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May 27, 2022Adrienne Hoyt-Austin is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at UC Davis Health. She is lead author of a study published in Breastfeeding Medicine this month. The study explored the experience of pumping milk while watching one's hospitalized baby with videoconferencing. Dr. Hoyt-Austin is a graduate of the CTSC Mentored Clinical Research Training Program (MCRTP). The MCRTP provides a
May 23, 2022Roughly 200 people joined in person and virtually for a community event in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento for a screening of the play “Forget Me Not.” The screening was punctuated by an interactive discussion between the playwright, audience, and a panel of community members and UC Davis Health experts in dementia and caregiving. UC Davis CTSC’s Health Equity Resources and Outreach
April 27, 2022Alicia Agnoli, assistant professor of family and community medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine, was recently honored with a 2022 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award by the Clinical Research Forum (CR Forum). At a ceremony held in Chicago, Agnoli was also presented with the Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award for creativity, innovation, and novel approach that demonstrated
April 22, 2022Featuring the CTSC’s Community Engagement Director, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, brief clips were produced that engage multiple Sacramento, California leaders in raising awareness of the continued importance to vaccinate against COVID-19. Geared toward the Latino population, these vibrant public service announcements (PSAs) effectively promote early and continued vaccination among all ages.
April 22, 2022Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and the CTSC Community Engagement Program, co-chaired the National Academy of Medicine Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement in Health and Health Care workgroup webinar on March 30, 2022. This initiative more than 3 years in the making is impactfully contributing to the field of Community Engagement. View the-
April 22, 2022Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and the CTSC Community Engagement Program, co-chaired the National Academy of Medicine Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement in Health and Health Care workgroup webinar on March 30, 2022. This initiative more than 3 years in the making is impactfully contributing to the field of Community Engagement. View the
April 08, 2022Na’amah Razon is an assistant professor of family and community medicine at UC Davis Health. In the following Q&A, Razon shares her findings from her recent study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The study analyzed transportation screening and assessment questions used in adult clinics to understand how these tools assess patients’ mobility and transportation
April 01, 2022Latinos, Filipino Americans and LGBTQ+ individuals in Solano County now have much greater access to mental health care services, thanks to a major initiative led by UC Davis Health. The initiative involving the Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD) and the university’s Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) is part of a community-engaged, quality improvement project that spanned
March 17, 2022A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people.
March 16, 2022Julie Bidwell is an assistant professor with the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Here’s how her experience in the UC Davis CTSC KL2 Career Development Program assisted her in obtaining a K01 award:
March 10, 2022UC Davis Health is partnering with Pfizer on two new clinical trials to test the COVID-19 booster vaccine in healthy adults. The UC Davis CTSC Clinical Research Center (CCRC) is providing professional patient care and research services to both clinical trials. It boasts a highly qualified staff who earned the Patient Safety Innovation Award in 2021 for supporting pioneering research on COVID-19
March 04, 2022On March 11, Ian Koebner, an assistant professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine, is co-hosting a free, half-day virtual conference on using the arts to help pain management in Amsterdam. Called “The Analgesic Museum,” the event starts at 9:30 CET (12:30 a.m. PST) and will explore the different ways the arts can reduce the burden of pain. Anyone who registers
February 02, 2022Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, director of the Community Engagement Program of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center, has been appointed to a state panel to promote health and wellness for Californians. Gov. Gavin Newsom named Aguilar-Gaxiola and 15 other state leaders Monday to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being. The council is led by First Partner
January 25, 2022Melanie Dove, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UC Davis Health, has been invited to present a poster at the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) annual conference in April of this year. Dove conducts research on the impact tobacco control policies have on health behavior. At the ACTS conference, she plans to present findings from a research
January 21, 2022KL2 scholar Elysia Alvarez is the first author of a study published on December 3 in Lancet Oncology. The manuscript presents an analysis of results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019. With a focus on the outcome of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), the study informs global cancer control measures in adolescents and young adults (aged 15-39 years)
January 05, 2022A crucial effort by UC Davis Health to detect COVID-19 among farmworkers and other vulnerable populations has resulted in more than 17,000 coronavirus rapid tests given to residents of four Central California counties. Underway since early February, the effort known as ÓRALE offers free COVID-19 screening primarily to Latinos with a focus on agricultural essential workers at locations and hours
