JULY ANNOUNCEMENTS
From UCSF Magazine: Dr. Jenna Lester founded the Skin of Color Program at UCSF to address the dermatologic care needs of Black and Brown people in Northern California. The program includes a training clinic that specializes in treating dark skin, one of just a handful of such clinics across the country. [read more]
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In a new interview, Dr. Krishna Komanduri discusses expanding access to precision medicine, his goals for translational research, and why he’s landed his dream job.
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Using new technologies to study thousands of genes simultaneously within immune cells, researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UCSF, and Stanford School of Medicine have created the most detailed map yet of how complex networks of genes function together.
Nominate a Prominent Young Researcher
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STAT Wunderkinds is a search for the best early-career researchers (postdocs, residents, interns, fellows) in health and medicine. Nominate a colleague or yourself by July 29th.

Forbes 30 Under 30 is seeking great candidates in various categories, including Science and Medicine. Nominate a colleague or yourself by Sept 1st.
Welcome New Members
Maria Castellanos, MD – Associate Member, Pediatric Malignancies

Gerald Hsu, MD, PhD – Affiliate Member

Daniel Kwon, MD – Associate Member, Prostate Cancer

Cheryl Peretz, MD – Associate Member, Pediatric Malignancies

Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD, MSc – Associate Member, Neurologic Oncology
Awards & Distinctions
Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH has been named Assistant Director of DEIA for Faculty for the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD has been named Assistant Director of DEIA for Trainees for the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Jennifer Puck, MD was recognized with the 2022 Pioneer Award at the 2022 Precision Medicine World Conference.

Melisa Wong, MD, MAS was awarded a grant through the DOM Cohort Initiative for a project, “Enhancing the Lung cancer in older adults: Treatment toxicity through the patient’s lens cohort study.”

Jolene Scarella, RN, Lauren Boreta, MD, and Paul Lindenfeld, MD received the Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD, Commitment to Patient Care Award.

Nicolus Sunga and Christine Pollak received the Isadora Rosenbaum Champion of Service Award.

Janet Black, RN, BSN, OCN received the Nancy Shepard Lopez UCSF/Bakar Cancer Hospital Palliative Care Service Award for Excellence.

Li-Wen Huang, MD was named a 2022 Grunfeld Scholar by the San Francisco VA Health Care System.



Jungmin Lee, PhD received a 2022-2023 Research Fellowship Award from the National Cancer Center.

Congratulations to all Cancer Center investigators who received 2022 Catalyst Awards!

Congratulations to the graduating class of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellows in Vietnam: Dr. Đào Thị Thanh An, Dr. Cao Trần Thu Cúc, Dr. Trần Ngọc Huy Hoàng, Dr. Nguyễn Thị Mai Lan, and Dr. Phan Thị Thu Trang!

Congratulations to the recent recipients of HDFCCC WOW Awards: Lindsay Breithaupt, Mallory Cases, Miriam Garfinkel, Amelia Gliwa, and Bella Whalen!
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Recent Publications
Lee JV, Housley F, Yau C, Nakagawa R, Winkler J, Anttila JM, Munne PM, Savelius M, Houlahan KE, Van de Mark D, Hemmati G, Hernandez GA, Zhang Y, Samson S, Baas C, Esserman LJ, van 't Veer LJ, Rugo HS, Curtis C, Klefström J, Matloubian M, Goga A. Combinatorial immunotherapies overcome MYC-driven immune evasion in triple negative breast cancer. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 27;13(1):3671.

Graff RE, Wilson KM, Sanchez A, Chang SL, McDermott DF, Choueiri TK, Cho E, Signoretti S, Giovannucci EL, Preston MA. Obesity in Relation to Renal Cell Carcinoma Incidence and Survival in Three Prospective Studies. Eur Urol. 2022 Jun 14:S0302-2838(22)02331-4.

Dee EC, Gomez SL. Cancer among Immigrants: Diverse Histories, Diverse Disparities, Diverse Opportunities to Promote Equity. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2022 Jul 1;31(7):1251-1253.
Education & Training
These events connect faculty mentors to students via 20-minute virtual meetings.
  • Aug 23-26: focuses on 3rd year students seeking long term projects. 
  • Dec 13-16: focuses on 1st year students seeking short term summer projects.
  • Register to participate
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LEAP provides career mentoring to early career faculty who do not receive it elsewhere.

CARE provides R01 grant review for HDFCCC faculty who do not have access to it in their department or program. Application due Aug. 9 for faculty submitting an R01 for the October due date.
Community Engagement
July 20, 2022 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm

In this quarterly lecture hosted by the Office of Community Engagement, Dr. Aparajita Singh and Dr. Cheryl Ewing will address various aspects of hereditary cancers.
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Upcoming Events
Join Dr. Hope Rugo and her colleagues Dr. Michelle Melisko, Dr. Laura Huppert, and Dr. Jo Chien as they share updates from ASCO 2022.

Stuck in a recruitment rut? Drop by to ask questions and access free resources designed to help you reach recruitment goals.

Open to senior fellows, residents, and faculty, this seminar is part of the HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology.

Featuring speaker Anindya Bagachi, PhD, Associate Professor, Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys.