UCSF, Airway Clinical Research Center

03/19/2022

01/29/2022

PrecISE: A breath of fresh air from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This study may be right for you if you take a lot of asthma medications.

Participants have the opportunity to try several different therapies and receive regular monitoring during the study. Study medications and compensation may be provided.

https://preciseasthma.org/preciseweb/

Join Our Research Study by hitting "Apply" or contact Jade Vi at 415-476-1783.

07/07/2021

The UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center is looking for young adults ages 18-30 for a new paid Asthma Study. Potential participants must have an asthma diagnoses, prescribed inhaled corticosteriod and have a smart phone. This study is a completely remote study and does NOT require visits to UCSF. Please respond to this post or send an email to our research Coordinator if interested: julian.silva@ucsf.edu

11/15/2018

The current air quality in San Francisco and the Bay area is at a very unhealthy level. People with lung-related medical conditions, such as asthma, emphysema or heart disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. These groups are encouraged to follow their health care provider’s guidance, and seek care in a timely manner if they have symptoms or concerns.

Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. Please contact your health care provider if you experience the following symptoms:

Repeated coughing
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing 

Wheezing 

Chest tightness or pain 

Heart palpitations 

Nausea or unusual fatigue 

Lightheadedness 


Other recommendations to help manage health-related symptoms due to poor air quality include staying hydrated, using eye drops and nose sprays and taking throat lozenges.

05/25/2018

The UCSF ACRC is currently recruiting participants for 4 different COPD research studies. Please contact us at 415-476-5418 for more information.

10/03/2016

UCSF ACRC NEWS: Dr. Prescott Woodruff, Associate Director of the UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center, talks about COPD at the Chinese Community Health Fair in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Woodruff also joins Mayor of Palo Alto, Patrick Burt, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the community educational event.

09/07/2016

The will be walking in support of the American Lung Associations' LUNG F@RCE WALK to raise awareness and funds to help those impacted by lung cancer and other lung diseases, including and . Funds raised will support research, advocacy, education and awareness for those impacted by lung disease.

Please click the link below and consider donating to the "LUNGEVITY" team. Thank you.

Join with me and American . Let's raise awareness about the importance of . Walk with us.

07/29/2016

The UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center is seeking adults to participate in an asthma research study to investigate airway inflammation and airway changes that occur after exposure to allergens.

Participants must be 18-50 years of age, with or without asthma. Study involves 3 visits and a medical procedure (bronchoscopy). Up to $1060.00 compensation.

Please complete online survey at http://acrc.ucsf.edu. You may also contact staff at (415) 502-2892 or airway@ucsf.edu.

07/15/2016

Sheena Kerr, Ph.D. and lab manager of the Fahy Lab discusses the important role the ACRC plays in providing participant samples and how these samples are examined to better understand airway disease and how the findings can aid in the development of new treatments.

06/29/2016

Always great to have the American Lung Association visit the .

06/24/2016

Dr. Stephen Lazarus, Professor of Medicine and an Associate Director of the UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center (ACRC) talks about the research taking place at the ACRC.

Help Us Fight Asthma at UCSF!
Research Study at UCSF for non-smoking adults with mild to moderate Asthma. Compensation up to $1200

To participate in one of our research projects click the "sign up" button on our page.

06/22/2016

Dr. Prescott Woodruff, Associate Director of the ACRC featured in the NYTimes for the SPIROMICS study.

Current or former smokers may not realize they have lung damage, because tests can fail to detect it.