University of California San Francisco
<p>The new Women’s Specialty Hospital at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will offer abundant opportunities to build on the collegiality UCSF already fosters between patient and provider.</p>
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>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>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>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>
<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>
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 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>
Lisa Magargal is the Program Coordinator for the UCSF Biomedical Science (BMS) Graduate Program, which is one of the largest PhD programs at UCSF.
