Martin Powers joins Department of Molecular Diagnostics
New UCSF Faculty, November 2009
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CAT Scan for Cells Permits Viewing of New Drugs' Effects on Infectious Candida
UCSF researchers use a new type of CAT scan to image cells that cause yeast infection and learn more about promising drug candidates.
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NYT blog features Q&A with UCSF neurosurgery expert
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Biography of Susan Desmond-Hellmann
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UCSF Medical Center Implements New Visitor Policy to Limit Spread of H1N1 Flu
In response to the H1N1 flu, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children’s Hospital will implement a temporary change in their visitor that will take effect on November 9.
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KPIX highlights UCSF islet cell transplants for diabetes
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UCSF Chancellor Issues Update on Priorities, People and Budget
UCSF Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann issued a message to the UCSF community on Nov. 5 announcing two upcoming changes in leadership, among other important matters.
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Expert Calls for Health Reform to Eliminate Health Disparities
Denise Rodgers, a national leader in health disparities, recently called upon her colleagues to “move away from the comfortable walls of academia and speak our truths about the adverse health consequences of racism, sexism, homophobia and poverty.”
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UCSF Medical Center & UCSF Children's Hospital change visitor policy to limit spread of H1N1 flu
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children’s Hospital are implementing a temporary change to their visitor policy due to a recent increase in cases of H1N1 flu and the potential for the virus to spread.
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Police Report Several Laptops Stolen on Parnassus Campus
Members of the UCSF community are reminded to protect their computers and electronic devices following a recent series of thefts on the Parnassus campus.
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Killing in war associated with PTSD and behavioral and adjustment problems
In a study of 1,200 veterans of the Vietnam war, those who reported taking a life in combat had a higher incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, violent behaviors, trouble with daily functioning, and other psychological problems than those who did not, even decades after their war experience.
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Federal stimulus funds support studies geared to improving HIV care and prevention
UCSF HIV researchers have received two NIH grants of $1 million each to study the use of web-based, patient controlled personal health records to improve health and HIV prevention outcomes for HIV positive patients.
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UCSF's Mike Bishop discusses the future of cancer, In Conversation with Michael Krasny
<p>In his State of the Union Address of 1971, President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer. Thirty seven years later, cancer threatens to become the leading cause of death in developed nations. Some critics claim that we have literally "lost" the war on cancer. They are wrong, says UCSF's J. Michael Bishop, MD, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on cancer.</p> <p>Bishop, who stepped down as chancellor of UCSF on June 30, 2009 but remains on the UCSF faculty, discussed The Future of Cancer "<a href="http://www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?catid=580"><i>In Conversation</i></a>" with <i>KQED</i> radio host Michael Krasny at the Jewish Community Center on Oct. 20, 2009.</p> <p>"We have uncovered the fundamental malady that underlies cancer: malfunction of genes," says Bishop. "As a result, we are poised to attack the disease in ways that could not have been imagined thirty years ago. We can win the war on cancer: in the short term, with more effective therapies; and in the longer term, by interdicting the causes of cancer to prevent the disease.”</p> <p>Bishop, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and director of the G. W. Hooper Foundation, a biomedical research unit at UCSF, discussed the latest advances in cancer research and treatment, including the short- and long-term strategies that are emerging to combat the genetic malfunction at the root of cancer.</p>
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UCSF forum launches UC Global Health Institute, reports state impact
UCSF Global Health Sciences and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a public forum titled, “A Center of Excellence for Global Health: Why Global Health Matters to California.” The event will focus on the future of U.S. and California leadership in global health and the release of a report on the multi-billion-dollar impact of global health on California.
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Resident Physician Earns National Recognition for Youth Empowerment Program
Risha Irby-Irvin received this year’s Community Service Recognition Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges for her work with disadvantaged Los Angeles teens.
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Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents
School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley.
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Two Gay Servicemen to Speak about 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy at UCSF, VA
Two servicemen will talk about their experiences being gay in the military when the come to UCSF and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center this month.
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UCSF's Lo, Bero featured as experts in NYT article on medical-industry disclosures
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UCSF Scientists Help Guide Cancer Research to a Melding of Physics & Biology
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Chancellor Describes "Secret Sauce" Behind California's Leadership in Innovation
Chancellor Sue Desmond-Hellmann stresses the importance of investing in science and education to recruit and retain “the best and the brightest” to keep California on the cutting-edge of innovation.
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Input Sought on Public Art Project Depicting Parnassus Trees
UCSF is seeking input from the campus community about which trees should be featured in a new art project destined for the Parnassus campus.
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NYT article cites UCSF breast cancer surgeon Laura Esserman
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UCSF Housing Offers Online Services to Pay Rent
UCSF Housing Services is reminding and encouraging their tenants to pay their rent and manage their account online.
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UCSF Officials Join Groundbreaking Ceremony for New San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF leaders recently joined in the celebration of the groundbreaking of a new, nine-story San Francisco General Hospital, where UCSF faculty and staff will continue to provide high-quality patient care and cutting-edge clinical research.
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UCSF Program Encourages Breakthrough Biomedical Research
UCSF’s Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research, which finances creative, risky projects that have the potential to transform their fields, has had an impressive track record.
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Aga Khan University & UCSF form partnership to help underprivileged
UCSF and the Aga Khan University signed a memorandum of understanding today to advance their common goal to promote equitable human advancement and social justice in the less privileged parts of the world.
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UCSF Receives First Shipment of H1N1 Vaccine
Josh Alder, MD, chief medical officer at UCSF Medical Center, said today (Nov. 2) that UCSF Medical Center has received its first shipment of H1N1 vaccine and expects to get more within two weeks.
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Michael Fischbach joins Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
New UCSF Faculty, December 2010
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Heart disease effects perceived as more acute by people with PTSD
In a study of 1,022 men and women with heart disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder perceived the effects of their disease as more burdensome and disabling than did those without PTSD, even when their actual heart health was no worse by objective measures.
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UCSF diabetes, brain tumor stem cell teams cited in press