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Featured Career Development Opportunities

CREST: Career Development Program

for Clinical Research Staff


The Clinical Research Staff Research and Exploration to Facilitate STEMM Training (CREST) Career Development Program will support oncology clinical research staff who plan to pursue additional training in STEMM professions, including protected time for a mentored research project. Applications due June 17. More info/apply


Budget Planning for Clinical Researchers

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build and Sustain Your Research Program


Postponed to July 18, 1pm - 3pm. This seminar will teach basic fundraising principles, such as how to talk to patients/families about donations and include case studies and role-playing. Open to clinical faculty. More info/register

Building Your Research Portfolio and Keeping it in the Black



June 27, 2pm - 4pm. Open to faculty and senior clinical fellows. Topics include - understanding your role as a PI, pre and post-award, types of funding, and more. Open to senior fellows and early career faculty. More info/register

Part of the HDFCCC K12 Physician Scientist Program in Clinical Oncology

Entrepreneurship Career Development

How to Start a Startup

June 11, 9am

Interested in starting a company or learning about startups? Want to know how to succeed as an entrepreneur? In this engaging talk, David Hanzel, PhD, serial entrepreneur and investor, will discuss these topics. He may surprise you with his insights. The talk will be followed by a briefing on UCSF's Global Life Sciences/Healthcare Entrepreneurship Course. More info/register.

UCSF Global Life Sciences/ Healthcare Entrepreneurship Course


10-week, part-time course for professionals teaching the key ingredients for startup success by top Silicon Valley practitioners. More info/ register.

UCSF Entrepreneurs and Innovators Hangout

June 20, 5pm-7pm


Informal discussion group with successful entrepreneurs. Nate Chang, MBA, Operating Partner for the venture capital firm Playground Global, will provide investor perspective about what makes a company attractive and must-haves for them to invest. Register.

Other Career Development Opportunities

Mock Interviews:

Med School, NP, and PA Programs


Participants are paired with UCSF faculty, NPs, or PAs for 1 hour interviews. Interviews take place starting August 5. Space is limited so please apply early. Open to all, priority given to HDFCCC/Oncology Program staff. More info/apply.

Do you have a project trainees could work on?



We have several trainee programs that require mentored research projects. Please complete this survey if you have a project for med students or post-baccs. Open to all faculty doing any type of research.

Clinically Driven Discovery Science in Cancer - From Bench to Bedside Workshop


July 22 - 26. Provides training and a rigorous foundation for hypothesis-driven patient-focused research, covering clinical and preclinical iterations. Open to faculty, senior clinical fellows, postdocs, and grad students. More info/register.

Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine Special Research Seminar:

The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Pancreatic Carcinogenesis

June 21, 12:10pm - 1pm


Donnele Daley, MD

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery

University of Michigan


N-721 Parnassus - Register here for Zoom option

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