Panel Discussion: From left - Dr. Jason Sicklick, Dr. Himisha Beltran, Dr. Scott Lippman, Dr. Judy Varner, Dr. Tom Kipps, Dr. Rana McKay (moderator).
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Sparkathon Retreat and Found in Translation Seed Funding Competition Stimulate Translational Science at MCC! |
On February 7, 2024, the MCC-Office of Translational Science (MCC-OTS) held its inaugural translational science retreat, SPARKATHON, in MCC’s Goldberg Auditorium featuring a Keynote Presentation by Dr. Himisha Beltran (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) on successes and failures in translational research in the context of her work on mechanisms of resistance in prostate cancer, a fascinating panel discussion highlighting faculty insights and expertise on translational processes, noteworthy rapid-fire talks, impactful networking sessions, an important presentation on COE’s Community-Scientist Program and how our researchers can engage, and a FOUND in TRANSLATION (FiT) Concept Seed Funding Competition, all of which sparked ideas, conversation, collaboration, and networking among researchers, clinicians, and community scientists.
Retreat organizers express their gratitude to everyone who played a part in the success of the retreat – our keynote speaker, panelists, moderators, presenters, judges, and event staff – thank you all!
Congratulations to the Winning Team of the FiT Concept Seed Funding Competition:
Title: Illuminating host-microbiome relationships in triple-negative breast cancer using spatial transcriptomics and long-read metagenomics
Investigators:
Omar Din, PhD (Post-doctoral Scholar)
Kay Yeung, MD (Assistant Clinical Professor)
Rob Knight, PhD (Professor)
And a huge shout-out to all of the teams presenting concepts and the MCC-OTS Liaisons who nominated the compelling translational concepts to be pitched at the retreat – Dr. Sarah Blair (Breast), Dr. Pratibha Binder (Gynecology), Dr. Christina Jamieson (Genitourinary), and Dr. Soo Park (Cutaneous) – we appreciate your engagement and participation!
We are looking forward to another dynamic retreat in 2025!
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Third Annual King Tide Challenge |
March 9, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. |
La Jolla Shores Parking Lot |
Return to the beach with us to visit your favorites - The Mushroom House, Black's Beach, Flat Rock, Dog Beach, Pill Box, Cardiff State Beach, and more while you walk with us to raise critical funding for skin cancer research.
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Methods in Clinical Research |
March 12, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
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Join to gain foundational knowledge of clinical trial design, conduct, and execution.
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March 5, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Leichtag Biomedical Research Building Room 107
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Marlaine Figueroa Gray, PhD |
March 6, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Zoom
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March 11, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Comer Commons
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March 20, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Comer Commons
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Director’s Seminar Series |
March 27, 2024 | 12:00 p.m.
Goldberg Auditorium
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CRTEC Speed Mentoring Workshop |
March 14, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. |
Get expert advice from UC San Diego researchers Hiromi Wettersten, PhD and Shiri Gur-Cohen, PhD
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Surgical Oncologists As Scientists (SOAS) Training Program |
As a member of the next generation of translational surgeon-scientists, you will undergo rigorous training in three disciplines: 1) the tumor microenvironment; 2) techniques of biobanking; and 3) innovation and entrepreneurship. This is a truly unique, one of a kind training program, and is located at an elite institution with a Training Faculty composed of 18 NIH-funded ($28.1 million per year; $18.5 million in direct costs) Faculty Mentors. Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2024.
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Cancer Therapeutics Training (CT2) Training Program |
The CT2 Program is open to both MDs and PhDs and provides an intensive 2-year period of research and training in the development of novel cancer therapeutics or diagnostics at the Moores Cancer Center. Trainees not only execute a research program under the direction of a member of the faculty of this Comprehensive Cancer Center, but also participate in coursework, seminars, and lectures. Graduates of the program are prepared to transition to leadership roles in cancer therapeutics development in either an academic or commercial environment. Applications must be submitted by March 15, 2024.
