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FY2026 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Public Health at University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Funding
$50.4M
$50,449,055
Awards
66
FY2026 NIH awards in Public Health
Principal investigators
81
63 lead a grant here, 18 co-investigators
Department rank
#6
of 126 · 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

63 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 · $6,278,749

    • 2U10CA180899-12Department: NIH department code
      Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center
      $6,278,749
      award amount

  2. David V Conti

    Leads 2 awards · $5,824,231

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01CA289492-02, led by Christopher Alan Haiman; 3U01CA261339-05S1, led by Fei Chen.

  3. Raina Pang

    Leads 3 awards · $4,765,798

  4. Vaia Lida Chatzi

    Leads 2 awards · $4,526,739

    • 5P42ES036506-02Department: NIH department code
      Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation, and Prevention (ShARP)

      Principal investigators: Adam Lee Smith (contact PI), Amy Childress (contact PI), David V Conti (contact PI), Jane Karen Steinberg (contact PI), Lucy Mary Golden (contact PI), Tun (max) M Aung (contact PI), Vaia Lida Chatzi (contact PI)

      $3,269,842
      award amount
    • 1R35ES035051-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Translational Research Program on PFAS and Metabolic Diseases: A Solution Oriented Framework
      $1,256,897
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 1R01CA300355-01A1, led by Veronica Wendy Setiawan.

  5. Jennifer Beth Unger

    Leads 2 awards · $4,291,732

    Also a principal investigator on 1T32CA298969-01A1, led by Genevieve Fridlund Dunton.

  6. William James Gauderman

    Leads 2 awards · $4,192,475

  7. Jessica Louise Barrington-Trimis

    Leads 2 awards · $3,985,537

  8. Adam Matthew Leventhal

    Leads 2 awards · $3,773,222

  9. John R Monterosso

    Leads 1 award · $3,558,709

  10. Matthew Gesner Kirkpatrick

    Leads 1 award · $3,558,709

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01AA031240-03, led by Raina Pang.

  11. Ming Li

    Leads 1 award · $3,558,709

  12. Adam Lee Smith

    Leads 1 award · $3,269,842

  13. Amy Childress

    Leads 1 award · $3,269,842

  14. Jane Karen Steinberg

    Leads 1 award · $3,269,842

  15. Lucy Mary Golden

    Leads 1 award · $3,269,842

  16. Tun (max) M Aung

    Leads 1 award · $3,269,842

  17. Christian S Hendershot

    Leads 1 award · $2,901,274

  18. Kimberly D Siegmund

    Leads 2 awards · $2,798,299

  19. Christopher Alan Haiman

    Leads 4 awards · $2,686,411

    • 5U01CA287036-03Department: NIH department code
      Identifying factors associated with prostate cancer progression and survival in African American men: The RESPOND Cohort
      $1,068,065
      award amount
    • 5R01CA289492-02Department: 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

      $703,567
      award amount
    • 5R01CA276826-04Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging whole-exome sequence data from diverse biobanks and cohorts to study rare coding variation in prostate cancer
      $660,688
      award amount
    • 1T32CA315091-01Department: NIH department code
      Post-Doctoral Training in Integrative Cancer Epidemiology

      Principal investigators: Christopher Alan Haiman (contact PI), Loic Le Marchand

      $254,091
      award amount

  20. Huaiyu Mi

    Leads 1 award · $2,554,389

  21. Paul Marjoram

    Leads 1 award · $2,554,389

  22. Rob S McConnell

    Leads 2 awards · $2,463,062

  23. Joseph Leo Wiemels

    Leads 2 awards · $2,365,347

    • 2P30ES007048-31Department: NIH department code
      Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease

      Principal investigators: Joseph Leo Wiemels (contact PI), Rima Habre (contact PI), Rob S McConnell (contact PI), William James Gauderman (contact PI)

      $1,638,086
      award amount
    • 5R01CA268494-05Department: 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

      $727,261
      award amount

  24. Paul D. Thomas

    Leads 1 award · $2,055,296

  25. Veronica Wendy Setiawan

    Leads 3 awards · $1,959,416

    • 5R01MD015971-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of Advanced NAFLD Disparities in Hispanics: A Multi-level Analysis

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

      $765,068
      award amount
    • 1R01CA300355-01A1Department: NIH department code
      PFAS and liver cancer: linking epidemiological evidence with mechanistic studies

