JANUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Study investigator and epidemiologist Dr. Scarlett Lin Gomez discusses the alarming increase in lung cancer incidence among Asian American females who have never smoked, and how the FANS (Female Asian Never Smokers) Study aims to address and reverse this trend. [read more]
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Research led by Alexis Combes, Bushra Samad, and Max Krummel has uncovered common immune microenvironments across different types of cancer.
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Three research projects led by UCSF investigators have been selected to receive ASPIRE Awards by the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. 
Annual Tobacco Research Symposium
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On Jan 28, the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education will host its annual "It's About a Billion Lives" Tobacco Research Symposium.

Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH will present the keynote, "Social Justice and Deconstructing Racism in the Tobacco Prevention & Control Movement." View the agenda and register to attend.
Welcome New Members
Matthew Bucknor, MD - Associate Member, Prostate Cancer

John de Groot, MD - Member, Neurologic Oncology

Javid Moslehi, MD - Member, Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy
Awards & Distinctions
Rushika Perera, PhD has been selected to serve as the inaugural Chief Scientific Officer of the UCSF Pancreas Center. Read more.

Lindsay Breithaupt, MPH has been named Associate Director of Operations for the UCSF Global Cancer Program. Read more.

Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD received the Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO).

Trina Sheedy, PA received a 2021 UCSF Health Exceptional Advanced Practice Provider Award. Read more.


Congratulations to the 40 clinical providers and staff named to the 2021 HDFCCC Honor Roll! This list acknowledges providers and staff at the Mission Bay, Mount Zion, Berkeley, San Mateo, and Parnassus campuses who received the most positive comments from patients last year on the Press Ganey surveys and online Thanks recognitions.
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Recent Publications
Velazquez AI, Durani U, Weeks LD, Major A, Reynolds R, Kumbamu A, Das DG, Murphy MC, Henry E, Lee AI, Marshall AL. Impact of COVID-19 on Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Programs: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey Assessment of Fellowship Program Directors. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Jan 11:OP2100634.

Lee JC, Green MD, Huppert LA, Chow C, Pierce RH, Daud AI. The Liver-Immunity Nexus and Cancer Immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Jan 1;28(1):5-12.

Behnert A, Meyer J, Parsa JY, Hechmer A, Loh ML, Olshen A, de Smith AJ, Stieglitz E. Exploring the genetic and epigenetic origins of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia using newborn screening samples. Leukemia. 2022 Jan;36(1):279-282.

Community Engagement
Jan 21, 2022 | 12:00 - 1:15 pm

In this webinar, Dr. Valerie Yerger will share how to engage in healthy self-care through emotional brain training (EBT). Hosted by the HDFCCC Office of Community Engagement in partnership with the UCOP Black Staff & Faculty Organization.
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Education & Training
July 18-22, 2022

This FREE workshop will provide training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven, patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iteration. Open to all senior fellows and early career faculty. Learn more.
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The PRISE Center invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join a team of interdisciplinary scholars focused on collaborating closely with implementing partners to design, conduct, and disseminate implementation research focused on improving uptake of evidence-based practices and policies that improve health equity. Learn more.
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Upcoming Events
Co-hosted by the Precision Imaging of Cancer and Therapy (PICT) Program and the Center for Intelligent Imaging (ci2).

Cassandra Falby, MS, LMFT, will present, "Whole Body Health: The impact of COVID on the mental wellness of BIPOC communities."

Asmin Tulpule, MD, PhD, will present, "Oncogenic fusion proteins as organizers of membraneless RTK/RAS signaling and interlopers in double-strand break repair."

This inaugural event will bring together those with interest in cognition and cancer from across the Cancer Center and UCSF to provide an opportunity to understand the current ongoing work and generate opportunities for collaboration and funding.

Jonathan Brody, PhD (Oregon Health & Science University) will present, "Alternative Approaches to Targeting the Resistant Phenotype of Pancreatic Cancer."

Juha Klefström, PhD, will present, "Patient-derived explant cultures: Exploring human breast cancer biology, microenvironment, and antitumor immunity at the bench."