T Cells Can Activate Themselves to Fight Tumors
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Scientists at the UC San Diego, School of Biological Sciences and School of Medicine have discovered new properties of disease-fighting T cells that could be the basis for new anti-tumor therapeutics. Read More»
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Second Moores Cancer Center Town Hall
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Moores Cancer Center held its second town hall on Tuesday, May 9, which was attended by 200 from across all programs and departments. Moores leadership provided updates on cancer services, research, academics, clinical operations, and finance. The next Moores Town Hall will be held on Monday, September 11, 2023. Save the date!
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American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Scientific Achievement Awards and Lectureships: Now Open for Nominations!
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Several AACR awards and lectureships are now open for nominations, which will be due June 30 and September 15, 2023. Read More»
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May 17, 2023
Moores Cancer Center, Comer Commons and Zoom
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May 20, 2023
Liberty Station NTC Park
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Free visual skin checks will be provided by UC San Diego Health.
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June 7, 2023
Moores Cancer Center, Comer Commons and Zoom
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NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
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Applications for this postdoctoral fellowship program are open through August 1, 2023.
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| Cancer Research, Training, and Education Coordination (CRTEC) at Moores has identified a number of high school and undergraduate students who want to volunteer this summer to do cancer-related research.
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- 20–30 hours per week
- 4–6 weeks this summer
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For more information, please contact Amy Spilkin, PhD
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FEATURED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
This RFA will provide $1M to fund up to three applications; direct costs for the entire period should not exceed $250K.
Deadline: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Discovery Grants are intended to fund high-risk, high-reward innovative, collaborative research. Award will provide $250K for a period of 1 year. Targeted Grants are intended to fund innovative, translational, oncology-based projects that show promise of advancing to pre-clinical or clinical stages. Award will provide $500K for a period of 1–2 years. The Cure Prize is awarded to fund innovative ground-breaking ideas that will change the course of cancer care. Award will provide $1M for a period of 2–3 years.
Deadline: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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New England Journal of Medicine
Ramez N. Eskander, Cancer Control Research Program
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Science
Lorraine Pillus, Structural and Functional Genomics Research Program
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Science
Don W. Cleveland, Cancer Biology and Signaling Research Program
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BA3011-002: A Phase II Study of BA3011 Alone and in Combination with PD1 Inhibitor in Adult Patients with Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Who Had Prior Disease Progression on a PD1/L1 Inhibitor
PI: Luda Bazhenova, MD
NCT: NCT04681131
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XmAb20717-05: A Phase II Study of XmAb20717 in Patients with Selected Gynecological Malignancies and High-Risk Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
PI: Ramez Eskander, MD
NCT: NCT05032040
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AB-106-G208: A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Multicenter Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Taletrectinib in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic ROS1 Positive NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors
PI: Luda Bazhenova, MD
NCT: NCT04919811
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT |
The Science of . . . Podcast Has Launched
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In partnership with the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Teen Center and Cloudcast Media, Moores Cancer Center researchers were interviewed by teens on The Science of . . . Cancer podcast! Listen to the episodes below on Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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- Dr. Ezra Cohen: What Is Cancer? Released
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Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander: What's the Deal with Vaping and Tobacco? Coming Soon
- Dr. Angelique Richardson: Communities Fighting Cancer Coming Soon
- Dr. Jesse Nodora: Health Literacy, Health Promotion, and How to Get Involved Coming Soon
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Help Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
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We warmly invite you to participate in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI Month) and help celebrate the work and perspectives of not only Moores members and colleagues (at UC San Diego, SDSU, and LJI), but also UC San Diego Health and Health Sciences colleagues who identify as AANHPI. Please email Maritza Gomez at mag075@health.ucsd.edu your name, credentials, a photo, 1–2 sentences about your role, and something meaningful to you about your AANHPI culture and identity.
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