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A monthly newsletter of honors and accomplishments
December 2019
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We're thrilled that our residents enjoyed a wonderful fellowship match, with matches in many of the nation's top programs across a broad range of specialties. We're particularly pleased that 23 of our 40 medicine residents applying this year matched in a UCSF fellowship!
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Paula Lum received the W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Excellence in Mentorship Award from AMERSA.
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OTHER HONORS AND NEWS
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INTERVIEW WITH ANJALI THAKKAR
Each month, we interview a member of the DOM community.
Anjali Thakkar is a resident physician in the UCSF Department of Medicine. Read her interview to learn how her first-hand observation of healthcare barriers influenced her journey into a career in medicine.
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IN MEMORIAM: RAKESH MISHRA
We mourn the passing of Rakesh Mishra, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the VA, who died on November 29, 2019. Rakesh, shown here with his children and wife, UCSF Professor Monica Gandhi, inspired his patients, trainees and colleagues with his courage, humor, dignity, and quiet grace. Read more here.
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NEWLY AWARDED GRANTS
John Fahy and team: a grant of $12.2M over 5 years from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute for a project entitled, “Exploring the biology of persistent type 2 airway niches in asthma.”
Josette Rivera and team: a cooperative agreement of $3.75M over 5 years from the PHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for a project entitled, “Expanding the optimizing aging collaborative: A national model for developing age-friendly health systems for underserved older adults.”
Michael McGrath and team: a grant of $2.8M over 5 years from the National Cancer Institute for a project entitled, “Pathogenesis of the cART unresponsive Kaposi's sarcoma tumor niche.”
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Balmes JR. Vaping-induced acute lung injury: An epidemic that could have been prevented. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019;200:1342-1344. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201910-1903ED.
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Blakely CM. A new pathway emerges to interpret lung cancer genomic alterations. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Oct 14; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-2861.
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Herzig E, Kim KC, Packard TA, et al. Attacking latent HIV with convertible CAR-T cells, a highly adaptable killing platform. Cell. 2019;179:880-894. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.002.
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Leddy AM, Sheira LA, Tamraz B, et al. Food insecurity is associated with lower levels of antiretroviral drug concentrations in hair among a cohort of women living with HIV in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 14; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1007.
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Lo WL, Shah NH, Rubin SA, et al. Slow phosphorylation of a tyrosine residue in LAT optimizes T cell ligand discrimination. Nat Immunol. 2019;20:1481-1493. doi: 10.1038/s41590-019-0502-2.
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Tan C, Noviski M, Huizar J, Zikherman J. Self-reactivity on a spectrum: a sliding scale of peripheral B cell tolerance. Immunol Rev. 2019 Oct 20; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1111/imr.12818. » PubMed citation
Williams, S.A., Kivimaki, M., Langenberg, C., et al. Plasma protein patterns as comprehensive indicators of health. Nat Med. 2019;25(12):1851-1857. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0665-2.
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See all 211 DOM-authored publications last month here.
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FEATURED EVENTS
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Staff Appreciation Holiday Breakfasts
Hosted by UCSF Executive Leadership
See here for schedule of breakfasts and other events.
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Medicine Grand Rounds
See here for this month’s calendar at all our sites.
Thursdays | 12pm-1pm
HSW-301 Auditorium @ Parnassus
Tuesdays | 12pm-1pm
• Carr Auditorium @ ZSFG
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• Building 7 Auditorium @ VAMC
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