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The UC Cancer Consortium (UCCC) hosts ongoing Molecular Tumor Board meetings that aim to bring together clinicians and researchers in cancer from across the UC system. Please join us on March 29th at 8:00 am for the next meeting.
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Awards & Distinctions
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Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH will become Chief of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology within the Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics -- taking over from John Witte, PhD -- effective July 1.
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Alessandro Villa, DDS, MPH, PhD has been elected to the board of the International Society of Oral Oncology.
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Sorbarikor Piawah MD, MPH received a 2020 V Scholar Grant for a project entitled, "Exploring the Role of Diet, Lifestyle, and the Gut Microbiome in Young Onset Colorectal Cancer among Latino Populations."
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Anahat Singh, MA, MS received the Top Program Poster Award at the 2021 American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) Virtual Conference for a poster entitled, "Survivorship Wellness Group Program: Increasing Gastrointestinal Cancer Survivor Participation and Engagement Through Automatic Referrals." |
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James Lee, MD was named a Parker Bridge Fellow by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
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Yael Mossé, MD (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) -- along with UCSF team members Natalia Jura, PhD, Kliment Verba, PhD, and William Weiss, MD, PhD -- received a Crazy 8 Award from Alex's Lemonade Stand for a project, "Drugging MYCN."
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Recent Publications
Brown PA, Ji L, Xu X, Devidas M, Hogan LE, Borowitz MJ, Raetz EA, Zugmaier G, Sharon E, Bernhardt MB, Terezakis SA, Gore L, Whitlock JA, Pulsipher MA, Hunger SP, Loh ML. Effect of Postreinduction Therapy Consolidation With Blinatumomab vs Chemotherapy on Disease-Free Survival in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With First Relapse of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Mar 2;325(9):833-842.
Mukhtar RA, Hoskin TL, Habermann EB, Day CN, Boughey JC. Changes in Management Strategy and Impact of Neoadjuvant Therapy on Extent of Surgery in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar 9.
Kwon DH, Chou J, Yip SM, Reimers MA, Zhang L, Wright F, Dhawan MS, Borno HT, Desai A, Aggarwal RR, Wyatt AW, Small EJ, Alva AS, Chi KN, Feng FY, Koshkin VS. Differential Treatment Outcomes in BRCA1/2-, CDK12-, and ATM-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Cancer. 2021 Mar 10.
Rabow MW, Keyssar JR, Long J, Aoki M, Kojimoto G. Palliative Care Education During COVID-19: The MERI Center for Education in Palliative Care at UCSF/Mt. Zion. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Mar 11:10499091211000285.
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Education and Training
 Remembering Community Health in Research: Using Basic Science to Solve Complex Health Problems
A two-part series offered by the HDFCCC Office of Education and Training. You must attend Part 1 to compete for funding in Part 2.
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Part 1 | March 31, 12-1:30 pm
Panel of basic & translational scientists who use collaborations with other scientific disciplines & communities to improve their science & accelerate its impact on population health. Register. |
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Part 2 | May 3, 3-5 pm | Pilot Award Competition
Conducting research that addresses cancers impacting our local area requires strong relationships with community members and local groups. HDFCCC is offering funding for 2 pilot projects to help trainees build these types of relationships. At this event, selected trainees will present community-focused project ideas to a team of community members and faculty. Two awards of up to $15,000 will be awarded. View the RFA (due Apr 23). Open to all trainees (must attend March 31 panel).
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Events
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Mar 18: Pre & Post Award Budget Management Seminar
Open to all HDFCCC postdocs and junior faculty. Register here. |
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Mar 18: UC Pancreatic Cancer Consortium Seminar Series
Dannielle Engle, PhD (Salk Institute) will present, "Interception of the aberrant glycan CA19-9 in pancreatic disease." |
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Mar 23: HDFCCC Cancer Control Program Meeting
Featuring speakers Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD; Iona Cheng, PhD, MPH; Salma Shariff-Marco, PhD, MPH; and Debby Oh, PhD. |
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Apr 5: Computational Cancer Community (C3) Monthly Meeting
This month's meeting will feature guest speaker Gad Getz, PhD, director of Cancer Genome Computational Analysis Group, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. |
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Apr 7: Breast Oncology Program Retreat: Targets and Pathways for Metastasis
Join us for part 2 of the 26th Annual Breast Oncology Program Retreat. |
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Apr 21 & 26: NCCN Patient Webinar on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
A free webinar for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), their caregivers, and their families. |
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