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The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education serves as a focal point for a broad range of research, education, and public service activities for over 70 faculty in 15 departments and all 4 schools at UCSF.
In July CTCRE welcomed the return of our Fellowship Co-Director Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP from a year-long sabbatical in Switzerland. During her time abroad, Dorie investigated the global role pharmaceutical companies play in commercial determinants of health.
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We're saying farewell and congratulations to Narges Neyazi, PhD who is are wrapping up her fellowship with CTCRE this month. We are excited to see her join our colleagues at the California Tobacco Prevention Program!
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Welcome Daniel Akselrad, PhD! As a postdoctoral fellow at CTCRE he will draw on documents revealed through whistleblowing and litigation to advance a cultural studies approach to corporate harm.
24.09.2025 17:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In a new research article co-authored by CTCRE Co-Director Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP, researchers found similarities between cannabis products and popular food products. Packaging was formulated with bright colors and fruit flavors attractive to children.
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Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP, Fellowship Co-Director at CTCRE, is the co-author of a new research article titled: “Characteristics and Trends in Child Cannabis Exposures During Legalization in California.”
The full article can be accessed here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Adolescent and Young Adult Tobacco and Cannabis Product Use and Co-Use”, a special issue of the Addictive Behaviors journal, has just been released.
Pam Ling, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research is a guest editor of this issue.
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The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) will take place 8/26-28 in Chicago. NCTOH is the largest, long-standing gathering for top United States tobacco control professionals.
CTCRE faculty and fellows will be presenting eight presentations and posters during the conference.
Join CTCRE on August 8th from 12:00–1:00 PM PT for the second talk in our Critical Drug Commodities Speaker Series.
For those unable to attend in person, remote access will be available via Zoom.
We're saying farewell and congratulations to Eileen Han, PhD who is are wrapping up her fellowship with CTCRE this month. It’s been a privilege to have Dr. Han as a CTCRE fellow, and we look forward to following her work.
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We're saying farewell to Kate Frazer, PhD, who recently concluded her four-month stay as a Fulbright visiting scholar at CTCRE.
We’ve greatly valued Dr. Frazer’s contributions and we wish her all the best as she returns to her role as an Associate Professor at University College Dublin.
Going to NCTOH? Join the UCSF Industry Documents Library on Monday, August 25th for the FREE ancillary workshop ‘Putting the Tobacco Industry's Words to Work for You – How to Search and Use Industry Documents.’
Register at tiny.ucsf.edu/2025TobaccoD...
Welcome W. Abraham Qin, PhD! As a postdoctoral fellow at CTCRE, Dr. Qin plans to investigate risk perceptions and factors driving nicotine and cannabis vaping, including within racial and ethnic minority populations.
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Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, CTCRE Fellowship Co-Director, was recently interviewed for an AARP article that looks at smoking rates in middle-aged and older adults and the cessations efforts needed for these populations. The full article can be accessed below: www.aarp.org/health/condi...
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Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, CTCRE Fellowship Co-Director, and Mark Hawes, PhD, MSSW, CTCRE Fellow, are co-authors of a new paper in the latest edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Access the full paper below:
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Our postdoctoral fellowship program offers training in all aspects of tobacco science with mentorship from top experts in the field. Hear directly from our fellows and faculty about what makes this program unique in our video below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwzs...
Pam Ling, MD, MPH, CTCRE Director, was featured in a New York Times article on July 9th. Dr. Ling provided expert commentary on teen vaping behavior and the high levels of nicotine found in some vape products. Click the link below to read the full article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...
The UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education is a hub for research, education, and public service on tobacco, nicotine, cannabis, opioids, addiction, cessation, marketing, prevention, secondhand smoke, and regulatory science.
Learn more: tobacco.ucsf.edu
