Multiethnic GWAS and TWAS to Inform Risk Prediction for Prostate Cancer

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

      $30,000
      award amount
    • 3U01CA257328-05S2Department: NIH department code
      Multiethnic GWAS and TWAS to Inform Risk Prediction for Prostate Cancer

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

      $23,526
      award amount

  3. Christian S Hendershot

    Leads 2 awards · $3,013,222

    • 1U01DA064384-01Department: NIH department code
      Multi Site Randomized Trial of a GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist for Smoking Cessation

      Principal investigators: Christian S Hendershot (contact PI), Andrea C King, Joseph P. Schacht, Sherry Ann McKee

      $2,828,440
      award amount
    • 5R21AA031892-02Department: NIH department code
      Phase II Evaluation of Tirzepatide in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder and Overweight or Obesity
      $184,782
      award amount

  4. Paul D. Thomas

    Leads 1 award · $2,283,664

  5. Shohreh F Farzan

    Leads 3 awards · $2,064,590

    • 1R01ES036559-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Wildfire smoke, heat and cardiovascular risk across the life course

      Principal investigators: Shohreh F Farzan (contact PI), Rima Habre

      $781,268
      award amount
    • 1R01ES036185-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Children’s Cardiovascular Health in a Changing Climate: The Impacts of Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke

      Principal investigators: Shohreh F Farzan (contact PI), Rima Habre

      $674,078
      award amount
    • 5R01ES031590-05Department: NIH department code
      Air pollutant exposure and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis during the critical transition from childhood to adulthood
      $609,244
      award amount

  6. Charleston Chiang

    Leads 3 awards · $1,737,886

    • 5R01HG011646-04Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging the Evolutionary History to Improve Identification of Trait-Associated Alleles and Risk Stratification Models in Native Hawaiians
      $804,459
      award amount
    • 5R01HG012605-03Department: NIH department code
      A genome-wide genealogical framework for statistical and population genetic analysis
      $523,646
      award amount
    • 5R35GM142783-05Department: NIH department code
      An evolutionary framework to elucidate and interpret the genetic architecture of complex traits in diverse populations
      $409,781
      award amount

  7. Jeffrey David Klausner

    Leads 4 awards · $1,622,484

    • 4R01AI155217-06Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Cefixime Versus Penicillin G for Treatment of Early Syphilis
      $702,115
      award amount
    • 5R01AI139265-07Department: NIH department code
      Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine Design
      $433,667
      award amount
    • 1D43TW012743-01A1Department: NIH department code
      V-STAR - Vietnam Research Training Program on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
      $246,078
      award amount
    • 3R01AI139265-07S1Department: NIH department code
      Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine Design
      $240,624
      award amount

  8. Fei Chen

    Leads 2 awards · $1,613,220

    • 5U01CA261339-05Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Prospective Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve Polygenic Risk Scores

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

      $1,000,000
      award amount
    • 1R01CA285866-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of germline copy number variations to the susceptibility of aggressive prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry
      $613,220
      award amount

  9. Vaia Lida Chatzi

    Leads 2 awards · $1,494,042

    • 5U01HG013288-03Department: 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

      $784,467
      award amount
    • 1R01ES036253-01A1Department: NIH department code
      PFAS and bone health over the life course in Hispanic/Latinos: emerging risk factors and underlying mechanisms
      $709,575
      award amount

  10. Roksana Karim

    Leads 1 award · $1,402,486

    • 4R01ES033705-04Department: NIH department code
      Circulating levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Subclinical Atherosclerosis progression in Postmenopausal women

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

      $1,402,486
      award amount

  11. Kimberly Ann Miller

    Leads 2 awards · $1,204,613

    • 5R01CA261888-05Department: 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

      $645,484
      award amount
    • 5R37CA256867-05Department: NIH department code
      Social Health, Activity Behaviors, and Quality of Life among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study
      $559,129
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA252182-05, led by Myles G Cockburn.

