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University of Southern California

Award Total: $56,384,234 # of Grants: 123
Investigators

YongZhang - Jon-PatrickAllem - MatthewKirkpatrick - UgonnaIhenacho - AnnaWuPh.D. - Shao-YaoYingPh.D. - CarolWuenschellPh.D. - AxelSchonthalPh.D. - AriehWarshelPh.D. - ThomasMackM.D., M.P.H. - HopeLandrinePh.D. - XinguangChenPh.D. - WendyMackPh.D. - StevenSussmanPh.D. - Mary AnnPentzPh.D. - ClydeDentPh.D. - ThomasMackM.D., M.P.H. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - JamesDwyerPh.D. - WendyCozenD.O., M.P.H. - DuncanThomasPh.D. - FlorenceHofmanPh.D. - PradipRoy-BurmanPh.D. - JohnMartinM.D., Ph.D. - RichardCoteM.D. - Feng-MingChenPh.D. - RichardMoranPh.D. - AlanHiti - MarioFournierPh.D. - EnriqueCadenasPh.D. - ClydeDentPh.D. - ParkashGillM.D. - StephanieLondonM.D., Ph.D. - ThomasMackM.D., M.P.H. - DavidHinton - JosephLandolphPh.D. - RayuduGopalakrishnaPh.D. - RonaldRossM.D. - Mary AnnPentzPh.D. - JamesDwyerPh.D. - RichardScribnerM.D. - KarenHenniganPh.D. - BryanLangholzPh.D. - LaurenceKedesM.D. - PatriciaAloise-YoungPh.D. - AlanEpsteinM.D., Ph.D. - StevenSussmanPh.D. - C. AndersonJohnsonPh.D. - BerislavZlokovicM.D., Ph.D. - DanielBroekPh.D. - DarrylShibataM.D. - VickyWongPh.D. - JamesDwyerPh.D. - StephanieLondonM.D., Ph.D. - PeishengHuPh.D. - XinguangChenPh.D. - ThomasMackM.D., M.P.H. - RichardCoteM.D. - C. AndersonJohnsonPh.D. - C. AndersonJohnsonPh.D. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - DongyunYangM.D. - JamesDwyerPh.D. - DennisTrinidadPh.D., M.P.H. - ChaoyangLiMPH - DonnaSpruijt-MetzPh.D. - WendyMackPh.D. - LouiseRohrbachPh.D., M.P.H. - CarolWuenschellPh.D. - ClydeDentPh.D. - RitaLeeseman - AnnaWuPh.D. - AnamaraRitt-OlsonB.F.A. - CharlesShulerD.M.D, Ph.D. - StevenSussmanPh.D. - Fan-NiHsia - AmyFanM.D., M.S. - SilvanaSkaraMPH - PamelaElfenbaumMPH - LourdesBaezconde-GarbanatiPh.D., M.P.H. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - MauraPaul-LabradorMPH - AndyJohnson - Ram KumarSubramanyanM.D. - AlisonMorrisM.D. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - LouiseRohrbachPh.D., M.P.H. - EnriqueCadenasPh.D. - DennisTrinidadPh.D., M.P.H. - AhmetBaydurM.D. - PatricioEscalanteM.D. - EnriqueCadenasPh.D. - RachelGranaM.P.H. - LourdesBaezconde-GarbanatiPh.D., M.P.H. - OmidAkbariPh.D. - MeghanMoranM.A. - MelissaLittleM.P.H. - JimiHuhM.A. - ThalidaArpawongM.P.H. - IteOffringaPh.D. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - AhmadBesaratiniaPh.D., M.P.H. - AhmadBesaratiniaPh.D., M.P.H. - RainaPangB.S. - StephanieDyalB.S. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - StellaTommasiPh.D. - MatthewKirkpatrick - ClaradinaSotoMPH - JonathanSametM.D., M.S. - SungshimParkPh.D. - AhmadBesaratiniaPh.D., M.P.H. - IteOffringaPh.D. - ClaradinaSotoMPH - StevenSussmanPh.D. - StellaTommasiPh.D. - LourdesBaezconde-GarbanatiPh.D., M.P.H. - JessicaBarrington-TrimisPhD - PatriciaEscobedoM.A. - JosephWiemelsPhD - LindaPolfusPhD - Jon-PatrickAllem - AhmadBesaratiniaPh.D., M.P.H. - AdamLeventhalPh.D. - JenniferUngerPh.D. - JoelMilamPh.D. - RainaPangB.S. - AdamDe SmithPh.D. -

