Laurie Herraiz named executive director of UC BRAID
July 24, 2019
via UC Newsroom
The University of California announced today (July 19) that Laurie Herraiz has 
UCSF Names First-Ever Chief Biobank Officer
By Shelley Wong on June 18, 2019
New Position Underscores Fundamental Role of Biobanking in Research and Precision Medicine
By Shelley Wong via UCSF.edu 
Superfast Gene Sequencing Helps Diagnose Critically Ill Patients
June 13, 2019
Note: Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, senior author, is a 2014 UC CAI NHLBI Award recipient. The UC CAI program at UCSF is administered and project managed through CTSI's Catalyst program. His project that received UC CAI funding was a rapid unbiased assay for detection of pneumonia - this technique of... 
How CTSI Enabled a Groundbreaking Smoking Study through Facebook
By Nooshin Latour on June 01, 2019
The Recruitment and Intervention of Youth Smokers through Social Media
Credit: Spencer E Holtaway/Flickr
The Cigarette and Vape Industry Won’t Support this Research, but CTSI Will
By Nooshin Latour on May 08, 2019
CTSI Supports a Broad Range of Smoking Research - From the Pharmacology of Nicotine, Informing Tobacco Policy and Rise in Electronic Cigarettes
iStock: Neydtstock
Tmunity and UCSF Announce Exclusive License and Research Collaboration to Advance TCR T Cell Therapies for Pediatric Cancers
May 02, 2019
Note: Hideho Okada, MD, PhD, was a Fall 2015 Catalyst Awardee. His project, "Novel Mutation-derived Neoantigen for T Cell Therapy in Gliomas" is now being out-licensed to the immuno-oncology company, Tmunity. 
Cancer Exports Molecular ‘Saboteurs’ to Remotely Disarm Immune System
April 10, 2019
Note: Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD, professor of urology received a Catalyst award in Spring 2018 for the development of small molecule inhibitors of immune checkpoint protein presentation. This included an award and consultation - the Catalyst program team is excited to see the project's progress. 
Catalyst Awardee Dena Dubal's Research on Drug to Turbocharge the Brain
April 10, 2019
Note: The New York Times has published an article featuring the research of Catalyst Awardee and UCSF Professor Dena Dubal, MD, PhD. Dr. Dubal's research investigates the hormone Klotho in potential treatments for dementia and other aging disorders. Dr. Dubal's Fall 2016 Catalyst Award titled, "... 
‘Undruggable’ Parkinson’s Molecule Spills Its Secrets
March 07, 2019
Note: CTSI's Catalyst Awards program supported this research by Pamela England during her participation in the Spring 2014 cycle.
Successful Pharmacological Activation of Nurr1 Opens Doors to Novel Therapies for Incurable Movement Disorder
By Nicholas Weiler via UCSF.edu 
Five UCs Benefit from UCSF’s Clinical Trials Website Strategies
February 27, 2019
by Leslie Yuan and Anirvan Chatterjee via UC IT Blog 
