Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino Patients., Role: Co-Investigator, University of California, Los Angeles, (07/2021 - 01/2023) Status: Closed

County/Local

  • Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States, Role: PD/PI, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, (03/2023 - 02/2026) Status: Awarded

Federal

  • Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino patients, Role: Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS, (09/2021) Status: Approved
  • Adaptive Platform Treatment Trial for Outpatients with COVID-19 (Adapt Out COVID), Role: PI, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS, Status: Completed
  • Implementation of substance use and HIV prevention navigation for emergency department Latino and African American patients, Role: Consultant, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, (09/2023 - 09/2028) Status: Awarded
  • Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Community Based Dental Partnership Program, Role: Instructor, HIV/AIDS Bureau/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (07/2023 - 06/2026) Status: Awarded

For Profit Organization

  • A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Twice Yearly Long-Acting Lenacapavir for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Cisgender Men, Transgender Women, Transgender Men, and Gender Nonbinary People >/= 16 Years of Age who Have Sex with Male Partners and are at Risk for HIV Infection, Role: PI, Gilead Sciences, Inc, (07/2024 - 07/2025) Status: Approved
  • Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, Role: PI, Gilead Sciences, Inc, (10/2023) Status: Approved
  • Business Associate Agreement - PRxP of CA LLC / Dr. Jennifer Veltman, Role: PD/PI, PRxP of CA LLC, Status: Awarded

Internal

  • Loma Linda International Surveillance Network (LLISN), Role: Investigator, LLU Basic Science, (04/2021) Status: Approved
  • Spinal Epidural Abscess: Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated Medically, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, (07/2020 - 07/2022) Status: Approved
  • Convalescent Plasma to Treat Coronavirus - Associated Severe Pulmonary Complications: A Correlation Study of Serologic Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody to Treatment Efficacy and Outcome, Role: Investigator, LLU Basic Science, (06/2020) Status: Approved
  • ELISA-based detection of COVID-19 antibodies, Role: Investigator, LLU Basic Science, (04/2020) Status: Approved