      Principal investigators: Veronica Wendy Setiawan (contact PI), Vaia Lida Chatzi

      $681,676
      award amount
    • 1R01MD021735-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Investigating PFAS as Emerging Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer in US Populations
      $512,672
      award amount

  26. Jeffrey David Klausner

    Leads 5 awards · $1,701,575

    • 5R01AI155217-07Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Cefixime Versus Penicillin G for Treatment of Early Syphilis
      $636,954
      award amount
    • 5R01AI139265-08Department: NIH department code
      Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine Design
      $414,444
      award amount
    • 5D43TW012743-02Department: NIH department code
      V-STAR - Vietnam Research Training Program on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
      $246,041
      award amount
    • 3R01AI139265-08S1Department: NIH department code
      Syphilis Immunology and Biology to Improve Clinical Management and Vaccine Design
      $238,136
      award amount
    • 1R03AI199976-01Department: NIH department code
      STIs and Pre-Term Birth
      $166,000
      award amount

  27. Rima Habre

    Leads 1 award · $1,638,086

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01ES036559-02, led by Shohreh F Farzan; 5R01ES036185-02, led by Shohreh F Farzan.

  28. Genevieve Fridlund Dunton

    Leads 3 awards · $1,546,656

    • 1R01CA303696-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity maintenance in interventions
      $699,931
      award amount
    • 5R01CA272933-05Department: NIH department code
      Using real-time data capture to examine affective mechanisms as mediators of physical activity adherence in interventions
      $684,224
      award amount
    • 1T32CA298969-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Methodological Training for Social and Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

      Principal investigators: Genevieve Fridlund Dunton (contact PI), Jennifer Beth Unger

      $162,501
      award amount

  29. Shohreh F Farzan

    Leads 2 awards · $1,434,141

    • 5R01ES036559-02Department: NIH department code
      Wildfire smoke, heat and cardiovascular risk across the life course

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

      $764,768
      award amount
    • 5R01ES036185-02Department: NIH department code
      Children’s Cardiovascular Health and the Impacts of Heat Stress and Wildfire Smoke

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

      $669,373
      award amount

  30. Mariana C Stern

    Leads 2 awards · $1,336,412

  31. Charleston Chiang

    Leads 2 awards · $1,274,254

    • 5R01HG011646-05Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging the Evolutionary History to Improve Identification of Trait-Associated Alleles and Risk Stratification Models in Native Hawaiians
      $751,774
      award amount
    • 5R01HG012605-04Department: NIH department code
      A genome-wide genealogical framework for statistical and population genetic analysis
      $522,480
      award amount

  32. Bodour Salhia

    Leads 1 award · $1,148,166

  33. Ite A Offringa

    Leads 1 award · $1,148,166

  34. Joyce M Richey

    Leads 1 award · $1,148,166

  35. Lourdes A. Baezconde-Garbanati

    Leads 1 award · $1,148,166

  36. Matthew Philip Salomon

    Leads 1 award · $1,148,166

  37. Megan Marie Herting

    Leads 1 award · $1,112,001

    • 2R01ES031074-06A1Department: NIH department code
      Urban air pollution and neurobehavioral trajectories in the ABCD study
      $1,112,001
      award amount

  38. Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner

    Leads 1 award · $910,130

  39. Fei Chen

    Leads 2 awards · $880,221

    • 5R01CA285866-02Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of germline copy number variations to the susceptibility of aggressive prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry
      $580,221
      award amount
    • 3U01CA261339-05S1Department: 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

      $300,000
      award amount

  40. Chang Shu

    Leads 1 award · $855,772

    • 1R01MH143902-01Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing Autism Heterogeneity by Machine Learning Methods and Its Genetic and Environmental Drivers
      $855,772
      award amount

  41. Jesse Allen Goodrich

    Leads 2 awards · $846,790

    • 5R01DK140831-03Department: NIH department code
      PFAS Exposure and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes: A Multi-Omic Approach for Prevention and Treatment
      $684,007
      award amount
    • 5K01ES036193-03Department: NIH department code
      PFAS and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Young Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Emerging Risk Factors and Underlying Mechanisms
      $162,783
      award amount

  42. Jill E Johnston

    Leads 1 award · $824,976

    • 5P2CES033433-05Department: NIH department code
      Southern California Center for Children’s Environmental Health Translational Research

      Principal investigators: Jill E Johnston (contact PI), Rob S McConnell (contact PI), Elizabeth Mary Kamai

