• UCSF News
• January 17, 2021

Community Workforce Agreement for Parnassus Project is Boon for Local Jobs, Economy

UCSF, the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, and Herrero Boldt Webcor have announced a Community Workforce Agreement that will promote collaboration between the University, labor unions and construction firms during the construction of the new hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights.

• UCSF News
• January 13, 2021

Virus Versus Virus: ‘ReScan’ Antibody Test is a Powerful New Tool

Scientists at UCSF have developed ReScan, an innovative new serological test that employs a specialized version of the technique known as phage display.

• UCSF News
• January 12, 2021

How Worried Should You Be About the New Coronavirus Variant?

A mutated version of the novel coronavirus has been making the news for being more contagious. We asked UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, how the new variant emerged, whether available vaccines will still work, and what we need to do now.

• UCSF News
• January 12, 2021

Career Office-Alum Collaboration Yields $2.3M Award

• UCSF News
• January 11, 2021

Brain Cells Most Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s Disease Identified by Scientists

A team of researchers has identified for the first time the neurons that are among the first victims of Alzheimer’s disease.

• UCSF News
• January 8, 2021

UCSF Administers Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Frontline Staff 

UCSF Medical Center has begun administering second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline employees who are at highest risk of exposure to COVID-19 at work. 

• UCSF News
• January 8, 2021

‘Invisible’ Stem Cells Evade Natural Killer Cells Using Immune ‘Off-Switch’ 

UCSF scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s “natural killer” cells, a finding with implications for novel cell therapies and tissue implants that can evade immune rejection.

• UCSF News
• January 6, 2021

Cancer Metastasis is Target of New Research Initiative  

A new research collaborative at UCSF will be focused on decoding the “rulebook” of metastatic cancer as a pathway to new treatments.

• UCSF News
• January 6, 2021

Seniors Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic 

Researchersare calling for tailored services and support for older adults living alone with memory issues, who are experiencing extreme isolation, and are exposed to misinformation about the virus and barriers to accessing medical care.  

• UCSF News
• January 4, 2021

Expansive Community Investments to Accompany Parnassus Heights Campus Plans

UCSF and the City and County of San Francisco have announced an agreement in principle on a set of community benefits to accompany the University’s Comprehensive Parnassus Heights Plan to modernize its historic campus.

• UCSF News
• December 30, 2020

Frailty Is a Factor in Higher Mortality for Women Awaiting Liver Transplants

A study headed by UCSF and Columbia University highlights the role that frailty plays in this gender gap.

• UCSF News
• December 23, 2020

UCSF and BridgeBio Pharma to Accelerate Therapies for Genetic Diseases

UCSF and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. today announced a partnership to drive the advancement of academic innovations in genetically driven diseases into potential therapeutics for patients.

• UCSF News
• December 22, 2020

E-Cigarettes, as Consumer Products, Do Not Help People Quit Smoking, Study Finds 

A team led by UCSF’s Richard Wang, surveyed the scientific community’s understanding of e-cigarettes and found that, in the form of mass-marketed consumer products, they do not lead smokers to quit. 

• UCSF News
• December 21, 2020

Autobahn Collaboration to Accelerate UCSF Innovation from Bench to Bedside

Through its Office of Innovation Ventures, UC San Francisco has formalized a new strategic collaboration with Autobahn Labs, a “virtual incubator” focused on drug discovery and development, to help move scientific discoveries with therapeutic potential more quickly to market.

• UCSF News
• December 21, 2020

‘Race Norming’ Blamed for Denying Payouts to Ex-NFL Players With Dementia

A UCSF clinical psychologist has taken aim at the NFL for “race-norming” Black players diagnosed with dementia, a practice that is depriving them of the monetary awards allocated to former footballers with neurodegenerative disorders.

• UCSF News
• December 21, 2020

California Lockdown Suppressed Excess Pandemic Deaths  

The researchers concluded that the first lockdown from March 19 through May 9 lowered the number of excess deaths for most but not all groups.

• UCSF News
• December 17, 2020

Seizure Risk Forecasted Days in Advance with Brain Implant Data

Patterns of brain activity can be used to forecast seizure risk in epilepsy patients several days in advance, according to a new analysis of data obtained from clinically approved brain implants by neuroscientists at UCSF, the University of Bern and the University of Geneva.

• UCSF News
• December 16, 2020

Vaccination Begins at UCSF – A Watershed Moment in COVID-19 Pandemic

On a history-making day, UCSF began the first vaccinations of its critical health care workforce, including both clinical and non-clinical staff whose work places them at heightened risk of infection by COVID-19.