Congratulations to David Raleigh on being appointed Translational Science Co-Vice Chair of the NRG Brain Tumor Committee! @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

Honored to be part of the Sontag Foundation family!

Congrats to @sjohnliu.bsky.social named 1 of 3 recipients of this yr’s Distinguished Scientist Award from The Sontag Foundation! It will support research using new functional genomic techniques to find better therapies for glioblastoma @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

We hope to see you tomorrow, Wed., 12/10 in-person! 10:30 Network/refreshments, seminar at 11am "All Clinical AI Deployment is Local" professor/guest Michael Brudno, PhD @ucsfdocit.bsky.social Toronto calendar.ucsf.edu/event/ucsf-b...

Join us Monday, Dec. 8 at 10am to hear from David Raleigh, faculty / PI for the Brain Tumor Center on "Molecular classification of meningioma for clinical risk stratification and therapeutic innovation" @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/comput...

The lab was well represented at #SNO2025 in Honolulu spanning 4 presentations. Congratulations, team! @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfradonc.bsky.social

We're looking forward to reconnecting with our colleagues next week at #SNO2025! Check out the full list of presentations from our team of researchers at the UCSF Brain Tumor Center: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-ex... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @neuroonc.bsky.social

Annual Faculty Retreat – Education, Research, Collaboration. Last week's faculty retreat kicked off w/ a workshop on “Making Every Minute Count in Clinical Teaching” by the Weill Institute for Neuroscience, research presentations, guest presentation radonc.ucsf.edu/annual-facul...

Congratulations 2026 FAMIA Inductees @julianhong.bsky.social ! Applied Informatics Recognition Program amia.org/news-publica...

Today is the day! The opening of our @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Art for Recovery program installation of @ucsfhealth.bsky.social patient art at the SFMOMA. Runs through Spring 2026! cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2025/10...

Large Language Models in Population Oncology: A Contemporary Review on the Use of Large Language Models to Support Data Collection, Aggregation, and Analysis in Cancer Care and Research | @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsf-bchsi.bsky.social team via #JCOCCI ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Join our special Oct. UCSF AI Seminar Series, 10/31! Costumes Encouraged/Refreshments served (or Zoom)! We'll honor Atul Butte's enduring legacy showcasing projects built on the computational ecosystem he created @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social calendar.ucsf.edu/event/semina...

In men with prostate cancer, prophylactic whole pelvic radiotherapy does not improve OS compared to prostate-only dose-escalated radiotherapy. Presented at #ASTRO25 by Dr Mack Roach of @ucsfradonc.bsky.social. shorturl.at/GWacU #pcsm #gucsm #ASTRO2025

Had a fantastic time at #ASTRO2025 in San Francisco - grateful for the chance to reconnect with colleagues, collaborators, and friends from around the world! @astro-org.bsky.social @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @ruehlealex.bsky.social

Hui Lin's glioma LLM study "A Clinically Aligned Embedding Model for Glioma Prognostication Via Radiology-Pathology Report Matching" featured in the Cancer Breakthroughs Session today #ASTRO25 amportal.astro.org/sessions/cb-... by @aapmhq.bsky.social @toddpawlicki.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social

At #ASTRO25 and looking for a new landing spot in #RadOnc? Connect with us via @ucsfradonc.bsky.social or find our experts at the conference: cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2025/09...

See highlights of @ucsfradonc.bsky.social participation at the 2025 @astro-org.bsky.social conference starting tomorrow: cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2025/09... #ASTRO2025 #UCSF

Amazing team swim w/ @sjohnliu.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social to support glioblastoma & pediatric cancer research- $600K+ raised at SF event! Funds raised goes directly to local cancer research institutions, @ucsfhealth.bsky.social Children's, @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Brain Tumor Center

Congratulations to David Raleight Lab - to investigate the genomic and biochemical mechanisms underlying differences in meningioma outcomes! @ucsfcancer.bsky.social Awarded $12M Research Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social www.newswise.com/articles/ucs...

NIH-funded research tackles America’s toughest health challenges and creates jobs nationwide. Every $1 the NIH invests in research generates about $2.56 in new economic activity, from new jobs to spin-out companies. tiny.ucsf.edu/i9bINg

Plasma proteomic analysis reveals complement system changes in irradiated female BALB/c mice during mammary carcinogenesis - Mary Helen Barcellos-HOff, et al @theaacr.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social aacrjournals.org/cancerrescom...

For @julianhong.bsky.social the funding opens up opportunities to explore how AI can help personalize cancer treatments - improve data sharing so that patients can more easily understand health history, build out the broader cancer knowledge database... www.sfexaminer.com/news/health/...

Congratulations to @julianhong.bsky.social & team for Project IMPACT - one of the first to be awarded by the new Weill Cancer Hub West! To build artificial intelligence systems that integrate clinical and biological data for precise, personalized cancer treatments @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

Do These Two Cancer Drugs Have What It Takes to Beat Alzheimer’s? - Marina Sirota, Yadong Huang @gladstoneinst.bsky.social publish in @cellpress.bsky.social ! www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

"A transcriptomic, proteomic, and functional genetic atlas dissects neurofibromin function in the peripheral nervous system" now in @pnas.org Harish Vasudevan Lab @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We are taking a moment to celebrate the courage of our @ucsfhealth.bsky.social patients, doctors, nurses, researchers, caretakers, friends, and families by participating in the Courage Over Cancer 5K & 10K Run/Walk in beautiful Tiburon! September 7th: calendar.ucsf.edu/event/courag...

