Confronting Cancer at Bench, Bedside and Beyond
Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story
UCSF Graduates Enter Golden Age of Biomedicine
Sandler Gift to Transform Neuroscience Research, Care
Transplanted Cells Ease Chronic Pain in Lab Study
Arthritis Drug Fights Global Parasite
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UCSF Researchers Identify A Potential New HIV Vaccine/Therapy Target
May 30, 2012After being infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a laboratory study, rhesus macaques that had more of a certain type of immune cell in their gut than others had much lower levels of the virus in their blood, and for six months after infection were better able to control the virus.
UCSF Names Interim Director of Center for Health Professions
May 30, 2012After 20 years at founding director of UCSF's Center for the Health Professions, Ed O’Neil is stepping down to retire and Sunita Mutha has been named interim director.
Medical Student Confronts Cancer at Bench, Bedside and Beyond: Sam Brondfield
May 29, 2012Fourth-year medical student Sam Brondfield has spent his student career exploring disease in every stage. It’s ambitious, but Brondfield — who first was interested in studying the stars — has always seen the bigger picture.
Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story
May 29, 2012The UCSF Spine Center helps more than 10,000 patients every year, but few have the back story of Gloria Lyon, a Holocaust survivor who suffered from malnutrition and hard labor in seven Nazi concentration camps.
UCSF to Participate in World No Tobacco Day on May 31
May 25, 2012The UCSF community is invited to participate in World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
Neuroscientist Talks About Transformation of Biomedicine During Commencement Address
May 25, 2012An aspiration of UCSF faculty and campus leaders is that the students trained here continue to transform biomedicine through innovation and risk taking, a theme highlighted by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president at Rockefeller University, who delivered the 2012 Graduate Division commencement speech on May 18.
Routine Care for Crohn’s Disease in Children Should Include Measurement of Bone Age
May 24, 2012Measuring bone age should be a standard practice of care for pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease, in order to properly interpret growth status and improve treatment, according to a new study from the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
UCSF Receives Transformative Gift for Neuroscience Research and Care from Sandler Foundation
May 24, 2012UCSF has received a challenge gift of $20 million from the Sandler Foundation that will provide major support for the university’s groundbreaking research and clinical care efforts regarding neurological diseases.
Votes Sought to Support Tree Planting on Mount Sutro
May 24, 2012Members of the UCSF community are asked to show their support of the UCSF Sutro Seed Propagation Area and the Sutro Steward's volunteer program in a national contest to win a $10,000 grant from Odwalla for a tree-planting project.
UCSF Implements Policy to Make Research Papers Freely Accessible to Public
May 23, 2012The UCSF Academic Senate has voted to make electronic versions of current and future scientific articles freely available to the public, helping to reverse decades of practice on the part of medical and scientific journal publishers to restrict access to research results.
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