News Search | UC San Francisco

Advanced Search Filters:

- Research
- February 19, 2010
New kidney transplant drug effective in humans, UCSF study finds

UCSF nephrologist Flavio Vincenti, MD, is the lead author of a paper in the March 2010 issue of the <i>American Journal of Transplantation</i> that reports results from a Phase III clinical trial for a new drug that selectively blocks immune suppression for kidney transplants. The drug, belatacept, is given to kidney-transplant recipients to prevent the immune system from rejecting the new organ. Vincenti and his co-investigators found that belatacept may be as effective as the commonly used anti-rejection drug cyclosporine, but with fewer side effects and superior kidney function after 12 months.
- Research
- February 18, 2010
NIH stem cell guidelines should be modified, UCSF team reports

A UCSF team, led by bioethicist Bernard Lo, MD, recommends that the National Institutes of Health ethics guidelines for embryonic stem cell research be modified to better protect the rights of individuals donating egg or sperm to patients undergoing in vitro fertilization.
- Media Coverage
- February 18, 2010
- SF Examiner cover story focuses on UCSF, Mission Bay biotech
SF Examiner cover story focuses on UCSF, Mission Bay biotech
- Campus News
- February 18, 2010
Two UCSF Scientists to Receive Prestigious Dementia Research Honor

Two UCSF scientists have been selected for the American Academy of Neurology’s prestigious Potamkin Prize, for their “outstanding achievements” in research on dementias.
- Campus News
- February 18, 2010
Two UCSF Scientists to Receive Prestigious Potamkin Prize for Dementia Research

Two UCSF scientists have been selected for the prestigious Potamkin Prize for their “outstanding achievements” in dementia research.
- February 18, 2010
UCSF enters drug discovery agreement with Genentech

UCSF has signed a partnership agreement with Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, to discover and develop drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.
- February 17, 2010
UCSF 2011: A Focus on Operational Excellence (transcript)
- Research
- February 17, 2010
UCSF to Focus on Mission to Adjust to New Fiscal Realities, Chancellor Says (video)

UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann today released a video message to the campus community explaining the need to focus on the University’s <em>advancing health worldwide mission™</em> to adjust to new fiscal realities.
- Media Coverage
- February 17, 2010
- M-Health's important role in local, global healthcare
M-Health's important role in local, global healthcare
- February 16, 2010
Food and addiction symposium on Friday, February 19

UCSF is sponsoring a one-day symposium for the Bay Area research community to bring awareness to the problem of how certain foods can cause an addictive-like state in the brain and are a hidden cause behind the nation's obesity epidemic.
- February 16, 2010
Jans to Receive MIT's Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

UCSF’s Lily Jan and Yuh-Nung Jan, have been named the joint winners of the 2010 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience for their major contributions in brain research.
- February 16, 2010
Study integrating family planning and HIV treatment & care funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

UCSF has received a $1.15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to determine if integrating family planning into HIV treatment and care will increase contraceptive use and decrease unintended pregnancy among HIV-positive women. UCSF will partner with the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Ibis Reproductive Health to conduct the research.
- February 12, 2010
UCSF Doctors Return from Medical Mission Treating Haitian Earthquake Survivors

A month after the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, UCSF anesthesiologists report that more volunteers are needed to help earthquake survivors.
- February 12, 2010
UC Surveys Employees about Pension, Retiree Health Benefits

Faculty, staff and retirees are being surveyed while the University determines how pension and retiree medical benefits for current and future retirees can become financially sustainable.
- Research
- February 11, 2010
New Translational Catalyst Award Supports Developing Diagnostics, Therapeutics

Researchers, who are interested in taking their research from the bench to the bedside, are encouraged to apply for a catalyst award by March 1.
- February 11, 2010
Senator Arlen Specter to hold town hall meeting at UCSF

Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) will join UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond- Hellmann for a town hall meeting with UCSF faculty, staff, and students on February 16, 2010.
- February 11, 2010
UC President Yudof Reports on Budget Advocacy Progress

Working to combat a steep slide in state support for higher education, advocates for the University of California are planning large rallies in Sacramento this spring to persuade lawmakers that public higher education should be a funding priority. <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/22810">Read the story on the UC website</a>.
- Research
- February 10, 2010
Killing in Iraq combat linked with PTSD, alcohol abuse, other problems

Among soldiers who served in Iraq, the act of taking a life in combat was a significant predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse, hostility and anger, and relationship problems, according to a study led by a psychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
- February 10, 2010
Author to Speak About Science of Gratitude at UCSF

Robert Emmons, a professor of psychology at UC Davis, will speak at UCSF about his research on the science of gratitude on February 17.
- February 9, 2010
Take the Staff Appreciation Survey

Staff members who participated in holiday appreciation events late last year are being asked to take a quick survey to provide feedback.
- Campus News
- February 9, 2010
David Buchholz joins Department of Pediatrics

New UCSF Faculty, February 2010
- Research
- February 9, 2010
Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimer's Treatments

Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer’s disease.
- Campus News
- February 9, 2010
Petros V. Anagnostopoulos joins Department of Surgery

New UCSF Faculty, February 2010
- February 9, 2010
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Elects Vail as Director

UCSF’s Thomas Vail, one of the nation’s top orthopaedic surgeons and a clinical scientist, has been elected director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Research
- February 9, 2010
Most Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with PTSD did not get enough care, study shows

Between 2002 and 2008, fewer than 10 percent of U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who were newly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder received the recommended course of care for their condition at VA health facilities, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
- February 8, 2010
Senator Specter to Talk About Health Care, NIH Funding at UCSF Town Hall

Senator Arlen Specter will join UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann for a town hall meeting to talk about health care reform, federal funding of scientific research and other important issues on February 16.
- February 5, 2010
Struggle Continues to Realize Dream of Martin Luther King, UCSF Awardees Say

Three members of the UCSF community were honored recently with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for their extraordinary leadership in advancing the goals of social justice.
- Media Coverage
- February 5, 2010
- UCSF Medical Center chief medical officer clarifies media reports on IV infections
UCSF Medical Center chief medical officer clarifies media reports on IV infections
- Media Coverage
- February 5, 2010
- UCSF cardiologists explain rare heart conditions in SF Chronicle story
UCSF cardiologists explain rare heart conditions in SF Chronicle story
- February 4, 2010
UCSF pediatric neurologist appointed to National Stroke Advisory Council

Donna Ferriero, MD, UCSF chief of pediatric neurology, has been appointed to the National Neurological Disorders and Stroke Advisory Council. The 18 member council, composed of physicians, scientists and representatives of the public, serves as the principal advisory body to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) regarding the Institute’s research program planning and priorities.