Grants

Novel Immunotherapeutics for Cigarette-Smoking Associated Acute Myeloid Leukemia 2019 (Cycle 30) $990,000
Cancer New Investigator Awards

The impact of cartoon-based marketing strategies on e-cigarette appeal and use among adolescents 2019 (Cycle 30) $1,225,843
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research High Impact Research Project Award

Combined intranasal oxytocin and mindfulness training as a novel treatment for smoking cessation 2019 (Cycle 29) $1,231,893
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Disparities in Life Course Tobacco Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk 2019 (Cycle 29) $101,150
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Dissertation Awards

EX-Teen American Indian Tobacco Use Cessation Program 2016 (Cycle 25) $495,000
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Therapeutic potential of oxytocin for nicotine addiction 2016 (Cycle 25) $404,115
Neuroscience of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment High Impact Pilot Award

Investigating the carcinogenicity of e-cig 2016 (Cycle 25) $396,000
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology High Impact Pilot Award

Investigating the carcinogenic potential of e-cig in humans 2017 (Cycle 26) $474,971
Early Diagnosis of Tobacco-Related Cancer High Impact Research Project Award

Nicotine metabolism and predicting lung cancer risk in African Americans 2017 (Cycle 26) $496,005
Early Diagnosis of Tobacco-Related Cancer High Impact Research Project Award

Thirdhand Smoke Policy Workshop 2016 (Cycle 25) $4,981
Regulatory Science/New Products Special Projects

Public Opinion Regarding Electronic Cigarettes in California 2015 (Cycle 24) $165,000
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Special Projects

Adolescent social networks, smoking, and loneliness 2014 (Cycle 23) $60,303
Disparities /Prevention/ Cessation/ Nicotine Dependence Dissertation Awards

Menstrual cycle effects on response inhibition in smoking 2013 (Cycle 22) $96,661
Disparities /Prevention/ Cessation/ Nicotine Dependence Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Genome-wide mapping of smoke-induced DNA damage and mutation 2011 (Cycle 20) $334,652
Cancer Exploratory/Developmental Award

Mechanistic studies of secondhand-smoke carcinogenicity 2009 (Cycle 18) $12,610
Cancer New Investigator Awards

Fotonovela to prevent SHS exposure in multiunit housing 2012 (Cycle 21) $785,104
Disparities /Prevention/ Cessation/ Nicotine Dependence Research Project Awards

Lung cancer detection by methylation-preserving PCR 2011 (Cycle 20) $324,325
Cancer Exploratory/Developmental Award

Smoking and Post-traumatic Growth Among High Risk Youth 2011 (Cycle 20) $57,392
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Dissertation Awards

Cessation and Environmental Smoking among Korean Americans 2010 (Cycle 19) $161,060
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Adoption of Tobacco Programs in California Schools 2010 (Cycle 19) $47,701
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Dissertation Awards

Un-cooling Smoking Using Social Identity Theory 2009 (Cycle 18) $90,000
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

The effect of nicotine on airway inflammation 2009 (Cycle 18) $402,991
Pulmonary Disease Exploratory/Developmental Award

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and somatic alterations in childhood ALL 2017 (Cycle 26) $207,122
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology High Impact Research Project Award

