Ronald Vale, PhD, of UCSF was one of three scientists awarded the 2012 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for work that began more than three decades ago and has helped illuminate several critical aspects of life — how the heart beats and how cells transport material around internally.

A good job in health care was the key to a better life for Shameka Jones, but the path to getting one hasn’t been easy.

Two UCSF trailblazers are featured in a new interview series by The Journal of Clinical Investigation called "Conversations with Giants in Medicine."