Spotlight: Cristina Morrison
<p>Cristina Morrison began her career at UCSF 14 years ago in Community & Governmental Relations and now works as the Operational Excellence (OE) Coordinator in the UCSF School of Medicine.</p>
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NIH Awards $15 Million Grant to Continue UCSF-Gladstone AIDS Research
<p>The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $15 million over the next five years to the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) to continue its pioneering translational AIDS research.</p>
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'Opt-out' Program for HIV Screening In the ED Gets More Patients Tested
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Most Expired Drugs Work Fine, Study Says
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Larry Stupski: Prostate Cancer Patient
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Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos Have Higher Rates of Diabetes Than All Other Ethnic Groups
Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) which appears in the current online issue of Diabetes Care.
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Three UCSF Faculty Members Named to Institute of Medicine
Three UCSF faculty members are among the 70 newly elected members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the areas of medical sciences, health care and public health.
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UCSF Emergency Responders to Participate in Great California Shakeout
<p>UCSF first responders will participate in the " Great California ShakeOut," the largest emergency preparedness drill in California history on the morning of October 18.</p>
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A Spotlight on Compounded Medicines
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Bacteria in Balance
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Doris Duke Foundation Awards Grant to Continue Research Fellowships in Global Health
<p>UCSF is one of six medical schools that will receive a total of $5.2 million in grant funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to offer clinical research fellowships in global health over the next four years.</p>
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President Yudof to Hold Live Web Chat for UC Faculty and Staff on November 2
<p>Faculty and staff should mark their calendars for a Friday, Nov. 2 web chat with UC President Mark Yudof and Staff Advisors to the Regents Kevin Smith and Kathy Barton.</p>
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UCSF Medical Center Participates in Fleet Week Emergency Management Event
<p>UCSF Medical Center recently participated in a first-of-its-kind emergency management event as part of Fleet Week activities to better plan with other local agencies for a disaster.</p>
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2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
A roundup of coverage on Shinya Yamanaka's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Transplantation of Embryonic Neurons Raises Hope for Treating Brain Diseases
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Among Disciplined Nurse Aides, Criminal Records Turn Up
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UCSF's LGBTQ Community Assures Teens That 'It Gets Better'
<p>To increase awareness about the "coming out" process, members of UCSF’s LGBTQ community created an “It Gets Better” video to commemorate National Coming Out Day on October 11.</p>
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UCSF Commemorates National Coming Out Day
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Yamanaka's Nobel Prize Highlights Value of Training and Collaboration
<p>When Shinya Yamanaka won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, colleagues at UCSF and the Gladstone Institutes and scientists from his lab gathered Monday afternoon to cheer the laureate and raise champagne toasts, while he shared in the celebration via live video streaming from halfway across the globe.</p>
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Sleep Key to Well-being, Expert Says
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Neural Stem Cell Study Arose from Culture of Collaboration That Drives Clinical Innovation
<p>A new study that represents a significant first step in exploring the potential of stem cells to treat neurological disease is a “natural outgrowth” of a longstanding culture of interdisciplinary collaboration in UCSF neonatology — a culture that UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital physicians David Rowitch and Donna Ferriero work hard to sustain.</p>
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Transplanted Neural Stem Cells Produced Myelin, UCSF Study Shows
For the first time, a clinical trial led by UCSF investigators and sponsored by Stem Cells Inc., has shown that transplanted neural stem cells appear to produce myelin in the brains of four young children with an early-onset, fatal disease.
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Pesticides Blamed by Report for Illnesses
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UCSF Set to Launch New Long Range Development Plan
<p>For the first time since 1997, UCSF is embarking on a new long-range development plan to guide the University through the year 2035 and is seeking input from members of the community in the planning process.</p>
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Lawyer Turns Musician for UCSF Patients
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Top Students Tell Why They Chose UCSF
<p>Top students from UCSF's four professional schools and the Graduate Division tell why they chose to study at UCSF, one of the nation's premier health sciences universities, in a new video captured during new student orientation day.</p>
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Redefining Medicine with Apps and iPads
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UCSF Researcher Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Protein Deficiency in Brain Plays Key Role in Early-Onset Dementia
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered how a protein deficiency may be linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) — a form of early-onset dementia similar to Alzheimer’s disease. These results lay the foundation for therapies that one day may benefit those who suffer from this and related brain diseases.
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Researchers Map Gene 'Bursting' in Protein Production
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have mapped the precise frequency by which genes get turned on across the human genome, providing new insight into the most fundamental of cellular processes — and revealing new clues as to what happens when this process goes awry.