CTSI-funded Researchers

Boosting certain brain cells diminished hypersensitivity in Fragile X mice, study finds

CTSI/CART Pilot awardee, Dr. Carlos Portera-Cailliau, is the study's lead author

Researchers awarded $2 million grant from National Cancer Institute

CTSI congratulates Dr. Caius Radu on his NCI grant; Radu is a previous CTSI Voucher recipient

Physical activity appears to prompt the microbiome to inhibit appetite in people with high body mass index (BMI)

Learn more about the new study recently published in Nature

Dr. Cecilia Canales selected for NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence Program

CTSI congratulates Dr. Cecilia Canales, a previous RCMAR/CHIME awardee, supported in part by the CTSI

Researchers awarded grants to study treatment side effects in breast cancer survivors

Past CTSI Voucher awardee, Judith Carroll, awarded grants to study treatment side effects in breast cancer survivors

UCLA researchers use integrated imaging data to identify sex-specific brain signatures driving obesity

Men and women have different obesity drivers, pointing to the need for tailored interventions

UCLA scientists receive $5.7 million in CIRM grants to advance stem cell-based technologies for treating cancer, infertility, intellectual disability syndromes and cystic fibrosis

UCLA scientists receive $5.7 million in CIRM grants to advance stem cell-based technologies for treating cancer, infertility, intellectual disability syndromes

Researchers use single-cell genomics to develop extensive cellular atlas of endometriosis

The Cedars-led study published in Nature Genetics profiles an understudied condition that currently impacts around 10 percent of all women

UCLA receives $12M grant for novel, late-stage lung cancer treatment

The award to Steven Dubinett and Edward Garon from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will support phase 1 clinical trials.

Inner workings of telomerase revealed; scientists are the first to capture telomerase making DNA

The research was supported in part by a CTSI voucher for cores services to Dr. Feigon

Research points to new approaches for treating melanoma

CTSI supported the study through a Voucher awarded to Dr. Thomas Graeber to conduct gene-expression profiling

Incarceration in childhood is linked to health problems in adulthood

The research study was led by CTSI KL2 scholar Dr. Elizabeth Barnert and her mentor, Laura Abrams

CTSI Informatics supports opioid addiction study

Gene therapy that uses stem cells restores immune function in infants

Need assistance with your clinical research studies?