JUNE ANNOUNCEMENTS
A world-class team of researchers, co-led by UCSF’s Allan Balmain, and including Kim Rhoads and Luke Gilbert, has been selected to receive a $25M Cancer Grand Challenges award to investigate the very early stages of cancer development. [read more]
The Cancer Center See Us Portrait Project showcases faculty and staff who are dedicated leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and exhibit PRIDE values at the Cancer Center.
Study led by Joel Palefsky, MD found that routine screening for and removal of precancerous anal lesions can significantly reduce the risk of anal cancer.
Appointments
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD named Chief of the Division of Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics. Learn more.

Thomas Hope, MD named Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Strategy in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Learn more.
Awards & Distinctions
Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH named a 2022 recipient of the UCSF Mid-Career Development Program for Research Faculty. Learn more.

Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD named a member of the 2022 class of John A. Watson Faculty Scholars and a recipient of the Dean’s Diversity Fund Award.

Keith Yamamoto, PhD elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Learn more.

Janelle Smith Hernandez, MHA awarded the Chancellor Award for Exceptional Management at the 2022 UCSF Founders Day Awards Celebration.

Geoffrey Buckle, MPH, MD awarded a Global Oncology Young Investigator Award by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. Learn more.

Nina Shah, MD and Bridget Keenan, MD, PhD nominated as 2022 Women Leaders in Oncology. Learn more.
In the News
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Recent Publications
Kumar A, Mohamed E, Tong S, Chen K, Mukherjee J, Lim Y, Wong CM, Boosalis Z, Shai A, Pieper RO, Gupta N, Perry A, Bollen AW, Molinaro AM, Solomon DA, Shieh JTC, Phillips JJ. CXCL14 promotes a robust brain tumor-associated immune response in glioma. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 May 5:clincanres.2830.2021.

Tsai KK, Huang SS, Northey JJ, Liao WY, Hsu CC, Cheng LH, Werner ME, Chuu CP, Chatterjee C, Lakins JN, Weaver VM. Screening of organoids derived from patients with breast cancer implicates the repressor NCOR2 in cytotoxic stress response and antitumor immunity. Nat Cancer. 2022 May 26.

Kerlikowske K, Su YR, Sprague BL, Tosteson ANA, Buist DSM, Onega T, Henderson LM, Alsheik N, Bissell MCS, O'Meara ES, Lee CI, Miglioretti DL. Association of Screening With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography With Risk of Interval Invasive and Advanced Breast Cancer. JAMA. 2022 Jun 14;327(22):2220-2230. 

Kumar A, Mohamed E, Tong S, Chen K, Mukherjee J, Lim Y, Wong CM, Boosalis Z, Shai A, Pieper RO, Gupta N, Perry A, Bollen AW, Molinaro AM, Solomon DA, Shieh JTC, Phillips JJ. CXCL14 promotes a robust brain tumor-associated immune response in glioma. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 May 5:clincanres.2830.2021. 
Education & Training

Participants will be interviewed by a UCSF faculty member, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Each interview is 1 hour and includes 15-20 minutes of feedback. Apply here. Open to all HDFCCC staff. If you are interested in being an interviewer, email Jennifer Seuferer.
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Two grants will be awarded (up to $1500 each) to postdocs who do not otherwise have the means to attend a desired research meeting. For one of the awards, priority will be given to applicants from historically disenfranchised racial and ethnic groups that are under-represented in health sciences or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Open to postdocs in HDFCCC member labs only. Learn more and apply.
Community Engagement
June 25, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm [register]

This event aims to honor and continue the work of Frank Staggers, Sr., MD, a urologist and visionary leader in Alameda County and across the Bay Area. Join us to hear from expert speakers and advocates, and get your questions answered!
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Benjamin Deneen, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine) will present, "The Neuroscience of Glioma."

Featuring Adam Sowalsky, PhD, Head of the Prostate Cancer Genetics Section, National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Featuring 25+ UCSF speakers, this in-person conference will highlight precision medicine approaches in emerging therapeutics, the clinic, COVID-19, data sciences, and more.

A hybrid event exploring research and treatment related to central nervous system metastatic disease.