Courtney McFall

Title	Project Manager
Institution	University of California San Francisco
Department	VC Science Policy & Strategy
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Biography

Awards and Honors

University of California San Francisco	2017		UCSF School of Medicine Achievement Award
University of California	2013		University of California Larry L. Sautter Award - Golden Award

Overview

Courtney serves as the Scientific Project Manager in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy and with the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM). Courtney works closely with India Hook-Barnard, PhD, Director of Research Strategy and Keith Yamamoto, PhD where she provides project management and coordination for various initiatives including; precision medicine, graduate funding, intramural funding programs, local and national research initiatives. Courtney works to convene stakeholders, identify strengths and opportunities, develop efficiencies and solutions for the multiple programs she supports.

Most recently Courtney managed the Bridge Funding program, REAC and IFM for then School of Medicine. Prior to this position, Courtney was a member of the Virtual Home team of the Clinical and Translationial Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF and a member of the UC BRAID team. Prior to CTSI she was a Lab Manager for multiple Pediatric Oncology & Immunology labs at UCSF. She comes to UCSF with a professional background in nonprofit program management, pediatric oncology lab management, clinical research, project management,HIV/AIDS outreach and education.

Interests

Precision medicine, science policy, graduate funding, scientific funding, biobanking operations, biobanking governance, pediatric oncology, pediatrics, collaborative science, process improvement, HIV education and outreach, undeserved populations, public health, homeless outreach and service.

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van Draanen J, Davidson P, Bour-Jordan H, Bowman-Carpio L, Boyle D, Dubinett S, Gardner B, Gardner J, McFall C, Mercola D, Nakazono T, Soares S, Stoppler H, Tempero M, Vandenberg S, Wan YJ, Dry S. Assessing Researcher Needs for a Virtual Biobank. Biopreserv Biobank. 2017 Jun; 15(3):203-210. PMID: 27929677.

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Dry, Sarah; Stoppler, Hubert; Auger, Julie; Boyle, David: Davidson, Pamela; Dubinett, Steven; Ljune, Britt-Marie; McFall, Courtney; Mercola, Dan; Tempero, Margaret; Vandenberg, Scott; Wan, Yvonne; Boyd, Elizabeth; Dohan, Dan.ISBER Annual Meeting 2014. Developing Recommended Best Practices for Biobanking Operations and Governance for the University of California System. 2011.
Oksana Gologorskaya, MS, Mini Kahlon, PhD, Leslie Yuan, MPH, Rachael Sak, RN, MPH, Cynthia Piontkowski, Lisa Schoonerman, Courtney McFall.AMIA 2013 Annual Meeting. Open Proposals: A Pre-Competitive Interactive Space for the Research Community.