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The Center held a strategic planning session on February 7 to discuss the implementation of the DEIAB Roadmap, facilitated by the DEIAB Committee and Drs. Gustavo Velásquez and Midori Kato-Maeda. Faculty, trainees, and staff provided input on an implementation guide, which will be used by study teams affiliated with the Center to track milestones of our shared goals outlined in the roadmap.


Study teams affiliated with the Center are asked to designate champions to select and track benchmarks they hope to achieve throughout the next year. See our DEIAB Roadmap, photos, and DEIAB Champion sign up can be found at the below links (visible only to UCSF personnel).

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CTB DEIAB Champions

The Center for Tuberculosis Biostatistics Core provides biostatistical support for design and analysis of TB research. The Core has expertise in a variety of clinical study designs and statistical analysis methodology and is led by Dr. Patrick Phillips and is open for collaboration and consultation on existing and future research projects related to TB.


The Biostats Core team welcomes consultations from faculty, post-doctoral scholars, fellows, and other early-stage investigators. Learn more at the link below.

UCSF CTB Biostats Core

The 3-min abstract competition is back! Sign up today to challenge yourself to hone your scientific communication skills and deliver a compelling research story suitable for a general audience in just a few minutes.


You can watch the 2023 competition at this link. It may look intimidating, but we promise it is so much fun! 

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The Center for Tuberculosis Spring 2024 pilot awards in TB research, co-funded by UC TRAC and TB RAMP, applications are open! The Resource Allocation Program (RAP) pilot awards 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.


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

Mentored Scientist in TB Research | $40,000


Deadline approaching: March 4!

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Applications are now open for the Fall 2024 cohort of the TB Research And Mentorship Program (TB RAMP).


The program is eligible to UCSF and UC Berkeley Early Stage Investigators in TB research and provides mentorship, grant writing assistance, reimbursable stipend support, didactic and training sessions over two years.


TB Pilot/RAP Awardees are auto-enrolled in TB RAMP.


Deadline for Fall 2024 enrollment is April 19!

Priya Shete, MD, MPH

CDPH Contracts Recent Grants in TB Research

Dr. Shete received one of the largest contracts awarded to the UCSF Department of Medicine in 2023 for her Pandemic Recovery and Readiness contract with California DPH.

Learn about CPR3 led by Dr. Shete.

Paul Ogongo, PhD

CFAR Awards

Leadership in TB Research

Dr. Ogongo was recently awarded the 2024 ARI/CFAR Diversity Scholar Award. He was also awarded the 2024 CFAR Early Career Award for Excellence in Basic/ Translational Research. 

Ada Kwan, PhD

National Bureau of Economic Research

Publications in TB Research

Drs. Ada Kwan and Paul Gertler published a working paper in the National Bureau of Economic Research entitled, "The essential role of altruism in medical decision making."

Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, Patrick Phillips, PhD, Payam Nahid, MD, Chris Berger, MD, Jillian Kadota, MPH

PLoS Medicine

Publications in TB Research

Drs. Cattamanchi, Phillips, Nahid, Berger with Ms. Kadota and partners recently published "Comparison of 3 optimized delivery strategies for completion of isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV in Uganda: A single-center randomized trial" in PLoS Medicine.

The UC TRAC Global Fellowship Program provides tailored mentorship, capacity-building, and stipend funding to elevate the research and career path of Early-Stage Investigators engaged in Tuberculosis-focused research who are from and working in LMIC countries with a high burden of TB.


Applicants must be involved in research affiliated with a current UCSF or UCB faculty or research project.

Flyer available here or visit the website for more information.

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UC TRAC is pleased to solicit applications for Accelerator Awards in TB Basic Science. Accelerator Awards will be granted up to three times per year to early-stage and new-to-TB investigators and dispersed as salary support for BSL-3 trained personnel who will perform the necessary experiments of the awardee.


ROLLING DEADLINES: Next Awardees Announced in early March.

Questions? Contact info@uctrac.org

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The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis initiative on DEIAB aims to provide resources (boost awards and pilots) to under-represented investigators and provide strategic vision to implement DEIAB values within the programs and offerings of the Center and UC TRAC.


Read more about the initiative's offerings on the DEIAB Initiative webpage.


Want to get involved?

The DEIAB Committee is organizing an in-person meeting on February 7, 2024 at Mission Bay. If interested in joining the committee, please email thea.sigerman@ucsf.edu.

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis initiative on Maternal and Childhood TB aims to leverage UCSF's research expertise and partnerships to provide educational opportunities, clinical consultation, and mentorship to faculty and trainees of the UC TRAC community.


Read more about the initiative's offerings on the Maternal & Childhood Initiative webpage.


Want to get involved?

The initiative is organizing a committee to guide future maternal and childhood TB programs and activities. If interested, please join by emailing mat.child.tb@ucsf.edu.

Highlights & Recognition

Send recent awards, grants, recognitions, or upcoming programs and events to the Center for Tuberculosis for our monthly CTB/UC TRAC newsletter. The newsletter is released in the last days of each month for 10 months of the year.

Email Sarah Hutch: sarah.hutchinson@ucsf.edu

Keystone Symposia: TB

March 24-27 | Keystone, CO

TB: The Host-Pathogen Interface


The Union NAR / NTCA Conference

April 16-19 | Baltimore, MD

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ATS 2024 Conference

May 14-22 | San Diego, CA

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BATS 2024

Sept 26 | San Francisco, CA

Learn More - Reg Not Open


ID Week

Oct 16-20 | Los Angeles, CA

Learn More - Reg Not Open


The Union

Nov 12-16 | Bali, Indonesia

Submissions Due April 8 Other Key Dates

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.

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