  12. Raina Pang

    Leads 2 awards · $1,132,552

    • 5R01AA031240-02Department: 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

      $592,483
      award amount
    • 5R01AA030065-03Department: NIH department code
      Cyclical deficits in emotion regulation as a risk factor for alcohol misuse in premenopausal females
      $540,069
      award amount

  13. Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner

    Leads 1 award · $911,750

  14. Adam De Smith

    Leads 2 awards · $863,895

    • 5R01CA262263-04Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the Increased Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Latinos
      $601,736
      award amount
    • 1R21HL181171-01Department: NIH department code
      Genetic Regulation of Gene Expression in Hispanic/Latino Cord Blood Samples
      $262,159
      award amount

  15. Jesse Allen Goodrich

    Leads 2 awards · $856,354

    • 5R01DK140831-02Department: NIH department code
      PFAS Exposure and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes: A Multi-Omic Approach for Prevention and Treatment
      $693,571
      award amount
    • 5K01ES036193-02Department: NIH department code
      PFAS and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Young Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Emerging Risk Factors and Underlying Mechanisms
      $162,783
      award amount

  16. Kelsey Elizabeth Johnson

    Leads 1 award · $747,000

    • 4R00HD113834-02Department: NIH department code
      Genetic and genomic influences on human milk composition and impacts on infant health
      $747,000
      award amount

  17. Myles G Cockburn

    Leads 1 award · $732,039

    • 5R01CA252182-05Department: 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

      $732,039
      award amount

  18. Nicholas Mancuso

    Leads 1 award · $708,397

    • 5R01HG012133-05Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the evolutionary architecture of complex disease within and across diverse populations
      $708,397
      award amount

  19. Genevieve Fridlund Dunton

    Leads 1 award · $684,696

    • 5R01CA272933-04Department: NIH department code
      Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity adherence in interventions
      $684,696
      award amount

  20. Joseph Leo Wiemels

    Leads 1 award · $676,777

    • 5R01CA268494-04Department: NIH department code
      Cytomegalovirus as an etiologic and clinico-pathogenic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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

      $676,777
      award amount

  21. Veronica Wendy Setiawan

    Leads 1 award · $672,852

    • 5R01MD015971-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Advanced NAFLD Disparities in Hispanics: A Multi-level Analysis

      Principal investigators: Veronica Wendy Setiawan (contact PI), Norah A. Terrault

      $672,852
      award amount

  22. Britni Ryan Belcher

    Leads 1 award · $612,834

    • 5R01DK123333-05Department: 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
      $612,834
      award amount

  23. Eunjung Lee

    Leads 1 award · $576,983

    • 5R01CA279668-03Department: NIH department code
      A nested case-control study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort
      $576,983
      award amount

  24. Jennifer Beth Unger

    Leads 1 award · $456,500

    • 1R21ES038077-01Department: NIH department code
      Project Firestorm: Assessing Respiratory and Mental Health Impacts of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires and Long-Term Toxic Exposures

      Principal investigators: Jennifer Beth Unger (contact PI), Daniel Soto

      $456,500
      award amount

  25. Theresa M Bastain

    Leads 2 awards · $427,426

    • 1U24ES035954-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Maintenance and Enrichment of the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Cohort
      $427,425
      award amount
    • 1R01ES036226-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Prenatal chemical exposures, childhood adversity, resilience and risk of depression
      $1
      award amount

  26. Erika Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $424,459

    • 5R01ES035137-03Department: NIH department code
      Electric Vehicle Adoption in California: Predictors, Impacts on Local Air Quality and Respiratory Health
      $424,459
      award amount

  27. Arun Durvasula

    Leads 1 award · $413,300

    • 1R35GM160467-01Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging diverse ancestry and environmental variables to understand the evolution and architecture of complex traits
      $413,300
      award amount

  28. Steven Gazal

    Leads 1 award · $407,897

    • 5R35GM147789-04Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing genetic signatures of natural selection to understand human diseases
      $407,897
      award amount

  29. Jennifer Tsui

    Leads 1 award · $404,861

    • 5R37CA242541-06Department: NIH department code
      Advancing the implementation of evidence-based strategies for HPV vaccination in safety-net primary care settings
      $404,861
      award amount

  30. Ahmad Besaratinia

    Leads 1 award · $397,500

    • 5R01DE031863-03Department: NIH department code
      Differentiating the biological effects of vaping from smoking by analyzing the methylome and transcriptome
      $397,500
      award amount

