Simulation Consultation: San Francisco Department of Public Health
The Syndemics Lab, led by CHERISH Population Data & Modeling Core Director Benjamin Linas, uses simulation models to investigate population-level outcomes, costs, and cost-effectiveness of interventions and care delivery models to treat HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and substance use disorder. In addition to their core research, the Boston-based team collaborates with real-world decision-makers to […]
Catching Up with Pilot Grant Recipients Sierra Castedo de Martell and Bulat Idrisov
In preparation for the 11th cycle of CHERISH pilot grants that is now open, former pilot grant recipients Sierra Castedo de Martell and Bulat Idrisov joined CHERISH Pilot Grant Director Brandon Aden, Senior Research Program Manager Jared Leff, and Communications Manager Bonnie Tse online to meet prospective applicants. Attendees raised questions about eligibility, the pilot […]
Announcing the 10th Pilot Grant Cohort Advancing the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV
CHERISH is excited to welcome a new pilot grant cohort for the 10th year. Spearheaded by CHERISH Pilot Grant Program Director Brandon Aden, the program is designed to help researchers gain familiarity with health economic evaluations, apply related methodologies to their pilot research, and build out the next stage of their careers. This year, CHERISH […]
Off-hours with Andria Eisman, a Clinical Practitioner-turned Implementation Science Researcher
CHERISH Research Affiliate Andria (Andi) Eisman first connected with the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) over a site visit to New York City. At the time, she was a 2021 Implementation Research Institute (IRI) Fellow at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University […]
Intern Spotlight: Noah Jenkins and Simrun Rao
At the start of summer, we welcomed undergraduate students Noah Jenkins and Simrun Rao. As rising seniors, Jenkins and Rao have been selected as part of the Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) Program at University of Pennsylvania and the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program. Working alongside CHERISH investigators Zachary Meisel at the Leonard Davis Institute […]
Off-hours with Sabrina A. Assoumou, an Infectious Diseases Clinician-investigator and Boston Runner
In recent years, CHERISH Research Affiliate Sabrina A. Assoumou has become a familiar face in Boston and a trusted voice in the scientific community. An infectious diseases physician and clinician-investigator at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center, Assoumou appeared in local and […]
Intern Spotlight: Valeria Arango, Benicio Beatty, Ameya Komaragiri, Carlos Ponce de Leon Mendez, and Ella Salim
During the peak hour of a July summer day, CHERISH colleagues and interns from Boston Medical Center logged onto Zoom while investigators and staff in New York City filled a conference room located on the Upper East Side at Weill Cornell Medicine. Three minutes past twelve, Caroline Savitsky, program manager in the Section of Infectious […]
CHERISH Welcomes Pilot Grant Recipients to Advance the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV
Meet the ninth cohort of early-career investigators from the states of California, Texas, and Washington. CHERISH awarded each investigator up to $20,000 for a pilot study that focuses on conducting health economics research in substance use, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV. This year, CHERISH also encouraged applicants to integrate drug overdose prevention, the syndemics […]
Dr. Yuhua Bao Receives Grants to Study Implications of Opioid and Other Drug Policies on People with Cancer
Dr. Yuhua Bao, professor of population health sciences in the Division of Health Policy and Economics, has received grants from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to assess the implications of opioid and other drug policies for patients receiving active cancer treatments, long-term survivors of cancer, and cancer patients with advanced disease. “Both studies are motivated by the […]
Sean M. Murphy and Chelsea L. Shover Receive Inaugural NIH HEAL Director’s Award and Trailblazer Award
The 4th Annual NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative Investigator Meeting took place on February 22, 2023. HEAL-funded investigators and key stakeholders gathered in Bethesda, MD, to share research findings and identify new opportunities for pain and opioid use disorder research. HEAL Director Dr. Rebecca Baker also presented the inaugural NIH HEAL Initiative Director’s Awards for […]
Catching Up with Pilot Grant Recipient: Rachel Epstein
Rachel Epstein is a clinician-scientist with demonstrated experience in analyzing large datasets to inform hepatitis C (HCV), HIV, and substance use disorder interventions. A CHERISH pilot grantee in 2019, she worked closely with her co-investigators Benjamin Linas, CHERISH Population Data and Modeling Core director, and Shashi Kapadia, a CHERISH Research Affiliate and an infectious diseases physician at Weill […]
Five Researchers Receive CHERISH Pilot Awards to Advance the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV
The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is proud to recognize five early-stage researchers who will receive up to $20,000 in pilot grant funding between 2022 and 2023. Through the CHERISH pilot grant, researchers can investigate innovative methodologies or applications, collect preliminary data to inform external […]
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