Children's Hospital Patients Make Movies Between Treatments
Weekly visits by the San Francisco nonprofit group BayKids offer young UCSF patients the chance to write, direct and star in their own short films.
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News Briefing: Cochlear implant test for Iraqi boy who underwent surgery to restore his hearing
A 3-year-old Iraqi boy who underwent surgery at UCSF Medical Center last month to restore his hearing will have his hearing tested on February 17.
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New Gene Therapy Technique for Alzheimer's and Other Brain Disorders
To treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, UCSF researchers have developed a new strategy for delivering gene therapy to the brain cells that stand to benefit most.
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UCSF Center Tackles Issues Surrounding Customized Health Care
The new Center for Translational and Policy Research on Personalized Medicine will examine the potential benefits and pitfalls as medical care moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach.
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UCSF symposium considers biomedical approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention
New and emerging biomedical approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention will be the focus of a daylong symposium on February 24 sponsored by the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.
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UC President Names Pitts Interim UC Provost
Lawrence Pitts, 68, a longtime UC faculty member, past chair of the UC Academic Senate and professor of neurosurgery at UCSF, was named as interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the UC system.
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Aggressive Treatment, Fighting Spirit Help UCSF Cancer Patient Beat the Odds
Years after being told she had six months to live, metastatic cancer patient Lori Nichols says she feels “wonderful,” thanks in part to a treatment regimen that combines traditional therapies with cutting-edge innovations.
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UCSF's Redberg Assumes Editorship of Archives of Internal Medicine
Rita Redberg, a cardiologist at UCSF Medical Center and a longtime leader in the field of women’s cardiovascular health, has added the role of “prestigious journal editor” to her already impressive résumé.
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Cancer Drug Cost May Be Unbearable, Even for Insured
Cancer doctors may be writing the prescriptions for new generations of drugs, but some financially hard-pressed patients are not having those prescriptions filled.
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UCSF Names Work Group on Administrative and Business Efficiencies
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Josette Rivera joins Department of Geriatrics
New UCSF Faculty, February 2009
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Executive Budget Committee Approves Principles, Appoints Work Groups
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UCSF Names Work Group on Revenue Generation and Innovation
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UCSF Adopts Budget Principles
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UCSF Prepares for Accreditation Visit by WASC Team
UCSF is preparing for a site visit next week by a panel of experts who will review the University as part of an accreditation process by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
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Drug discovery short-circuits cancer growth
A new drug that blocks cancer's main source of growth has been created in the lab and proven effective in mice, scientists are reporting. It is now being readied for clinical trials in patients.
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Gloria C. Mejia joins Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences
New UCSF Faculty, February 2009
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UCSF Names Work Group on Academic and Clinical Program Efficiencies
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Investigation Leads to Conviction of Animal Rights Activist
A man was convicted on Tuesday for making threatening phone calls to several UCSF researchers who conduct studies with animals.
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UCSF Students Share Love and Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Sciences
UCSF students recently shared their love and knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences with the next generation during Science Day at the Mission Bay campus
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UCSF dental clinic offers free cleanings for "Give Kids a Smile Day"
The UCSF School of Dentistry will offer free cleanings, dental sealants and fluoride treatments as part of the citywide “Give Kids a Smile Day.”
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UCSF Pharmacy faculty featured in SF Chronicle story on Personalized Medicine
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UCSF-based facility nurtures biotech startups seeking venture funding
Over the past three years, the QB3 Garage at UCSF Mission Bay has seen five biotech start-ups emerge from obscurity into the marketplace, and several more are well on their way.
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Society of General Internal Medicine Names Feldman as Editor
Mitchell Feldman, professor of medicine, has been appointed as co-editor of the official peer-reviewed scientific publication of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
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Lung Cancer Now Is the Focus of Powerful Genetics Research
Lung cancer research at UCSF is poised to leap forward, thanks to a big bank. No, not some teetering financial institution down the street. What UCSF has is an invaluable tissue bank.
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UCSF Scholar Honored for Work With Cells That Fight Cancer, Viral Infection
A UCSF postdoctoral scholar is singled out for his work exploring how natural killer cells adapt to ward off infection and cancer more effectively.
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Painkiller May Be Banished After Half a Century
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of drugs pulled from the market, and many observers have been blaming the drug approval process of an understaffed, underfunded, industry-dependent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But even old drugs, predating today’s FDA environment, also are subject to recall.
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UCSF's Fetal Treatment Center highlighted in Wall Street Journal
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Eric J. Collier joins Social & Behavioral Sciences Department
New UCSF Faculty, February 2009
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Three are recognized for their contribution to social justice
Nearly150 people attended the 2009 UCSF Martin Luther King Jr. Awards ceremony on Friday honoring Katherine Flores, JoAnne Keatley and Bunly Pel.