The Center for Tuberculosis is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 pilot awards, co-funded by UC TRAC and TB RAMP. The Resource Allocation Program (RAP) pilot awards in TB research are mentoring and training grants eligible to UCSF and UC Berkeley Early Stage Investigators in TB research. Awarded applicants are auto-enrolled in TB RAMP.

Team Science in TB Research | $80,000

Under-Represented Scientist in TB Research | $40,000

Mentored Scientist in TB Research & Mentored | $40,000

Matt Murrill, MD, PhD

Appointed Assistant Professor

Dr. Matt Murrill, was recently appointed Assistant Professor of UCSF's Division of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Murill is mentored by and works closely with Drs. Priya Shete and Patrick Phillips, and works within the TB Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBSEC). We are pleased that Dr. Murrill is also joining TB RAMP this Fall.

Midori Kato-Maeda, PhD

New Funding: $2.1M over 2 years

Dr. Midori Kato-Maeda and team awarded a grant of $3.3M over 5 years from the National Insititute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project entitled, “Innovating anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing with a novel and rapid non-culture based phenotypic test using MPT64 biomarker.” 

Fatoumatta Darbo, PhD

Deep Support Collaboration Award

Dr. Darbo received a Deep Support Collaboration Award in Data Analysis, Integration, and Tool Development, by the Center for AIDS Research. As part of the award, she will be working closely with the ImmunoX data co-lab in collaboration with Al Abdellatif and Gabriela (Gabi) Fragiadakis to establish bioinformatic pipelines to process longitudinal bulk whole blood RNA-sequencing data.

Hélène Aschmann, PhD

Postdoc Slam Finalist

Dr. Aschmann is a finalist in the 2023 Postdoc Slam. Postdoc Slam challenges postdocs in a range of disciplines to present a compelling presentation of their research in three minutes or less, using language that not only their peers but also non-specialists will understand.

Postdoc Slam is on Sept 19 at 4pm PDT.

Watch Dr. Ashmann via the livestream here!

SMART4TB

Project Coordinator

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis SMART4TB Project Coordinator will oversee project coordination activities associated with a multi-national TB clinical trial and research consortium. The Project Coordinator will support SMART4TB diagnostic and/or therapeutic trials led by UCSF principal investigators pertaining to procurement, logistics and supply management, facilitate and track reporting requirements, liaise with finance team on budget monitoring, and other project management needs for study coordination. Read more and apply at link below.

SMART4TB

Finance Analyst

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis Finance Analyst will facilitate the central financial operations of budget and reporting for UCSF under the SMART4TB consortium. In addition, the Finance Analyst will oversee budget and contract monitoring for all active and closed foreign sites under the SMART4TB projects, and act as the in-house analyst for international collaborators and provide regular trainings to staff and research administrators at those sites. Read more and apply at link below.

Project Analyst, TB Research Programs

The primary goal of the Project Analyst is to provide project management for two career investigators and will work closely with faculty, staff, and trainees in the ZSFG Pulmonary Division to ensure the successful execution of these research programs. Read more and apply at link below.

UCSF World TB Day Planning Committee Member Search

The UCSF World TB Day Planning Committee is led by early career investigators and is searching for two members to join Drs. Sophie Huddart and Paul Ogongo for WTBD 2024.

Contact Barbara Alonso to join!

DEIA Committee

Center for Tuberculosis

Join us to draft the Center's strategic plan to invest in a culture and practice of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging for TB investigators and staff affiliated with the Center and UC TRAC.

Chaired by Dr. Gustavo Velásquez

Advised by Dr. Midori Kato-Maeda

Committee Members include:

Drs. Paul Ogongo, Jon Budzik, Mohamad Dandan, Chris Berger, with Ariana Austin and Thea Sigerman.

Contact Thea Sigerman to join!

World Health Summit

October 15-17 | Berlin, Germany

World Health Summit

The Union + TB Science

November 15-18 | Paris

The Union

View the full working draft of 2023 TB-related conferences list. Link only available to UCSF Center for Tuberculosis-affiliated faculty and staff. Please email Barbara Alonso for recommendations or edits.

If you have news to share, please contact the Center for Tuberculosis Manager, Sarah K Hutch.