News & Announcements

December 2020:

• Cinnamon Bloss, PhD and a multidisciplinary group of researchers outline responsible conduct of field trials of gene drive organisms (GDOs) in Science.  Read more.

September 2020:

• John Pierce, PhD and UC San Diego researchers publish two analyses of a large nationally representative longitudinal study on e-cigarette use and cessation rates. The first study, published in PLOS One, demonstrated no evidence of a difference in cessation rates between e-cigarette users and closely matched cigarette smokers who did not use e-cigarettes. The second study, published in American Journal of Epidemiology, demonstrated that participants who used e-cigarettes to quit smoking were less likely to be nicotine-free at follow-up, as many were still using e-cigarettes, which also contain nicotine. Read more. 

August 2020:

• Eric Leas, PhD featured in study in JAMA Internal Medicine that examines US internet searches related to anxiety and panic attacks during the rise of COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. 
  

January 2021:

• John Pierce, PhD and UC San Diego researchers publish paper in Pediatrics that demonstrates use of e-cigarettes and multiple other tobacco products before age 18 years is strongly associated with later daily cigarette smoking. Read more. 

• Co-directed by Borsika Rabin, PhD, the Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC) was recently launched to bridge the gap between research findings and their dissemination and implementation into real-world settings. Key activities of DISC include training, consultation, technical assistance, and mentoring to advance dissemination and implementation science. Read more.