Smoking reinstatement in major depressive disorder 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,255,153
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Health behaviors of 18-39 yo survivors of childhood cancers 2019 (Cycle 28) $670,328
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Proximity to cannabis retailers & adolescent use 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,237,497
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Tobacco Dependence 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,235,906
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Are smokers switching to vaping at lower risk for cancer? 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,229,278
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology High Impact Research Project Award

Impact of vape pen placement in music videos on young adults 2019 (Cycle 28) $961,915
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research New Investigator Awards

Multiethnic Risk for Lung Disease: Genetics and Smoking 2019 (Cycle 28) $990,000
Pulmonary Disease New Investigator Awards

Tobacco smoking and inborn genetics: effects on leukemogenesis 2018 (Cycle 27) $1,215,889
Cancer High Impact Research Project Award

Spatial Anlaysis of Tobacco Outlets, Vape Shops and Cannabis 2018 (Cycle 27) $101,882
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Dissertation Awards

Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis in Adolescence and Early Adulthood 2018 (Cycle 27) $1,230,250
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Research Project Award

Triangulum (Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, Marijuana) SHS exposure in Low SES MUH 2017 (Cycle 26) $495,000
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research High Impact Research Project Award

Does secondhand smoke induce epigenetic changes? 2017 (Cycle 26) $392,100
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology High Impact Pilot Award

Southern California Vape Shop Reactions to New Policies 2017 (Cycle 26) $495,000
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research High Impact Research Project Award

American Indian Youth: PSA, Photovoice & Digital Storytelling 2017 (Cycle 26) $387,041
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation High Impact Pilot Award

Improved identification of subjects genetically at risk for lung cancer 2017 (Cycle 26) $495,000
Early Diagnosis of Tobacco-Related Cancer High Impact Research Project Award

Cigarette Smoking and Stress-Coping among Latino Youth 2008 (Cycle 17) $60,000
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Dissertation Awards

Role of oxidative stress and mitochondria in COPD 2008 (Cycle 17) $615,251
General Biomedical Science Research Project Awards

SRNT Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Committee 2007 (Cycle 16) $6,500
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Special Projects

Oxygen Radicals in Biology GRC2008 2007 (Cycle 16) $5,000
General Biomedical Science Special Projects

Effectiveness Evaluation of the I Decide Program 2006 (Cycle 15) $162,304
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Full SARA

Culture and Tobacco Among American Indian Adolescents 2006 (Cycle 15) $824,825
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Role of Pneumocystis in COPD Progression 2005 (Cycle 14) $512,737
Pulmonary Disease Research Project Awards

Inhibition of cell death in head and neck cancer cells 2005 (Cycle 14) $24,148
Cancer Dissertation Awards

2nd East West Conference on Tobacco and Alcohol 2005 (Cycle 14) $15,000
Epidemiology Special Projects

Smoking, atherosclerosis and MCSF gene variations 2004 (Cycle 13) $57,480
Cardiovascular Disease Dissertation Awards

Tobacco use among American Indian adolescents in California 2003 (Cycle 12) $368,975
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Priority Populations Conference 2003 (Cycle 12) $6,000
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Special Projects

Implementation of tobacco prevention programming and smoking 2003 (Cycle 12) $58,557
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

Effective diffusion of evidence-based tobacco curricula 2002 (Cycle 11) $47,747
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Dissertation Awards

Smoking, metabolic syndrome and subclinical atherosclerosis 2002 (Cycle 11) $23,772
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

The determinants of college smoking 2002 (Cycle 11) $48,782
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

Tobacco prevention/cessation at continuation schools 2002 (Cycle 11) $848,679
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Tobacco Alteration of TGF Beta3 Control of Palatogenesis 2002 (Cycle 11) $680,175
General Biomedical Science Research Project Awards

The effect of depression and peer influences on smoking initiation 2001 (Cycle 10) $53,300
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

Smoking, microsatellite instability & gastric cancers 2001 (Cycle 10) $729,199
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Nicotine replacement in school-based cessation 2000 (Cycle 9) $961,266
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Full SARA

