Our monthly newsletter is distributed mid-month to the UCSF cancer community.
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2024
- Dec 2024: Remembering Felix Feng, MD | Year-end Recap | RISE UP Symposium
- Nov 2024: Meet Alex Lee, PhD | Reducing Cardiotoxicities in Cancer | Engineered Receptors Aid Immune System
- Oct 2024: UCSF, NASA Unite for Cancer Moonshot | Community Engagement Forum | Breakthrough Biopsy Technique
- Sept 2024: SF CAN's Impact | Mack Roach Receives National Honor | New NCI SPORE Awarded
- Aug 2024: Keto Diet Study | Latest RAP Awardees | New Cancer Moonshot Funding
- July 2024: Bridget Keenan on Value of K12 Program | U.S. News & World Report Rankings | Community Wellbeing Grants
- June 2024: First Patient Treated with New CAR T-cell Therapy | UCSF at ASCO | Genetic Testing
- May 2024: Latest DEIA Mini-Grants | HDFCCC Strategic Planning Process | Plant-Based Diet for Prostate Cancer
- Apr 2024: UCSF at AACR | Wendell Lim Receives ARPA-H Award | DOM Research Metrics Report
- Mar 2024: New Cancer Drug Candidate | Challenges for Women in Oncology | Reviewing Medical Records with AI
- Feb 2024: Cancer Early Detection Initiative | E-Cigarette Internal Documents Archive | Latest RAP Awardees
- Jan 2024: See Us Portrait Project | New Myeloma Treatment | Eric Small Elected ASCO President
2023
- Dec 2023: Year in Review | Sarcoma Cellular Therapy Initiative | Highly Cited Researchers at UCSF
- Nov 2023: DEIA Mini-Grant Awardees | Combination Therapies for Prostate Cancer | Q&A with Arun Wiita, PhD
- Oct 2023: Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum | Werb Memorial Lecture Series | Q&A with Susan Chang, MD
- Sep 2023: CRISPR Cures for Cancer | AACR Cancer Progress Report | Flu Shot Clinics
- Aug 2023: Empowered Global Cancer Scholar | See Us Portrait Project Nominations | Latest RAP Awardees
- Jul 2023: Developing a Vaccine for Relapsing AML | Studying Poverty and Cancer | 100-Mile Bike Ride for Cancer Research
- Jun 2023: Breakthroughs in Cancer Innovation | Inside UCSF at #ASCO23 | Breast Density and BMI
- May 2023: Ashworth Honored | Prostate Cancer Screening for Transgender Women | Diversity Efforts in the Biosciences
- Apr 2023: Meet the CAB Co-Leaders | UCSF at AACR 2023 | Latest RAP Awardees
- Mar 2023: Boosting Immunotherapy | Paid Sick Leave and Cancer Screening | Breast Cancer Risk App
- Feb 2023: Kevan Shokat Receives Multiple Honors | 2022 HDFCCC Pilot Awardees | WISDOM Study Expands to 30+
- Jan 2023: Awake Brain Surgery with Shawn Hervey-Jumper | Exploring Cellular Therapies | New Funding Opportunity
2022
- Dec 2022: Year in Review | CAB Leader Arnold Perkins Retires | Making "Command Sentences" to Kill Cancer Cells
- Nov 2022: CAR-T Screening Method | Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials | Myocarditis in Cancer Patients
- Oct 2022: First Lady Visits UCSF Cancer Center | Community Car Show | Luke Gilbert Receives MorPhiC Award
- Sep 2022: New Drug Marks Cancer Cells for Destruction | Q&A with Hala Borno | Rohit Bose Receives ACS Grant
- Aug 2022: Nola Hylton, Biomedical Imaging Pioneer | Impact of Abortion Ruling on Cancer Care | Latest RAP Awardees
- Jul 2022: Skin of Color Program | Q&A with New Hem-Onc Chief Komanduri | Mapping Immune Networks
- Jun 2022: HDFCCC Team Garners $25M Grand Challenges Award | See Us Portrait Project | ANCHOR Study Results
- May 2022: David Solomon Marks 50 Molecular Neuro-Oncology Papers | Cancer Moonshot Reboot | Exploring Delays in Pediatric Leukemia Diagnosis
- Apr 2022: Talking DEI with Dr. Tung Nguyen | UCSF at #AACR22 | Cancer Therapies and Your Heart
- Mar 2022: New Chief of Hem-Onc | Getting to Know Valerie Weaver, PhD | Latest RAP Awardees