New study led by Mack Roach III, MD @ucsfradonc.bsky.social tackles a critical challenge in cancer diagnostics: ensuring that AI performs equitably in prognosis for #ProstateCancer across racially diverse patient populations. www.itnonline.com/article/mult...

Congratulations to @sueyom.bsky.social & Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff for their 2025 Innovation Award - pioneering research dedicated to exploring new indications for radiation therapy @astro-org.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social www.roinstitute.org/our-impact/t...

See ""Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Adolescent and Young-Adult Uveal Melanoma Patients Treated with Dedicated Particle-Beam Radiation" - now online! Kavita Mishra, @jescholey.bsky.social et al www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/17... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social

Read latest from @sjohnliu.bsky.social & Lab in Neuro-Oncology! "Multiplexed epigenetic memory editing using CRISPRoff sensitizes glioblastoma to chemotherapy" academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo... Nature Reviews: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @neuroonc.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social

Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan for the Dept of Defense Synergistic Idea Award "Mapping for the RNA Splicing Landscape of NF1 & Its Impact on Neurofibromin Function Across Tissues" ! @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social cdmrp.health.mil/nfrp/awards/...

Congrats to graduating RadOnc Residents - med & physics! "A major milestone from wearing the hat of a trainee, to holding responsibilities & privileges of caring for our patients." - Catherine Park, Chair, Drs. Ke Sheng, Barcellos-Hoff, Braunstein, Boreta, Vasudevan @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social

Join the Cancer Computational Community (C3) Lightning talks on Mon., 6/9, 10am! Hear from Labs of @ShengMPLab Wan-Jin Yeo, @chriswzou @sjohnliu.bsky.social, @McManus_Lab, Wei, Olshen calendar.ucsf.edu/event/comput... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsf-bchsi.bsky.social

Read the latest perspective piece by @sueyom.bsky.social & Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff in @natrevcancer.nature.com @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

🚨 PERSEPCTIVE 🚨 TGFβ has a well-established role in cancer, yet its blockade has 🔁ly failed in trials. Barcellos-Hoff & Yom use HPV-driven cancers as a model to explain these discrepancies & emphasize the need for refined strategies to enhance therapeutic efficacy.

Considerations in Translating AI to Improve Care - Commentary/Oncology by @julianhong.bsky.social Divneet Mandair; Marianna Elia @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucjointcph.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Sonya Sotinsky recorded herself speaking and reading aloud to preserve a vital part of her identity — her voice. Now, with help from artificial intelligence, she can speak again.

“Your voice is your identity" - Dr. @sueyom.bsky.social See latest article! "Cancer Stole Her Voice. Curse Words, Children’s Books and AI Saved It" @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @elevenlabs-io.bsky.social

Exciting paper by Olivier Morin, Dante Capaldi, Evan Porter, Steve Braunstein: Multi-institutional atlas of brain metastases informs spatial modeling for precision imaging @natcomms.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfimaging.bsky.social

"Cold" tumors? Now treatable. Researchers found a way to make immune-resistant tumors respond to immunotherapy, expanding access for more patients. tiny.ucsf.edu/SH5822

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Edward Chang on his election to the National Academy of Sciences! Dr. Chang is the first neurosurgeon to achieve this prestigious distinction since Harvey Cushing's election more than 100 years ago in 1917! More about this historic recognition ➡️ ucsfh.org/438cefp

ASTRO's first anal cancer guideline addresses 'complicated’ treatments from ‘holistic’ view - Mary Feng MD @gohealio.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/hematol...

Loved celebrating the incredible research done by our Medical Physics trainees 🤩 Already looking forward to next year’s symposium!

Frontiers in Computational Health conference - Marianna Elia at poster externally validating model Predicting ER visits & hospitalizations during #radonc treatments @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @julianhong.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @UCJointCPH.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…

Tuesday, April 29th 10:45 AM CT | @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social at #AACR25 | Major Symposium: Immunology with Hideho Okada, MD, PhD presenting "Tumor-wide RNA splicing aberrations generate therapeutically actionable public neoantigens" ow.ly/LgEG50VJjWP @theaacr.bsky.social

1st @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Medical Physics in Imaging & Therapy Research Symposium! Congrats to Oscar Matousek (@BerkeleyNuc Best Oral presentation), Joshua Everts (@BerkeleyBioE Best poster), Keynote w/ Guillem Pratx @StanfordRadOnc @ucsfcancer.bsky.social radonc.ucsf.edu/physics-symp...

From @julianhong.bsky.social lab led by Chichi Chang - used natural language processing to evaluate symptoms experienced by >28k patients w/ cancer prior to emergency visits and hospitalizations @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"We thought it was particularly important to put out a guideline that’s very technically oriented but also considers the holistic patient.” Dr. Mary Feng @ucsfhealth.bsky.social on @astro-org.bsky.social guidelines for anal cancer treatment www.healio.com/news/hematol... via @gohealio.bsky.social

Here’s How to Prime Tumors to be Defeated by Cancer Immunotherapy - publication by Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff et al in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer: www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/04... @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @immunox.bsky.social

In case you missed it! @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Radiation Oncology opens at Berkeley Outpatient Center. Learn more radonc.ucsf.edu/the-berkeley... @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social