Trainee Success Stories

A Pediatric Surgeon and Clinical Researcher Finds Worrisome Relationship Between Opioids and Subsequent Heroin use Among Teenagers — **Clinical Research** Pediatrics, Opioids

Study by USC and CHLA Researchers Clarifies Association Between Maternal Serious Mental Illness and Adverse Birth Outcomes — **Multiorganizational** Mental Health, Pediatrics

KL2 Scholar Alum to Co-Lead $11 Million National Institute on Aging Grant on Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s — **Multiorganizational** Alzheimer's Disease, Pollution

Using Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Application to Understand Thyroid Disorders in Children — **Clinical Research** Thyroid Disorders

Investigating Inflammation in Search of New Treatments for Stroke Patients — **Multiorganizational** Stroke

Developing Culturally Tailored Research and Health Solutions — **Multiorganizational** Mental Health

Viewing Images of High-Calorie Foods Brings on High-Calorie Cravings — **Clinical Research** Diabetes and Obesity

New Concussion Guidelines for Young Athletes — **Clinical Research** Concussion

Understanding Chronic Swelling of Arms After Breast Cancer Surgery — **Clinical Research** Cancer

Determining Genetic Factors of Tumor Invasiveness — **Pre-Clinical Research** Cancer

Using Circulating Tumor Cells to Assess a Patient’s Response to Therapy in Real Time — **Pre-Clinical Research** Cancer

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Trainee success stories