The Cancer Center's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) has awarded 20 mini-grants in support of professional development to faculty, staff, and trainees across the UCSF cancer community. [read more] | | |
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HDFCCC researchers conducted a phase 1 clinical trial to determine whether radioligand therapy combined with immunotherapy would benefit patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. | | |
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A new study led by Arun Wiita, PhD, showed promising results towards creating a novel target using CAR-T cells developed specifically for AML. | |
Open Enrollment Closes Nov 17 | | |
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Review your 2024 employee medical plan contribution, compare plans, and make sure your current choice still works for your health care needs and budget. View details. | |
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The UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE, led by Mitchel Berger, MD, has been renewed for a fifth cycle of support by the National Cancer Institute. Read more.
Sarah Hsu, MD, PhD received a 2023 PCF Young Investigator Award for a project, "Defining Mechanisms of AR Transcriptional Regulation to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer."
Apurva Pandey, PhD received a 2023 PCF Young Investigator Award for a project, "Conditionally Activated Membrane Binding Probes for Improved Targeted Radiotherapy in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer."
Noah Younger, MD, PhD received a 2023 PCF Young Investigator Award for a project, "Characterizing cPRC1 as a Mediator of Enzalutamide Resistance in Advanced Prostate Cancer."
Katie Lichter, MD and Henry Litt, MD each received 2023 Quality Care Symposium Merit Awards from the ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation.
Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD received the 2023 Christopher N.H. Jenkins Cancer Control Award.
Jaysón Davidson, a graduate student and member of Butte Lab, received a 2023 Chancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership.
Brieze Bell, MD received the Outstanding Resident Teaching Award from the 2022-23 OBGYN residents.
John Muir Health received a $25 million gift from the Hofmann Family Foundation. The donation will establish the "UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center” and propel advancements in cancer care, clinical trials, research, and support services. Read more.
UCSF Health hospitals at Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights, and Mount Zion earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. Read more.
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Upstream Research Fellowship
Part of the Upstream Research Center, this fellowship aims to develop a diverse cadre of interdisciplinary early-career scholars committed to advancing cancer health equity in persistent poverty areas. Open to post-bacc, graduate, medical, predoctoral, and postdoctoral students or instructors. Apply by Nov 27.
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CARE Grant Review Program
Provides HDFCCC faculty with grant review for any multi-year, independent grant (previous only for R01 grants). Participants have two options to choose from:
- Submit specific aims for review. Depending on the feedback received, participants can either stop here or go on to submit the full proposal a couple of weeks later.
- Submit a complete draft grant proposal (including specific aims) at one time.
You must apply 6-8 weeks before your grant is due. Learn more and apply.
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Did you know that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer in the US? The good news is that there are steps that you can take to reduce your risk!
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Nov 16: Cancer Center Live Series: Best of the Year in Oncology
Drs. Hope Rugo and Laura Crocitto will moderate a panel of UCSF experts presenting on breast, lung, gastrointestinal, and hematologic oncology.
Nov 17: Cancer Center Friday Seminar in Basic and Translational Research
William Kaelin, MD (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) will present, "The von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein: Insights into Oxygen Sensing, Cancer, and Drugging the Undruggable."
Nov 29: Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum
This month's forum features updates from the 2023 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.
Dec 7: 2023 State of the University Address
Chancellor Hawgood will highlight UCSF achievements from the past year and current and planned efforts to harness the power and possibilities of data science, including Artificial Intelligence or AI, across UCSF mission areas.
Dec 8-10: SKY Campus Happiness Retreat
The UCSF SKY Breath Meditation staff RCO is sponsoring a stress management workshop for resiliency, held exclusively for UCSF faculty & staff so it's free of cost.
Jan 22: Multi-Cancer Early Detection Symposium
An all-day symposium focused on the opportunities and challenges of Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) tests.
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