Research Funding

  • May 5, 2014 - February 29, 2020 - A biophysical stromal basis for radiation sensitivity in ductal carcinoma in situ , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA174929
  • July 28, 2010 - June 30, 2013 - Stromal MRI characteristics &gene expression profiles as predictors of outcome , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21CA152499
  • April 4, 2008 - December 31, 2012 - Manipulating b1 integrin to enhance radiation therapy for breast cancer , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA124891

Education

University of California, Berkeley, CA, B.A., 1989, History of Art
UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, M.D., 1995, Medicine
Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1996, Internship, Internal Medicine
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2000, Residency, Radiation Oncology

Honors & Awards

  • 1994
    Alpha Omega Alpha
  • 1995
    AMWA Janet M. Glascow Memorial Achievement Citation
  • 1995
    C. Donald O'Malley Prize in the History of Medicine
  • 1995
    Dean's Scholar, Thesis Program UCLA School of Medicine
  • 1995
    Upjohn Achievement Award
  • 2002
    Travel Award, Junior Investigator, International Society for Differentiation, Lyon, France
  • 2002
    Invited Lecturer, European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Prague, CZ
  • 2003
    Junior Investigator Award, European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
  • 2003
    Basic Science Junior Investigator Award, American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
  • 2005
    Association of American Medical Colleges Early Career Faculty Women's Professional Development Seminar, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2012
    T1 Catalyst AwardUniversity of California, San Francisco
  • 2012
    CORO Leadership WorkshopUCSF School of Medicine
  • 2013
    First Annual Sullivan Lectureship, Berkeley, CALawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • 2014
    UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Mentoring Development ProgramUCSF School of Medicine