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Our Research

  • Prostate/Bladder Cancer Biobank and Clinical Database
  • Clinical Trials in NMIBC and High Risk Prostate Cancer
  • CRISPR Screen of Surface Targets in Bladder and Prostate
  • Drug Resistance Mechanisms in vitro
  • PET-based imaging in bladder and prostate cancers

Our People

Research Team and Lab Collaborators

Sha Zhu, MD, PhD_Chu Lab
Sha Zhu, MD. PhD
Post-doc

Project(s)
  • STEAP1 CRISPR screen (prostate)
  • NECTIN4 CRISPR screen (bladder)
  • Prostate cancer biomarkers
     
Arielle Llano, BS_ Chu Lab
Arielle Llano, BS
MS3 (UCSF)

Project(s)
  • Staging impact of PSMA PET imaging
  • ArteraAI classifier for BCG response in NMIBC
Tamila Nechiporuk, PhD_Chu Lab
Tamilla Nechiporuk, PhD
Senior Specialist

Project(s)

  • Resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies in vitro models

Mentors and Collaborators

Latest Research

Role of PSMA PET in Surgical Planning, Post-Operative Management

2025 PSMA and Beyond Conference

Presentation by Dr. Carissa Chu

Neoadjuvant Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials: Advancing Care and Science

BIPCR Basic Research in Prostate Cancer

Presentation by Dr. Carissa Chu

Bench to Bedside: Translational Approaches to Studying Drug Resistance in Urothelial Carcinoma

UCSF Urology Grand Rounds

Presentation by Dr. Carissa Chu

Funding

UCSF Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Program in Clinical Oncology (K12CA260225)

Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award

Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research

NIH SPORE Career Enhancement Program

AACR Bladder Cancer Innovation Grant

UCSF Bladder Cancer Research Hub Award

Stephen & Faith Brown Endowed Professorship 

Boston Scientific Research Grant

Featured Work

Natural History and Genomic Landscape of Chemotherapy-Resistant Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

  • Publication Year
    2024
Lenis AT, Whiting K, Ravichandran V, Tallman JE, Alam SM, Chu CE, Jesus Escano M, Bochner E, Katims A, Reisz PA, Truong H, Clinton TN, Telis L, Dason S, McPherson V, Teo MY, Funt S, Aggen D, Goh AC, Donahue TF, Cha EK, Donat SM, Herr HW, Dalbagni G, Schultz N, Berger MF, Bajorin DF, Rosenberg JE, Bochner BH, Ostrovnaya I, Al-Ahmadie H, Solit DB, Iyer G, Pietzak EJ