A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among breast cancer patients, especially those who are African-American, and that hypertension accounts for approximately 30 percent of the survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients.

Steven Woolf will deliver a plenary lecture, titled “The Meaning of Translational Research and Why It Matters,” at a March 13 symposium at UCSF.

UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.

Nearly 100 lesbian and gay scientists recently heard a distinguished panel address the groundbreaking subject of being “out” in science at UCSF Mission Bay.

Staff and supervisors are invited to information sessions about the UCSF Turnaround Mentorship Program. Deadline to apply is March 18.

New UCSF Faculty, March 2009

A new generation of cancer drugs designed to starve tumors of their blood supply – called “angiogenesis inhibitors” -- succeeds at first, but then promotes more invasive cancer growth -- sometimes with a higher incidence of metastases, according to a new study in animals. The research clarifies similar findings in other animal studies and is consistent with some early evidence from a small number of clinical trials with cancer patients.

During a recent lecture at UCSF, outspoken public health activist Sidney Wolfe, MD, recounted his 40-plus years as a thorn in the side of the pharmaceutical industry and federal drug regulators.

Microbiologist Francoise Perdreau-Remington, PhD, has received France’s highest civilian award for her work in identifying, mapping and tracking drug-resistant staph infections.

An innovative mentoring program at the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research is providing vital support for the development of the next generation of HIV/AIDS researchers and clinician scientists.