- Feb 2022: Brain Tumor Study Extends Werb Legacy | Nguyen to Lead Diversity Efforts | Integrative Oncology Podcast
- Jan 2022: FANS Study Examines Lung Cancer Rates | Describing Immune Archetypes | ASPIRE Awardees
2021
- Dec 2021: Year in Review | Latest Intramural Awardees | New UCSF cBioPortal
- Nov 2021: Greta Macaire Talks Nutrition and Cancer | New Clinical Trial Selection Tool | UCSF to Lead Health Disparities Research on Chronic Diseases
- Oct 2021: Nevan Krogan's Cancer Protein Mapping Project | Friday Seminar Series | AACR Cancer Progress Report
- Sep 2021: Ana Velázquez Mañana Mentors Oncology Interns | Hani Goodarzi Receives Vilcek Prize | BOP Members May Boycott SABCS
- Aug 2021: Exploring Race in Medicine | Fong Named Outstanding Investigator | New Physician Scholar Opportunity
- Jul 2021: Twitter Offers Big Rewards | Latest RAP Awardees | Call for Provocative Questions
- Jun 2021: Living Therapeutics Initiative | FDA-Approved Treatment for "Undruggable" Lung Cancer | ASCO 2021 Highlights
- May 2021: Breast Cancer Metastasis Linked to RNA Splicing Mechanism | New Thermo Fisher-UCSF Collaboration Center
- Apr 2021: Highlights from AACR 2021 | Breast Oncology Program Retreat Videos
- Mar 2021: Reflections on the COVID Anniversary | New Computational Cancer Community (C3)
- Feb 2021: Gender Equity for Women in Medicine | HDFCCC Gender Equity Task Force | New Videos for Trainees
- Jan 2021: Community Advisory Board: Champions for Health Equity | UCSF Team Wins Endeavor Award
2020
- Dec 2020: Year in Review | Byron Hann Reflects on Lifetime of Research | "Game Changing" Prostate Cancer Imaging Technique
- Nov 2020: Nurse Scientist Christine Miaskowski Receives Prestigious Award; Virtual Panel on Precision Medicine
- Oct 2020: Mekhail Anwar Builds a Tiny Microscope for Wireless Biopsy; New Leadership Diversity Survey Results
- Sep 2020: Living and Working in a Pandemic; Alain Algazi Runs Marathon Fundraiser
- Aug 2020: Dr. Becky DeBoer on Prioritizing Cancer Care in a Pandemic; Latest RAP Awardees
- Jul 2020: Remembering Zena Werb; Prostate Cancer Genomics Study Findings
- Jun 2020: Highlights from ASCO; Addressing Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trials
- May 2020: Podcast on GI Cancers; New Zoom Backgrounds; Increasing Research Activity on Campus
- Apr 2020: How We're Living & Working Now; Researcher Paddy O'Leary Chasing Peaks; Brain Tumor Podcast
- Feb 2020: ZSFG Cancer Symposium Sparks Collaboration; Expanded Cancer Services
- Jan 2020: Zena Werb Talks Future of Cancer Medicine; Updated Friday Seminar Schedule
2019
- Dec 2019: Year in Review; Art for Recovery Champion Reflects
- Nov 2019: Davide Ruggero Receives Prestigious Awards; New Podcast on Breast Cancer Treatment
- Oct 2019: CAR-T Pioneer, Targeting HPV-Related Cancers in Latin America, Precision Cancer Video
- Sep 2019: New Initiative Pushes Boundaries of Prostate Cancer Research; Podcast on Precision Cancer Medicine
- Aug 2019: Nina Shah Traverses Iceland; Precision Medicine Podcast; Sokolow Lectureship
- Jul 2019: Palliative Care for the Whole Patient; Prostate Cancer Videos You’ll Want to Watch
- Jun 2019: Luke Gilbert Loves Science; Drs. Wong and Huang Discuss Caring for Older Patients; ASCO 2019 Roundup
- May 2019: Immunotherapy Podcast with Larry Fong, MD; Cancer Research 2030
- Apr 2019: AACR Highlights; Increasing Diversity in Trials; Training Next Gen Researchers
- Mar 2019: Andrew Ko on Facebook Live; Biorepository and Tissue Biomarker Services
- Feb 2019: UCSF Cancer Researchers Awarded High-Profile Grants; Development of Personalized AML Vaccine
- Jan 2019: Precision Medicine for Osteosarcoma; Stifling Protein Production for Lethal Liver Cancer