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We're proud to share that The Lundquist Institute has been recognized in the inaugural 2026 @cure345 Innovation Index as one of the nation’s leading biomedical research institutions transforming scientific discovery into real-world health impact.
Amongst 60 U.S. institutes and centers, the Index also recognized our institution within the Clinical Translators archetype and named us a "Leader in Entrepreneurial Readiness"—highlighting our strength in advancing research, fostering innovation, and accelerating translation from bench to bedside.
“This recognition reflects the extraordinary work of our investigators, clinicians, research teams, and partners who are dedicated to turning discovery into better health outcomes,” said TLI President and CEO @joewramos. “At The Lundquist Institute, innovation is not just about ideas. It’s about delivering meaningful impact for patients, families, and communities.”
From groundbreaking science to clinical advancement, TLI remains committed to shaping the future of medicine through collaboration, innovation, and purpose-driven research.
Read more about the #CureInnovationIndex26: bit.ly/4eXuUGe
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Introducing DISCOVERY DROPS: Big Ideas. Bite-Sized Insights.🎙️
We're excited to launch Discovery Drops, a new series bringing you closer to the voices, ideas, and breakthroughs advancing science and transforming human health.
From thought-provoking conversations at our monthly Science and Your Health lectures to fascinating insights into discoveries happening right here on our campus and beyond, we're bringing you bite-sized moments of science worth sharing.
For our very first Discovery Drop, we're featuring our President and CEO @joewramos. Drawing on more than 30 years of cancer research, Dr. Ramos recently took the stage at our Science and Your Health event to reflect on his scientific journey, the power of discovery, and his vision for the future of The Lundquist Institute.
Take a listen to a few highlights from his lecture! Missed the event? Watch the full lecture recording on our Virtual Innovation Library: lundquist.org/virtual-innova…
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Male factors contribute to approximately half of all fertility problems. Yet infertility is often perceived primarily as a women’s health issue.
Peter Y. Liu, MD, PhD, Investigator at The Lundquist Institute, is helping lead a global call for change in reproductive healthcare.
As the first author of an international scientific statement, @PeterLiuMD is advocating for a more coordinated, inclusive approach to reproductive healthcare—one that considers both partners, connects healthcare services, and makes quality reproductive care more accessible.
Discover how Dr. Liu and international experts are working to shape the future of reproductive healthcare for couples worldwide.
Read the full story: lundquist.org/news/a-better-…
#Fertility #ReproductiveHealth #MaleFertility #Infertility #WomensHealth #MensHealth #BiomedicalResearch #TheLundquistInstitute
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At The Lundquist Institute, the distance between discovery and the patients who need it can be measured in footsteps.
Every day, urgent health challenges inspire new questions—and new possibilities for better health and care. This is Innovation at the Frontlines of Health: In the lab, in clinical research, in our communities, and in education and training.
These are the frontlines where ideas become discoveries, and discoveries move closer to changing lives.
Over the coming months, meet the people behind this work and see what your support can help make possible.
Help move promising research forward. Make your year-end gift by December 31: give.lundquist.org/frontline…
#MakeanImpact #InnovationAtTheFrontlines #TheLundquistInstitute #BiomedicalResearch #YearEndGiving #HealthImpact
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Pregnancy is hard work for the heart. For most women, the heart handles the strain just fine. But for some, the heart muscle suddenly becomes weak around the time of childbirth, leading to a condition known as peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM).
Affecting roughly 1 in every 2,200 births in the US, PPCM can be life-threatening, and currently, there is no medicine made specifically to treat it.
At The Lundquist Institute, Investigator Michelle L. Matter, PhD, and her team are searching for answers in our genes. Through the PERCVD Trial, in partnership with @WomansHospital, researchers are studying genetic changes that might explain why some women's hearts struggle during pregnancy.
Discover how Dr. Matter's research could help more mothers stay healthy: lundquist.org/news/when-preg…
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What might we be missing by looking only once?🔬
Most medical tests are snapshots. A single blood draw captures what's happening in the body over a short period of time, but diseases like type 2 diabetes develop slowly, over years.
A new study led by Dr. Jerome I. Rotter and colleagues at The Lundquist Institute reveals that tracking the same people over time can uncover far more about diabetes than a one-time test.
By studying thousands of adults over roughly 16 years, researchers identified up to four times as many protein links to diabetes when tracking changes over time compared to a single snapshot.