Mechanism of nicotine action in developing lung 2000 (Cycle 9) $720,281
Pulmonary Disease Research Project Awards

Implementation of tobacco programs in California schools 2000 (Cycle 9) $765,192
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Research Project Awards

Tobacco exposure & subclinical atherosclerosis in NIDDM 2000 (Cycle 9) $321,363
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Understanding and preventing college smoking 2000 (Cycle 9) $122,377
Epidemiology New Investigator Awards

Patterns & risk factors for adolescent smoking progression 2000 (Cycle 9) $47,521
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

Emotional intelligence and smoking across ethnicity 2000 (Cycle 9) $52,392
Epidemiology Dissertation Awards

Smoking and echogenicity of the arterial intima 2000 (Cycle 9) $119,299
Epidemiology Inno Dev & Exp Awards (IDEAS)

Media and smoking among adolescent girls across ethnicity 1999 (Cycle 8) $53,987
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Dissertation Awards

Acculturation, media, peers, parents and adolescent smoking 1998 (Cycle 7) $213,511
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Integrated Research Project

Lowering Smoking & ETS Risks in Immigrant Pacific Rim Youth 1998 (Cycle 7) $1,955,276
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Integrated Research Project

Scientific and Administrative Core 1998 (Cycle 7) $311,057
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Integrated Research Project

Detection of occult metastases in patients with lung cancer 1999 (Cycle 8) $723,842
Cancer Research Project Awards

Supplement to tobacco disease in twins 1999 (Cycle 8) $432,989
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Ethnic difference in cigarette smoking dynamics among youth 1999 (Cycle 8) $366,852
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Targeted blood clotting therapy for lung cancer 1999 (Cycle 8) $350,851
Cancer New Investigator Awards

Smoking & Alco./Drug Use Prev.: Program Components that Work 1994 (Cycle 3) $15,579
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Training Program Award

Genetic Markers of Lung Cancer Risk Among Blacks & Whites 1994 (Cycle 3) $295,028
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Smoking and HDL Cholesterol in Minority Youth 1994 (Cycle 3) $669,343
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Among Lumber Mill Employees 1994 (Cycle 3) $159,203
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Response of Respiratory Cancers to Novel Antiofolates 1994 (Cycle 3) $175,926
Cancer Research Project Awards

Radioimmunotherapy of Lung Cancer 1994 (Cycle 3) $318,994
Cancer Research Project Awards

Nicotine and Hemostatic Function of Brain Endothelium 1994 (Cycle 3) $342,880
Cardiovascular Disease New Investigator Awards

Direct Analysis of Lung Cancer Development & Progression 1994 (Cycle 3) $336,973
Cancer New Investigator Awards

Self-Presentation: Adolescent Cigarette Effects 1994 (Cycle 3) $18,400
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Structure-function studies of RAS nucleotide-exchange-factor 1993 (Cycle 2) $593,460
Cancer Research Project Awards

Tobacco Induced Hypoxia: Molecular Genetic Responses 1993 (Cycle 2) $685,782
Cardiovascular Disease Research Project Awards

Modifiers of susceptibility to smoking for lung cancer 1993 (Cycle 2) $201,856
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Nicotine, Tobacco Smoke and the Blood-Brain Barrier 1993 (Cycle 2) $624,017
Nicotine Dependence Research Project Awards

Detection of Lung Cancer Micrometastases 1993 (Cycle 2) $120,346
Cancer Inno Dev & Exp Awards (IDEAS)

Detection of Lung Tumor Derived DNA in Sputum Using PCR 1993 (Cycle 2) $115,098
Cancer Inno Dev & Exp Awards (IDEAS)

Differentiating Preadolescent/Adolescent Paths to Smoking 1992 (Cycle 1) $459,986
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Research Project Awards

