Minority Biomedical Research Support for Continuous Research Excellence (MBRS-SCORE)
Under the leadership of Theodore Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., CDU was awarded a Minority Biomedical Research Support for Continuous Research Excellence (MBRS-SCORE). A key objective of the MBRS-SCORE program at CDU is to increase the number of junior investigators with biomedical and/or biobehavioral research skills to address issues related to the areas of disparate adverse health outcomes for disadvantaged populations and to increase the number of underrepresented minorities and women junior faculty by: 1) providing the funds necessary to conduct original research and establish the skills and preliminary data necessary to compete for independent peer-reviewed funding; 2) providing formal research training in biomedical and biobehavioral research techniques, and communication of science; and 3) creating the appropriate environment including high quality instrumentation to support junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to enter academic careers.
Active funded MBRS/SCORE research projects
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Project
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Investigator
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Alcohol use among HIV-Positive Ethnic Minorities
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Frank Galvan, Ph.D.
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Development of a Sexual Health Intervention for Young Adult
African-American Women
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Regulation of Metallotheionein I Gene by c-maf
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Junko Nishitani, Ph.D.
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Conditional Modulation of Myostatin Expression in Muscle of
Adult Mice
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Suzanne Reisz-Porszasz, Ph.D.
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Mechanism of Androgen Mediated Inhibition of Adipogenesis
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Rajan Singh, Ph.D.
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Jingha Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
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Oncogenic Role of Akt1 in HER-2/neu Over expressing Breast
Tumors, Target for Treatment
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Y. Wu, Ph.D.
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Projects/Investigators
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PI
Gender
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PI
Ethnicity
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Full:
Myostatin Effects On Murine Stem Cell Myogenesis- PI: Jorge Artaza
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M
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Hispanic
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Pilot:
The Effects of Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression on Glycated Hemoglobin and Quality of Life in Underserved Minorities with Diabetes
– PI: Dianna Echeverry
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F
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Hispanic
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Pilot:
Alcohol use among HIV-Positive Ethnic Minorities – PI: Frank Galvan
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M
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Hispanic
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Pilot:
Improving Access to Care for Minority Men
– PI: Kevin Heslin
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M
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White
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Full:
Probing Ligand Induced Conformational Gating of Androgen Receptor Mediated Cellular Signaling – PI: R. Jasuja
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M
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Asian/ Indian
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Pilot:
Regulation of Metallotheionein I Gene by c-maf – PI: Junko Nishitani
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F
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Asian
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Pilot:
Breast Micrococalcifications: Correlation with Benign and Malignant Disease – PI: Janice Owens
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F
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Black
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Full:
Development of a Sexual Health Intervention for African-American young Adult Women – PI: Keisha Paxton
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F
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Black
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Full:
Conditional Modulation of Myostatin Expression in Muscle of Adult Mice – PI: Suzanne Porszasz-Reisz
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F
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White
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Full:
Mechanism of Androgen Mediated Inhibition of Adipogenesis – PI: Rajan Singh
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M
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Asian
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