SSIHI Research Projects Awarded - Cancer Research Institute

Posted on: August 28, 2023

Six research projects in the field of integrative health have been awarded UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Pilot Program grants for 2023. Among the recipients were CRI Affiliates: Elizabeth Bess and Katrine Whiteson (Co-I) for the proposal,”Investigating the role of Bifidobacterium diversity on fiber degradation for development of multi-strain probiotics” and Angela Fleischman(Co-I) and Katrine Whiteson (PI) for the proposal, “Priming breast cancer surgical patients for success with high fiber diets to promote microbiome and immune health”. For the full list of recipients: HERE

Ssihi 2023 Pilot Awardees — *Top, from left:* Geoffrey W. Abbott, PhD (Co-I), Kevin T. Beier, PhD (PI), Elizabeth Bess, PhD (Co-I), Alexandre Chan, PharmD (Co-I), Oliver S. Eng, MD (PI), Laura Esserman, MD (Co-I). *Middle, from left:* Angela Fleischman, MD, PhD (Co-I), Liang-Wu Fu, MD, PhD (PI), Zhi-Ling Guo, MD, PhD (Co-I), Karen Todd Lane, MD (Co-I), Karen Lindsay, PhD (Co-I). *Bottom, from left:* Jennifer Martiny, PhD (PI), Hannah Lui Park, PhD (PI), Stephanie C. Tjen-A-Looi, PhD (Co-I), Katrine Whiteson, PhD (PI, Co-I), Nathan Wong, PhD (Co-I).