December 08, 2021In 2020 Fred Meyers, director of the UC Davis CTSC Research Training, Education and Career Development program, was awarded the UC Davis Chancellor's Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community. He received this award in recognition of his contributions in enhancing inclusiveness and diversity within the campus community. Dr. Meyers is also Director of the Center for Precision Medicine and Data
December 08, 2021In 2020 UC Davis School of Medicine's highest award for teaching went to Ted Wun, associate dean for research and director of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center. The award, C. John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching was created by the founding dean of the School of Medicine to recognize sustained and enduring contributions to education. "Professor Wun has helped shape a
UC Davis CTSC KL2 Scholar, Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, Presents at Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
November 16, 2021Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at UC Davis Health, provided a grand rounds presentation titled “Sleep & Wellness: The Effects of Sleep Disturbance on the Brain” on November 9, 2021. Dr. Oyegbile-Chidi discussed the neurobehavioral benefits of adequate sleep, some of the adverse effects of sleep restriction on the body and brain, and basic sleep
November 16, 2021Aimee Moulin, is a professor of Emergency Medicine and director of behavioral health at UC Davis Health. She will present “Addiction is an Emergency: A New Model for Substance Use” on November 17, 2021. Dr. Moulin is a graduate of the CTSC Mentored Clinical Research Training Program (MCRTP). The MCRTP provides a solid foundation in clinical and translational research for junior faculty, clinical
University Of California DavisIn 2021 at the start of its 4th CTSA award, the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) created the Health Equity Resources & Outreach (HERO) program. The newly formed team is poised to support clinician scientists and community researchers to innovate, collaborate, and expand health equity research. The Health Informatics (HI) Research Data Officer helps to identify and link
University Of California DavisIn 2021 at the start of its 4th CTSA award, the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) created the Health Equity Resources & Outreach (HERO) program. The newly formed team is poised to support clinician scientists and community researchers to innovate, collaborate, and expand health equity research. The Health Informatics (HI) Research Data Officer helps to identify and link
October 28, 2021The UC Davis CTSC has longstanding programs to engage underserved communities to mitigate the inequities that underlie these disparities, including the low rates of participation in research. In 2021, the CTSC committed funds to further broaden participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, especially the Latinx, Black and Native American communities of the California Central Valley and
October 25, 2021Ulfat Shaikh, medical director of health care quality and professor of pediatrics at UC Davis Health, has been elected chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (COQIPS). In this role, Shaikh supports the mission and vision of the council by ensuring that current priorities are moving forward, representing COQIPS in leadership-
October 15, 2021Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, director of the UC Davis CTSC Community Engagement Program is the recipient of awards from the National Hispanic Science Network and the National Latino Behavioral Health Association for his contributions to science and behavioral health research. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola, a professor of internal medicine, has spent decades researching mental and substance use disorders across
September 29, 2021Maria Chondronikola, Ph.D., RDN, an early-stage investigator, is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and an emergent voice at the University of California, Davis, with an impressive depth of experience in nutrition and metabolism research. Her previous studies have focused on understanding the role of thermogenic adipose tissue in health and disease, the pathophysiology of-
September 23, 2021Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, program director of the UC Davis CTSC Community Engagement program, was invited to provide commentary on another team's publication. The article, published Sept. 15, focuses on farmworkers’ lack of access to health care during COVID-19.
September 23, 2021The UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities, in close collaboration with UC Davis CTSC Community Engagement program, partnered with the Solano County Behavioral Health Division (SCBH) and three community-based organizations to carry out the project. The Solano County Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Cultural Transformation Model (ICCTM) project is anchored in the national Culturally and
September 08, 2021With support from the CTSC, Diana Miglioretti started a pilot project leading to new discoveries that contribute to personalized medicine. Miglioretti is co-senior author of a new study that shows women 75 and older who have dense breasts are at higher risk of breast cancer. The research fills an information gap and could affect whether older women receive breast cancer screening mammography. Read
September 07, 2021Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, co-director of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center Community Engagement program, will present at the annual Coalition for Health Equity Conference (CHEq). CHEq is an annual event aimed at strengthening the understanding and integration of marginalized populations through the health care lens. CHEq provides a valuable opportunity for health care providers