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2024 Health Disparities Research Institute Application Period Opens Soon! |
Applications for the 2024 Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) will be accepted from February 5 – March 11, 2024. HDRI will take place on August 6 – 9, 2024 and is a unique weeklong program that supports the research career development of promising early-career minority health and health disparities research scientists.
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FEATURED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
These are one-year competitive awards to UC San Diego faculty to enhance collaborations between MCC members and HWSPH faculty. Each proposal can have up to two PIs. For the PIs or Co-Is of the proposals, one must be a member of Cancer Control at MCC and one must have a faculty or project/research scientist appointment in HWSPH. The PI can be both an MCC member and have an appointment in HWSPH to fulfill this requirement. A total of $30,000 is available for this funding cycle. Budgets of either $15,000 or $30,000 may be proposed and one or two proposals may be selected for funding.
Deadline: March 18, 2024
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The Reach Grant seeks to remove barriers by providing support for important pre-clinical hypothesis-driven research projects that are necessary to move a study from the pre- clinical arena into a clinical trial. The goal of this award is to support translational studies that will result in a phase 1 and/or 2 clinical trial, two to three years from the project end date. The requested budget should be in proportion to the scope of the proposed project and should be for direct costs of $250,000 USD or below over 2 years. A maximum of $125,000 in total direct costs may be requested per year.
Full Proposal Due: March 25, 2024
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Pre-pilot project funding of up to $40K ($20K per institution) is intended to support UCSD/SDSU teams to implement small-scale activities with the expectation that preliminary findings will support proposals for additional funding. Projects must reflect a true collaboration between SDSU and UCSD co-leaders, and must address one or more of CREATE's priority cancer and cancer disparities areas.
Submission Deadline: May 8, 2024
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| Eflornithine as Postimmunotherapy Maintenance in High-Risk Neuroblastoma: Externally Controlled, Propensity Score-Matched Survival Outcome Comparisons |
Journal of Clinical Oncology
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William Roberts, MD (Hematologic Malignancies) and Peter Zage, MD, PhD (Structural and Functional Genomics)
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| B3GALT6 promotes dormant breast cancer cell survival and recurrence by enabling heparan sulfate-mediated FGF signaling |
Jeffrey Esko, PhD (Solid Tumor Therapeutics)
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| Discovery of a peripheral 5HT2A antagonist as a clinical candidate for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
Rohit Loomba, MD (Cancer Control Program)
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CLINICAL TRIALS OFFICE (CTO) |
CNTY-101-111-01 (ELiPSE1): The ELiPSE1 Study: A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of CNTY101 in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory CD19-Positive B-Cell Malignancies |
PI: Benjamin Heyman, MD
NCT: NCT05336409
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT |
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Forty Years Fighting Cancer with Dr. Georgia Sadler |
Now available! Steam Community Outreach & Engagement 12th "The Science Of..." episode! Join us as we welcome special guest Dr. Georgia Sadler, who shares insights from her four decades of groundbreaking work in cancer prevention. Tune in now for an inspiring and informative discussion that you won't want to miss!
Listen Now
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Apply Now: Systems Science/Data Science Training to Advance Community Health Research |
The application for the Modelers and Storytellers: Transdisciplinary Training to Advance Community Health Intervention Research is now open! This is a no-cost, two-week virtual training to prepare predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and early career researchers to apply systems and/or data science methods to community-engaged health disparities research. The priority deadline for applications is Monday, March 11 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Learn More
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Senior Resource Fair Recap |
Last week, the Community Outreach & Engagement team joined other community organizations at the inaugural Senior Resource Fair held at the Kroc Center. Our team had the opportunity to connect with 45 community members, providing them with valuable cancer prevention education and resources!
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10th Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening Roundtable Recap |
This past Tuesday, more than 50 clinicians, public health professionals, and community members gathered with our Community Outreach & Engagement team for the 10th Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening Roundtable! The webinar showcased updates on colorectal cancer screening trends and highlighted the incredible efforts of our FQHC partners within the community.
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