Amnesty Smoking Prevention Project 1992 (Cycle 1) $686,087
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Physician Incentives & Smoking Cessation Effectiveness 1992 (Cycle 1) $745,316
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Effects of Social & Personal Coping Programs for Smok Prevention 1992 (Cycle 1) $676,689
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Environmental & Genetic Risk Factors for Bladder Cancer 1992 (Cycle 1) $1,147,940
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Tobacco Carcinogens/C-Kinase Oxidative Activation/Metastasis 1992 (Cycle 1) $363,557
Cancer Research Project Awards

Tobacco Carcinogen Transformation of Human Bronchial Cells 1992 (Cycle 1) $621,592
Cancer Research Project Awards

Effects of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure in Brain Development 1992 (Cycle 1) $750,511
General Biomedical Science Research Project Awards

Genetic Aberrations in Tobacco-Related Lung Carcinogenesis 1992 (Cycle 1) $214,126
Cancer Research Project Awards

Role of Nicotine in Enodthelial Cell Function 1992 (Cycle 1) $274,274
Cardiovascular Disease Research Project Awards

Tobacco-Related Disease in Native California Twins 1992 (Cycle 1) $634,515
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Modifiers of Susceptibility to Smoking for Lung Cancer 1992 (Cycle 1) $79,865
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

A Genetic Marker of Lung Cancer Risk Among Blacks & Whites 1992 (Cycle 1) $1,036,615
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Novel Approach to Head & Neck Cancer Therapy 1992 (Cycle 1) $384,743
Cancer Research Project Awards

Tobacco Cessation Among Pregnant Low-Income Latino Women 1992 (Cycle 1) $737,927
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Phenols & PAH in Tobacco-Related Cardiovascular Disease 1992 (Cycle 1) $421,763
Cardiovascular Disease Research Project Awards

Tumor Suppressor Gene Mutations in Lung Cancer 1992 (Cycle 1) $333,054
Cancer New Investigator Awards

Tumor Models & Radioimmunotherapy of Human Lung Cancers 1992 (Cycle 1) $12,382
Cancer New Investigator Awards

The effect of tobacco smoke on immune function in twins 1998 (Cycle 7) $822,641
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Antioxidants, cigarette smoking and atherosclerosis 1998 (Cycle 7) $730,640
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Susceptibility to smoking among adolescent never smokers 1998 (Cycle 7) $301,356
Epidemiology New Investigator Awards

Tobacco-related disease in native California twins 1997 (Cycle 6) $889,746
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Smokeless tobacco cessation among lumber mill employees 1997 (Cycle 6) $620,213
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

School tobacco program and policy trial 1997 (Cycle 6) $1,162,877
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Motivation-enhanced teenage tobacco use cessation 1997 (Cycle 6) $750,248
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Research Project Awards

Environmental tobacco smoke and early atherosclerosis 1997 (Cycle 6) $383,814
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Acculturation & cigarette smoking among Asian-Americans 1997 (Cycle 6) $244,715
Epidemiology New Investigator Awards

Predicting and Reducing Cigarette Sales to Minors 1995 (Cycle 4) $358,643
Public Health, Public Policy, and Economics Research Project Awards

Inheritance and Smoking in Urinary Tract & Pancreas Cancer 1995 (Cycle 4) $248,283
Epidemiology Research Project Awards

Structure-Function Correlations for Ras p21 and its Mutants 1995 (Cycle 4) $322,049
Cancer Research Project Awards

Role of Protein Phosphatases in Lung Cancer 1995 (Cycle 4) $363,234
Cancer New Investigator Awards

Nicotine & Neuroendocrine Cell Signalling in Fetal Lung 1995 (Cycle 4) $349,873
Pulmonary Disease New Investigator Awards

Tobacco Products, Activin-A, and Lung Cancers 1995 (Cycle 4) $122,583
Pulmonary Disease Inno Dev & Exp Awards (IDEAS)

Smoking and Risk of Proximal Vs. Distal Gastric Cancer 1994 (Cycle 3) $835,887
Epidemiology Research Project Awards