Promoting Drinking Water to Improve Bay Area Health
September 07, 2018
Final report from the Drinking Water Promotion Project (DWAPP) 
Breast cancer surgery in frail elderly women linked to poor results
By Scott Maier on September 01, 2018
Note: Lead authoer Victoria Tang, MD, is a current KL2 Scholar. 
Diabetes in Bay Area Chinese Population Linked to Fat Fibrosis
By Nicholas Weiler on August 07, 2018
Note: Study lead, Diana Alba, MD, received support from CTSI's Pilot Awards program for work with this IDEO cohort.
A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight — a finding that could help explain why Asians... 
Novel Nutrition Bar Improves Asthma Symptoms in Obese Teens
By Melinda Krigel on July 21, 2018
Note: The study was supported by the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute – Ames Foundation and a grant from the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Pilot Awards program (formerly Strategic Opportunities Support program) to co-first author Mustafa Bseikri, MD. 
SFBay CRN 4th Annual Meeting Report
By Mike Potter, MD on June 21, 2018
Creating research partnerships at the intersection of community, clinical practice, and public policy. 
Catalyst Program Awardee Executes World’s First In Utero Blood Stem Cell Therapy Clinical trial
May 27, 2018
New Resource for Researchers: Validated Measures for Research with Vulnerable & Special Populations
May 21, 2018
Tools to accelerate progress in achieving health equity, one of UCSF’s core values. 
Working Parents, Take a Deep Breath: Preschool, Daycare Do Not Raise Asthma Risk
By Suzanne Leigh on April 10, 2018
Note: The study is supported by funding from the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing graduate training grant. First author Alicia Swartz was a TL1 predoctoral fellow in 2014-15. 
New Blood Thinners May Shorten Patients’ Hospital Stays
By Scott Maier on March 29, 2018
Note: Study co-authors included Deborah Grady, MD, MPH, and Jaekyu Shin, PharmD, of UCSF; and Gboyega Adeboyeje, MD, MS, and John Barron, PharmD, of HealthCore, Inc. Funding was provided by the Outstanding Resident Research Award, Resident Research Funding Grant and Resident Research Travel Grant... 
Accelerating Innovations: Catalyst Program Spurs UCSF Scientists and Physicians to Innovate to Help Patients
February 28, 2018
Surgeons, radiologists, oncologists and others presented their innovative solutions to problems they've encountered in their practices. 