Learn how these findings could one day help doctors spot rising risk earlier and offer promising starting points for new therapies: bit.ly/4jJ8M4V
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Questions > Discovery > Better Care.
Great discoveries start with great questions. And some of the most important research questions come from the people we serve.
At The Lundquist Institute, patients and communities help shape the direction of our research, connecting scientific curiosity with real-world health needs.
Join the conversation at our next Science and Your Health event on November 19 with Dr. Pam Lee: lundquist.org/event/science-…
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Discover how The Lundquist Institute's groundbreaking scientific research translates into better health for all. The Anna Binkley and Charles Mitchell Science and Your Health Lecture Series highlight the latest medical discoveries, wellness insights, and innovations from Lundquist researchers, bringing our science to your everyday life.
Join us in-person or online on Thursday, November 19, 2026 for an insightful discussion by Investigator Pam Lee, MD as she explores how warming temperatures and extreme weather are carrying mosquitoes, ticks, and waterborne germs into new places—changing how diseases like dengue, Lyme, and West Nile spread, and testing how ready our health systems are to respond.
Register here: lundquist.org/event/science-…
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We're proud to share that The Lundquist Institute received an award from the @HHSGov Office of Research Integrity to host "Addressing Emerging Challenges in Research Integrity," a conference helping Southern California research institutions tackle AI, data integrity, and research security together. Led by Rosemary Madnick, MBA.
Details coming soon!
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Why do we discover?
For The Lundquist Institute President and CEO @joewramos, it begins with curiosity. But what we do with that curiosity is what gives discovery purpose.
In his recent Science and Your Health lecture, “Why We Discover,” Dr. Ramos shares the personal journey that shaped him as a scientist and his vision for turning discovery into meaningful impact.
Get a glimpse of his answer in this clip, then watch the full lecture in our Virtual Innovation Library: Lundquist.org/virtual-innova….
What if preventing asthma could begin before a child takes their very first breath? 🫁
At The Lundquist Institute, Virender S. Rehan, MD, is investigating how nicotine vaping during pregnancy may affect developing lungs and increase the risk of childhood asthma. And, importantly, whether that damage can be prevented.
Backed by a $3.3 million grant from the @nih's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Dr. Rehan’s latest research builds on nearly two decades of work exploring how early-life exposures can shape lung health for years and even generations to come.
"Once the lungs are affected during the developing period, that basically sets the trajectory of the lung function for our whole life," Dr. Rehan explains.
Read more about Dr. Rehan’s research: bit.ly/4hHBGzT
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Discover how The Lundquist Institute's groundbreaking scientific research translates into better health for all. The Anna Binkley and Charles Mitchell Science and Your Health Lecture Series highlight the latest medical discoveries, wellness insights, and innovations from Lundquist researchers, bringing our science to your everyday life.
Join us in-person or online on Thursday, October 8, 2026 for an insightful discussion by Investigator Priya Uppuluri, PhD as she takes us behind the scenes of how a promising molecule becomes a medicine—exploring the science, challenges, setbacks, and breakthroughs that shape the long journey from laboratory discovery to patient care.
Register here: bit.ly/47s6Whm
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Happy International Research Administrators Day!
Today, we recognize the dedicated professionals who work behind the scenes to help research move forward with integrity, responsibility, efficiency, and extraordinary attention to detail.
To our Research Administrators across The Lundquist Institute: thank you. Your expertise, persistence, and partnership are essential at every stage of the research process—from advancing proposals and awards and navigating regulatory requirements to coordinating resources, supporting clinical trials, and solving challenges along the way.
We also recognize our investigators who work closely with our research administration teams. Strong research depends on strong partnerships. These collaborations allow us to stay focused on what matters most: advancing biomedical science and improving health outcomes for our communities and beyond.
Please join us in celebrating our Research Administrators and thanking them for everything they do to make discovery possible.
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Four Innovation Hubs. Eight leaders. One shared vision for advancing human health. 🔬🧪🧬
Over the past several weeks, we’ve introduced the Executive Directors leading The Lundquist Institute’s four Research Innovation Hubs—bringing together researchers, clinicians, and innovators across disciplines to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in human health.
