Principal Investigator(s)

Department

Title

1.

David Agus
Jonathan Katz
Kian Kani

Center for Applied Molecular Medicine

The Function and Significance of Trypsin in Protemics

2.

Andrea Armani

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Optical Devices for Bilogical and Chemical Monitoring

3.

Laura Baker
Catherine Tuvblad
Anne Schell

Psychology - Dornsife LAS

Gene_Environment effects on attention and emotional process in youth

4.

Anthony Bertelli

Psychology - LAS

Distributive Poltics and Arts Fundingh

5.

Gail Borden

Architecture

Architecture Principia: Principles of Architecture Form Space Order

6.

Yu-Han Chang
Rajiv Maheswaran

Computer Science - Viterbi School of Engineering

Models and Metrics for Automatically Building Human-Like Decision-Makers from Data

7.

Sean Curran

Gerontology and the College - LAS

USC iGEM 2011 - "Genetically enhanced celular survival"

8.

Daryl Davies
Marco Bortolato

Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy/School of Pharmacy
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science/Pharmacy

P2X4 receptors play an important role in regulating the intake and behavior properties of alcohol

9.

Gerald Davison
Mara Mather

School of Gerontology

Dealing with the decisions you've made: Evaluating reactions of older and younger adults to the outcomes of their decisions

10.

Suzanne Edmands

Biological Sciences - Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Speciation genetics and pollution resistance in intertidal copepods

11.

Veronica Eliasson

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering/Viterbi

Influence of water on head cracks in train rails

12.

Sandy Green
Hovig Tchalian

Management and Organization - Marshall School of Business
Engineering Writing Program

Red Queens and Black Swans: Argument Cascades and the Rational Evolution of Presumptive Risk Regimes During the U.S. Internet bubble 1992-2002

13.

Albert Herrera
Andreew MacKay

Biological Sciences - Dornsife College of Letter, Arts and Sciences

Synaptic Rearrangements during Embryonic Development

14.

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Audrey Li
Antonio Damasic

Brain and Creativity Institute/Rossier School of Education
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Brain and Creativity Institute, Psychology - Dornsife LAS

Neural Correlates of Admiration and Compassion Across Cultures

15.

Michael Jakowec
Gisele Petzinger
John Walsh

Neurology/Keck School of Medicine
Neurology/Keck School of Medicine
School of Gerontology

Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Repair

16.

Burton Jones

Biological Sciences/Dornsife LAS

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection Using Satellite Ocean Color and Autonomous Underwater

17.

Victor Jones
Brendan Muha

School of Architecture

Loci Locos: An Alternative User's Guide to the Los Angeles Freeway System

18.

Thomas Jordan
Robert de Groot

Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)/Dornsife LAS

SCEC/USCIT: Enhancing Earthquake Hazard Visualization Methods - The Cybershake Smart Map Project

19.

Elsi Kaiser

Linguistics/Dornsife LAS

Putting yourself in someone else's shoes: Investigating perspective-taking

20.

Jihie Kim
Young Cho
Merril Silverstein

Computer Science/Viterbi School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering - Viterbi School of Engineering
School of Gerontology

Assessing Pedagogical Discourse in On-Line Learning

21.

Vitaly Kresin

Physics and Astronomy/Dornsife LAS

Assessing Pedagogical Discourse in On-Line Learning

22.

Joseph Landolph

Molecular, Microbiology/Keck School of Medicine

De-Regulation of Gene Expression/Ni Transformed 10T1/2 Cell Lines

23.

Eun-Jin Lee
Norbert Grzywarcz

Biomedical Engineering/Viterbi

Cellular and Computational Studies of Tissue Reorganization in Retinal Degeneration

24.

Adam Levanthal
Giselle Petzinger

Keck School of Medicine/LAS

Individual Differences in Addition Vulnerability

25.

Brent Liu
Philip Requejo
McNitt-Gray

Biomedical Engineering/Viterbi
Rancho Los Amigos Nat'l Rehab Center
Kinesiology - Dornsife LAS

A Multimedia Electronic Patient Record (epR) System to provide Decision Support in Rehabilitation Engineering Research

26.

Peter Mancall

History - Dornsife LAS

American Origins: Oxfor History of the United States, volume 1

27.

