UC Davis Health
Clinical and Translational Science Center

CTSC KL2 Program Scholars

  • Simon Ascher, M.D., M.P.H. 
    Incorporating Patient Outcome Preferences into Personalized Blood Pressure Target Decisions
  • Geoanna Marie Bautista, M.D. 
    Piezo1 in the Premature Intestine and Development of the Mucosal Immunity
  • Derek Bays, M.D.
    A Novel Approach to Preventing Invasive Candidiasis
  • Victoria Keeton, Ph.D., R.N., P.N.P.
    Prenatal Social Adversity and Child DNA Methylation: Biosocial Pathways to Rapid Weight Gain and Obesity in Early Childhood
  • Michelle Jane Lim, M.D.
    The maternal and fetal effects from an ARDSnet oxygenation strategy applied in a maternal model of acute lung injury
  • Gabrielle Liu, M.D., M.S.
    Exposure to wildfire smoke at the wildland-urban interface and its association with markers of impaired respiratory health
  • Mary Claire Manske, M.D.
    Prenatal Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
  • Na'amah Razon, M.D., Ph.D.
    EnROUTE: Evaluating the Role of Transportation on Hemodialysis Access and Health Disparities
  • Deepika Sankaran, M.D.
    OPTImal vasoPRESsor in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (OPTIPRES)
  • Meagan Talbott, Ph.D.
    Evaluating the Impact of Telehealth-Based ASD Assessments and Supports on Child and Caregiver
  • Sheela Toprani, M.D., Ph.D.
    Dynamical Modeling of Seizure and Neuropsychological Networks in Epilepsy

  • Elysia Alvarez, M.D., M.P.H. 
    Improving Treatment-Related Symptom Management in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
  • Johnathan Anderson, Ph.D., M.A.S. 
    Regulatory T Cell Induction by Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes
  • Joseph Anderson, Ph.D., M.A.S. 
    Clinical Evaluation of a tCD25 Pre-Selective Anti-HIV Lentiviral Vector in AIDS-Lymphoma Patients
  • Kathleen Angkustsiri, M.D., M.A.S., FAAP 
    Parental Influences on Adaptive Outcomes in Children With Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
  • April Armstrong, M.D.
    Patient-Centered Online Care Model for Follow-up Management of Atopic Dermatitis
  • Mark Avdalovic, M.D., M.A.S.
    Influence of Gender on Vascular Remodeling in Asthma
  • Julie Bidwell, R.N., Ph.D.
    Symptom Dynamics and Biomarkers of Disease Progression in Older Adult Patient-Caregiver Dyads After Heart Failure Hospitalization
  • Andrew A. Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
    Insulin Resistance
  • Lisa Brown, M.D., M.A.S.
    Establishing a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Stephanie Crossen, M.D., M.P.H.
    Use of Home-Based Telemedicine to Improve Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
  • Lorien Dalrymple, M.D., M.P.H.
    Infection ESRD
  • Melanie Dove, Sc.D.
    Local Flavored Tobacco Bans, E-cigarettes, and Risky Behaviors Among California Youth
  • Anuurad Erdembileg, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
    Synergism of Metabolic, Genetic and Inflammatory CVD Risk Factors Across Ethnicity
  • Erik Fernandez y Garcia, M.D., M.P.H.
    The Uptake of Pediatricians’ Recommendations for Follow-up Care by Mothers Screened for Depression in Pediatric Settings
  • Estella M. Geraghty, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., FACP
    Relationship of Aerial Pesticide Spraying to the Incidence of Acute Physiologic Complaints in the California Population During the Summer of 2005
  • Stephen Henry, M.D., M.S.
    Characterizing Patient-Physician Communication About Opioids in Primary Care
  • Misty Humphries, M.D.
    Understanding the Impact of Vascular Care at Amputation Prevention in Patients With Lower Extremity Wounds
  • Jared Jagdeo, M.D., M.S.
    Red Light Emitting Diode Phototherapy as a Novel Treatment of Skin Fibrosis
  • Ian J. Koebner, Ph.D., M.Sci., M.A.O.M.
    The Analgesic Museum: The Development and Effectiveness of Museum-Based Experiences to Reduce Social Isolation and Pain Among Individuals with Chronic Pain
  • Jennifer Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
    Endogenous Sex Hormones, Related Gene Factors, and Risk of Stroke
  • Tianhong Li, M.D., Ph.D.
    Optimizing Anti-EGFR Therapy in Lung Cancer
  • Javier Lopez, M.D., M.A.S.
    Predicting Cardiac Recovery After Myocardial Infarction: Building a New Quantitative EMR-Based and MicroRNA Expression
  • Elizabeth Magnan, M.D., Ph.D.
    Prioritizing Care in Multiple Chronic Conditions With Diabetes
  • Steve Martinez, M.D., M.A.S.
    Early Neoadjuvant Image and Glycomic Marker Assessment (ENIGMA) of Breast Cancer
  • Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S.
    A Culturally-Relevant, Family-Based Approach To Reducing Dementia Caregiver Stress in an Underserved Population
  • Michael Minzenberg, M.D.
    Use of fMRI to Study the Mechanism of Action of a Novel Treatment for Memory Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
  • Arta Monjazeb, M.D., M.A.S.
    Radiotherapy and CpG Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Sarcoma
  • Daniel Nishijima, M.D., M.A.S.
    Development of a Model To Predict Intensive Care Unit Admission in Emergency Department Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Justin Oldham, M.D., M.S.
    Elucidating the Genomic Determinants of Outcomes in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D.
    Mexiletine for the Treatment of Cramps in ALS
  • Temitayo O. Oyegbile-Chidi, M.D., Ph.D.
    Intrinsic Oscillatory and Network Connectivity Underlying Executive Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Chong-xian Pan, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S.
    Targeting Bladder Cancer With Cancer-Specific Ligands
  • Christopher Polage, M.D., M.A.S.
    Identifying Molecular Correlates of Risk for C. Difficile Infection and Recurrence
  • Jennifer Rosenthal, M.D.
    Pediatric Interfacility Transfers: Measuring Avoidable Transfers and Identifying Telemedicine Intervention Strategies
  • Noriko Satake, M.D., M.A.S.
    Personalized Targeted Therapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Michael Schivo, M.D., M.A.S.
    Using Volatile Organic Compound Analysis To Identify Virus-Infected Airway Cells
  • Ulfat Shaikh, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.S.
    Enhancing Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Rural Clinics
  • Heather M. Siefkes, M.D., M.Sci.
    Improving Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening With an Addition of Perfusion Measurements
  • Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
    Evaluating a Pilot Secondhand Smoke Counseling Intervention for Adult Smoker and Nonsmoker Dyads Through a Randomized Trial
  • Mark Underwood, M.D., M.A.S.
    NEC Beta Defensin
  • Natasha Vapniarsky-Arzi, D.V.M.
    Tissue Engineering of Immunouniversal Implants for Regeneration of Temporomandibular Joint Disc
  • Amir Zeki, M.D., M.A.S.
    Inhibition of Airway HMG-CoA Reductase: A Novel Treatment for Asthma?