Celebrate our Researchers

Christopher Hellen, PhD / Tatyana Pestova, PhD

"Mechanisms of SARS-CoV2 translation initiation and shut-off of cellular protein synthesis"

Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease
April 14, 2022 - March 31, 2024

Aimee Afable, PhD / Christina Pardo, MD

"Brooklyn Digital Community Care Intervention to Address Unmet Social Needs and Optimize Engagement in Maternal Health Care"

Sponsor: National Institute for Nursing Research
September 22, 2022 - July 31, 2024

Tracey Wilson, PhD / Jacquelyn Meyers, PhD

"Social connections, risk for COVID-era psychiatric and substance use disorders, and HIV control"

Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
January 1, 2022 - October 31, 2026

Carla Boutin-Foster, MD

"Centers of Excellence"

Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2027

Jeannette Jakus, MD

Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Galderma Research and Development
February 7, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial - Phase III
Sponsor: Arcutis Incorporated
February 15, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial - Phase III
Sponsor: Dermavant Sciences Incorporated
March 2, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial 
Sponsor: Dermavant Sciences Incorporated
March 2, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial 
Sponsor: Incyte Corporation
March 7, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial - Phase III
Sponsor: Arcutis Incorporated
June 16, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial - Phase III
Sponsor: Arcutis Incorporated
June 17, 2022 - study end

Anika Daniels-Osaze, Ed.D.

"Public Health Scholarship Program"

Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration
September 30, 2022 - September 29, 2025

David Kaufman, PhD / Aimee Afable, PhD

"A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Digital Health Platform To Control BP To Address Stroke Disparities"

Sponsor: National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities
May 18, 2022 - February 28, 2024

Erik Anderson, MD

Detection of circulating tumor DNA from colorectal cancer patient sera using primer extension PCR

Sponsor: American College of Gastroenterology
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Carolyn McKenzie Andrews / Carla Boutin-Foster, MD

Fellowship: "COVID-19's Impact on Continuity of Care with Use of Telemedicine in the Brooklyn Free Clinic Population"

Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
June 13, 2022 - August 29, 2022

Carla Boutin-Foster, MD / Carlene Camacho DSC/ Marcus Lambert PhD

"Clinical Research Scholars Training (CREST) Program"

Sponsor: National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities
July 1, 2022 - February 28, 2027

Jose Diaz, MD

"Ending HIV/AIDS among People Who Use Drugs: Overcoming Challenges"

Sponsor: New York University
January 20, 2022 - January 31, 2023

Robert Foronjy, MD

"The Role of HuR in HIV related COPD"

Sponsor: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
September 1, 2022 - June 30, 2026

Grace Shadid / Ellen Ginzler, MD

Fellowship: "Measuring the Prevalence of Food Insecurity Among Patients with Autoimmune Diseases in the Arthritis"

Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
June 1, 2022 - August 24, 2022

Rauno Joks, MD

Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
January 24, 2022 - study end

Tasmia Promi / Jason Lazar, MD

Fellowship: "Conventional Brachial Artery and Central Aortic Blood Pressures as a Predictor of Nocturia in Adolescents"

Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
June 15, 2022 - August 30, 2022

Michelle Melendez, MS, LCSW

"Stop the Stigma Project (STS)"

Sponsor: NYS Office of Mental Health
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

"STAR Health Center Integrated Care Project"

Sponsor: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
September 30, 2022 - September 29, 2026

Subodh Saggi, MD

Clinical Trial - Phase II/III
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
April 7, 2022 - study end

Clinical Trial - Phase II
Angion Biomedical Corporation
August 15, 2022 - study end

Jessica Yager, MD, MPH

"Gilead FOCUS Project"

Sponsor: Gilead Sciences Incorporated
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

"Playsure Network 2.0"

Sponsor: Public Health Solutions
March 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025

Alison Baird, PhD

"mRNA Expression Profiling from Extracellular Vesicles (EVs): Generating a Rapid Diagnostic for Stroke"

Sponsor: University of Kansas Center for Research Incorporated (federal flow-through)
July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2026

Richard Rubenstein, PhD

"Gap-Based Milieu Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury (GAMBIT-TBI)"

Sponsor: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (DOD)
September 30, 2022 - September 29, 2026

Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD

"PrEP Aware Week Collaboration"

Sponsor: Health Research Incorporated
April 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022

"Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV - Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance"

Sponsor: AIDS United
July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2025

Vivian Chin, MD

Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Lilly USA LLC
August 19, 2022 - study end

Stephan Kohlhoff, MD

"Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) Data and Operations Center (DOC) - Maternal Mental Health Study"

Sponsor: Harvard University (federal flow-through)
August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023

Ellen Hsu, PhD

"Expressing a novel class of heavy chain antibodies"

Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease
January 25, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Rena Orman, PhD

"Neurobiology of aging in the bat"

Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2024

Peter Barr, MD

"Using the Genetic Architecture of Substance Use Disorders to Advance Gene Identification and Understanding of Pathways of Risk"

Sponsor: Rutgers University
August 1, 2022 - April 30, 2023

Sivan Kinreich, PhD

"Predicting AUD development, risk and resilience phenotypes through integration of multi-modal COGA data"

Sponsor: National Institute for Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
July 15, 2022 - June 30, 2026

Jacquelyn Meyers, PhD

"Genetic relationships between PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder: Integrating GWAS and Deeply Phenotyped Longitudinal data"

Sponsor: National Institute for Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
August 1, 2022 - July 31, 2027

Michael Reinhardt, MD

"Centers of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease (CEAD)"

Sponsor: NYS Department of Health
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2027

Scott Bunnell, PhD

"Modern On-Site High Performance Computing System"

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health Office of the Director
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Lulu Wei / Bethany Desroches, MD

Fellowship: "Urological cancer incidence trends among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations in the United States, 1990-2014"

Sponsor: New York Academy of Medicine
June 26, 2022 - September 4, 2022

Susan Gong / Jeffrey Weiss, MD

Fellowship: "Phenotyping Nocturia in Hypertensives According to 24-hour Urine Composition, Free Water Clearance, and Volume Status in a Racially Diverse Primary Care Population"