Gayla Margolin
Brian Baucom
Esti Iturralde
Michelle Ramos
Darby Saxbe

Psychology - Dornsife LAS

Violence Exposure: Influences on How Adolescents Communicate

28.

Francesca Mariani

Keck School of Medicine/LAS

Skeletal Repair in Mice

29.

Maia Mataric

Computer Science/Viterbi

Automated Caricature of Robot Expressions I Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction

30.

Mara Mather

School of Gerontology

Investigating the Effects of Stress on Decision Processes

31.

Jill McNitt-Gray
Henryk Flashner

Kinesiology/Dornsife LAS
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Viterbi School of Engineering

Redistribution of Mechanical Load in Upper Extremity By Using Augmented Feedback

32.

Tatiana Melguizo

Rossier School of Education

Evaluating the Effects of Basic Skills Mathematics Placement on Academic Outcomes of Community College Students in the Los Angeles Community College District

33.

James Moffett

Biological Sciences/Dornsife LAS

An investigation of iron redox chemistry and interactions with marine microbes

34.

Suraiya Rasheed

Pathology/Keck School of Medicine

Proteomics and Bioinformatics Characterization of Biologically-Relevent Protein-biomarkers

35.

Edward Rhodes

Physics & Astronomy/Dornsife LAS

Helioseismic Studies of Solar Internal Dynamics

36.

Leland Saito

Sociology/LAS

Inequality and Political Power among Low-Income Racial Minorities and Immigrants: A Case Study of Development and a Community Benefits Agreement in Los Angeles

37.

Jonathan Samet

Preventative Medicine/Keck School of Medicine

Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses on Tobacco and Pregnancy

38.

David Schwartz

Psychology/Dornsife LAS

The USC Academic Success Project

39.

Vanessa Schwartz
Jason Hill

Art History/Dornsife LAS
Art History - Dornsife LAS

Caught in the Act: Re-Defining Photojournalism

40.

Jefferey Sellers

Political Science/LAS

Democracy and Governance in Southern California Special Districts

41.

Jean Shih
Marco Bartolato
Kevin Chen

Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sci/PHARMACY

The role of serotonin and serotonin receptors during development of monoamine oxidase A knockout mice

42.

Merril Silverstein
Roseann Giarrusso
Lindsey Baker

School of Gerontology

Baby Boomers Caring for their Aging Parents: Historical and Developmental Factors

43.

Katharine Strunk

Rossier School of Education

The Impact of Teachers' Union Collective Bargaining Agreements on Student Achievement in California

44.

Doris Sung

Architecture

Smart Thermobimetal Protoyping for Achitectural Skins

45.

Richard Thompson
Arshad Khan

Biological Sciences/LAS

Identification of Molecular Markers in the Rat Lateral Hypothalamic Areap>

46.

John Walsh

Gerontology

Neurochemical detection of differences in dopamine release in a rat model for autism

47.

Travis Williams
Andy Chang

Chemistry Department - Dornsife LAS
Pediatrics - Keck School of Medicine

An Ultrasound-Activated MRI Contrast Agent

48.

Holly Willis

IML/School of Cinematic Arts

Game-Based Learning

49.

Elizabeth Zelinski
Skip Rizzo

School of Gerontology
Institute of Creative Technologies - Viterbi School of Engineering

Virtual Reality Assessment of Executive Functions of Older Adults

50.

Song Zheng
Annie Lin

Keck School of Medicine/Dornsife LAS
Dornsife LAS

Induction of regulatory T cells in lupus

51.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd
James Moffett

Religion - Dornsife LAS
Religion - LAS
Biological Sciences - Dornsife LAS

Ancient Resources and Innovation: Strategies for Tracing Communication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaemetric Analysis and Imaging of Stone, Metal & Ceramic Artifacts (summer)

52.

Bruce Zuckerman
Lynn Swartz Dodd
James Moffett

Religion/LAS
Religion - LAS
Religion - LAS
Biological Sciences - Dornsife LAS

Ancient Resources and Innovation: Strategies for Tracing Communication, Artistic Effects, and Craft Networks Through Archaemetric Analysis and Imaging of Stone, Metal & Ceramic Artifacts (fall 2011-spring 2012)