University of California San Francisco

Visit UCSF News Center Give to UCSF
Search

Spring 2015

Cover of UCSF Magazine: left corner reads “UCSF Magazine, Spring 2015”. Microscopic image of a T cell. Text next to photo reads: “Cancer's Fierce New Foe: Deploying the T cell against melanoma”. Text below photo reads: “Mission Bay Hospitals!; Service Superstars; Research at Risk”

Marvel at UCSF’s new medical center at Mission Bay; discover how oncologists are unleashing the immune system to beat cancer; learn how young investigators must sideline science to compete for scarce funding; and meet some of UCSF’s public service luminaries.

About this Issue:

Vol. 4, No. 1
Editorial Team

Download PDF

Features

A line of ambulances ready to transport patients to the new UCSF Mission Bay hospitals.

Health

Mission: Migration

Marvel at the complexities of the move to UCSF’s new medical center.

Human Interest

Catching Dreams

The towering steel sculpture “suggests the balance of hard work and aspiration that enables dreams to take flight,” according to its creator, renowned artist Mark di Suvero.

Photo of the "Dreamcatcher" large-scale, metal sculpture by artist Mark di Suvero, located in Koret Quad, UCSF Mission Bay Campus, at sunset.

Insights & Voices

  • Ask the Expert

    Conspiring Against Cancer

    Alan Ashworth, PhD, one of the world’s preeminent cancer scientists and new president of UCSF’s cancer center, shares his vision for tackling the disease.

    Photo of Alan Ashworth in conversation with a man.

Alumni Stories

Read more

UCSF School of Medicine alum, Diane Sklar, delivers a baby.
  • Alumni Stories

Providing Care Around the Globe

Diana Sklar, MD ’79, has completed more than 20 medical missions to far-off destinations during her 30-year career.

UCSF News

Visit the News Center