      $824,976
      award amount

  43. Brian Huang

    Leads 1 award · $699,303

    • 1R01CA299916-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Synergistic contribution of lifestyle, genetic and epigenetic factors to colorectal cancer risk
      $699,303
      award amount

  44. Zhanghua Chen

    Leads 1 award · $654,430

    • 5R01ES033707-04Department: 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

      $654,430
      award amount

  45. Lidia Minguez Alarcon

    Leads 1 award · $609,139

    • 7R01ES034700-04Department: NIH department code
      Male pesticide exposure, reproductive health and epigenetics
      $609,139
      award amount

  46. Nicholas Mancuso

    Leads 1 award · $584,900

    • 5R01CA258808-05Department: NIH department code
      An integrative multi-omics approach to characterize prostate cancer risk in diverse populations
      $584,900
      award amount

  47. Erika Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $421,605

    • 5R01ES035137-04Department: NIH department code
      Electric Vehicle Adoption in California: Predictors, Impacts on Local Air Quality and Respiratory Health
      $421,605
      award amount

  48. Arun Durvasula

    Leads 1 award · $413,300

    • 5R35GM160467-02Department: NIH department code
      Leveraging diverse ancestry and environmental variables to understand the evolution and architecture of complex traits
      $413,300
      award amount

  49. Eunjung Lee

    Leads 1 award · $409,709

    • 5R01CA279668-04Department: NIH department code
      A nested case-control study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort
      $409,709
      award amount

  50. Steven Gazal

    Leads 1 award · $407,897

    • 5R35GM147789-05Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing genetic signatures of natural selection to understand human diseases
      $407,897
      award amount

  51. Ahmad Besaratinia

    Leads 1 award · $397,500

    • 5R01DE031863-04Department: NIH department code
      Differentiating the biological effects of vaping from smoking by analyzing the methylome and transcriptome
      $397,500
      award amount

  52. Samantha Garcia

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00MD019292-03Department: NIH department code
      A Multilevel Social Capital Approach to Address Cervical Cancer Screening and Follow Up Delays among Latinas in Safety-Net Settings
      $249,000
      award amount

  53. Rachel Carmen Ceasar

    Leads 1 award · $196,236

    • 5K01DA062904-02Department: 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

  54. Alyssa Fitzpatrick Harlow

    Leads 1 award · $191,350

    • 5K01DA058084-04Department: NIH department code
      The Tobacco and Cannabis Retail Environment, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Adolescent Vaping
      $191,350
      award amount

  55. Anne Elizabeth Fehrenbacher

    Leads 1 award · $182,088

    • 5K01TW012173-05Department: NIH department code
      PrEP Implementation Science in Resource-Limited Settings
      $182,088
      award amount

  56. Laura Ferguson

    Leads 2 awards · $163,235

    • 3R01TW012663-03S1Department: 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

      $135,620
      award amount
    • 5R01TW012663-03Department: 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

      $27,615
      award amount

  57. Anqi Wang

    Leads 1 award · $129,058

    • 5K99CA303777-02Department: NIH department code
      The role of loss of Y chromosome across the prostate cancer continuum
      $129,058
      award amount

  58. Lloyd Nathaniel Overholtzer

    Leads 1 award · $55,114

    • 1F30MH139336-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Longitudinal Effects of ADHD Medication Usage on Neurodevelopment in Adolescents from the ABCD Study
      $55,114
      award amount

  59. Jessica Moran Morrel

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31HD122332-01Department: NIH department code
      Genetics, Physical Health, and Brain Perivascular Spaces during Early Adolescence
      $50,114
      award amount

  60. Kristina Miljkovic

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31AA033272-01Department: NIH department code
      Modeling Peer Network Dynamics and Alcohol Use Throughout High School
      $50,114
      award amount

  61. Natasha Wasim

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31MD020258-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Mapping Stakeholder Networks for Comprehensive Food and Nutrition Security Interventions: A Multilevel Network Analysis Approach
      $50,114
      award amount

  62. Nikki Sayeh Jafarzadeh

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 1F31DA065401-01Department: NIH department code
      Simultaneous Nicotine, Alcohol, and Cannabis Co-Use Among Young Adults
      $50,114
      award amount

  63. Rachel Crosley Lyons

    Leads 1 award · $50,114

    • 5F31HL176165-03Department: NIH department code
      Within-person compositional analysis of 24-Hour Activity Cycle behaviors and circadian metrics related to cardiovascular disease.
      $50,114
      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.