Youth Using Alternative Tobacco Products Are More Likely to Smoke 1 Year Later
January 09, 2018
Note: Senior author Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, PhD, an assistant professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry, was a KL2 scholar. 
Building a Learning Health Ecosystem and Expanding Impact
December 14, 2017
Having developed a powerful health research collaboration across five University of California medical campuses, the leaders of UC BRAID have a new strategic focus: the integration of research and clinical care to create a learning health ecosystem where patient information and data are... 
New Immunotherapy for Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer Targets Novel 'Neoantigen'
By Jeff Noris on December 07, 2017
Note: CTSI supported study - former KL2 Scholar Sabine Mueller along with former Catalyst awardee Hideho Okada are leading the phase I clinical trial of this research.
UCSF Research Leads to a Clinical Trial of New Cancer Vaccine and Development of Cell Therapy Approaches 
UCSF Event Highlights Importance of Diversity in Research Participants
December 07, 2017
Attendees learned strategies to recruit members of under-represented groups in clinical studies. 
Functional Impairment in Middle Age Often Leads to Further Decline
November 16, 2017
CTSI supported the lead author and KL2 scholar Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH, through the K Scholars Program. 
Awards Highlight Partnerships Between UCSF, Community That Promote Health Equity
By Kate Vidinsk on November 16, 2017
Note: CTSI is the administrative home of Center for Community Engagement. 
Longer Abstention from Alcohol Lowers Atrial Fibrillation Risk
October 19, 2017
Note: CTSI supported Shalini Dixit, TL1 predoctoral fellow (Yearlong Inquiry Program, 2015-16), lead author of this study.
UCSF Researchers Recommend Earlier Modification of Alcohol Use for Disease Prevention
5 Simple Ideas to Steal from UCSF Clinical Trials
October 19, 2017
Originally posted to the UC CIO blog here
UC BRAID Weaves Network of Successful Strategies with Goal of Improving Health
October 04, 2017
UC BRAID Highlights 2016-17 Accomplishments
In advance of its annual retreat later this month, the University of California Biomedical Research Acceleration, Integration and Development (UC BRAID) reported its accomplishments over the past year. A consortium of five UC medical campuses with... 
Second Annual Postdoc Slam Competition
September 26, 2017
Note: CTSI PRESCIENT fellow (TL1 postdoc) Christy Sheehy, PhD, won the runner-up prize and People's Choice Award for “The Eye: A Window Into Our Brain.”
By Mitzi Baker via UCSF.edu 
