This section shares information on both VA and UCLA research submitted and awarded to our Investigators. Here you will find resources on research, contracts and grants, IRBs, and clinical trials.
VA Research
Veteran’s Affairs Grants Management Services develops policies and provides guidance on grant management issues to grants and affected offices at all organizational levels within the Department.
- Grant Management Services
- Office of Research and Development
- General Administration
- Manual for Administrative Officers and Associate Chiefs of Staff
- Research Investigator Manual
UCLA Department of Medicine Research
Utilize the resources listed here to help fund, start, or continue your research.
- UCLA Department of Medicine: Pre-Award Basics
- UCLA School of Medicine Research Overview
- Office of Research Administration (ORA)
- Funding Resources
- The Department of Medicine’s Office of Research Administration (ORA)
UCLA Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
- UCLA Human Research Protection Program
- Animal Research Committee
- Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Radiation safety Committees
Contact Jill Narciso with research grant questions: jnarciso@mednet.ucla.edu
Clinical Trials & Clinical Research
Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest ways to find treatments that work in people and ways to improve health. UCLA conducts research for a wide range of medical disorders and offers patients opportunities to participate in research and clinical trials. The resources listed here, includes information on clinical trials at UCLA.
- Clinical Trials
- Participating in Clinical Trials
- UCLA Technology Development Group
- UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Submitted & Awarded Grants
Grants Submitted Since July 1, 2019
| PI | Sponsor and Type of Award | Grant Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Blessen Eapen | UTHSCSA - DoD W81XWH-19 PRMRP-CTA | 7/2/2019 |
| Kim-Lien Nguyen | NIH R01 resubmission | 7/5/2019 |
| Alberta Warner | DoD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP): Partnering PI Option | 7/11/2019 |
| Tzung Hsiai | NIH R01 - renewal | 8/16/2019 |
| Arthur Ko | NIH R01 resubmission with Human Genetics c/o Dr. Pajukanta | 8/16/2019 |
| Freny Mody | UNC - Subaward - Environmental influence on cardiovascular disease risk in a genetically homogeneous population | 8/29/2019 |
| Jennifer Martin | NYU -Subaward - Sleep And Nutrition TElehealth Intervention | 9/5/2019 |
| Arthur Ko | NIH Director's Early Inp. Award | 9/13/2019 |
| Tzung Hsiai | NIH R01 Transformative | 9/20/2019 |
| Tzung Hsiai | NIH T32 | 9/25/2019 |
| Debika Bhattacharya | Gvision - Gilead Investigator Sponsored Research | 9/30/2019 |
| Hsiai, Tzung | NIH R01 (subaward to Caltech - Dr. Gao) | 10/7/2019 |
| Hsiai, Tzung | AHA with Khademhosseini | 10/8/2019 |
| Shilpa Sharma | American Heart Asociation 2020 Career Development Award | 10/15/2019 |
| Shi, Yijiang | R50- NCI research Specialist Award | 10/18/2019 |
| Hsiai, Tzung | NIH R01 (with USC) | 10/30/2019 |
| Leung, Angela | NIH R01 resubmission | 11/5/2019 |
| Sharma, Sherven | ALA - Lung Cancer Discovery Award | 1/23/2020 |
| Sharma, Sherven | TRDRP | 1/23/2020 |
Grants Awarded Since July 1, 2019
| PI | Sponsor & Type of Award | Project Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding, Yichen | NIH K99 Pathway to Independence | Integrating imaging and computation to characterize neural crest cells in the myocardial development and regeneration | ||
| Gukovskaya, Anna | NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol, Abuse, & Alcoholism) | The Southern California Research Center for ALPD and Cirrhosis | ||
| Shalbueva, Natalia | University of Southern California | The Southern California Research Center for ALPD and Cirrhosis (P50AA011999) Pilot project | ||
| Martin, Jennifer | NIH - 1R01HL146059-01A1 (PI M. Safwan Badr, MD) | Improving outcomes for patients with SDB and insufficient sleep (09/01/2019 - 07/31/2024) | ||
| Hsiai, Tzung | NIH - R01 | Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy to Assess Metabolically Active Plaque | ||
| Shekelle, Paul | NIH - subaward from Palmer | PMC Project/ VERDICT (preaward authorization as of 9/13/19) | ||
| Shapiro, Shelley | Cedars Sinai (PTE) / CIRM (Prime) - Partnering Opportunity for Clinical Trial Stage Projects | Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Cardiosphere-Derived Allogeneic Stem Cells | ||
| Pisegna, Joseph | Kaiser | POpulation-based Tools to Establish a Cohort for high-throughput pancreatic cancer screening (PrOTECt) | ||
| Ziaeian, Boback | UCLA - CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award | Extending heart failure care through a patient-centered telehealth program (10/01/2019 - 9/30/2021) | ||
| Fung, Constance | Emory University | Coexisting nocturia and insomnia in older adults: Planning a trial of integrated Therapy | ||
| Shekelle, Paul | Humana, Inc. | Evidence maps of social determinants of health | ||
| Shekelle, Paul | Humana, Inc. | Systematic Reviews of social determinants of health | ||
| Ko, Arthur | AHA Career Development Award | Utilizing a Novel Portable Imaging Device to Accelerate Human Genomic and Diagnostic Studies of | ||
| Zeidler, Michelle | 2019 Strategic Research Award (Category I) | Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea |