UC TRAC is pleased to solicit applications for Accelerator Awards in TB Basic Science. Accelerator Awards will be granted up to three times per year to early-stage and new-to-TB investigators and dispersed as salary support for BSL-3 trained personnel who will perform the necessary experiments of the awardee.

Extended Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Questions? Contact info@uctrac.org

The Center for Tuberculosis is excited to announce the launch of the Maternal & Childhood TB Initiative! Chaired by Dr. Devan Jaganath, the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis initiative on Maternal and Childhood TB aims to leverage UCSF's research expertise and partnerships to provide educational opportunities, clinical consultation, and mentorship to faculty and trainees of the UC TRAC community.

Read more about the initiative's offerings at the link provided.

Want to get involved?

The initiative is organizing a committee to guide future maternal and childhood TB programs and activities. If interested, please join by emailing mat.child.tb@ucsf.edu.

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis launched its DEIAB Initiative in May 2023 and invites Center-affiliated faculty, trainees, and staff to join us in a review of our proposed DEIAB roadmap and implementation plan.

The DEIAB Committee, chaired by Dr. Gustavo Velásquez, advised by Drs. Midori Kato-Maeda and Elizabeth Fair and coordinated by Thea Sigerman, is joined by Drs. Paul Ogongo, Mohamad Dandan, Jon Budzik, with Ariana Austin.

UCSF Schedule at the Union

The Union & TB Science | November 15 - 18

Talks & Events in TB Research

UCSF Center for Tuberculosis has curated a schedule of talks by UCSF faculty and trainees at The Union and TB Science conference in Paris Nov 15-18. Speakers include Drs. Chris Berger, Suzanne Dufault, Sophie Huddart, Hélène Aschmann and others. Please click the below link to view the full list and email barbara.alonso@ucsf.edu for additions/edits.

Babak Javid, MB BChir, PhD

ASCI Scientific Session | November 17

Talks & Events in TB Research

The American Society for Clinical Investigation will spotlight Babak Javid on November 17 at 10am Pacific during its monthly Scientific Sessions. Dr. Javid will present "Tuberculosis virulence: lost and gained in (mis)translation," moderated by Dr. Kyu Y. Rhee. Registration is free, please sign up below.

Devan Jaganath, MD, MPH

Recent Grants in TB Research

Devan Jaganath, Chair of the Center's Maternal & Childhood TB Initiative and TB RAMP Alum 2023, was recently awarded his first R01 from NHLBI for a project entitled, “Automated lung sound analysis to improve the clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children”.

Congratulations, Devan!

Highlights & Recognition

Send recent awards, grants, recognitions, or upcoming programs and events to the Center for Tuberculosis for our monthly CTB/UC TRAC newsletter. The newsletter is released in the last days of each month (excluding July and Dec).

Email Sarah Hutch: sarah.hutchinson@ucsf.edu

The Union + TB Science

November 15-18 | Paris

The Union

Keystone Symposia: TB

March 24-27 | Keystone, CO

TB: The Host-Pathogen Interface

View the full working draft of 2023 TB-related conferences list. Link only available to UCSF Center for Tuberculosis-affiliated faculty and staff. Please email Barbara Alonso for recommendations or edits.

If you have news to share, please contact the Center for Tuberculosis Manager, Sarah K Hutch.