Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • BUDGET FOR DELEON ONLY, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (02/2025 - 01/2030) Status: Closed
  • Acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan 2 for an Imaging and Microscopy Core, Role: Minor User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2023 - 05/2024) Status: Closed
  • Influence of Dietary Pattern and Race on Metabolic and Epigenetic Alterations Associated with Cancer Development, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (09/2020 - 04/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Neural basis of social cognition deficits in youth with autism and schizophrenia, Role: Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS, (08/2020) Status: Approved
  • NEUROPATHOLOGICAL SIGNATURES CONNECTING EARLY-LIFE TRAUMA TO COMPULSIVE EATING BEHAVIOR AND OBESITY, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS, (04/2020 - 01/2024) Status: Closed
  • A novel APP-driven mechanism of neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2020 - 02/2023) Status: Closed
  • Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity, Role: Co-Investigator, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (04/2019 - 03/2022) Status: Closed
  • Initiative for Maximizing Student Development at Loma Linda University, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (02/2025 - 01/2027) Status: Awarded

For Profit Organization

  • Microstructural Correlates of Adolescent Adversity, Role: PD/PI, Advanced Magnetic Resonace Imaging and Spectroscopy Facility, (09/2022 - 08/2025) Status: Awarded

Foreign

  • A Randomized Crossover Latino Semaglutide 2.4 MG Study (LGSS-Latino Genomic Semaglutide Study), Role: Co-Investigator, Novo Nordisk Fonden, (11/2021 - 09/2022) Status: Awarded

Internal

  • Effect of Early Life Stress on Cancer Pain Processing and Opioid Tolerance, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (01/2021 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Functional assessment of ashwagandha root extract during weight-loss, Role: Investigator, LLU Center for Health Research, (06/2020 - 06/2021) Status: Completed
  • Novel Combinatorial Approach to Enhance Cognitive Resilience in Obese Individuals, Role: PD/PI, LLU, (01/2019 - 07/2022) Status: Closed
  • SIMS: Gut Microbial Mechanisms Contributing to Food Addiction and Obesity, Role: PD/PI, LLU SIMS, (01/2025 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded

Non-Profit Organization

  • Novel Combination Therapy for Obesity-induced Cognitive Dysfunction, Role: Other Significant Contributor, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, (03/2020 - 02/2021) Status: Closed