Mentorship Program

In order to maximize the value of the vast collective experience in clinical research present within the SOM faculty, the Office of Clinical Research and Trials is launching its Mentorship Program.  Through the program, junior investigators or investigators that are new to clinical research are matched with experienced clinical investigators from among our own faculty.  Each participant will take part in at least 4 contacts with their partner over the course of 1 year.  These could be phone calls, email exchanges, or in-person meetings. 

Topics of interest may include:  how to find funding, how to establish productive collaborations across disciplines, how to work with industry to secure funding for investigator-initiated studies, requesting review and comments on a grant proposal or clinical protocol, or talking through a new idea to flesh out its feasibility.  The possibilities are limitless!

Seeking a Mentor?  Just complete/submit a Mentor Request Form (Word or pdf)...it's that easy!  See listing and brief description of scientific interests below.

	Thomas Cesario, MD Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Infections in blood Anti-infective properties of cranberries and other natural products Cytokines
	Ralph V. Clayman, MD Department of Urology Pharmacotherapy for ureteral dilation, benign prostatic hyperplasia Laparoscopic renal surgery Urolithiasis
	Francis M. Crinella, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics Child Development Center Neuropsychology: brain mechanisms involved in attention, memory and learning General intelligence Bioethics: Protection of subjects in research
	Clarence E. Foster, III, MD Department of Surgery Transplantation Surgery Renal transplantation Industry-sponsored and Investigator-initiated clinical trials NIH Novel immunosuppressive agents T-lymphocytes in transplantation
	John P. Fruehauf, MD, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Angiogenesis Pre-clinical and early drug development Melanoma biology Industry-sponsored, investigator-initiated, and cooperative group studies Federal grants
	Jean Gehricke, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Transdisciplinary research, obtaining NIH and state funding Reinforcing mechanisms of nicotine and tobacco Psychological assessment and interventions in children and adolescents with externalizing behavior problems (ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
	Ke-Qin Hu, MD Department of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology Initiate and conduct investigator-initiated or industry-sponsored clinical trials Protocol writing and submission Retrospective clinical outcome study
	Kristen Kelly, MD Department of Dermatology Cutaneous Angiogenesis Translational development of light based therapies and diagnostics Development of technologies for treatment of Cutaneous Vascular Lesions Photodynamic therapy for cutaneous lesions
	Virginia Kimonis, MD Department of Pediatrics Division of Human Genetics Prader-Willi Syndrome Craniosynostosis Syndromes IBMPFD (Inclusion Body Myopathy associated with Paget Disease of the bone and frontotemporal dementia)
	Michael Lilly, MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Prostate and hematologic malignancies Kinase inhibitors and cytokines Murine xenograft studies Investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials Correlative laboratory assay development
	John Longhurst, MD, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Cardiovascular experimentation with reference to reflex control of the circulation, including exercise physiology.
	Jerry L. McCullough, Ph.D. Department of Dermatology Industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials Developing clinical protocols Clinical budget and case report form development UC patents experience with new drug and technology development
	Rita S. Mehta, MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced breast cancer Chemoprevention Treatment monitoring using DCE-MRI Investigator-initiated clinical trials Industry-sponsored trials Multidisciplinary, translational research
	Dan Mercola, MD, Ph.D. Department of Pathology Biomarker profile development for predicting outcome in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients High throughput methods such as “chip=on-chip” analysis siRNA and antisense technology in vitro and in vivo
	Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Cancer Translational Research NIH, NCI, industry-sponsored trials Investigator-initiated protocols
	Edgar Moran, MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Chair, Dean's Scientific Review Committee, since 2000 Protocol writing Writing for publications
	Laura Mosqueda, MD Department of Family Medicine Program in Geriatrics Elder abuse/mistreatment Experience with the federal grant application and development process Collaboration across multiple schools at UCI
	Dana Mukamel, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Center for Health Policy Research Health services research Quality report cards Risk adjusted outcome measures of quality Racial disparities Long term care
	Edward L. Nelson, MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Modulation of anti-tumor immunity IND filing process Industry-sponsored clinical trials Investigator-initiated trials with industrial support Translational research
	Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou, MD Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology Cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract Epidemiology studies of upper aerodigestive tract malignancies Protocol writing Investigator-initiated, industry-sponsored, and cooperative group trials
	Madeleine Pahl, MD Department of Medicine Division of Nephrology Genetics of diabetic nephropathy Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in ESRD
	Roger Steinert, MD Department of Opthalmology Laser therapy of eye disease, especially cataract, cornea, and refractive Intraocular lenses Cataract surgery Corneal transplantation
	Lari Wenzel, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Center for Health Policy Research Quality of Life research in cancer survivorship psychoneuroimmunology Symptom management in cancer survivorship
	Sharon Wigal, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics Child Development Center Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in preschoolers through adults Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in ADHD medications
	Tim Wigal, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics Child Development Center Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschoolers through adults
	Nathan Wong, Ph.D. Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Professor and Director, Heart Disease Prevention Program Epidemiologic studies of cardiovascular disease risk factors / prevention Subclinical measures and technologies for assessing cardiovascular disease Clinical trials of lipid-lowering, hypertension, and other cardiovascular clinical trials

Attention!  Mentors Wanted!   To sign up to be a mentor, complete this brief form (Word or pdf) and submit it to the OCRT via fax 714-456-7531 or email at ocrt@uci.edu.  Or, for more information, give us a call at 714-456-8708. 

NOTE:  The OCRT Mentorship Program is open to UCI faculty only.