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Capitalizing on the strength of its research and clinical enterprise, UCSF is launching the Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology, providing a framework for close collaboration among investigators from the University's Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.
Members of the Gladstone Institutes' Conklin lab and Embryonic Stem Cell Lab provided cells and helped train museum staff members for the development and launch of a current Exploratorium exhibit featuring live mouse embryonic stem cells.
Faculty, students and staff are doing what they can to raise funds for relief efforts in the Gulf Coast states damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
A strong consensus emerged from today's final meeting of the Blue Ribbon Committee on San Francisco General Hospital's Future Location that the hospital should be rebuilt at the Potrero Avenue campus site.
Two common weight loss supplements promoted as ephedra-free and safe for dieters caused increased heart rate among healthy people, and could have harmful health effects in some people, according to a study by UCSF scientists.
An investigator who studies how molecular abnormalities found in two human cancers — leukemia and prostate cancer — lead to abnormal growth and cellular transformation, will lecture at UCSF next week.
Clioquinol, an antibiotic that was banned for internal use in the United States in 1971 but is still used in topical applications, appears to block the genetic action of Huntington's disease in mice and in cell culture
Here's the take-home lesson from Hurricane Katrina: Personal preparedness is key to surviving a major disaster.
UCSF doctoral student Pamela Foreman, a registered nurse with experience in providing disaster relief and leadership amid chaos, left for Louisiana on Monday.
The University will contribute to a massive humanitarian relief effort on the Gulf Coast, UC President Dynes said recently.
UCTV will present a four-part series on disaster preparedness for primary care providers beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Chancellor Mike Bishop sent an email message to the campus community on Friday saying UCSF will coordinate medical volunteers to help in the Gulf Coast region.
As the crisis unfolds following Hurricane Katrina, the campus community is answering the national call to action.
A UCSF study has found that a specific signaling link between neurons and muscles in the fruit fly is essential for keeping the insect's nervous system stable.
The public's enthusiasm for stem cell research has focused on the potential of the cells to treat disease and traumatic injury. Theoretically, if scientists could deduce how to prompt embryonic or adult stem cells ...
The University appointed a longtime UC administrator to head the new science and math initiative, which will begin to enroll students this school year.
UCSF Transportation Services is not immune to the pain at the pump, as gas prices hit new highs this summer.
The campus community is invited to learn about public safety at upcoming fairs at three UCSF locations.
Respondents in the recent survey about the Parnassus campus offered a lot of recommendations on how to improve the 13-acre site.
Immunization clinics will begin today, Monday, Aug. 29 and continue through Thursday, Sept.1, at several San Francisco public schools.
A new drug has been proven in clinical trials to prevent acute kidney transplant rejection with few toxic side effects, researchers say.
UCSF scientists Elissa Epel, PhD, and Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, are featured in a piece scheduled to air tonight, Friday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. on CBS 60 Minutes II.
Following site visits in April, the Commission on Dental Accreditation gave the UCSF School of Dentistry a glowing final report.
In an international clinical trial, a new drug that selectively blocks immune responses has proved as effective in preventing acute kidney transplant rejection as cyclosporine, the standard anti-rejection treatment.
Eleven young athletes toured the UCSF Mission Bay campus recently with Executive Vice Chancellor Eugene Washington.
Investigators describe how intramural awards enable them to collect new data, test emergent hypotheses and move in new directions.
UCSF is poised to expand its community of scientists studying alcohol addiction with the recent appointments of three endowed chairs and the recruitment of two others.
Junior faculty and fellow candidates must submit a letter of intent by Monday, Nov. 14 to apply for a career development program for clinical and translational research.
UCSF teams in the AIDS Walk San Francisco on July 17 topped results over last year's annual trek through Golden Gate Park.
The campus community is encouraged to do its part to "Fight the Bite" to prevent mosquitoes from spreading West Nile virus.