Rob Knight Named 2025 ARCS Scientist of the Year
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Moores Member Rob Knight, PhD, Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Bioengineering, and Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego and Wolfe Family Endowed Chair in Microbiome Research at Rady Children’s Hospital, has been named the 2025 Scientist of the Year by the Achievement Rewards for College Students Foundation, San Diego Chapter. Learn More>>
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Partnership Helps Low-Income Tobacco Users Quit
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Moores Member Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD has demonstrated how quitlines and agency collaboration can address socioeconomic differences in tobacco use. For example, UC San Diego's Kick It California yielded more than 55,000 new referrals for tobacco cessation services between 2021 and 2023. Learn More>>
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On Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., UC San Diego Health Oncology and Moores Physician-in-Chief Ayad Hamdan, MD and Moores Director Diane Simeone, MD will provide updates on clinical operations, geographic expansion, care program transitions, and clinical integration with the clinical trials office. RSVP Now>>
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Moores Members Recipients of 2025 Accelerating Innovation to Market Award
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Moores Member Stephanie Fraley, PhD was recognized for her project on novel cancer stem cell therapy, and Moores Member Nicole Steinmetz, PhD was recognized for her research on plant viral gene delivery. Learn More>>
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Moores Member Co-Author of New Study on Theories of Aging
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Moores Member Trey Ideker, PhD, Professor at the UC San Diego, School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering, demonstrates for the first time that epigenetic changes are tied intricately and predictably to random genetic mutations.
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Cancer Engineering Workshop
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The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine will hold the “Cancer Engineering: The Convergence of Engineering and Health to Advance Cancer Research and Care” workshop March 21–22, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Postdoctoral fellows and students are invited to present posters. Poster abstracts are due today (January 21), and selected presenters will receive a travel stipend. Learn More>>
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BackTable Tumor Board Podcast
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Moores Member Aditya Bagrodia, MD serves as a host on this multidisciplinary podcast for healthcare professionals involved in cancer care. In its inaugural season, which targets hepatocellular carcinoma, Moores Members Adam Burgoyne, MD, PhD and Zach Berman, MD are featured. Learn More & Listen>>
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CLINICAL TRIALS OFFICE (CTO)
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ANS014004-I-US-01: A Phase 1 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of ANS014004 as a Single Agent in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
PI: Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD
NCT: NCT06307795
D8535C00001: CAMBRIA2: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Camizestrant (AZD9833, a Next Generation, Oral Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader) vs Standard Endocrine Therapy (Aromatase Inhibitor or Tamoxifen) as Adjuvant Treatment for Patients With ER/HER2 Early Breast Cancer and an Intermediate-High or High Risk of Recurrence Who Have Completed Definitive Locoregional Treatment and Have No Evidence of Disease
PI: Kay Tsuen Yeung, MD, PhD
NCT: NCT05952557
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| Disparate Pathways for Extrachromosomal DNA Biogenesis and Genomic DNA Repair
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Vineet Bafna, PhD (Structural and Functional Genomics)
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Leveraging optical anisotropy of the morpho butterfly wing for quantitative, stain-free, and contact-free assessment of biological tissue microstructures
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Jing Yang, PhD (Cancer Biology and Signaling)
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| Daratumumab with lenalidomide as maintenance after transplant in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: The AURIGA study
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Caitlin L. Costello, MD (Hematologic Malignancies)
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT (COE)
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Moores COE at North County Community Cares
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The COE team is starting off strong this year by providing essential screening and prevention information in the North County. Liaison's Krzel and Alexia distributed resources and information to attendants of the monthly Community Cares food distribution in Vista. We look forward to continued partnership and opportunities in North County.
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Season Two of The Science Of . . . Podcast
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COE held an event with the Elementary Institute of Science to introduce The Science Of . . . Podcast. The goal was to determine if any of its members would like to join to podcast, and they had a chance to play with the podcast equipment before deciding. COE looks forward to continuing to enable youth interested in science to interact with cancer researchers from UC San Diego and SDSU during season 2 of the podcast in 2025.
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