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5 Years of Science Fun: 2015 Bay Area Science Festival Draws its Largest Crowd
The Bay Area Science Festival has grown in just five years to become the region’s largest science education event, with two weeks of exhibitions, talks and parties all dedicated to celebrating the wonders of science.
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Working Up A Sweat May Protect Men From Lethal Prostate Cancer
A study that tracked tens of thousands of midlife and older men for more than 20 years has found that vigorous exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits may cut their chances of developing a lethal type of prostate cancer by up to 68 percent.
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Human Gene Prevents Regeneration in Zebrafish
UCSF researchers have found a human gene that could one day allow physicians to correct congenital deformities, regrow damaged fingers, or even mend a broken heart.
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Skin Must Develop Tolerance to ‘Good’ Bacteria Early In Life, Says New Study
A wave of specialized immune cells entering the skin in early life may induce tolerance to the hundreds of species of so-called friendly bacteria that live on the surface of the body.
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New Sean N. Parker Autoimmune Research Laboratory is Launched at UCSF
A $10 million gift from The Parker Foundation, founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker, will establish a new research laboratory within the UCSF Diabetes Center devoted to understanding autoimmunity.
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How This Teen Uses an iPhone To Manage His Diabetes
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Birth of the Skin Microbiome
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UCSF Workforce Development Program Helps Low-Income San Franciscans Move Toward Jobs in Health Care
On Nov. 16, 2015, 17 low-income San Franciscans will graduate from the EXCEL program at UC San Francisco and begin the next step along their path into the health care field.
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One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Create Healthier Brains
The trajectory of Bruce Miller’s work is emblematic of the integration seen within the entire neurosciences field over the last decade, as its broad range of disciplines attract unprecedented levels of investment.
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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177M to Establish Global Brain Health Institute to Fight Dementia
The Atlantic Philanthropies is awarding UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, $177 million to create the Global Brain Health Institute, a groundbreaking venture to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.
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David Wofsy Receives American Rheumatology Association’s Highest Honor
The highest honor of the American College of Rheumatology has been awarded to David Wofsy, director of the Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center at UCSF.
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This Chemical Compound Could Melt Away Cataracts
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The Story Behind Sean Parker’s $10 Million Donation To Autoimmune Research
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New Orthotics Center at SFGH to Provide Limb Braces, Prosthetic Care
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center last month celebrated the grand opening of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Center.
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Melanoma’s Genetic Trajectories Are Charted in New Study
An international team of scientists led by UCSF researchers has mapped out the genetic trajectories taken by melanoma as it evolves from early skin lesions, known as precursors, to malignant skin cancer.
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Watch 3 UCSF Faculty Talks at TEDMED 2015
Three UCSF faculty will be featured speakers at TEDMED 2015, an annual gathering of 1,500 leaders and innovators from all sectors of society to explore the promise of technology and innovation in health and medicine.
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Misun Moser: A Maternal Force to Heal Soldiers
When Misun Serena Moser joined the U.S. Army Reserve in April 2002, she did so largely as an act of solidarity with her son, who was joining the Air Force at the time. The experience changed her career and her life.
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Patients With Severe Mental Illness Rarely Tested for Diabetes, Despite High Risk, Study Shows
Although adults with serious psychiatric disorders are at high risk for diabetes, a large study led by UCSF reveals that low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it.
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Researchers Shed Pharmacological Light On Formerly 'Dark' Cellular Receptors
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine (UNC) and UCSF have created a general tool to probe the activity of orphan receptors, illuminating their roles in behavior and making them accessible for drug discovery.
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What Happens When You Go Without Sugar For 10 Days?
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Mount Sutro Stewards Launches Public Trail Project
More than 100 volunteers, crew leaders and staff are launching the year-long Clarendon Trail Restoration Project, in an effort that will create the first public access point by trail into the 61-acre Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve.
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Three Receive UCSF Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Health
The UCSF Medal – the university’s highest honor – was awarded this year to philanthropist Helen Diller, School of Nursing dean emerita Kathleen Dracup, and Shirley M. Tilghman, president emerita at Princeton University.
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New Look at PrEP Study Points to Efficacy for Transgender Women
In a new look at the groundbreaking iPrEx trial for people at high risk of HIV infection, UCSF researchers have identified strong evidence of efficacy for transgender women when PrEP is used consistently.
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Human Genetics Symposium Honors Y.W. Kan's Contributions
Annual Institute for Human Genetic's symposium dedicated to recognition of Y.W.Kan's achievements.
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Eye Drops Could Clear Up Cataracts Using Newly Identified Chemical
A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts has been identified by a team of scientists from UCSF, the University of Michigan (U-M), and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL).
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Shop for Breast Cancer Patients Helps Customers Heal
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Researchers Grow Brain Parts to Study Development, Disease
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Beth Wilson, Gurpreet Dhaliwal Receive National AAMC Awards
The American Association of Medical Colleges annually honors individuals deemed to have made outstanding contributions to academic medicine. This year, of the nine total award recipients, two are from UC San Francisco.
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New Mood Disorders Program Aims to Advance Treatments, Erase Stigma
A gift of $20 million from the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund to the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF will support research on mood disorders.
