Good Cells Going Bad May Lead to Diabetes
Regulatory T cells prevent our immune systems from attacking our own tissues. However, these cells can turn against us if they lose a molecule called FoxP3.
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San Francisco Chronicle features Helen Diller cancer building grand opening
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Chancellor Bishop Outlines Impact of Budget Cuts at UCSF
Chancellor Mike Bishop testified before the UC Board of Regents on July 15 on the impact of the current budget situation at UCSF.
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Prostate Cancer Researcher to Hold New Endowed Chair in Urology
June Chan, who specializes in the study of nutritional and hormonal risk factors for prostate cancer, has been named the Steven and Christine-Burd Safeway Endowed Chair.
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UCSF team focuses on patient safety in ambulatory care system
Health care experts at the University of California, San Francisco highlight in a new report the hidden risks and complexities that compromise patient safety for ambulatory patients with chronic disease.
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Vote on Helipad Proposal on Tuesday
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote next Tuesday on UCSF’s proposal for a rooftop helipad so that helicopters can quickly transport critically ill patients to UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.
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UCSF launches medication consultation service in Fresno
The UCSF School of Pharmacy has launched a Medication Management Service in Fresno to address the urgent need among California Central Valley residents and their health care providers for assistance in managing their prescriptions.
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Klein to Direct UCSF Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology Program
Ophir Klein, an assistant professor of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Dentistry, has been named director of the UCSF Craniofacial and Mesenchymal Biology.
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UCSF to Host Third Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium
UCSF is accepting abstracts focusing on health disparities research that could be selected for presentation at the health disparities research symposium slated for October 23.
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KQED highlights UCSF/QB3 researchers in synthetic biology feature
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UCSF Leads Consortium to Radically Change Cancer Drug Development
Short inhibitory RNAs, or siRNAs, can be made to inactivate almost any gene. This may allow even modest-sized university labs to develop new drugs.
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UCSF stem cell expert quoted in San Francisco Chronicle
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Tough Times Didn't Break Stride in San Francisco AIDS Walk
Members of the campus community joined with 25,000 other people to raise more than $3.5 million in the 23rd annual San Francisco AIDS Walk on Sunday.
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NPR features UCSF reproductive endocrinologist in story on age and fertility
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Bloomberg cites UCSF School of Nursing gerontologist
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SF Chronicle profiles UCSF breast cancer surgeon Laura Esserman
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Weintraub Named Dentistry's 2009 Faculty Research Lecturer
Dental public health expert Jane Weintraub will receive the Faculty Research Award at the School of Dentistry’s annual Research and Clinical Excellence Day on Oct. 8.
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UCSF School of Nursing expert featured on KQED Forum
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UCSF Medical Center named one of top 10 hospitals nationwide and best in Bay Area
UCSF Medical Center ranks among the nation’s top 10 premier hospitals and is the best in the Bay Area, according to the new 2009-10 America’s Best Hospitals survey conducted by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>.
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WarnMe Alerts Are Crucial Because of Limited Campus Telephone System Capacity
Members of the campus community should register their private contact information to get timely warnings about emergencies, since the campus telephone system will likely be overloaded or could be damaged during a crisis, UCSF police say.
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Mental health problems seen in more than one third of first-time VA patients who served in Iraq or Afghanistan
Among 289,328 veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan who used the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system for the first time between April 1, 2002 and April 1, 2008, 37 percent received a diagnosis of a mental health problem, according to a study of national VA data conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
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UC Regents Declare State of Financial Emergency, Approve Furlough Plan
UC Regents on Thursday declared “an extreme financial emergency for UC” and approved the proposal for furloughs and pay cuts for 108,000 employees.
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UCSF infectious disease expert quoted in USA Today
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SF Chronicle highlights new QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network
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Incubator network created at Mission Bay to support new biotechs
The California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) has joined with the City of San Francisco and FibroGen Inc to launch the QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network, to spur growth in the bioscience industry.
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UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads
Two UCSF research papers this week are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a tropical disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes long-term debilitating illness and occasional paralysis or death.
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UC Regents Consider Salary/Furlough Proposal to Help Close Budget Shortfall
UC Regents are expected to vote on a plan to cut costs through salary reductions and furloughs for some employees at a meeting tomorrow at UCSF Mission Bay.
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Parasite DNA Decoding Points Way to New Drug Development
The decoding of a parasite genome is helping researchers identify the molecular targets for new drugs in the battle against schistosomiasis.
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Sports Injury Expert Receives Grant to Study Latest ACL Reconstruction Methods
Supported by a new grant, sports injury specialist Brian Feeley will evaluate three innovative ACL reconstruction techniques, with the goal of improving surgical outcomes for pediatric patients.
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Maintaining or increasing physical activity slows cognitive decline in elders
Elders who maintained or increased their level of physical activity showed significantly less cognitive decline over seven years than those who were not active or whose activity levels declined during that time, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.