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UCSF Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) Program

Award Number: T32MD015070
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/13/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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UCSF Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) Program - Project Summary/Abstract Behavioral and social science researchers are essential for advancing research on reducing health disparities. The next generation of such researchers must be equipped with the most powerful, contemporary analytic tools. Newly available data and methods have the potential to transform the questions asked, the research designs used, and the statistical approaches applied to deepen our understanding of fundamental drivers of health and increase our capacity to improve population health and reduce disparities. To take advantage of these opportunities, we need researchers with interdisciplinary training that allows them to connect the traditional behavioral and social science expertise with the rapidly evolving technical repertoire of computational health scientists. The UCSF Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) program braids training strands previously operating independently within UCSF. Particular strengths of DaTABASE include: 1) Grounding in a rigorous, interdisciplinary quantitative training program for a foundation in study designs and statistical analyses to deliver actionable evidence on health; 2) Integration of advanced tools and multiple data streams, including: UCSF’s groundbreaking HIPAA compliant (P3/P4 level data) LLM GPT-4 artificial intelligence (AI) platform “Versa”, ‘omics, clinical (e.g., UC-wide, geolocated and longitudinal medical records, clickstream data from UCSF’s unique clinical informatics infrastructure), digital (device-based data flows, social media data, technology enabled cohorts), population (e.g., San Francisco Department of Public Health data linking health and social services provided to homeless individuals or other vulnerable populations) and policy data sets (e.g., local policies regulating cannabis retail outlets in California communities); 3) Training and research activities organized around the elimination of health disparities. DaTABASE trainees will complete the rigorous methodological training for a PhD in Epidemiology and Translational Science. Additional content training, overseen by faculty in the UCSF Center for Health and Community, will provide theoretical frameworks and disciplinary background for social and behavioral sciences. Additional quantitative methods training will be delivered via the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI), Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation, and the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Computational Precision Health PhD Program. BCHSI emphasizes machine learning tools to mine data sources for novel insights and discovery, including precision medicine and population health. This training initiative will prepare graduates to apply those analytic tools to novel data sets for research on behavioral and social processes underlying health disparities. The DaTABASE program will provide intensive mentoring from both content and methods experts. DaTABASE alumni will be prepared to lead research addressing current and emerging public health challenges with innovative computational and data science analytic approaches.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $288,450 )
2025	2025	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	6	9/11/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$288,450
2025	2025	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	6	9/19/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	5	9/12/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	5	9/19/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $288,450

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $210,962 )
2024	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	5	6/4/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$7,488
2024	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	5	4/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$13,347
2024	2024	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	5	1/8/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$190,127
2024	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	4	10/11/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $210,962

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $223,474 )
2023	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	4	1/4/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$22,347
2023	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	4	2/2/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2023	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	4	11/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$201,127
														Subtotal = $223,474

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $223,474 )
2022	2022	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	3	5/31/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$4,128
2022	2022	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	12/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$198,411
2022	2022	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	3	1/5/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$20,935
														Subtotal = $223,474

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $209,346 )
2021	2021	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	1/4/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$188,411
2021	2021	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	1/13/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$20,935
														Subtotal = $209,346

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $128,703 )
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	004	1	5/6/2020	NEW	$21,600
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	1	4/1/2020	NEW	$0
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	005	1	5/19/2020	NEW	$0
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	3/13/2020	NEW	$107,103
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	1	4/30/2020	NEW	$0
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE	1855 FOLSOM ST STE 425	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94143	SAN FRANCISCO	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	1	5/4/2020	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $128,703

Grand Total All Awards = $1,284,409

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UCSF Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) Program

Award Number: T32MD015070

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/13/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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