University of California San Francisco
A UCSF-led effort to create an implantable artificial kidney for dialysis patients has been selected as one of the first projects to undergo more timely and collaborative review at the Food and Drug Administration.
<p>Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner will talk about his prize-winning research about prions during the UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public on April 16.</p>
<p>A UCSF employee was the victim of an armed robbery at California and Laurel Streets at about 9:10 p.m. on April 4, UCSF police report.</p>
<p>Let the record reflect: American history is indeed taught at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), one of the world's leading health sciences universities with its founding as a medical school dating back to 1864.</p>
<p>Two health policy experts will present the findings from "A Study of California's Independent Review," as part of UCSF's regular health policy seminars on April 13.</p>
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have enhanced the understanding of how a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease keeps young brains healthy, but can damage them later in life — suggesting new research avenues for treating this devastating disease.
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, bestowed the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission.</p>
Lisa Magargal is the Program Coordinator for the UCSF Biomedical Science (BMS) Graduate Program, which is one of the largest PhD programs at UCSF.
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann today notified the campus community that the final three-year strategic plan, complete with tactics and metrics, is now posted on UCSF’s strategic plan website.</p>
<p>Frank McCormick, director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF and new president of the 35,000-member American Association of Cancer Research, discusses the state of cancer research.</p>
A UCSF program titled, "Science & Cooking," will feature a discussion on the increasingly parallel technologies behind modern cooking and bioscience, with guest speakers David Weitz, a physics professor at Harvard University, and Corey Lee, award-winning chef and owner of San Francisco's Benu restaurant.
<p>UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann and leaders at UCSF will participate in a live webcast discussion about how the University is working to create an inclusive campus community on April 10.</p>