  31. Brian Huang

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00CA256525-05Department: NIH department code
      Integrating epidemiologic, clinical, genomic and metabolomic profiles to predict pancreatic cancer risk in a multiethnic population
      $249,000
      award amount

  32. Hoda Abdel Magid

    Leads 1 award · $248,945

    • 5R00HL161479-04Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging Spatial Epidemiology to Reduce Hypertension Disparities
      $248,945
      award amount

  33. Kimberly D Siegmund

    Leads 1 award · $246,244

    • 5R25HL161788-04Department: NIH department code
      LA’s Biostatistics and Data Science Training Program (LA’s BeST)

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

      $246,244
      award amount

  34. Mariana C Stern

    Leads 1 award · $215,340

  35. Adam Matthew Leventhal

    Leads 1 award · $214,513

    • 2K24DA048160-06Department: NIH department code
      Expanding Capacity for Addiction Regulatory Science Research and Mentoring
      $214,513
      award amount

  36. Rachel Carmen Ceasar

    Leads 1 award · $196,236

    • 1K01DA062904-01Department: NIH department code
      Clinician cannabis use-related preconceptions perpetuating low quality of prenatal care for women who use cannabis during pregnancy
      $196,236
      award amount

  37. Alyssa Fitzpatrick Harlow

    Leads 1 award · $192,672

    • 5K01DA058084-03Department: NIH department code
      The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping
      $192,672
      award amount

  38. Anne Elizabeth Fehrenbacher

    Leads 1 award · $182,088

    • 5K01TW012173-04Department: NIH department code
      PrEP Implementation Science with Hard to Reach Populations in India
      $182,088
      award amount

  39. Laura Ferguson

    Leads 1 award · $164,845

    • 5R01TW012663-02Department: 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

      $164,845
      award amount

  40. Dae Hee Han

    Leads 1 award · $162,902

    • 5K99DA058241-02Department: NIH department code
      Effect of Product Characteristics on the Abuse Liability of Nicotine Pouches
      $162,902
      award amount

  41. Goleen Samari

    Leads 1 award · $135,783

    • 5K01HD103879-05Department: NIH department code
      Migration, Dynamic Social Environments, and Birth Outcomes
      $135,783
      award amount

  42. Anqi Wang

    Leads 1 award · $129,058

    • 1K99CA303777-01Department: NIH department code
      The role of loss of Y chromosome across the prostate cancer continuum
      $129,058
      award amount

  43. Katherine Louise Bottenhorn

    Leads 1 award · $124,169

    • 5K99MH135075-02Department: NIH department code
      Endocrine-mediated pubertal brain network development: Bridging datasets with machine learning
      $124,169
      award amount

  44. Samantha Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $115,953

    • 5K99MD019292-02Department: NIH department code
      A Multilevel Social Capital Approach to Address Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow Up Delays among Latinas in Safety-Net Settings
      $115,953
      award amount

  45. Brittney Marian

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 5F31ES035618-02Department: NIH department code
      Time series clustering to identify and translate time-varying multipollutant exposures for health studies
      $49,538
      award amount

  46. Jalen Langie

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 5F31CA278359-02Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the Impact of Genetic Ancestry on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Risk in Latino Populations
      $49,538
      award amount

  47. Rachel Crosley Lyons

    Leads 1 award · $49,538

    • 5F31HL176165-02Department: NIH department code
      Within-person compositional analysis of 24-Hour Activity Cycle behaviors and circadian metrics related to cardiovascular disease.
      $49,538
      award amount

  48. Kelsey Lynn McAlister

    Leads 1 award · $48,438

    • 5F31HL164032-03Department: NIH department code
      Free-living and in-lab effects of sedentary time on cardiac autonomic nervous system function in youth with overweight/obesity
      $48,438
      award amount

  49. Carrie Van Doren Breton

    Leads 1 award · $1

    • 1R21ES036649-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Biological signatures of prenatal wildfire smoke exposure and fetal and infant growth

      Principal investigators: Carrie Van Doren Breton (contact PI), Rima Habre

      $1
      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.