Through conversations with each of our Hub leaders, we explored the experiences that shaped their work, the challenges they’re working to solve, and their vision for turning scientific discovery into meaningful impact. Meet the leaders behind our four Research Innovation Hubs:
Advanced Therapeutics & Biomedical Technologies: bit.ly/4xHbM5l
Infectious Diseases & Immunology: bit.ly/3TgoiKU
Systems Medicine & Precision Prevention: bit.ly/3UYMAcV
Translational Science & Population Health: bit.ly/4AESsIG
Read the full leadership series and explore our Research Innovation Hubs.
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Promising results from a Phase 3 clinical trial could help pave the way for a shorter treatment option for people living with hepatitis C.
The Lundquist Institute Investigator Timothy Hatlen, MD, contributed to the study evaluating an investigational shorter treatment regimen for participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
The findings show that a shorter, once-daily regimen could help simplify treatment decisions for clinicians and patients. Streamlined treatment options may also support broader test-and-treat strategies aimed at advancing HCV elimination.
Learn more about the study and Dr. Hatlen’s contributions: lundquist.org/news/dr-timoth…
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Congratulations to The Lundquist Institute Investigator Bridgette E. Blebu, PhD MPH on receiving a three-year R34 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to advance research aimed at improving preeclampsia prevention.
Preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure. While evidence-based preventive approaches such as daily low-dose aspirin are available, they remain underutilized.
Through this new project, Dr. Blebu will partner with community clinics across Los Angeles County to better understand the clinical, structural, and patient-level factors that can affect how preventive recommendations are put into practice.
Read more about her research: lundquist.org/news/bridgette…
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HIV research has transformed lives over the past four decades, but the work is far from over.
In this special Q&A, Dr. Eric S. Daar shares insights from decades of experience in HIV research and patient care. His work has primarily focused on defining the pathogenesis of acute HIV infection as well as designing clinical trials to optimize treatment and overcome obstacles to maintaining control of HIV in clinical practice.
Watch, share, and join us in creating a more informed and compassionate future.
To learn more about Dr. Daar and his research, visit: lundquist.org/profile/eric-s….
#HIVAwareness #HIVResearch #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #InfectiousDiseases #MedicalResearch #BiomedicalResearch #TheLundquistInstitute
Discover how TLI’s groundbreaking scientific research translates into better health for all. The Anna Binkley and Charles Mitchell Science and Your Health Lecture Series highlight the latest medical discoveries, wellness insights, and innovations from Lundquist researchers, bringing our science to your everyday life.
Join us in-person or online on Thursday, September 17 as President and CEO @joewramos reflects on thirty years in cancer research, the path that brought him here, and where he plans to take the Institute next.
Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, healthcare professional, or simply curious about the groundbreaking research happening at The Lundquist Institute, this talk offers a valuable opportunity to learn from an expert in the field.
To learn more and register, visit: bit.ly/4zVMbYD
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What does successful kidney care look like beyond extending life? 🩺
A new study examined a national cohort of U.S. Veterans with advanced kidney disease and found that those who transitioned to dialysis had a 64% higher rate of hospitalization, raising important questions about how treatment decisions can account for both clinical outcomes and quality of life.
The @MayoClinic Proceedings study, senior-authored by Investigator @kamkalantar, does not suggest that dialysis is the wrong choice or that it directly causes increased hospital use.
Instead, the findings underscore the importance of a more individualized approach to kidney care — one that considers the full impact of treatment on a patient's life.
Read the full story: lundquist.org/news/u-s-veter…
#KidneyHealth #ChronicKidneyDisease #VeteransHealth #MedicalResearch #TheLundquistInstitute
Every month, Max Z. wakes up at 4am, travels from Texas to California, undergoes hours of testing and treatment, then flies home the same day.
It’s an extraordinary routine, but for Max, it represents something powerful: hope.✨
Living with a rare tumor condition with few promising treatment options, Max has spent years searching for answers. That search eventually led him to The Lundquist Institute Investigator @DrKesari and to a partnership built on persistence, trust and a shared willingness to leave no stone unturned.
His story is a reminder of what can happen when research meets determination, and when physician-scientists have the freedom to pursue possibilities beyond standard care.
Read Max’s remarkable story: bit.ly/4x7Jbq7
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Southern California life science startups: Applications are open for the 2026 @Amgen-@biolabs LA Golden Ticket Award. The winner will receive one year of free lab space at BioLabs LA at @the_lundquist, plus access to shared resources and mentors.
Apply by August 17: bit.ly/45oHRmL
