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Congrats to WPSS members on their new R01s in 2022!

Congrats to WPSS members on their new R01s in 2022! (updated 10/6/2022) Tiffany Scharschmidt (Dermatology) Rachel Rutishauser (Medicine)

WPSS members among new and current UCSF K08, K23 awardees: 2022

2022 version: check out WPSS members among new and current UCSF K08, K23 awardees   

Maya Kotas, MD PhD and Carolyn Sangokoya, MD PhD both named 2022 recipients of BWF Career Awards for Medical Scientists

Congratulations to Maya Kotas, MD PhD and Carolyn Sangokoya, MD PhD - two WPSS members -- have both been selected for the prestigious 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists!! See the announcement here --> https://www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-announces-the-2022-career-awards...

Mercedes Paredes, MD PhD named to selective UCSF Mid-Career Development Program for Research Faculty!

Dr. Mercedes Paredes has been named to the selective 2022 UCSF Mid-Career Development Program for Research Faculty!

Mercedes Paredes, MD PhD receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at 2022 UCSF Grad Division Commencement

Congratulations to WPSS member Mercedes Paredes MD PhD, who received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2022 Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2022.  https://graduate.ucsf.edu/watch-commencement-2022 UCSF Graduate Division 2022 Commencement LIVE at the Herbst Theatre in...

WPSS hosts panel featuring Women in Science: IWD2022 @UCSF

For International Women's Day celebrations at UCSF, we hosted an outstanding panel of scientists, physician-scientists, and engineers @UCSF. Thanks for joining us!  Recording can be found here  

Melanie Ott, MD PhD chosen as 2021 Chan Zuckerburg Biohub Investigator

Congratulations to Melanie Ott MD, PhD-- chosen as a 2021 Chan Zuckerburg Biohub Investigator, a $1 million award that will support her research endeavors (start date March 2022). Check out what is going on in the Ott Lab at their new website! https://ottlab.gladstone.org

Congratulations on new NIH research grants in 2021!

Congratulations to UCSF WPSS members on all new NIH research grants in 2021! click links to read more about these innovative projects and UCSF women physician-scientist PIs/Project Leaders in so many different research areas!

2021 NIH K/R01-eqv. grants awarded to early career physician-scientists @UCSF: breakdown by gender/specialty

Congratulations to all early career physician-scientists @UCSF awarded individual NIH K/R01-equivalent grants bridging science + medicine. breakdowns by gender/specialty. This data is from May 2021. 

Kelly Wentworth, MD receives 2021 Rising Star Award

Kelly Wentworth, MD received the 2021 Rising Star Award from The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. ASBMR’s mission is to promote excellence in bone, mineral and musculoskeletal research, foster integration of clinical and basic science, and facilitate the translation of that science...